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Offline dubber36

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RCD 510 0wners
« on: 31 December 2011, 16:28 »
I've just bought an RCD 510 and am waiting for it to arrive, but I have a courtesy Golf Match at the moment that has one fitted as standard.

Now I don't have an ipod, but have music stored on a USB stick that plays through my RCD 310. Try as I might, I can't find a way with the RCD 510 where I have the option to "Mix All" so that I get random songs from random folders in a random order, in the way that it will with the 310. Am I missing something, or does it just not do it? The car doesn't have a handbook, so I cant look in that.

If I were to use an ipod, would I have the "Mix All" option? I really like the look of the 510, but don't want to loose the random shuffle option that the 310 has.
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Re: RCD 510 0wners
« Reply #1 on: 31 December 2011, 17:09 »
I don't know about Mix All but I'm sure there was a Mix option.

If you selected it inside a folder then it would only mix from that folder.

To play random songs from the full unit you had to select mix from a song in the root directory.

EDIT: you can get the manual here http://www.megaupload.com/?d=QUAEEENU   

I thought your unit arrived a while back?
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Re: RCD 510 0wners
« Reply #2 on: 31 December 2011, 17:42 »
I have found the Mix option as described in the handbook, but that only seems to mix up the tracks on the current album being played.

Quote from: p3asa on 31 December 2011, 17:09
I thought your unit arrived a while back?

I bought one about a month ago and fitted it into my Brother-in-laws GTI as there was a chance of making a couple of quid. I liked the look of it, so bought another one a couple of weeks ago, but it still hasn't arrived. I'm begining to wonder if it ever will.
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Offline ajmoir36

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Re: RCD 510 0wners
« Reply #3 on: 01 January 2012, 13:43 »
You need to go to
"Setup"
"Media Settings" and ensure "Scan/Mix/Repeat including subfolders" is ticked.

+ you will need one song in root to start mixing from there.
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Re: RCD 510 0wners
« Reply #4 on: 01 January 2012, 15:33 »
Quote from: ajmoir36 on 01 January 2012, 13:43
You need to go to
"Setup"
"Media Settings" and ensure "Scan/Mix/Repeat including subfolders" is ticked.

+ you will need one song in root to start mixing from there.

The problem is, I'm the wrong side of 40 and don't really understand what "root" is. I had not gone into "Set up" so will try again when I get back home.

Update. I've been into "Media Settings" and "Scan/Mix/Repeat including subfolders" is ticked. So I guess it's down to me not understanding "root"

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Re: RCD 510 0wners
« Reply #5 on: 01 January 2012, 16:44 »
Ahh just copy a file on to the flash drive without it being in a folder.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_directory
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Re: RCD 510 0wners
« Reply #6 on: 01 January 2012, 21:27 »
Ok, I've created a file on a separate flash drive with 12 Albums on, but no separate files.

Now I can select random mix, but when I press "Selection" the songs are no longer grouped in their respective albums, so I can't just select one album and play it right through.

Is it just not possible for it to work like a 310 does?
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Offline AlanH

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Re: RCD 510 0wners
« Reply #7 on: 01 January 2012, 21:39 »
I've had no experience of using a USB drive with my 510, but with an iPod connected you'll certainly have the ability to Mix by Songs, Artists, Albums and indeed any of your playlists.
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Re: RCD 510 0wners
« Reply #8 on: 01 January 2012, 21:45 »
Thanks Alan,

I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and get an ipod, unless anyone else can think of what I'm most probably doing wrong.
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Re: RCD 510 0wners
« Reply #9 on: 01 January 2012, 21:56 »
I think you'll find an iPod a lot easier to navigate, particularly as you'll be able to create your own playlists in iTunes. When you go into Selection, you'll see all of your music arranged as playlists, so if you want to mix everything, simply go into Songs, tap a song to play, navigate back to the Media homepage and tap Mix. And that's it.
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