Cd player in 99 tl

bluez wrote:
> Anyone have any idea why my 99 tl's factory radio will not play 80 minute
> cdr's? I put the disk in and I can hear it trying to read the disks, but
> it ejects after about 20 seconds. 72 minute disks play fine. Is their a
> setting on my software that I need to select (I'm using Ahead's Nero 5)
> thanks
> Mike Allen

Those cd players are bad with burned CD's in general. I find that some
batches of blank CD's work much better than others. I have had batches
of 80minute cd's that are more or less unusable in the cd player of my
TL. I found that personally the novelty blank disks that are completely
black work the best in this player. If you see them, pick up a small
package and test it out. I have been using the memorex black disks and
they work the best for me.
http://www.memorex.com/html/products_detail.php?section=1&SID=1&PID=23...D=3&ope
http://www.memorex.com/html/products_detail.php?section=1&SID=1&PID=25...D=3&ope

Also I notice that the problem of reading CD-R's is worst near the end
of the disk. Especially those disks that have tons of small tracks near
the end with a hidden track as something like track 50-99. On top of
this when it's cold and you first start the car is when the player
performs the worst with these CD-r's. My torture test is a sub zero day
with a burned disk with many tracks.



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