Searching For A Desired Song; Searching By Artist Name; Direct Search Function; Selecting Playlist/Artist/Album/Genre/Composer/Podcast - Alpine IVA-D105R Owner's Manual

Searching for a desired Song

An iPod can contain hundreds of songs. By keeping these songs
organized in playlists, the IVA-D105R can use these to ease song
searches.
Using the search mode's individual hierarchy, you can narrow down
your search as shown in the table below.
Hierarchy 1 Hierarchy 2
Playlist Song
Artist* Album*
Album* Song
Song —
Genre* Artist*
Composer* Album*
Podcast Episode
For example: Searching by Artist name
The following example explains how an ARTIST search is performed.
Another search mode can be used for the same operation, although the
hierarchy differs.

Searching by artist name

1
Touch [ ].
The search mode is activated, and the search list screen
appears.
2
Touch [ ] of ARTISTS.
The ARTIST search screen is displayed.
3
Select the desired artist.
To play back the artist directly
1 Touch [ ] next to the artist's name.
All songs of the selected artist are played back.
To search for the album of an artist
1 Touch [ ] of the selected artist.
The ALBUM search screen of the selected artist is
displayed.
2 Touch [ ] next to the desired album's name.
All songs of the selected album are played back.
To search for a song in the album of an artist
1 Touch [ ] of the desired album in "To search for the
album of an artist" in step 2.
The SONG search screen of the selected album is
displayed.
2 Touch [ ] next to the desired song's name.
The selected song is played back.
• Touching [ ] of ALL will play back all songs in the list when you are
in a hierarchy with an asterisk* (see table above).
• Touching [ ] of ALL will display the search list in the next
hierarchy.
• In search mode, you can jump to an assigned position by touching the
direct search bar for quick search. For details, refer to "Direct
Search Function" (page 54).
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Hierarchy 3 Hierarchy 4
— —
Song —
— —
— —
Album* Song
Song —
— —

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/
GENRE/COMPOSER/PODCAST mode, you can quickly target any
song.
Example of ALBUM search screen
Direct search bar
Active point: The present selection position is displayed.
Returns to the previous screen.
Touching [ ] or [ ] will move the active point by 1/6
each. Touching and holding [ ] or [ ] will move the
active point continuously.
1
In search mode, touch anywhere on the Direct
search bar to step through items, or slide left or right
to continuously scroll through items. The search list
display also changes according to the selected song
position.
<SONG search example>
If there are 100 songs in your iPod, all the songs are shown on
the direct search bar.
Suppose the song you are searching for is located at around the
50th song of your library: touch around the middle (50%) of the
direct search bar to jump to the song you desire.
Selecting Playlist/Artist/Album/Genre/
Composer/Podcast
Playlist/Artist/Album/Genre/Composer/Podcast can be easily changed.
For example, if you listen to a song from a selected album, the album
can be changed.
1
Touch [ ] or [ ] to select the desired Playlist/
Artist/Album/Genre/Composer/Podcast.
• If search selection mode is not activated, a SONG search is not
possible.
• During shuffle (M.I.X.) playback, this operation is not possible.
• If Playlist/Artist/Album/Genre/Composer are not searched, this
operation is not possible.