How to play CDs through your car’s sound system

[Lucifer]

I purchased a portable CD player from Amazon that can transmit on any FM radio frequency and then you can tune your radio to the same frequency to play CDs. The unit I found can also pair via Bluetooth. Unfortunately, the Air only talks to tablets and smartphones. FM radio does not have the sound quality expected from Bluetooth but it’s okay. To find an unused FM radio station in your area go to Radio-Locator.com and click the link to find unused frequencies in your area. The unit I found uses built-in rechargeable batteries that are recharged using a USB-C cable. It also can play MP3 files found on a USB thumb drive but this feature is nearly worthless because it doesn’t show file names.

 

[dcm]

I've been copying CDs like crazy to my laptop in anticipation of receiving my Gravity GT with all the bells and whistles. Then I copy the music files (file.wav) to USB sticks.

 

[Lucifer]

For the longest time I thought it was not possible to play music saved on a USB thumb drive. Then I found out you had to scroll through all the factory-installed apps to see the icon to select the USB drive. On my AIR I found receptacles for USB-A and USB-C hidden in the center console. I’m using a short stubby USB-A drive. It’s somewhat annoying when my wife and I switch drivers on a long trip and because the profile has changed, it “forgets” what tune was being played or even that the USB drive was being used. Another annoying effect of changing profiles is that the GPS map destination that I had set up changes to what my wife may have set up the previous day; we would get non-sensical directions for where we were supposed to be going.

If I plug my smart phone into the other USB port it interferes with the reading of music files on my thumb drive so I’ve taken to charging my phone with a power bank instead of the USB port built into the car.

 

[dcm]

I've got a Gravity on order but, when I test drove an Air, I was able to charge my phone on the wireless charging pad. I copied the following from page 103 of the Air User Manual:

A wireless charging pad is located in the center console storage compartment. Insert the phone into the left clip with the back of the phone in contact with the side of the storage compartment to charge a mobile phone with wireless charging capability.

 

[DeaneG]

...Another annoying effect of changing profiles is that the GPS map destination that I had set up changes to what my wife may have set up the previous day; we would get non-sensical directions for where we were supposed to be going....

Set the destination into both profiles before departing.