Does the DVD Player in the Dash Play Regular Audio CD's
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Yes! I forget the exact procedure but generally proceed as follows...Insert the CD and start it just like it was a DVD to play on a back monitor and then press another button on the front Uconnect screen as if you wanted to "listen in" on what is playing back there. Works pretty well.
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I was listening to an old Crystal Gayle CD from the 70's yesterday. Getting a CD started seems a little odd at first because you select a rear screen to play to and you won't actually hear anything from the speakers until you press a highlighted "Listen" button on your front screen but then Uconnect understands what you are trying to do and you will have sound and full controls from up front to advance/pause/... a track, etc.. Uconnect also seems to remember that this is a CD you are listening to because (if memory serves) you can stop and restart the car and the steps you go through to play again are abbreviated from the first time and I think it might remember the CD even if you eject and put it back in later.
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Agreed! To me, USB trumps CDs for music but my smartphone trumps them both. Between phone and XM radio I am totally set for music, news, comedy. When I head out on a long trips though I like to swing by the library and grab a couple free books on CD to listen to.
I suspect there's a far more direct way to play CDs and I just haven't figured it out yet. I showed what I've been doing here with the hope that someone will show me with a far better way. I think I should be able to just shove it in and press NO buttons (especially if the back monitors aren't being used). What else could Uconnect possibly think I want to do when I shove in a CD, right?
I suspect there's a far more direct way to play CDs and I just haven't figured it out yet. I showed what I've been doing here with the hope that someone will show me with a far better way. I think I should be able to just shove it in and press NO buttons (especially if the back monitors aren't being used). What else could Uconnect possibly think I want to do when I shove in a CD, right?
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Everyone here seems to have the DVD player to allow you to insert a CD. I was planning on buying the Limited model but didn't need or want the Uconnect Theater package. I have a long commute to work and often play books on CD. Can anyone confirm that there is no way to play a CD if I don't get that very expensive Uconnect theater option?
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That is indeed the case. You could copy the CDs onto a USB flash drive, but that's about your only option without getting Uconnect Theater.
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The Pacifica radio has an AUX-In jack so you could play CDs from one of those Walmart $20 portable CD players. Not very elegant but should work fine.
CD player alternatives
I have a Touring L that doesn't have a CD player/theater package. My suggestion is to buy a $25 portable CD player (I got one at Best Buy) and an audio jack connector cord and use the car aux jack when needed for books or music CDs. It works well and is simple to do. The portable CD player fits in an empty slot in my van or I put it in the drawer when not needed. Putting music CDs on a USB does works well despite my initial reluctance to do so. I grouped my CDs on three 15 GB USB sticks to simplify finding the type of music I wanted to listen to. (Over 20 CDs fit on one 15 GB USB stick.) When using the USB stick, the titles of the artists and songs show up on my 8.4 touchscreen and I can choose which artist/songs I want to hear. It works better than I expected. It does take a little time to convert CDs to a USB, so a portable CD player might help for books on CD if you don't want to buy the theater package just for a CD player. If a CD player were available I would have liked one, but it wasn't worth buying a theater package that I don't need at this point in my life.
I have a Touring L that doesn't have a CD player/theater package. My suggestion is to buy a $25 portable CD player (I got one at Best Buy) and an audio jack connector cord and use the car aux jack when needed for books or music CDs. It works well and is simple to do. The portable CD player fits in an empty slot in my van or I put it in the drawer when not needed. Putting music CDs on a USB does works well despite my initial reluctance to do so. I grouped my CDs on three 15 GB USB sticks to simplify finding the type of music I wanted to listen to. (Over 20 CDs fit on one 15 GB USB stick.) When using the USB stick, the titles of the artists and songs show up on my 8.4 touchscreen and I can choose which artist/songs I want to hear. It works better than I expected. It does take a little time to convert CDs to a USB, so a portable CD player might help for books on CD if you don't want to buy the theater package just for a CD player. If a CD player were available I would have liked one, but it wasn't worth buying a theater package that I don't need at this point in my life.
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Be careful if you store your CD/DVDs in the long drawer of your Super Console. If you stack too high the top CD case can easily fall into a difficult place inside the console. I removed my entire Super Console to turn it upside down in order to retrieve my CD but others on this forum have since found simpler/better ways to get it.
We resisted but eventually moved all our CDs and other music to a USB thumbdrive which we now prefer.
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Thanx again BrettP. I will eventually put my CDs on a thumb drive.
Still trying to figure out all the things this car is capable of. Read the manual many times and the DVD that came along with it.
Wish I could negate the ESS permanently, not used to the engine shutting off every time you stop. But for now I simply press the ESS button.
Also, wish the screen shut-off would display an analog clock like the old Town & Country had on the dash....that would be sweet!
Other than that this is truly a great car! I have pretty much everything on it. I'm missing Key-Sense, 20 speakers (I have 13) and remote gate opener (very rare).
Still trying to figure out all the things this car is capable of. Read the manual many times and the DVD that came along with it.
Wish I could negate the ESS permanently, not used to the engine shutting off every time you stop. But for now I simply press the ESS button.
Also, wish the screen shut-off would display an analog clock like the old Town & Country had on the dash....that would be sweet!
Other than that this is truly a great car! I have pretty much everything on it. I'm missing Key-Sense, 20 speakers (I have 13) and remote gate opener (very rare).
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