How to load many AVC Files on a Flash Drive, to ensure the desired Song plays as selected...
CAVS 205G USB Karaoke Machine and Problems Playing AVC Files on a Flash Drive
I have struggled with self-prepared flash drives, which contain many AVC files (sometimes hundreds). Specifically, when choosing a song to play on the CAVS 205G USB Karaoke Machine, especially via the front panel buttons, will not always play that song. Even when following the CAVS videos on You Tube, or following the guidance in the user manual, about keeping directory sizes to 500 songs or less, yields mixed results.
Here is the simple work around...Ensure all Base File Names (the part before the AVC extension) are in the format of "Title-Artist". Extra dashes must be eliminated in the Base File Name...Keep your directory sizes to 30 songs or less...Name the directories as the number range for the file numbers and make those numbers 5 digit, (for example, 00031-00060, or 01251-01280)... Always start with a freshly formatted (FAT32) flash drive, create each directory as you go and copy the files to the directory in strict order (this can be checked with the DIR command in Power Shell or in a CMD session)... Note the Karaoke Machine will allow you to create Song List TXT files as well.
Taking these steps have worked well for me. Note that this problem DOES NOT occur when using a flash drive containing indexed (Using MCG Manager (CAVS USA Freeware)) mcg mp3 files.
I hope this Information can help. It took me many hours before I stumbled on it.
I have struggled with self-prepared flash drives, which contain many AVC files (sometimes hundreds). Specifically, when choosing a song to play on the CAVS 205G USB Karaoke Machine, especially via the front panel buttons, will not always play that song. Even when following the CAVS videos on You Tube, or following the guidance in the user manual, about keeping directory sizes to 500 songs or less, yields mixed results.
Here is the simple work around...Ensure all Base File Names (the part before the AVC extension) are in the format of "Title-Artist". Extra dashes must be eliminated in the Base File Name...Keep your directory sizes to 30 songs or less...Name the directories as the number range for the file numbers and make those numbers 5 digit, (for example, 00031-00060, or 01251-01280)... Always start with a freshly formatted (FAT32) flash drive, create each directory as you go and copy the files to the directory in strict order (this can be checked with the DIR command in Power Shell or in a CMD session)... Note the Karaoke Machine will allow you to create Song List TXT files as well.
Taking these steps have worked well for me. Note that this problem DOES NOT occur when using a flash drive containing indexed (Using MCG Manager (CAVS USA Freeware)) mcg mp3 files.
I hope this Information can help. It took me many hours before I stumbled on it.