Direct Search Function; Select Playlist/Artist/Album/Genre/Composer/Episode; Alphabet Search Function; Search Position Memory - Alpine CDE-W265BT Owner's Manual

• After pressing and holding ENTER for at least 2 seconds while in
each hierarchy (except SONG, AUDIOBOOK and GENIUS MIX List
hierarchy), all songs of the selected hierarchy are played back.
• Playback [ALL] is only applicable for those categories marked with"
press and hold ENTER for at least 2 seconds to play back all songs
in the iPod/iPhone or selected search mode.
• If no operation is performed for 60 seconds, the search mode is canceled.
• In the search mode, pressing t will return to the previous mode.
• When search is made during M.I.X. play, the M.I.X. play mode will be
canceled.
• When search is made during song downloading on iPhone,
"UPDATING" will be displayed for a few second and the search mode
will be canceled.
• "NO SONG" will be displayed if there are no songs in the selected
playlist in the PLAYLIST search mode.
• "NO PODCAST" will be displayed if there is no podcast data in the
iPod/iPhone in the PODCAST search mode.
• "NO AUDIOBOOK" will be displayed if there is no audiobook data in
the iPod/iPhone in AUDIOBOOK search mode.
• "NO GENIUS" will be displayed if there is no genius mix list data in the
GENIUS MIX search mode.
• If "iPod name" stored in the iPod/iPhone is selected in the Playlist
search mode, and ENTER is pressed, you can search for all songs in
the iPod/iPhone. Also, if you press and hold ENTER for at least 2
seconds, all songs in the iPod/iPhone are played back.
• Depending on the iPod/iPhone, podcast search is not supported.
• Press any of the preset buttons (1 through 6) during a search to skip
over a calculated percentage of songs. For details, refer to "Direct Search
Function" on page 40.
• During search mode, a search can be made quickly by Alphabet search
function to find the desired artist or song, etc. For details, refer to
"Alphabet Search Function" on page 40.

Direct Search Function

The unit's direct search function can be used to search for an album,
song, etc., more efficiently. In PLAYLIST/ARTIST/ALBUM/SONG/
PODCAST/GENRE/COMPOSER/AUDIOBOOK mode, you can
quickly target any song.
In the search mode, press any one of the preset buttons (1
through 6) to quickly skip over a designated percent of
your song content.
Song search example:
If there are 100 songs in your iPod/iPhone, they are divided into 6
groups using percentages (shown below). These groups are
assigned to the preset buttons (1 through 6).
Example 1:
Suppose the song you are searching for is located at around the
middle (50%) of your library: press button 4 to jump to the 50th
song and turn the Rotary encoder to find the desired song.
Example 2:
Suppose the song you are searching for is located near the end
(83%) of your library: press button 6 to jump to the 83rd song
and turn the Rotary encoder to find the desired song.
0% 17%
Preset
1 2
buttons
1st 17th
Songs
song song
Notes
• This function is inactive during Alphabet Search mode.
• This function is also applicable to CD/MP3/WMA search.
40
-EN
All 100 songs (100%)
33% 50% 67%
3 4 5
33rd 50th 67th
song song song
Select Playlist/Artist/Album/Genre/
Composer/Episode
*
",
Playlist/Artist/Album/Genre/Composer/Episode can be easily changed.
For example, if you listen to a song from a selected album, the album can
be changed.
Press  or  to select the desired Playlist/Artist/Album/
Genre/Composer/Episode.
Notes
• If the song search mode was used to select a song, this function is
inactive.
• If an album is selected during an artist search, other albums by that
artist are searchable.
• This function is inactive during shuffle (M.I.X.) playback.

Alphabet Search Function

Quickly find an artist, album, etc. by the first letter in its title or name.
1
During search mode, press BAND/ABC SEARCH to activate
Alphabet Search function.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired initial letter
(e.g. select "M"), and then press ENTER.
A list which begins with the selected initial letter is searched.
3
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired item (which
begins with initial letter "M"), and then press ENTER.
The item is selected.
Notes
• The Alphabet Search Function is only applicable to English alphabetic
characters.
• While in Alphabet search mode, pressing t will return to the previous
mode.
• If the PLAYLIST search mode is used to search for a song, the Alphabet
search function is inactive in the song search hierarchy.
• This function is unavailable when GENIUS MIX is selected.

Search Position Memory

During iPod/iPhone playback, you can quickly return to the
last-selected hierarchy level in the search mode.
Press t.
The hierarchy you selected last in the search mode is displayed.
Note
• This function is unavailable when iPod MODE is selected in "Setting
the iPod Control" (refer to "Setting the iPod Control" on page 39).
83%
6
83rd
song