Playback; Searching For A Desired Song; Searching By Artist Name; Quick Search - Alpine CDA-117 Owner's Manual

Playback

1
Press SOURCE to switch to the USB iPod mode.
2
Press  or  to select the desired song.
Pressing and holding  or  will fast backward/fast
forward the current song.
3
To pause playback, press .
Pressing  again will resume playback.
Notes
• A song playing on the iPhone/iPod while it is connected to this unit will
continue to play from where it was paused after disconnection.
• If you listen to an episode from a selected podcast or audiobook, the
episode can be changed by pressing  or .
• An episode may have several chapters. The chapter can be changed by
pressing  or .
• When an iPhone 3GS or an iPod (Ver.3.x) is connected to this unit,
after changing the source or received traffic information, etc., to return
to USB iPod mode, "No USB Unit" may be displayed. In this case,
reconnect the iPhone 3GS/iPod.

Searching for a desired Song

An iPhone/iPod can contain hundreds of songs. By using file tag
information and keeping these songs organised in playlists, this unit's
search functions will ease song searches.
Each music category has its own individual hierarchy. Use the Playlist/
Artist/Album/Song/Podcast/Genre/Composer/Audiobook search mode
to narrow searches based on the table below.
Hierarchy 1 Hierarchy 2
Playlist Song
* *
Artist Album
*
Album Song
Song —
Podcast Episode
* *
Genre Artist
* *
Composer Album
Audiobook —
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
Press ENTER to activate the search selection mode.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the Artist search mode,
and then press ENTER.
Playlist  Artist  Album  Song  Podcast  Genre 
Composer  Audiobook  Playlist
3
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Artist, and
then press ENTER.
4
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Album, and
then press ENTER.
Hierarchy 3 Hierarchy 4
— —
Song —
— —
— —
— —
*
Album Song
Song —
— —
5
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Song, and
then press ENTER.
The selected song is played back.
Notes
• After pressing and holding ENTER for at least 2 seconds while in
each hierarchy (except Song and Audiobook hierarchy), all songs of the
selected hierarchy are played back.
• After selecting [ALL] in the search mode with " ", press and hold
ENTER for at least 2 seconds to play back all songs in the iPhone/
iPod or selected search mode.
• While in the search mode, if you press and hold ESC for 2 seconds,
or no operation is performed for 60 seconds, the search mode is
canceled.
• In the search mode, pressing ESC will return to the previous
mode.
• When search is made during M.I.X. play, the M.I.X. play 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 iPhone/
iPod in the Podcast search mode.
• "No Audiobook" will be displayed if there is no audiobook data in the
iPhone/iPod in the Audiobook search mode.
• If "iPod name" stored in the iPhone/iPod is selected in the desired
Playlist search mode, and ENTER is pressed, you can search for all
songs in the iPhone/iPod. Also, if you press and hold ENTER for at
least 2 seconds, all songs in the iPhone/iPod are played back.
• Depending on the iPhone/iPod, podcast search is not supported.
• If Alphabet Skip Function is activated in the search mode, a search can
be made quickly by Alphabet skip function to find the desired artist or
song, etc. For details, refer to "Alphabet Skip Function" on page 34.
• If any one of the preset buttons (1 through 6) is pressed in the
search mode, a search can be made quickly by skipping to the specified
location. For details, refer to "Direct Search Function" on page 34.

Quick Search

You can search a song from all songs in the iPhone/iPod without
selecting an album, artist, etc.
1
Press and hold ENTER for at least 2 seconds to activate
the Quick Search mode.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select a desired song.
The selected song is played back immediately.
Notes
• Press ESC in the search mode to cancel. Or, the search mode is
canceled if no operation is performed for 10 seconds.
• If many songs are in iPhone/iPod, it takes time to search for songs.
• If any one of the preset buttons (1 through 6) is pressed in the
search mode, a search can be made quickly by skipping to the specified
location. For details, refer to "Direct Search Function" on page 34.
• This function is inactive during repeat (RPT) playback.
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