I've tried plugging in a couple of USB connected players (Lenovo & LG branded) into the USB-C port.

Result:- car doesn't seem to see any media - however when you exit the car you hear message "please disconnect USB device" so it is recognising something.

I can see CD players for sale advertised as for "car use" - so my question is would these work in the Octavia Mk4 or is there a setting I'm missing which would allow the ones mentioned above to work?

I know I can encode all my existing CDs to a usb stick but I also borrow a good many so the option to play them would be useful.

Just use a memory stick a lot easer, and we know it works, But I guess the reason why the CD players don't

work is its the wrong media

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Buy a mk1 Octy instead.

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You cannot plug in any device which needs specialist software to interface to it. This rules out splitters, printers and, oh yes, cd players.

I think the easiest option would be to find a portable cd player that can pair to the cars bluetooth, unless the MK4 has an aux in, which I doubt they will do these days.

As I suspected I dont think its possible - unless I see a bluetooth one on offer...

You’re better to just connect a turn table to it but make sure the DCC is in comfort mode

Now that is just needling him . . .

14 hours ago, avi4tor said:

Now that is just needling him . . .

For Shure!

Something like this would probably work.

https://amzn.eu/d/0SSn9Cy

CD player with FM transmitter. Set to an unused FM frequency and you can then pick it up via the car radio.

No need to try to pair Bluetooth or anything.

4 minutes ago, softscoop said:

Something like this would probably work.

https://amzn.eu/d/0SSn9Cy

CD player with FM transmitter. Set to an unused FM frequency and you can then pick it up via the car radio.

No need to try to pair Bluetooth or anything.

Maybe but you’d want to be keen wouldn’t you. The audio quality will be pretty poor

14 hours ago, softscoop said:

Something like this would probably work.

https://amzn.eu/d/0SSn9Cy

CD player with FM transmitter. Set to an unused FM frequency and you can then pick it up via the car radio.

No need to try to pair Bluetooth or anything.

Pairing with FM...wow that's a technology I think I last heard about in early days of mobile phones...thanks though I'll consider this if nothing else turns up

Why anyone would want CDs in a car nowadays is beyond me. Rip your CDs to FLAC files and store them on your phone or a USB flash drive. On your phone you can use the app USB Audio Pro and get very good EQ options far more precise than the car has.

Edited 11 April, 20251 yr by mccririck

On 11/04/2025 at 11:48, mccririck said:

Why anyone would want CDs in a car nowadays is beyond me. Rip your CDs to FLAC files and store them on your phone or a USB flash drive. On your phone you can use the app USB Audio Pro and get very good EQ options far more precise than the car has.

Thanks that looks like a useful add on.

The reason is I borrow quite a lot of CDs...if I like them then I will do as you suggest above, if not then I don't bother, so in the past it was very handy having a player in the car for auditioning purposes