Finding the USB
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Finding the USB
I can get the intertainment center to recognize my phone as a bluetooth device in the media section but it won't even list USB anywhere. I have tried a couple different USB drives but they won't work on the bike but work fine on the computer. They're formatted to FAT.
The book doesn't address it anymore than to plug the thumb drive in and select if from the list under media. Am I missing something here?
The book doesn't address it anymore than to plug the thumb drive in and select if from the list under media. Am I missing something here?
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I can get the intertainment center to recognize my phone as a bluetooth device in the media section but it won't even list USB anywhere. I have tried a couple different USB drives but they won't work on the bike but work fine on the computer. They're formatted to FAT.
The book doesn't address it anymore than to plug the thumb drive in and select if from the list under media. Am I missing something here?
The book doesn't address it anymore than to plug the thumb drive in and select if from the list under media. Am I missing something here?
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Me too
My 15 Limited does the same thing once in a while. Try this the next time after it fails to find it, grab the usb device, unplug it, and count to 3, and then replug it back in. Mine seems to find it when I do that.
It also finds it about 90% of the time any way, so if that doesn't work, find a friend who you know has a usb that works, and swap to see if maybe you have not loaded your usb correctly.
It also finds it about 90% of the time any way, so if that doesn't work, find a friend who you know has a usb that works, and swap to see if maybe you have not loaded your usb correctly.
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The thumb drive has a LED that lights when it's connected to the USB cable so I don't think there is a cable connection problem to the radio.
I've tried formatting the thumb to NTSF and FAT but still doesn't work.
I've tried formatting the thumb to NTSF and FAT but still doesn't work.
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After one of the last updates, mine will detect my usb thumb drive. but it just sits there and says "reading", but never does anything past that. Last time I had to reformat the drive and copy all of the mp3's over again. A month later, it's doing the same thing. It didn't work at all during our ride today.
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Road Warrior
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After one of the last updates, mine will detect my usb thumb drive. but it just sits there and says "reading", but never does anything past that. Last time I had to reformat the drive and copy all of the mp3's over again. A month later, it's doing the same thing. It didn't work at all during our ride today.
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After one of the last updates, mine will detect my usb thumb drive. but it just sits there and says "reading", but never does anything past that. Last time I had to reformat the drive and copy all of the mp3's over again. A month later, it's doing the same thing. It didn't work at all during our ride today.
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Might also be your USB drive is marginal & may need to be replaced? If the previous suggestions don't fix it, consider trying a new USB drive. I use a 16Gb drive because it reads & starts faster than larger size USB drives but still holds over 2,400 songs (less than half my music collection, but a good selection for the road).
Good Luck.
Good Luck.