Will the CD player play MP3 discs?
 

Hi folks, I often listen to audio books on CD in MP3 format as I drive (heh, I said I am a geezer!) - does anyone know if the FR-S CD player can play MP3 discs? (My current Lexus will, but my wife's Sienna will not.)

Thanks - I am awaiting delivery of a Firestorm A/T.

From page 64 of the Owner's manual stock Pioneer head unit:

CD Player
System . . . Compact disc audio system
Usable discs . . . . . . . . . . Compact disc
Signal format
Sampling frequency . . . . . . 44.1 kHz
Number of quantization bits
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16; linear
Number of channels . . . . . . . 2 (stereo)
MP3 decoding format
. . . . . . . . . . MPEG1 & 2 Audio Layer 3
WMA decoding format
. . . . . . Ver.7, 7.1, 8, 9, 10.11 (2ch audio)
(Windows Media Player)

Hope that helps.

You could also put a bunch of your books on a USB thumb drive and plug it into the jack below the head unit.
USB
Specification . . . . . . USB 2.0 full speed
Supply current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500 mA
Maximum amount of memory . . . 250 GB
File system . . . . . . . . . . . FAT16, FAT32
MP3 decoding format
. . . . . . . . . . MPEG-1 & 2 Audio Layer 3
WMA decoding format
. . . . . Ver. 7, 7.1, 8, 9, 10, 11 (2ch audio)
(Windows Media Player)
AAC decoding format
. . . iTunes 8.2 or less (extension .m4a)

That's great - thanks for letting me know.