"err" message on CD player

bandera · September 19, 2003

I have never had a problem with playing CD's until lately when I started playing home made CD's. Recently, I noticed that after playing a CD (that I burned and made labels for it on the computer) for a while, it would stop, eject, and show "err" on the screen. After a while (cool off ?) it would play normally again. I did notice that the ejected CD felt "warm". I don't recall if a comercial CD ever felt warm coming out. I guess I'm wondering if the computer generated CD label is heavier on the blank CD than the comercial CD that has all the information inked on? Maybe because it is slightly heavier, the CD player has to work harder to turn it and gets hot?????? Just wondering if anyone else has ever experienced this. Also, did I once read somewhere in this forum that there is a cooling fan in the dash that blows on the radio to keep it cool???

rado · September 19, 2003

Well, I know nothing about what the problem would be. But I do have the same problem, I will put in a burned cd and it will just spit it out and say "Err". But if I wait a couple seconds and retry it will work. But it wont work directly after it ejects the cd. If you get any info on why this is pm me ;)

GM GIMP · September 19, 2003

I put a new CD burner on my computer last year;

burned about 20 of my favorites and tried them in my truck.

It only played one CD! The rest gave the err message. I don't

know why but I didn't notice the surface being warm.

TROYROBO · September 19, 2003

i play burned cd's in my 00 all the time with no problems---this is with factory head unit-----it plays great

BIG Newton82 · September 19, 2003

Try a different burning program, such as Nero or Roxio.... depending on what you are using. I had the same problem before using the software that came with the PC. Use Nero on one PC, and Roxio on another, and havent had any problems with the CD players reading it. As for the CD being hot, I have noticed that at times too.... don't know what to say is the cause for that.

BIG RED DAWG · September 19, 2003

Try switching the blank CD brand you are using. If the surface is too "reflective" sometimes the laser in the playback unit will have problems scanning the information resulting in error messages.

Steve

Tucson_02Silverado · September 19, 2003

I've experienced the same problem a couple of months ago during our 105+ weather. The truck cab was hot and the cd-r would track then error out. I ejected and put in a "packaged cut" CD and it played just fine. I thought it was just my Panasonic deck, but I mentioned this to a friend and he said the CD-R's in his Alpine remote changer behaved the same way and the "packaged" ones played just fine.

I use Imation with white printable surface (can't see through it) and my friend uses all kinds of generic bulk.

AZ-Z71 · September 20, 2003

I use all different kinds in mine with no problem. None on mine have labels on them. I just write on the disk with a small point permanent felt marker. I did howers had problems with the factory player in my 96 s-10 blazer when the disk had labels on them. They fit a little tighter than normal so the labels may be causing your problem. Also as someone mentioned the media type can also be picky with your player. Have a home unit that is picky with different brands of disk media.

Markeaux · September 20, 2003

Try different cdr media and/or reduce the burn speed. I have had no problems with burned cda's in my 01 Tahoe's oem head nor in an add-on 12 disc changer (from www.radiosandmore.com - it's says Pioneer but it's identical to the GM oem 12 disc changer that is offered in other models and is fully controlled by the oem head) ... except I did get some audible scratchy sounds only in the changer (but not on any other cd player) on 20x cda's burned in a Yamaha so I had to reduce the burn speed to 4x which cured the problem. I use Maxell cdr media.

toyotatech · September 21, 2003

Home made CD's with labels are bad news for car CD players. I have seen the labels cause all kinds of problems in toyota and volvo CD players. The multiple disc indash players seem to be more sensitive to labels.

SilveradoWV · September 21, 2003

I have played CDs that I have made for a long time and have never had any trouble. I have used 2 different types of software and they both work fine. I have also used Imation, Verbatim, and Radio Shack brand CDs without any problems. Sounds like to me its the label because I ALWAYS just write on the CDs with a marker, never used a label!

pacodiablo · September 21, 2003

Mark your CDs with a permanent marker. Stick on labels will cause trouble with your CD player.

Chances are it is not the CD itself, just the label, but some CD players will have trouble with burned CDs just because they are burned or how they were burned.