The manual states:
"The audio system reads and plays

the audio files on the USB flash
memory device in MP3, WMA or
AAC*

audio unit"

My question is How do I make AAC files appear to have come from iTunes? I use FormatFactory. http://www.formatoz.com/ which rocks completely.

Any takers on this one.

If your wondering why I want AAC files instead of MP3, read this Advanced Audio Coding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

AAC is smaller with better fidelity.

 

Have you actually tried your AAC files? Perhaps the manual is incorrect, wouldn't be the first time .

 

Lemme check that our. I thought I had copied some Journey AAC files, but who knows. I'm going to try it out now.

 

Nope. It says "No Song"

Hmm. I think I need to add DRM info to the files.

 

Is there DRM on the files? If so, remove it because the only way DRM works on the Fit's stereo is if it is played from an iPod.

 

Well, actually I think it has to do with the file NOT having DRM. Weird. For now I'm just going to convert my FLAC files to MP3, 320Kb/s. I suppose that will have to do. hehe AAC is supposed to be smaller and better sounding though. I need to tak a laptop to my car to see what will work. Better than walking back and forth from house to computer.

 

I highly doubt the radio could tell the difference between you and joe schmoe (DRM) therefore I would say that the files have to be DRM free. Anything purchased from iTunes has DRM and will not work on anything but a registered computer and an ipod. Itunes always asks for a username and password when trying to play DRM files on a new device. You can use the AAC files just strip the DRM and they will work. It is definately doable. Hope this helps!

EDIT: I meant to say that DRM free AAC files are probably doable, stripping DRM is definately doable on certain files and I cannot guarantee that AAC will work on your radio

 

There's a pretty high noise floor in a car when it's underway, are you sure you need this much fidelity?

 

I copied few gigs of AAC files from my iTune library onto a USB flash drive and they played fine in the Fit. If you are using a Mac, make sure the flash drive is formated in FAT32. Otherwise it's unreadable.