Direct Search Function; Select Playlist/Artist/Album/Genre/Composer/Episode; Alphabet Search Function; Search Position Memory - Alpine CDE-147BT Manual

• 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 desired
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.
• 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 39.
• 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 39.

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.
All 100 songs (100%)
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/AAC search.
33% 50% 67% 83%
3 4 5 6
33rd 50th 67th 83rd
song 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 38).
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