PCM Jukebox

[DWaldie]

I've copied a large number of albums to the Jukebox but can't find a way to get them to play in the original order. They default to alphabetical, which completely ruins the experience.

Have I missed a setting somewhere?

The tracks have been copied from my PC hard drive (via USB) as MP3 files.

Thanks,
David

 

[ralphmusic]

I don't think you have missed anything, other than the Jukebox uses alphabetical order, just as your computer would probably do, as its indexing protocol.

I have >2,000 songs on mine and have set it to shuffle all the songs so I get a rich variety of music, but that's just my personal preference which also saves me from wanting to select specific songs/artists/albums whilst driving.

 

[imi]

Similar experience as the OP - I gave up using the Jukebox as it was way too restrictive for my liking. Another example of good potential tech with a poor user experience rendering it practically useless.

 

[keiththo]

I too gave up on the jukebox, I listen to classical music loaded and I want to hear a complete performance of a work which might be in 4 movements in order. Copying just one CD was fine but copying several (as MP3 or WAV files) resulted in several tracks refusing to play at all.

 

[tjb]

How do you transfer music onto the Jukebox from your iPhone, I have connected it to the aux socket in the glovebox but cannot see on the Jukebox menus any response to transfer my music?

 

[ralphmusic]

Transfer is via the USB port, aux is just to use the car's speakers.

I don't know whether you can transfer from an iPhone. I used to put my music files on a USB stick and load that way but maybe iPhone/USB cable might work.

 

[DWaldie]

Since my original post, I too have given up on the jukebox. I connect my phone via BT and use the controls in the car. It's not reliable all the time, but at least it plays in order and you can use google maps or Waze at the same time

 

[ralphmusic]

The Jukebox on the 981 was 40GB and could hold thousands of songs. The 718 version is only 10GB and much less useful so I just use music on the iPhone via ApplePlay and can concurrently use Waze and Porsche navigation.

 

[mj2k]

The Jukebox on the 981 was 40GB and could hold thousands of songs. The 718 version is only 10GB and much less useful so I just use music on the iPhone via ApplePlay and can concurrently use Waze and Porsche navigation.

Very strange in a world of storage being cheaper to go backwards!

Had this in my last few cars, but always stuck to the phone as just easier to control / manage - especially as all my music is streamed these days, my jukebox would only be for music 5yrs+ and older!

 

[tjb]

Sorry I meant plugged into the USB socket, however when I open Jukebox I cannot see my iPhone or any button that allows me to transfer all the music off my iPhone into the Jukebox, it does not appear to recognise the iPhone, so I am struggling to work out how I copy my music into Jukebox?.

 

[DWaldie]

Sorry I meant plugged into the USB socket, however when I open Jukebox I cannot see my iPhone or any button that allows me to transfer all the music off my iPhone into the Jukebox, it does not appear to recognise the iPhone, so I am struggling to work out how I copy my music into Jukebox?.

Not an Apple fan, but had to rescue a friend's iTunes library many times.

Firstly - not sure connecting by USB will allow connection to your phone.

Secondly - iPhone, iTunes and iPods have very strict DRM management, which prevents and iTunes music from being easily exported from an Apple device.

Much better to copy your music to a USB stick, then copy to the Jukebox.

Better still, connect your phone via Bluetooth and play that way. It's light years ahead of the PCM.

 

[mj2k]

I hate using music from my phone via Bluetooth & always plug it in. The sound is so quiet via BT that when I switch to radio it is stupidly loud.

Found that the exported music files from my M4 won’t work in the Porsche l, so guess it does it’s own conversions. Time to find my NAS Drive with all my music on it

 

[GrahamW]

How do you transfer music onto the Jukebox from your iPhone, I have connected it to the aux socket in the glovebox but cannot see on the Jukebox menus any response to transfer my music?

You can't transfer music directly via your iPhone instead you have to export your iTunes music folder onto a USB stick and then plug this into the car's USB input port and then import it on to the Jukebox.