yahtzee

So I have a ton, and I mean a ton, of music. Some of which has been burned to a CD for play in my TSX. It works fine in other cars (2000 Grand Cherokee, 2000 GS 300 and a 2000 Toyota 4 Runner) but when i just went to my garage to listen to some of the music, the first track wont start after inserting the disc. I get a flashing "DISC" at me and that is that. Now, during that flash, if I seek to track #2 and then back to #1 everything plays fine.

The obvious issue is that I should be able to insert a disc and not have to go through those steps to hear the first track.

Am I alone?

Crazytree

I have the same problem with Super CDs purchased from normal retailers... same solution too.

Only happens with these "Enhanced" SCDs though.

yahtzee

Not sure i get what the solution is other than not buring CD's. Any other input?

fdl

I have many cd-r's , of various brands, and they all work perfectly in my changer. Maybe the laser in your burner is too weak? Or the cds you are using are too cheap? Try chaning cd's and/or trying burning on a diff burner if you have access to one.

Count Blah

Someone did an experiment with various cd burners, media, and even different burn speeds. Not sure if you can still find that with a search.

I've had problems with just one disc. Outkast: The Love Below, which I think is an enhanced CD, purchased from Circuit City last month. I copied it to a CD-R and had the same problems. It normally plays fine, but I sometimes get a disk error in the middle of a song.

yahtzee

I use the Memorex 700mb discs that are about as common as anything. May be i need to slow it down a bit. Doesnt make sense though. I am wondering now if there is some type of "lead in" setting that I have missed. It only happens at the first part of the first track.

fdl

Maybe try diff software. I use nero and just use the standard audio cd settings.

STC

iTrader: (1)

i have probs w/ CDs burned on my fiance's burner, but CDs from my burner it works fine. Weird!

fdl

Not really that weird. All lasers are not created equal. Your fiances burner probably doesnt burn deep enough into the cd and the cd-player can't read it. I would have expected better out of the TSX cd player but all my cds are working so I can't really complain.

oo7bondgrrl

I use the dirt cheap CDRs from eBay, and I had absolutely no problems untill I switched software recently. I started having the same problem as described in the first post. I went back to using Nero, and everything is OK.

Lung Fu Mo Shi

As a side note, I use Nero to burn everything from CD Data, Audio to DVD Data and Video with no problems.

Crazytree

Yea but I'm getting this problem with CDs I buy at the record store!

yahtzee

Well, that adds a whole new twist to this problem. Hmmmm.

fdl

I'd say problems like that justify warranty work. Maybe they will replace your cd changer.

Lung Fu Mo Shi

It's probably a copy protected CD. These don't follow the Philips standards and cause problems in all sorts of devices, including our CD changer.

Check Fat Chuck's and see if these CDs are on the list.

Crazytree

they're not but maybe they should be. they're all old Stones albums and they're all labelled "enhanced CDs".

dnl2ba

I've had this problem on occasion with CD-Rs (only rarely bring my originals into the car-- if some dick is gonna break into my car, he should at least leave without anything of worth to show for it). Maybe it has to do with 80 minute CDs? I never use 74 anymore, even for short discs (I don't buy 74s).

2004_Acura_TSX

I don't have this problem, mines plays CDRs just fine, but the only issues I have with the TSX's 6 disc changer is that it eats CDs and they get stuck in there. I have two CDs that I can't get out. I don't know why.

DenverTSX

I believe your answer is in the Users Manual. My salesman also mentioned this when I bought the car (after the purchase, of course). The stereo system is built to block CD-R's. Supposedly it is built to NOT play CD-R's.

The music industry has moved to persuading car manufacturers and stereo mfg.'s to build stereos that will not play CD-R's. They moved from fighting Napster (one source where we got our music) to hitting us where we listen to our music.

I will have to re-read the users manual and find the reference for you.

Has Acura put out official announcements or fixes for the buzzing in the metal strips on the doors? I am afraid to take my car to the dealership to get it corrected in fear of them messing it up more. If Acura put out an announcement, the dealership should know how to solve it. Otherwise it's a guessing game and they might make things worse. My buzzing happens with the radio on and off and only happens on occassion (not all the time). If I put pressure on the metal strip on the door it goes away. So, I feel like my buzzing is in the metal strip. It buzzes on both front doors (driver and passenger side).

fdl

Thats B.S. Cd-Rs will play just fine in the TSX.

fdl

Were they CD-Rs with sticker labels? Do not ever put stickers on your cd-rs as they will melt and come off while in your changer and then get stuck.

miner

I, too, am able to play CD-Rs in my OEM player. They are Memorex BTW.

mtnkill

I, too, have been able to play Memorex CD-R disks in my TSX. I burned them with 'cdrecord' on my linux desktop box. I recently got Nero. I haven't burned any disks with it yet, but it sounds like others have had success with it. I've read other threads on here about this topic which have indicated that it may be an issue with 'closing' the disk after burning, which means it can't be a multi-session burn.

Good luck...

kwongster

I think the manual states that the CD player doesn't support CD-RW (read-write) discs, but it does support CD-Rs. I use CD-Rs (TDK and Memorex) with no problems -- all burned on my Mac using either Toast or iTunes.