I just got my F-Type and today put a flash drive with music on it in one of the USB ports. I clicked on the button to play the USB, but it just says "Connect USB". For the life of me I can't figure out what I'm supposed to do next. In my XF it just recognizes it right away when you click on USB under the Source button. I'm guessing it's just my user error. Can someone please tell me what I'm doing wrong? Does it have anything to do with inControl apps or is this a completely separate issue? I've looked through some past threads on this issue and it seems that multiple things could be the problem, but I was hoping for a simple answer. Thanks!

 

There are two USB ports, one for in-control and the other for music. Make sure you are using the correct one.
Larry

 

Thanks Larry, I had it in the wrong one at first but then tried the other port and it still didn't recognize that anything was plugged in. I'll try a new drive and see if that does it. I know how finicky these cars can be sometimes when it comes to electronics.

 

It can also be finicky about format and bitrate. I think the max bitrate is 320kbps.

 

Solved my problem. A Lexar flash drive worked just fine, the Kingston flash drives wouldn't. Picky car.

 

If it's not recognising the USB at all then double check it's the correct Format. Not %100 sure but I think it can be exfat but fat32 would defiantly work.

 

My previous car had issues with larger drives and I needed to reduce the filesystem block size from the default. I decided to just get smaller drives and have stuck with that. I think the drives I use in the F-Type are 16GB but I can check tomorrow. Each still has something like 1000+ hours of capacity. I could check tonight but I'm settled in

Anyway, recognizing nothing is probably filesystem format, problems with songs is probably music file format (type or bitrate).

 

Thanks everyone for the feedback. Problem solved. The Lexar flash drive works fine, the Kingston brand doesn't. Funny thing is the music file format is exactly the same. Must be something else technical about the difference in the brands.

 

I have run into that problem with Kingston stuff on other electronic devices. I stick with the more expensive name brands, now.
Larry

 

Were they the same capacity? That's where I've had trouble.

I'll have to check what brand I'm using now. I had two identical Patriot 16GB drives (maximum size I could use with default filesystem settings in my last car) and one would halt while playing and then refuse to be recognized.