electricfuture
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I have seen numerous post on this subject without a definitive answer so I used Nissan Chat to get the answer:
Eric W: Thank you for contacting Nissan LEAF Consumer Affairs. How may I assist you?
Electric Future: I am wondering if I can plug a music SD card into the SD card slot?
Eric W: Just a moment please as I consult my references.
Electric Future: Also, if not can I plug an SD card into the USB port using an adapter rather than say an IPOD?
Eric W: I will check on that as well. Just a moment please.
Eric W: Thank you for your patience.
Eric W: The SD slots are for specific purposes. One contains a memory card with the navigation map data. I will emphasize in conjunction with the manual, do not remove this card as the data is essential for the navigation system to operate.
Electric Future: What about the second slot?
Eric W: The second SD slot is for transferring data. Just a moment as I verify the type of data.
Eric W: The information that is transferred is to and from the address book.
Eric W: The USB port can accommodate a memory stick and the audio system will playback from a memory stick plugged into the USB port.
Eric W: However, there are some caveats.
Electric Future: And they are?
Eric W: Encrypted files will not play. Files will also not play if the memory stick is not supported by the system.
Eric W: Also the USB port does not support USB hubs.
Electric Future: OK What memory sticks work? I was planning on putting an SD card in a USB adapter into the USB port. So I could format the SD card according to what the system will accept. I have the music files on "AAC" (IPOD extension). Will this work?
Electric Future: Maybe they have to be ".WAV" files?
Eric W: A list of compatible memory sticks or memory stick formats has not been provided nor is regular testing performed by Nissan.
Eric W: I am verifying the audio formats that will play. AAC files most likely will require the iPod to play.
Electric Future: The manual says that "the most efficient" way to plug into the sound system is through the USB port rather than playing CDs or MP3 CDs. So I would think that compatibility issues would be available from Nissan.
Eric W: The audio system will play .WAV and .MP3
Electric Future: OK so if I convert the "AAC" to WAV a plug in SD card through the USB port should work - right? Also, what can I expect to see on the NAV screen? Will it have the song information or controls? Or is that only if I use an IPOD?
Eric W: The WAV format may not accommodate additional information stored in an AAC file.
Eric W: When you plug in an SD Card you can expect to see a folder list (if folders are present) and/or a list of files.
Eric W: The system will also display track title, album title, and Artist's Name.
Eric W: Thank you for contacting Nissan LEAF Customer Support. We appreciate your interest! Please feel free to contact us again with any additional questions. Through our website at www.nissan-usa.com or by phone at 877-664-2738. We are here to serve you from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (EST) Monday through Friday.
Eric W: Thank you for contacting Nissan LEAF Consumer Affairs. How may I assist you?
Electric Future: I am wondering if I can plug a music SD card into the SD card slot?
Eric W: Just a moment please as I consult my references.
Electric Future: Also, if not can I plug an SD card into the USB port using an adapter rather than say an IPOD?
Eric W: I will check on that as well. Just a moment please.
Eric W: Thank you for your patience.
Eric W: The SD slots are for specific purposes. One contains a memory card with the navigation map data. I will emphasize in conjunction with the manual, do not remove this card as the data is essential for the navigation system to operate.
Electric Future: What about the second slot?
Eric W: The second SD slot is for transferring data. Just a moment as I verify the type of data.
Eric W: The information that is transferred is to and from the address book.
Eric W: The USB port can accommodate a memory stick and the audio system will playback from a memory stick plugged into the USB port.
Eric W: However, there are some caveats.
Electric Future: And they are?
Eric W: Encrypted files will not play. Files will also not play if the memory stick is not supported by the system.
Eric W: Also the USB port does not support USB hubs.
Electric Future: OK What memory sticks work? I was planning on putting an SD card in a USB adapter into the USB port. So I could format the SD card according to what the system will accept. I have the music files on "AAC" (IPOD extension). Will this work?
Electric Future: Maybe they have to be ".WAV" files?
Eric W: A list of compatible memory sticks or memory stick formats has not been provided nor is regular testing performed by Nissan.
Eric W: I am verifying the audio formats that will play. AAC files most likely will require the iPod to play.
Electric Future: The manual says that "the most efficient" way to plug into the sound system is through the USB port rather than playing CDs or MP3 CDs. So I would think that compatibility issues would be available from Nissan.
Eric W: The audio system will play .WAV and .MP3
Electric Future: OK so if I convert the "AAC" to WAV a plug in SD card through the USB port should work - right? Also, what can I expect to see on the NAV screen? Will it have the song information or controls? Or is that only if I use an IPOD?
Eric W: The WAV format may not accommodate additional information stored in an AAC file.
Eric W: When you plug in an SD Card you can expect to see a folder list (if folders are present) and/or a list of files.
Eric W: The system will also display track title, album title, and Artist's Name.
Eric W: Thank you for contacting Nissan LEAF Customer Support. We appreciate your interest! Please feel free to contact us again with any additional questions. Through our website at www.nissan-usa.com or by phone at 877-664-2738. We are here to serve you from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (EST) Monday through Friday.