Alpine CDE-100 Owner's Manual page 5

M.I.X. (Random Play)
Press 4(M.I.X.) in the play or pause mode.
The "GO M.I.X." indicator lights up, and the tracks (files) on the
disc will be played back in random sequence.
Press 4(M.I.X.) again to cancel.
Folder M.I.X. (Random Play) (MP3/
WMA/AAC)
Press and hold 4(M.I.X.) for at least 2 seconds.
The
"Co
FOLDER" and "GO M.I.X." indicators appear in the
display, and all files in the current folder are played back in random
sequence.
Press and hold 4(M.I.X.) again to cancel.
Scanning Programs
Press 5(SCAN) to activate the scan mode.
The first 10 seconds of each track (file) will be played back in
succession.
Press 5(SCAN) again to cancel.
Folder Scanning Programs (MP3/WMA/
AAC)
Press and hold 5(SCAN) for at least 2 seconds.
From the next folder, the first 10 seconds of the first file in each
folder is played back in sequence.
Press and hold 5(SCAN) again to cancel.
About MP3/WMA/AAC
CAUTION
Except for private use, duplicating audio data (including
MP3/WMA/AAC data) or distributing, transferring, or copying it,
whether for free or for a fee, without permission of the copyright
holder is strictly prohibited by the Copyright Act and by
international treaty.
What is MP3?
MP3, whose official name is "MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3," is a
compression standard prescribed by the ISO, the International
Standardization Organization and MPEG which is a joint activity
institution of the IEC.
MP3 files contain compressed audio data. MP3 encoding is
capable of compressing audio data at extremely high ratios,
reducing the size of music files to as much as one-tenth their
original size. This is achieved while still maintaining near CD quality.
The MP3 format realises such high compression ratios by
eliminating the sounds that are either inaudible to the human ear or
masked by other sounds.
What is WMA?
WMA, or "Windows Media™ Audio," is compressed audio data.
WMA is similar to MP3 audio data and can achieve CD quality
sound with small file sizes.
What is AAC?
AAC is the abbreviation for "Advanced Audio Coding," and is a
basic format of audio compression used by MPEG2 or MPEG4.
Method for creating MP3/WMA/AAC files
Audio data is compressed using software with MP3/WMA/AAC
codecs. For details on creating MP3/WMA/AAC files, refer to the
user's manual for that software.
MP3/WMA/AAC files that are playable on this device have the file
extensions "mp3" / "wma" / "m4a." Files with no extension cannot
be played back (WMA ver. 7-9 are supported). Protected files are
not supported, neither are raw AAC files (using the ".aac"
extension).
There are many different versions of the AAC format. Confirm that
the software being used conforms to the acceptable formats listed
above. It's possible that the format may be unplayable even though
the extension is valid.
Playback of AAC files encoded by iTunes is supported.