How-to: Play VIDEO / MOVIES on your Maverick Radio Display Screen using FORScan!

[EONR24]

The FIRST thing you will need is a usb drive. I am using a Samsung 256GB USB C flash drive formatted to EXFAT using Mac Disk Utility Master Boot Record.
The drive must be formatted to EXFAT or FAT32. This can be done on any computer.

Next, using your computer, load your movies onto the drive. I have found that videos formatted to .MP4 work best. I found .MOV files will NOT work.

Before you plug in the USB drive to your Maverick, you must make a FORSCAN change so your videos can be played while PARKED and DRIVING. I tested the USB drive in the Maverick without making the FORSCAN change and it would not read/play the videos, so the FORSCAN change is required.

For XL, and XLT Mavericks make this change below.

ACM (EZ MODE)
Change "Video Playback" to "Enabled without restrictions"

The factory setting for "Video Playback" is "disabled"

If you have a Lariat Maverick, This has not been figured out yet..


You can now plug in your USB drive to your Maverick and start watching Videos or Movies! Here are some pictures below! EDIT: If you get an ERROR that NO MEDIA is found. Do a factory reset of the radio by going to general - reset - factory reset and this will fix the issue!. If you want to change to different video file choose Browse - then select the file

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[EONR24]

I think this a pretty cool feature to unlock, especially for playing videos and movies on roadtrips for passengers to watch!

 

[tedsbruh]

Talk about perfect timing! I was considering buying a tablet for this exact purpose. Will try this out and see how I like it. Thanks

 

[Mels_Maverick]

Love this!!

 

[tedsbruh]

Amazing

 

[EONR24]

Amazing

AWESOME!

 

[Mavtremor24]

Odoil rules!!!! Lmao

 

[jerrisn]

Wonder how long before someone will complain about how unsafe this is, just like another thread...

I need to give this a shot though. This would be good for sitting and waiting in the vehicle. Great find!

 

[johnny99]

Wonder how long before someone will complain about how unsafe this is

I think technology is great and enriches and extends our lives. It has paid my bills for decades, and is providing me a comfortable life.

However, just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

 

[EONR24]

I think technology is great and enriches and extends our lives. It has paid my bills for decades, and is providing me a comfortable life.

However, just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

I do not think a Driver should be watching videos while driving!

Someone could easily prop their phone up and watch videos while driving and be a distracted driver without doing this modification at all. Either way, the driver should be focusing on the road while driving. Many other auto manufactures such as Tesla, have advertised features like watching videos and playing games through the center screen in Teslas. This doesn't mean you should do it while driving...

If you want to, you can enable this to only work when parked or have it automatically disable above a certain speed. You can do this by choosing one of the settings pictured below.

Also, in reverse, the rear view camera displays over the video so no problems there.

 

[BAScott62]

I threw 3 movies on a drive. When I plugged it in, after indexing it the truck played the first one I put on. Going into the directory, it was the only one that was showing.

Before I dig further into the files, has anyone been able to have multiple on a drive?

 

[EONR24]

I threw 3 movies on a drive. When I plugged it in, after indexing it the truck played the first one I put on. Going into the directory, it was the only one that was showing.

Before I dig further into the files, has anyone been able to have multiple on a drive?

I have 3 different MP4 files on it right now and they all work. I have to click on the screen and click browse to change to a different video file.

 

[EONR24]

I threw 3 movies on a drive. When I plugged it in, after indexing it the truck played the first one I put on. Going into the directory, it was the only one that was showing.

Before I dig further into the files, has anyone been able to have multiple on a drive?

Also make sure not to use folders on the USB drive

 

[BAScott62]

I have 3 different MP4 files on it right now and they all work. I have to click on the screen and click browse to change to a different video file.

Thanks for checking. I put each one into their own directory and it worked fine.

Knowing how quirky the infotainment system is, unplugging and plugging it back in might have worked just as well.

Also make sure not to use folders on the USB drive

Well now I'm confused again

 

[EONR24]

Thanks for checking. I put each one into their own directory and it worked fine.

Knowing how quirky the infotainment system is, unplugging and plugging it back in might have worked just as well.



Well now I'm confused again

If it's working fine with folders then let it be! lol. I just have seen on other vehicles folders can confuse the reading of the files sometimes! but hey if it works it works!

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