Chevrolet 2008 Equinox Owner's Manual page 220

BAND: Press this button to listen to the radio when
a CD is playing. The inactive CD remains inside
the radio for future listening.
CD/AUX (CD/Auxiliary): Press this button to play a
CD when listening to the radio. The CD icon and
a message showing disc and/or track number displays
when a CD is in the player. Press this button again
and the system automatically searches for an auxiliary
input device such as a portable audio player. If a
portable audio player is not connected, "No Input
Device Found" displays.
Using an MP3 (Radio with CD
and DVD Player)
MP3/WMA CD-R or CD-RW Disc
Compressed Audio or Mixed Mode Discs
The radio also plays discs that contain both
uncompressed CD audio (.CDA files) and MP3/WMA
files depending on which slot the disc is loaded into.
By default the radio reads only the uncompressed
audio (.CDA) and ignores the MP3/WMA files on
the DVD deck. On the CD deck, pressing the
CAT (category) button toggles between compressed
and uncompressed audio format, the default being
the uncompressed format (.CDA).
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MP3/WMA Format
If you burn your own MP3/WMA disc on a personal
computer:
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Make sure the MP3/WMA files are recorded on
a CD-R or CD-RW disc.
•
Do not mix standard audio and MP3/WMA files
on one disc.
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The CD player (lower slot) is able to read and play
a maximum combination of 512 files and folders.
The DVD player (upper slot) is able to read
255 folders, 15 playlists and 40 sessions.
•
Create a folder structure that makes it easy to find
songs while driving. Organize songs by albums
using one folder for each album. Each folder
or album should contain 18 songs or less.
•
Avoid subfolders. The system can support up
to 8 subfolders deep, however, keep the total
number of folders to a minimum in order to reduce
the complexity and confusion in trying to locate
a particular folder during playback.
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Make sure playlists have a .m3u, .wpl or .pls
extension, other file extensions might not work.