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"Jason A" <jasonandre@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I have the single CD player too. The formats I'm using are fine.. I
owned
> a 97 Civic prior to this car, and only had luck playing burnt cds with Azo
> Dye Technology (blue). But with this Accord, nothing I have works.
> I'm using FujiFilm 52x CDRs and Verbatim 52x CDRs. The FujiFilm plays,
but
> takes forever to see the disc, especially when switching tracks. The
> Verbatim discs are spit out by the CD player almost immediately...it can't
> read them at all.
> Brian, what brand and dye technology blank CDs are you using?

I use Kodak CD-R Ultima, 650MB, with no problem.

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"Jason A" <jasonandre@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Tried the lower burning speeds to no avail. Thanks though.
>
>
> "E. Meyer" <e52.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org> wrote in message
> news:BD6529EA.9A75D%e52.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org...
> > On 9/8/04 8:10 PM, in article
413fad6c$0$81506$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com,
> > "Jason A" <jasonandre@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I have a 2000 Honda Accord that came with the factory in-dash CD
player.
> >> I've having absolutely no luck in getting it to play burnt CDs. I've
> >> tried
> >> multiple CD manufacturer brands and dye techologies with no luck.
> >> Has anyone who has this year, make and model car had any luck finding
the
> >> right combination of blank CDs to use? I'm trying to avoid buying a
new
> >> CD
> >> player and potentially lose my keyless remote capabilities.
> >>
> >>
> >
> > I have had no problems with the 2000 TL playing burned CDs of any brand.
> > You mention trying different brands, but have you tried different
burners,
> > or different burning speeds (try one burnt at 1X)? Your problem might
be
> > a
> > result of the way they are being burned.
> >
>
>

Jason A wrote:
> I'm using FujiFilm 52x CDRs and Verbatim 52x CDRs. The FujiFilm plays, but
> takes forever to see the disc, especially when switching tracks. The
> Verbatim discs are spit out by the CD player almost immediately...it can't
> read them at all.

Well, FujiFilm and Verbatim media certainly is top quality. Speculation:
often burners require updated firmware to be able to recognize the
newest media, which 52x is, but I don't know whether that is also true
of CD readers once the CD is successfully burned. I don't imagine that
its possible to update FW in an in-dash player, but it might be worth
looking for older media.

Are you Burning MP3 formated music. I don't think Honda Stereos can
play MP3 however I have seen Car Stereos marked MP3 compatible.

Go to Honda OwnerLink, give them your car's VIN number and read the
owner's manual for your car. That will tell you about the stereo.
https://www.ahm-ownerlink.com/login..../prod_home.asp


On Thu, 09 Sep 2004 18:47:14 -0400, Abeness <news@nada.x> wrote:

>Jason A wrote:
>> I'm using FujiFilm 52x CDRs and Verbatim 52x CDRs. The FujiFilm plays, but
>> takes forever to see the disc, especially when switching tracks. The
>> Verbatim discs are spit out by the CD player almost immediately...it can't
>> read them at all.
>
>Well, FujiFilm and Verbatim media certainly is top quality. Speculation:
>often burners require updated firmware to be able to recognize the
>newest media, which 52x is, but I don't know whether that is also true
>of CD readers once the CD is successfully burned. I don't imagine that
>its possible to update FW in an in-dash player, but it might be worth
>looking for older media.

I figured it out! The CD player had problems reading blank CDs that only
had a thin silver foil as the top part of the CD. I suppose the CD player
couldn't reflect the laser enough for it to read it well.
Using blank CDs with a thicker white top label does the trick, regardless of
the dye technology. Even placing a white cd sticker label did the trick on
my current CDs.
Good FYI for those who may have problems in the future.

- Jason


"Jason A" <jasonandre@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:413fad6c$0$81506$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
>I have a 2000 Honda Accord that came with the factory in-dash CD player.
>I've having absolutely no luck in getting it to play burnt CDs. I've tried
>multiple CD manufacturer brands and dye techologies with no luck.
> Has anyone who has this year, make and model car had any luck finding the
> right combination of blank CDs to use? I'm trying to avoid buying a new
> CD player and potentially lose my keyless remote capabilities.
>

Jason A wrote:

> I figured it out! The CD player had problems reading blank CDs that only
> had a thin silver foil as the top part of the CD. I suppose the CD player
> couldn't reflect the laser enough for it to read it well.
> Using blank CDs with a thicker white top label does the trick, regardless of
> the dye technology. Even placing a white cd sticker label did the trick on
> my current CDs.
> Good FYI for those who may have problems in the future.

interesting tidbit...

i also learned (the hard way)that scions w/ the factory pioneer stereo
DONT like paper labels... the tolerances are too tight, and the cd
doesnt want to come out

In article <BD6529EA.9A75D%e52.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org>,
e52.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org says...
> On 9/8/04 8:10 PM, in article 413fad6c$0$81506$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com,
> "Jason A" <jasonandre@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I have a 2000 Honda Accord that came with the factory in-dash CD player.
> > I've having absolutely no luck in getting it to play burnt CDs. I've tried
> > multiple CD manufacturer brands and dye techologies with no luck.
> > Has anyone who has this year, make and model car had any luck finding the
> > right combination of blank CDs to use? I'm trying to avoid buying a new CD
> > player and potentially lose my keyless remote capabilities.
> >
> >
>
> I have had no problems with the 2000 TL playing burned CDs of any brand.
> You mention trying different brands, but have you tried different burners,
> or different burning speeds (try one burnt at 1X)? Your problem might be a
> result of the way they are being burned.
>
>
My 2000 SE will play just about anything but MP3's

Randy

SoCalMike wrote:
> Jason A wrote:
>
>> I figured it out! The CD player had problems reading blank CDs that
>> only had a thin silver foil as the top part of the CD. I suppose
>> the CD player couldn't reflect the laser enough for it to read it
>> well.
>> Using blank CDs with a thicker white top label does the trick,
>> regardless of the dye technology. Even placing a white cd sticker
>> label did the trick on my current CDs.
>> Good FYI for those who may have problems in the future.
>
> interesting tidbit...

Verrrrry interesting! I'd have never thought of that...

> i also learned (the hard way)that scions w/ the factory pioneer stereo
> DONT like paper labels... the tolerances are too tight, and the cd
> doesnt want to come out

Oh dear!

A friend burned for me a driver disc for a USB device. He stuck a
small white label 0.3" x 1.0" on the top surface. After it has been
running a while in the CDRom drive, the leading edge lifted and
whacked everything it contacted. The racket was incredible and I
thought the drive was disintegrating!


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Jason A wrote:
> I figured it out! The CD player had problems reading blank CDs that only
> had a thin silver foil as the top part of the CD. I suppose the CD player
> couldn't reflect the laser enough for it to read it well.

Fascinating. Thanks for posting the solution, Jason.

Graham W wrote:
> A friend burned for me a driver disc for a USB device. He stuck a
> small white label 0.3" x 1.0" on the top surface. After it has been
> running a while in the CDRom drive, the leading edge lifted

Yeah, that's a definite no-no. Such a label also imbalances the CD
(think of the lead weights on your rims), which leads to addidional
vibration that can damage a drive. The stickum on those return address
labels isn't so great, either, as you discovered. I'm not surprised it
came off under hot, high-speed rotational conditions.