I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A WH180 WHARFEDALE CAR RADIO.

EVERTYHTING ELSE ON IT WORKS FINE IE BLUETOOTH PHONE COPNNECTION , BT CONNECT ENABLING BLUETOOTH MP 3 SONGS OFF PHONE .

The problem I have is with the USB port , I cannot connect anything to it comes up error all the time Have tried the following :

A usb mp3 player - Unit has recognised it occasionally for a few seconds then cuts out - very limited times it has actually connected , most times staright to error

A usb flash drive with mp 3 songs on it - No recognition at all

A MP3 PLAYER CONNECTED VIA A SEPERATE USB LEAD

ALL THE SAME ERROR

Have taken head unit back to ARGOS AND SWAPPED AND EXAcTLY THE SAME PROBLEM

HAVE NOT TRIED THE SD/MMC OPTION YET - HAS ANYONE ?

Anybody avtually got any make model of usb MP3 PLAYER TO WORK WITH THE PORT?

big jerome, September 2008

i had the same problem with ipod. however it works fine with a cheap £10 mp3 USB player so this has become the car player. connecting my iphone over bluetooth works well.

sam, January 2011

i had my micro sd 2gb card in in, now ive put my 16gb sd card in it, no luck, have reformated it twice to fat32 but still says SDC ERROR... this is gutting! ay ideas?

eddie, November 2010

the head unit will work with a memory stick that has an M2 memory card in it. this is what i use and it has never failed..

duane, October 2010

i just bought same set from emay and no manual got all working but not radio , how do i fit aerial ??????

VOLVOLPG, September 2010

I'd appreciate a users manual for this head unit if any one would like to email me a copy as i've just bought a car with one in many thanks Glenn. gr.russellatlive.co.uk

Glenn Russell, August 2010

Can any one let me have a copy of a user manual for the Wharfdale wh 180. I have recently bought one second hand but no user manual

David, March 2010

prob find that any card over 2gb will be sdhc which will NOT work. same problem with blaupunkt models also make sure formatted in fat 16/32

EvilOhmer, December 2009

you must format sd cards to fat format before the stereo will recognise them. i use a micro sd card 8gb with the adapter and the stereo reads it fine, a cheap usb adapter from my local pound shop also works with an sd card in it. fantastic stereo!!

Glynn Fores, November 2009

Hi there does any one have a copy of the manual that they could email me, i bought one of these from ebay but i never got the manual.

Thanxs in advance

Anth, August 2009

The micro sd cards dont work with the adaptor...but the standard one piece sd cards do...i have a 2gb card and works fine.

andy, July 2009

I recently got one of these. I purchased a SD card, inserted it, only for the radio to say sd error. Any suggestions??

Jonno, May 2009

i can get the usb sticks to work but when i try to use my sony walkman it comes up usb error. I cant understand why? can any one else help?

shell, April 2009

Hi, I have one of these in my car & it was already in it when I got the car. I had probs with a usb stick until I formatted it in the laptop as FAT, then put the music on & it worked fine ( don't know if it's the solution or just luck but it did work)
My issue now is the person who installed it wired it up wrong without the sockets & I've rear spkrs on front & vice versa. Does anyone have any kind of wiring diagram as I intend to re-wire it & use the pre out into an amp for some subage, vibrate the car a bit lol

hamstereater, April 2009

I get the same usb error. Not sure why.

Does the stereo take SDHC cards or just normal SD? What's the maximum card someone has mangaged to getto play?

Thanks

Simon, March 2009

my wifes wh 180 will play through the usb socket when an mp3 usb player is inserted but will not play a usb stick

stan, March 2009

Hi. Duncha we have the same problem with the machine i purchased for my wifes birthday if you let me have your email i will email you a copy of the manual. stanmonk@hotmail.com

stan, March 2009

Whats the biggest SD Card anyone as tried in this Stereo?

Im looking at getting a 8GB one so not sure if it will work?

theroughguide, February 2009

Same here, but the rest is awesome, who wants anugly lead sticking out the front anyway?

satisfied, January 2009

i bought one of these yesterday and must say im most impressed

teddy, January 2009

mine dont work to!!! usb error grrrrrrrrrr. try mp3 and mp4!!!

kev, December 2008

I just bought this unit yesterday and fitted it myself. Haven't tried the USB yet BUT SD cards work like a dream along with the bluetooth etc. I have a 2GB card loaded and it picked up all the folders and songs straightaway. The sound quality is awesome. Why bother with a USB stick that sticks out of the stereo when a big SD card which fits behind the fascia does the same job much more aesthetically. The stereo is an absolute steal for the price, don't know how Argos do it for 50 quid!!

HCC, September 2008

Hi this is the solution to the issue with the USB Error.

I recently bought one of these head units and found that when I inserted a USB it comes up with a 'USB Error'. Well I searched on Google and found others with the problem but no solutions. So I played around and here is the solution that worked for me.

Try lots of different USB Drives. Mine started to work with the forth one I tried. The size doesn't seem to be the issue as I tried a variety of sizes both small and large. But the one that works is a old one I have had lying about for ages (512mb) so it maybe USB 1 it may not be but that is my best guess.

I have been using the USB almost exclusively now without any problems.

I have yet to try the SD MMC Card so I can't comment on how that works.

Hope this helps somebody out because this seems to be so far a great little stereo, if you can find a USB drive that will work with it.

If anybody still has the User Manual for this I would appreciate it.

Best regards

dunncha.

dunncha, September 2008