Sorry.... but CD player
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Sorry.... but CD player
It seems like every time I start a new thread, I find myself apologizing for my idiocy or ignorance, but I figured this was the best place to ask.
I have a 2003 F-350 with the in-dash 6-disk changer. How can I (or is there a way to) get it to shuffle between all 6 disks? All I can get it to do is shuffle one disk. Owners manual doesn't specifically address this.
Thanks in advance, and I do appreciate your time.
John
I have a 2003 F-350 with the in-dash 6-disk changer. How can I (or is there a way to) get it to shuffle between all 6 disks? All I can get it to do is shuffle one disk. Owners manual doesn't specifically address this.
Thanks in advance, and I do appreciate your time.
John
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CD Shuffle
Not a stupid question at all.
If you're stupid, so am I.
I had the same question, and have never been able to get the CD shuffle to work. I am assuming that it doesn't do that.
The Owners Manual is a piece of
. They could do a LOT of work on it to get it up to snuff.
I just don't play enough CDs to have worried about it at all.
I just assume that it doesn't do that.
If you're stupid, so am I.
I had the same question, and have never been able to get the CD shuffle to work. I am assuming that it doesn't do that.
The Owners Manual is a piece of
. They could do a LOT of work on it to get it up to snuff.I just don't play enough CDs to have worried about it at all.
I just assume that it doesn't do that.
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Guys;
I went through this process shortly after picking up my truck. Even had a face-to-face with the company that looks after the Ford stereos.
I was told the stereos are made by a number of different suppliers and the CD6 "shuffle" feature was dropped for '03 apparently due to a large number of '02 units jamming. Too much wear and tear on the mechanism.
The tech told me they'd had trouble with over 60% of the ones he'd serviced. In fact, mine does not even list the "shuffle CD" mode when you push the "shuf" button, just "shuffle track" and "shuffle off".
He offered to swap it out for a '02 model, but advised against it. The '03 CD manual he had did not even discuss the "shuffle" feature.
I've grown to accept the fact that I paid far too much for a six CD storage unit! However, it is nice not to have to change your CD's for a few hundred miles.
We're stuck with 'em.
Rick
I went through this process shortly after picking up my truck. Even had a face-to-face with the company that looks after the Ford stereos.
I was told the stereos are made by a number of different suppliers and the CD6 "shuffle" feature was dropped for '03 apparently due to a large number of '02 units jamming. Too much wear and tear on the mechanism.
The tech told me they'd had trouble with over 60% of the ones he'd serviced. In fact, mine does not even list the "shuffle CD" mode when you push the "shuf" button, just "shuffle track" and "shuffle off".
He offered to swap it out for a '02 model, but advised against it. The '03 CD manual he had did not even discuss the "shuffle" feature.
I've grown to accept the fact that I paid far too much for a six CD storage unit! However, it is nice not to have to change your CD's for a few hundred miles.
We're stuck with 'em.
Rick
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...paid far too much
to many $$$$$s ?? True!
BUT, in my younger years, I was all fired up about "installing" stuff on my car, so it was "standard practice" to get the "AM Mono Radio", yank it out and start doing surgury on the car to get good tunes.
Anymore I just order what I want and find that it's good enough for me. I don't spend 8 hours at a time in my truck.
Eventhough the domestics have a ways to go when it comes to factory tunes, it is a LOT better now than it was 10-15 years ago where the "premium" sound system meant TWO speakers instead of the one blasting through the top of the dash and vibrating with the windshield and rear view mirror
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I remember my jig saw getting a workout making room for them Pioneer speakers......good times!
BUT, in my younger years, I was all fired up about "installing" stuff on my car, so it was "standard practice" to get the "AM Mono Radio", yank it out and start doing surgury on the car to get good tunes.
Anymore I just order what I want and find that it's good enough for me. I don't spend 8 hours at a time in my truck.
Eventhough the domestics have a ways to go when it comes to factory tunes, it is a LOT better now than it was 10-15 years ago where the "premium" sound system meant TWO speakers instead of the one blasting through the top of the dash and vibrating with the windshield and rear view mirror
.I remember my jig saw getting a workout making room for them Pioneer speakers......good times!
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Thanks. I guess I just "assumed" it would shuffle between all 6 disks. My commute to work is almost an hour each way, so it'd be nice to have a little variety with my background music without having to listen to the radio and all those commercials.
Thanks again for answering my questions. I'm really enjoying the new truck, and this site.
John
Thanks again for answering my questions. I'm really enjoying the new truck, and this site.
John
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Start mixing your own CD's... all you need is a computer with a CD burner. If you use the right software that compresses the tracks (yes, you lose a little quaility, but not enough to notice) you can basically double the capacity of the CD.
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From: Victoria Canada
Originally posted by Yoson
I have a june 03 250 and my shuffle does work
I have a june 03 250 and my shuffle does work
You've probably got one of the last in the line. The model-year change over is the end of May. My truck was ordered in late June and delivered in October of '03...............no shuffle.
Edit: haroutd, how you feelin', man? Getting all better?
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Originally posted by Karic
Edit: haroutd, how you feelin', man? Getting all better?
Rick
Edit: haroutd, how you feelin', man? Getting all better?
Rick
Thanks for asking, BTW.