991/981 PCM Album artwork display...random!!!

991/981 PCM Album artwork display...random!!!

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FrankCayman

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2,121 posts

212 months

Wednesday 15th May 2013
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I have the latest iPod touch hooked up to my PCM, plus have lots of tracks loaded into the Jukebox.

On both the iPod connection and the Jukebox, the album artwork will sometimes display...and other times it won't. It's the same track that I am using to investigate. It's really odd!!!

Anyone else noticed this?

Anyone have a solution?

atom111

1,035 posts

224 months

Wednesday 15th May 2013
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I noticed this on my a Cayenne some display some don't, does seem random, iPod and jukebox here too, not spent any time investigating why though smile.

FrankCayman

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2,121 posts

212 months

Saturday 16th August 2014
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Now there are a few more people on here with 981's.....anybody else experiencing this?

It's not a biggy...just a bit annoying...I just like things to work

Bennachie

1,090 posts

150 months

Sunday 17th August 2014
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ID tags need editing.

FrankCayman

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2,121 posts

212 months

Sunday 17th August 2014
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Bennachie said:
ID tags need editing.
Yes, but why would it effect all tracks? One journey, all album artwork works fine....turn car off...come back 20 minutes later....switch on, and no album artwork for any tracks?? It's not just the odd track, it either works on all or not at all....depending on how it feels!

Bennachie

1,090 posts

150 months

Monday 18th August 2014
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Could be possessed...................


Are they apple or wma?

FrankCayman

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2,121 posts

212 months

Monday 18th August 2014
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Bennachie said:
Could be possessed...................


Are they apple or wma?
ha ha..maybe! ....they're Apple. As I say, there's no constancy. It's either all artwork works...or it doesn't at all. It's not individual files not working.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

What have you got hooked up to yours?

jezd

111 posts

115 months

Monday 18th August 2014
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I have a 62 plate 991 and no album artwork with my iPhone 5S. Was there a particular PCM firmware this started with? I recently had a 2014 Cayman courtesy car and it worked perfectly. I'd like to get mine working if it wasn't too much hassle.

Bennachie

1,090 posts

150 months

Monday 18th August 2014
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Mine are mp3 on juke box and/or USB no probs 981C

jredram

133 posts

130 months

Monday 18th August 2014
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My music is MP3 on jukebox or USB in a Box 981 and never seen artwork yet after 12 months, didn't even realise it should be showing...am I missing something, is there a setting to switch on? confused

FrankCayman

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2,121 posts

212 months

Monday 18th August 2014
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Mine is one of the first 981 Caymans in the country...as I say...it's about 50/50 whether the artwork appears or not. I am suing the latest iPod with the most current IOS.

Will have a word with my friendly OPC!

Gio G

2,945 posts

208 months

Tuesday 19th August 2014
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FrankCayman said:
Mine is one of the first 981 Caymans in the country...as I say...it's about 50/50 whether the artwork appears or not. I am suing the latest iPod with the most current IOS.

Will have a word with my friendly OPC!
I looked at this the other day. So I am hooking up my iPhone 4S, it is @ iOS 7.1.1 and the artwork comes up every time.

Hope that helps?

G

FrankCayman

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2,121 posts

212 months

Tuesday 19th August 2014
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Gio G said:
I looked at this the other day. So I am hooking up my iPhone 4S, it is @ iOS 7.1.1 and the artwork comes up every time.

Hope that helps?

G
Many thanks for taking the time to respond, Gio.

It would appear it's nothing to do with my iPod, as the artwork will/will not appear on both the iPod and Jukebox at the same time. Must be a PCM issue.

Apart from not showing on my way to work this morning, it has been showing artwork for the rest of the morning between appointments no probs...


RichB

51,434 posts

283 months

Friday 22nd August 2014
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Bennachie said:
ID tags need editing.
Can you give a more detailed explanation of what to do to correct this please?

If I play the music from the USB stick it displays the album's cover artwork correctly but when I copy it and play it from the Jukebox it does not.

What exactly is meant by edit the tags?

p.s. I ripped the CDs and created the folders using MS Media Player

p.p.s. I tried using Windows Media Audio Pro format but that didn't work either. frown




Edited by RichB on Friday 22 August 17:39

RichB

51,434 posts

283 months

Saturday 23rd August 2014
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Hopefully of help to others there's extensive chat about this issue on Planet9

here: http://www.planet-9.com/981-cayman-boxster-electro...

Chap suggests using freeware tool called MediaMonkey. I'm going to give it a try later today. I'll let you know how I get on.

SimonOcean

317 posts

152 months

Monday 25th August 2014
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I am experiencing this problem (random works / does not work) too. It's annoying, as I too like things to work correctly.

FrankCayman

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2,121 posts

212 months

Monday 25th August 2014
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SimonOcean said:
I am experiencing this problem (random works / does not work) too. It's annoying, as I too like things to work correctly.
Thank you Simon, I thought I was the only one! It can't be the id tags as it would just not work. Got my 40K service coming up soon...will ask if there has been some software update ...hopefully they can get it fixed.

Moog72

1,598 posts

176 months

Monday 25th August 2014
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Have this too on my 2012 981 Boxster - have an iPod Nano plugged in and sometimes it will display the artwork and other times it won't, with it not displaying the artwork being the more common scenario. Nothing changes from day to day, so I don't believe it's down the to ID Tags of the actual tracks else it would never work.

Having said that, the PCM system often forgets that there is an iPod plugged in at all and you have to unplug and reconnect for it to show up again, so I don't think the integration is perfect by any means

FrankCayman

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2,121 posts

212 months

Monday 25th August 2014
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Moog72 said:
Have this too on my 2012 981 Boxster - have an iPod Nano plugged in and sometimes it will display the artwork and other times it won't, with it not displaying the artwork being the more common scenario. Nothing changes from day to day, so I don't believe it's down the to ID Tags of the actual tracks else it would never work.

Having said that, the PCM system often forgets that there is an iPod plugged in at all and you have to unplug and reconnect for it to show up again, so I don't think the integration is perfect by any means
Indeed. Plus the jukebox artwork either works or not at the same time as the ipod ...so don't think it's an ipod issue.

mitchk

109 posts

197 months

Tuesday 9th September 2014
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has anybody found a solution for this yet ?