I can see from the instructrion manual that this should be possible, but I'm struggling. How do I get the RCD 310 to recognise my iPod playlists? Anybody know?
Just out of the box, I plugged the iPod in , and it started to play. Magic! Playing the opus I had been listening to when I had used the iPod previously. Track ID showing on the display and everything. However.
The only way I could find to change to a different playlist was to unplug the iPod, find the playlist I wanted using its own controls, and actually start the playlist playing. If I didn't go as far as that, it just reverted to the playlist it had been playing previously.
When I started to fiddle with it (as one does), the "menu" level I accessed was "Songs". This is useless squared. Who wants random tracks from "Parsifal" shuffled up with random tracks from the B Minor Mass and the Monteverdi Vespers and "Des Knaben Wunderhorn", and so on? I want to be able to switch to a different playlist without stopping, unplugging the iPod, and fiddling with that silly wheel.
It has just occurred to me that I really, really, want to be able to do this.
Last Christmas, I put my iPod through the washing machine. Silly me. It came out only a bit scratched, and working perfectly - apart from the screen. It's still possible to work it, but you need a list of what every click does, working blind, and with a following wind you might end up in the playlist you want.
Well, I couldn't go on like that, so I bought a new one, refurb off eBay. The old one has just been lying on my desk, 8Gb of expensive memory stick.
However, you see where I'm going? If this will work properly via the RCD 310's screen, including the ability to change from one playlist to another, I have a perfectly functional iPod I can leave in the car permanently, and I can keep the fully-functional model in my pocket where it belongs.
Help!
Rolfe.
