Searching For Cd Text; File/Folder Name Search (Concerning Mp3/Wma/Aac); Quick Search; About Mp3/Wma/Aac - Alpine CDE-121E Owner's Manual

MP3/WMA/AAC mode :
: Only files in a folder are played back in
random sequence.
: The files are played back in random sequence.
* In the USB mode, all files stored in the USB memory are played back
* in random sequence, and the "" indicator lights up.

Searching for CD Text

On discs utilizing CD Text, songs can be searched and played by using
their recorded titles. For discs without CD Text, searches are made
using the track numbers associated with each song.
1
Press /ESC during play.
This will set the search mode, and the "" indicator lights
up.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired
track, and then press the Rotary encoder or
j/r/ENT.
This will play the selected track.
• Press and hold /ESC for at least 2 seconds in the search mode to
cancel. Or, the search mode is cancelled if no operation is performed
for 10 seconds.
• When CD Text Search is made during M.I.X. play, the M.I.X. play
mode will be cancelled.
File/Folder Name Search
(concerning MP3/WMA/AAC)
Folder and file names may be searched and displayed during playback.
1
During MP3/WMA/AAC playback, press /ESC to
activate the search mode.
The "" indicator lights up.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select Folder Name
Search mode or File Name Search mode, and then
press the Rotary encoder or j/r/ENT.
Folder Name Search mode
3
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired
folder.
4
Press and hold the Rotary encoder or j/r/ENT for
at least 2 seconds to play back the first file in the
selected folder.
• Press and hold /ESC for at least 2 seconds in the search mode to
cancel. Or, the search mode is cancelled if no operation is performed
for 10 seconds.
• To search for files in the Folder Name Search mode, press the
Rotary encoder or j/r/ENT. Files in the folder may be searched.
• Press /MUTE to exit Folder Name Search mode in step 3 in order
to select File Name Search mode.
•
The root folder is displayed as "ROOT".
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• When Folder Name Search is made during M.I.X. play, the M.I.X.
play mode will be cancelled.
File Name Search mode
3
Press 1 or 2 to select another Folder.
4
Select the desired file by turning the Rotary
encoder.
5
Press the Rotary encoder or j/r/ENT to
play back the selected file.
• Press and hold /ESC for at least 2 seconds in the search mode to
cancel. Or, the search mode is cancelled if no operation is performed
for 10 seconds.
•
Press /MUTE in the search mode to return to the previous mode.
•
When File Name Search is made during M.I.X. play, the M.I.X. play
mode will be cancelled.

Quick Search

You can search for tracks (files).
1
Press and hold /ESC for at least 2 seconds in the
CD/MP3/WMA/AAC mode to activate Quick Search
mode.
The "" indicator lights up.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select a desired track
(file), and then press the Rotary encoder or
j/r/ENT.
The selected track is played back immediately.
• Press and hold /ESC for at least 2 seconds in the search mode to
cancel. Or, the search mode is cancelled if no operation is performed
for 10 seconds.

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.