File/Folder Name Search (Concerning Mp3/Wma/Aac); Quick Search; About Mp3/Wma/Aac - Alpine CDE-9881 Owner's Manual

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
activate the search mode.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select Folder Name
Search mode or File Name Search mode, and then
press / /ENT.
Folder Name Search mode
3
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired
folder.
4
Press and hold /
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 canceled if no operation is performed
for 10 seconds.
• To search for files in the Folder Name Search mode, press
/ /ENT. Files in the folder may be searched.
• Press RTN to exit Folder Name Search mode in step 3 in order to
select File Name Search mode.
• The root folder is displayed as "
• Folder Name Search cannot be made during M.I.X. play.
File Name Search mode
3
Press or to select another Folder.
4
Select the desired file by turning the Rotary
encoder.
5
Press / /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 canceled if no operation is performed
for 10 seconds.
• Press RTN in the search mode to return to the previous mode.
• File Name Search cannot be made during M.I.X. play.

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.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select a desired track
(file).
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 canceled if no operation is performed
for 10 seconds.
10
-EN
/ESC to
/ENT for at least 2 seconds to
".

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 realizes 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. 7.1 , 8 and 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 version 6.0 or earlier is
supported.