Mark > wrote:

> On Thu, 21 Apr 2011 09:20:59 +0100, (Jon B)
> wrote:
>
> >AD > wrote:
> >
> >> On Apr 19, 10:53 am, Mark >
> >> wrote:
> >> > On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 10:35:22 -0700, Steve Daniels >
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > >On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:02:50 +0100, against all advice, something
> >> > >compelled Mark >, to say:
> >> >
> >> > >> On Fri, 15 Apr 2011 17:56:35 -0700, Steve Daniels
> >> > >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> > >> >On Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:09:59 +0100, against all advice,
> >> > >> >something compelled Mark
> >> > >> >, to say:
> >> >
> >> > >> >> My Audi A6 is quite old now and the CD player is playing
> >> > >> >> up more and more. We often get ERR1 and ERR3 displayed on
> >> > >> >> the player in the car and one or all CDs will not play.
> >> >
> >> > >> >It's probably dirty. Get a drive cleaner (CD with a little
> >> > >> >brush on it) and run that through. It worked on my TT.
> >> >
> >> > >> That is a possibility. However the problem affects only some of
> >> > >> the CD's in the cartridge (slots1-3) so I had assumed it was not
> >> > >> a lazer problem.
> >> >
> >> > >Your stated difficulty is exactly what I experienced. I'm fixed now.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks. I'll give it a go.
> >> >
> >> > >Oh, and the Interweb notes that home burned CDs sometimes don't
> >> > >work in the system. You might look into that.
> >> >
> >> > They are all commerical CDs.
> >> > --
> >> Why would you want to subject the originals to the rigors of car use
> >> is totally beyond me.
> >> Dup them to a CD-Rs, once CD-Rs go sour from in car use ditch them and
> >> make another copy.
> >> Lather rinse repeat.
> >
> >Indeed, not just for scratch risk but theft cost of replacing them too
> >[1]. I now replace any original stereo use one that'll play off an 8GB
> >USB stick. Several hundred tracks, no scratching, and if they nick my
> >USB stick I've lost £10.
> >
> >It also keeps me a lot more legal as it also connects to my phone via BT
> >for handsfree calling too.
>
> In the UK it is illegal to rip CDs and copy to a USB stick, MP3 player
> or make a CDR copy.

Likewise most of the world, but I doubt the record companies are going
to come chasing down for that just yet...
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Jon B
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