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spadrille · Dec 19th, 2007, 09:30 AM

I've searched for informations in this forum about USB and Ipod connections. i would like to make a summary to be sure that i understand well.

1) If you connect a USB memory stick, you can access your MP3 but you can't select by artist/album/genre
2) With a memory stick, you navigate in the folders like a PC file explorer
3) If i use the BMW ipod cable (with the dock connection on one side and the mini Jack out and USB on the other side), i can connect an ipod and have acces to the selection by artists/albums/genre. Also with that connection i can read the itunes downloaded protected itunes files (which i can't read otherwise)

If all that is correct, i don't understand the difference between the ipod's music navigation and the memory stick's music navigation. Why one is limited to folder's navigations and the other can be selected by artists/albums/genre? It's USB connection for both, so it's the car who does audio decoding.

Please, can someone explain me if i understand everything correctly.

crossbytje · Dec 20th, 2007, 07:01 PM

Interesting summary! I can't confirm anything (yet, delivery january 15th). But I know this will help a lot of readers!

gr,
Tommy

ricky1981 · Dec 26th, 2007, 04:13 PM

That's not correct, I have a USB memory stick and can choose by artist, album, genre, etc

Dec 19th, 2007, 09:30 AM	#1
spadrille MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Local Time: 02:58 PM Posts: 2 Offline	USB Ipod summary I've searched for informations in this forum about USB and Ipod connections. i would like to make a summary to be sure that i understand well. 1) If you connect a USB memory stick, you can access your MP3 but you can't select by artist/album/genre 2) With a memory stick, you navigate in the folders like a PC file explorer 3) If i use the BMW ipod cable (with the dock connection on one side and the mini Jack out and USB on the other side), i can connect an ipod and have acces to the selection by artists/albums/genre. Also with that connection i can read the itunes downloaded protected itunes files (which i can't read otherwise) If all that is correct, i don't understand the difference between the ipod's music navigation and the memory stick's music navigation. Why one is limited to folder's navigations and the other can be selected by artists/albums/genre? It's USB connection for both, so it's the car who does audio decoding. Please, can someone explain me if i understand everything correctly.

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Dec 20th, 2007, 07:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
crossbytje MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Local Time: 02:58 PM Posts: 13 Offline	Interesting summary! I can't confirm anything (yet, delivery january 15th). But I know this will help a lot of readers! gr, Tommy

Dec 26th, 2007, 04:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
ricky1981 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Local Time: 02:58 PM Posts: 42 Offline	That's not correct, I have a USB memory stick and can choose by artist, album, genre, etc

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