How To Play USB Tracks In Order 2024 Edge SEL

[enigma-2]

The radio FM circuits work above FM quieting, resulting in no static. If you're getting static, its either durme to a very weak FM signal being transmitted (<60db) or poorly built cables inducing static from a loose connection. (My money is on the transmitter.(

 

Try tuning mid FM band. 

 

As for losing disk 4 and 5, I'd suspect that they were copied incorrectly. Sync 4 is an excellent system.

[niceonept]

On 3/3/2026 at 2:56 PM, Ronno6 said:

As an experiment, I connected my MP3 player to the audio system via USB from MP3 player to USB input of the Edge.

The result was the same as with the flash drive.

It played tracks 1,2,3m then jumped over 4 and went to 5.

Obviously there is something amiss with the ID tags.

I didn't check to see if ie would play all the discs or not...........that point be moot.

 

I believe that the MP3 player will play all the tracks and discs in order, so I'll connect the audio out to USB when my cable arrives today.

This will be the last gasp attempt for using MP3...except for the FM adapter...

 

I don't know what MP3 player you are using but I have six Apple iPod Nanos and an iPod touch in my car and all play albums and playlists in the correct order. Sync also allows you to over-ride it and shuffle them, if that's what you want.

 

Maybe the problem is the version of Sync you have? I have Sync 3 in my 2018 Edge which works ok with iPod Nanos and Touches but not with the iPod Classic, which worked fine with Sync 2 in my Ford Mondeo, so maybe Fords are abandoning support altogether?

[Ronno6]

Hi, Pete, 

I have tried a Sansa Clip+, another cheap player from Azamon, and a 2 different flash drives. 

When connected to the USB port, they all mis-played the same.

However, both MP3 players will play tracks and discs properly thru headphones.

 

The SYNC4 would start playing without any command, and all devices would begin playing the same

audio book, even tho it is way down on the list.

 

I'm sure that the main problem resides with the ID tags. I do not know how to manage those.

When I attempted to move books from my PC to itunes, the 5 disc book only transferred the first 3 discs..

Maybe I can rip the CD's to itunes, then copy to my iphone........ 

[Ronno6]

I wonder......... 

Mr Pete may have given me a clue...

Would an Ipod nano or other model play using the AppleCarPlay in the SNC4?

 

I copied a disc to itunes, then downloaded onto a flash drive....same problems

play 1,2,3. jump to 5, then play 5,6,7, skip 8......

 

I can sync that to my iphone and see if that works....

[Ronno6]

AHA !!

I have identified 1 anomaly with playing the MP3 tracks.

The audio book in question has 5 discs............disc 1,2,and 3 have author name and book title.

Discs 4 and 5 are listed as "Unknown Artist" 

That screws things up alphabetically.......

Even tho I had named the individual discs, I did not rename the tracks......

 

I am ripping to Apple itunes in an effort to copy to my iphone.

The itunes lists the author and book name for disc 4, and 5  

Maybe it is grabbing the metadata automatically??

Hoping that'll work..........

[Ronno6]

Looks like the FM Modulator thingy is gonna be the ticket.

Once I backed out of the garage the static abated greatly.

87.9 is a clear frequency country-wide. As long as there aren't stations on 88.1 it shouldn't see any interference.

The modulator only has about 2hrs run time, so I need to get a suitable power cord.

I would prefer to plug it in at the power-only ports at the rear of the console, which I believe are USB-C

and the FM unit is mini-USB..........geeeeeeeeeezzzzzzz.....

 

Apparently loading the discs onto the iphone requires Apple Music, another $11.00/month....... no, thank you...

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[enigma-2]

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