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by **boyracer69** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:27 pm

Hey people. I just bought a run about car which came with a sony cdx-L490 headunit. It didnt play cds at all so took it in to get fixed (broken runners) and they tested and said it works. Installed it back in and it will play non burnt cds but all my cds are burnt and it will not play them. It comes up with error4. I have never owned sony headunits before, stick to pioneer gear in my other car so have no idea what the issue is. What does error4 mean? - i dont have a manual. Im sure this should play them?

Cheers

Sam

by **flat_0ut** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:31 pm

I'm guessing it doesn't play mp3 cds? or mabe it doesnt play CDRW's?

by **boyracer69** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 11:44 pm

nah it says cdr/rw on the front of the thing. The burnt cds are not mp3 format as my other cd h/u is not mp3.

by **Jazza** » Sat Jun 03, 2006 11:57 pm

I had this error when i had my stock headunit in my curren. Wasnt sony and funny enough it said error 4. I put it down to a) a RW cd and b) the files on the RW were formatted WMA's. Try using Nero or something to burn your music instead of Windows media player if thats what your doing.

by **boyracer69** » Mon Jun 05, 2006 11:21 pm

Yeah tried that and the same result, it wont play. :evil:

by **Jazza** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 12:03 am

Try buying a different brand of CDRW's? Different read/record speed? Different types? CDRs and CDRW's? Im outa ideas :S

by **cespenar** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 2:06 am

Try burning your CDs at a slower speed. I knew someone that had a Sony CD player (not car) that wouldn't play CDs if they were burnt to fast, this would be either the CDs were shite cheap ones or the CD burner was a shite cheap one.

by **flat_0ut** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:08 am

try 650mb cds

by **10speed** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 10:12 am

try burning at a slower speed (try as slow as possible initially)

also try doing a disc to disc copy of a non-burnt cd (hopefully your supporting at least some of the artists you enjoy!?!?) again at a slower speed and if this doesnt work I guess you'll be looking for a new head unit...

by **boyracer69** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 11:53 am

Cheers for the help guys, will try when home and post up the result

by **Phat Stu** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 10:40 am

Could also be Copy Restriction software too, real prob on car headunits. Got some NOW cds (originals) that just won't play due for that very reasonb

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