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DivX Playing Problem - Dinho - 19-09-2019
I have an aftermarket Sony ZAX Double Din unit, I play everythin on it via my USB, including music and divx videos. All of a sudden I can't seem to play videos anymore, the folder is there but the videos arent, but they are on the usb when I plug it into my laptop.
So im not sure what the problem is
DivX Playing Problem - toxo - 19-09-2019
Could be a few things but most likely is that there is a file in that folder that the head unit doesn't like. Try removing any videos you've recently added.
Also possible is that the filesystem on the usb stick needs checking due to not being 'safely removed' from the OS, when you plug it in does Windows prompt you to "scan and fix" the drive?
DivX Playing Problem - el_bandido - 19-09-2019
I had a similar problem with my SD card, copy all the files on to your pc, format the SD card and then copy them back again.
DivX Playing Problem - Dinho - 19-09-2019
toxo Could be a few things but most likely is that there is a file in that folder that the head unit doesn't like. Try removing any videos you've recently added.
Also possible is that the filesystem on the usb stick needs checking due to not being 'safely removed' from the OS, when you plug it in does Windows prompt you to "scan and fix" the drive?
I will try that out toxo, didnt have any scan and fix pop ups though
And I'll do that el_bandino, I did try it before but without formatting the drive, guess that could be the difference.
DivX Playing Problem - el_bandido - 19-09-2019
I really don't understand them sometimes, I got to the point where I was ready to bash my head unit in. Worth a try anyway, it seems to be something to do with the way the head unit indexes the contents of the drive. I found that adding new stuff small amounts at a time seems to ****** it up sometimes. Ended up skipping loads of songs because it decided it couldn't find them. Loads of my avi movies vanished as well.
DivX Playing Problem - Dinho - 21-09-2019
el ban, ive sorted it, I'd forgotten how to use the **** thing, had to select video before they can be played, :o
Thanks for the advice anyway.
They charge a lot for these in dash units but they arent very user friendly.
DivX Playing Problem - Dinho - 22-09-2019
Also I wana ask have any of you got around playing videos whilst the headlights are on? For some reason it doesnt matter wether my handbrake is on or off, if I have the headlights on then video stops for 'safety'
DivX Playing Problem - DaveEdin - 22-09-2019
Mine plays video quite happily with headlights on - I had to ground the wire that was meant to connect to the handbrake cable so that it would play while moving, but no issue with headlights.
Maybe you've connected the wire that was meant to be on the handbrake cable to the headlights somehow?
DivX Playing Problem - toxo - 22-09-2019
Dinho Also I wana ask have any of you got around playing videos whilst the headlights are on? For some reason it doesnt matter wether my handbrake is on or off, if I have the headlights on then video stops for 'safety'
That sounds like a unique feature of that model, most stereos don't do that. You could disconnect the illumination wire (orange wire on ISO harness) so that it won't know when the lights are turned on but then the buttons won't light up when you turn the lights on, and so on.
DaveEdin Maybe you've connected the wire that was meant to be on the handbrake cable to the headlights somehow?
Don't think so, pretty sure illumination wire is +12V where handbrake cable is -VE/ground