Traffic Volume On Sony Stereo

[tractorboy1964]

Here's the problem on the factory-fit Sony radio/single-CD in my March '08 Ghia:

 

Set the TA volume in the menu or by pressing and holding the TA button.

Listen to the radio.

TA bulletin comes on at the set volume; good!

Listen to Aux input.

TA bulletin comes on REALLY loud!

Check TA volume and it has now set itself to a high setting (possibly the same as the current listening volume).

 

Now, this would be a litle annoying but because the Aux input signal level is low, the volume has to be turned up, so when the radio traffic buletin comes on it really is very loud.

 

Anyone else had this problem?

 

Bob

[Nick]

Yep just tried and and mine is exactly as you describe.

 

IMO Ford/Sony have really failed to integrate the MP3 side of this unit. I have the convers+ display and they could have easily shown the track list from the MP3 (Sony in my case), bit no, all it shows is AUX, brilliant.

 

And (he say continuing to rant without stopping for breath) why oh why did they stick the MP3 jack in the glove box?!

 

Ah, that's better.

Edited September 19, 2008 by Nick

[purplemadboy]

Mp3 player in the glove box is realy handy for a solo driver....NOT :wacko:

[peter.soper]

Took delivery of mine yesterday. Superb!

 

I have the Converse+ display. If using the Aux input, there is no way the Sony can establish what the track info is, as all it gets is an audio input.

 

I did notice today when I played a CD with mp3 tracks on it, the track name is displayed on the Converse+ display, which is quite neat. To deal with the mp3 player in the glove box, I have a fairly long lead that allows the mp3 player to be plugged in, and put in one of the centre console storage areas...

[morellomax]

The aux input is a big disappointment in so many ways: volume too low, background hiss, alternator whine if you charge the MP3 player at the same time, no steering wheel track selection, no track info on the head unit or Convers display. But with the cost of blank CDs being virtually nothing, I just started making MP3 CDs instead. The quality of sound produced (tested using identical 320kbps MP3 files) is noticeably better from an MP3 CD than from an MP3 player's headphone output via the aux input anyway.