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All Things Mk5 => Modifications & Technical Area => Sat Nav and Car Audio => Topic started by: muddyfox480 on September 13, 2013, 04:15:45 pm

Title: RCD310 - CD CHANGER - No longer on pin-outs? Stopped Support?
Post by: muddyfox480 on September 13, 2013, 04:15:45 pm

Hello!

Well I recently received my RCD310 and because I am a man of compulsion I could not wait for the CANBUS adapter Eddie-NL has coded I decided to try the RCD310 in my car to see how it gets on, and great it looks the part; DAB sounds amazing; but... it no longer supports my CD changer; the label on the top shows "NC" (I presume no-connection); where as my RCD300 had CDC connections.

Has this been a recent change from VW; as I have just wired the new car; got glass fibre hands from fitting a new aerial and now, my cd changer won't work because it appears the RCD310 no longer supports it; and well it seems to have been dropped from the VW blurb on their page... no mention of the CD Changer which they used to show!

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/technology/entertainment-systems/rcd-310

Quote from: VW

The RCD 310 radio/MP3 compatible CD player has a larger screen and 8* speakers front and rear, with an output of 4 x 20 watts. It has many easy-to-use features, including an AUX-in socket for connection to an external media source, such as your iPod or MP3 player.

Model of the RCD310 is: VW-1K0 035 186 AQ
FD: 2012
HW: 004
SW: 0119

I will post the two pin diagrams from the top of the units shortly...

Thoughts / Ideas? Anyone know about this?

RCD300
 (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs1.bild.me%2Fbilder%2F260513%2Fthumb_7964766IMG_20130913_171501_502.jpg&hash=8474dfbb1a87b03a5b2417391402a00e8bdde38b) (http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=7964766IMG_20130913_171501_502.jpg)

RCD310
 (https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fs1.bild.me%2Fbilder%2F260513%2Fthumb_6562711IMG_20130913_171448_343.jpg&hash=14fadfa3a2d66cdcd99fe6b7c2c8c04ca4fb75fe) (http://www.bild.me/bild.php?file=6562711IMG_20130913_171448_343.jpg)

 :scared:

Seems that it's true, the very latest versions of the RCD310 have now started to be manufactured without the CDC compatibility  Sick

If I may; here is someone with a T5 having exactly the same issue.  Seems I will just have to get a not so new one  :sick:

vwt4forum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=232220

Title: Re: RCD310 - CD CHANGER - No longer on pin-outs? Stopped Support?
Post by: Shanny on September 18, 2013, 01:33:06 am

I've just purchased mine as well and didn't realise that cd changer is not compatible.
Mine doesn't even play MP3 CDs. And normal CDs don't even show track names.
What a waste of money.