Author Topic: What is a M-CD? (Read 1268 times)

Payton Westlake · « **on:** October 10, 2006, 07:44:40 AM »

Okay this has been puzzling me lately.

I have a rather old Pioneer head unit in my car. I know not really computer talk, but still it does have something to do with computer stuff, like a CD.

Anyway the radio has three source channels. The AM/FM Radio, M-CD, and the CD Player.

I have used the first and last sources, but what is M-CD?

I was thinking it would be a CD with MP3's on it, but I am not sure. Like MP3's archived on a 700 MB space in folders so the player can sync with it and play the songs. I am not sure though, and a search on Google yields McDonald's ads.

If this is the case, I can burn folders on a CD-ROM and play hundreds of songs from single CD.

Unless the M-CD only works with only one type of CD like an MP3 Disc. But still a function on my head unit that I do not even use, or figured out how to use, is annoying.

Someone help. What is it? And how do I get it to work?

Actually a fact that is most confusing is this player is like four to five years old. Can something that old already have the function to play MP3's, when only in the past two or threes cars have just now begun adapting to the music format?

-Payton

colibri · « **Reply #1 on:** October 10, 2006, 08:11:37 AM »

just had a quick browse on the net, could this be it?
http://www.answers.com/topic/mmcd

JayFoxRox · « **Reply #2 on:** October 10, 2006, 09:11:03 AM »

Maybe its a slot for Happy Meals you bought at Mc-Donals? So you put em in and it keeps them warm. Would come along handy

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I heard M-CD as Mini-CD aka Mini-Disc once. Could be wrong. But when your CD Player got a smaller slot in the middle i m probably right

Payton Westlake · « **Reply #3 on:** October 10, 2006, 10:36:00 AM »

Right and this is a car head unit. A mini disc would muck it up big time and shatter all in the case.

Anyone else?

-Payton

plumpegg · « **Reply #4 on:** October 10, 2006, 01:23:40 PM »

Have no idea... i thought it was Mini Disc

Payton Westlake · « **Reply #5 on:** October 11, 2006, 05:46:39 AM »

No, no, no. I have already established that the "M" in M-CD does not stand for Mini Disc. My head unit cannot play those types of discs. Why? Well it is one of those kinds that sucks in the disc. And a Mini disc would screw it over because the grips that grab a 12 CM disc are at the very sides of the disc slot.

I am pretty sure it stands for MP3 CD however. Anyone know how to burn an MP3 CD? That means it does not burn by song length only allowing around 18 to 20 songs, but by song file size and is still able to play it. In other words a 700 MB CD can hold 140 MP3's of about the average size of 5 MB each. My player may be able to decode such a disc. I just need a confirmation somehow. Anyone know how to Sync a CD with MP3's?

-Payton