Searching For A Desired Song; Quick Search - Alpine CDA-9883R Owner's Manual

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To pause playback, press
/ /ENT
Pressing again will resume playback.
• A song playing on the iPod while it is connected to this unit will
continue to play from where it was paused after disconnection.

Searching for a desired Song

An 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/Podcsat/Genre/Composer 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*
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.
1
Press /ESC to activate the search selection mode.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the Artist search
mode, and then press
PLAYLIST ARTIST ALBUM
GENRE COMPOSER
3
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired
Artist, and then press
4
Turn the Rotary encoder to select an album, and
then press / /ENT.
5
Turn the Rotary encoder to select a song, and then
press / /ENT.
The selected song is played back.
• After pressing and holding
in each hierarchy (except SONG hierarchy), all songs of the selected
hierarchy are played back.
• After selecting [ALL] in the search mode with "*", press and hold
/ /ENT for at least 2 seconds to play back all songs in the iPod
or selected search mode.
• While in the search mode, if you press and hold
2 seconds, or no operation is performed for 10 seconds, the search
mode is cancelled.
• In the search mode, pressing AUDIO/RTN will return to the previous
mode.
/ /ENT.
Hierarchy 3 Hierarchy 4
— —
Song —
— —
— —
— —
Album* Song
Song —
/ /ENT.
SONG PODCAST
PLAYLIST
/ /ENT.
/ /ENT for at least 2 seconds while
/ESC for at least
• The search cannot be made during M.I.X. play.
• "NO SONG" will be displayed if there is no song in the selected
playlist in the Playlist search mode.
• "NO PODCAST" will be displayed if there is no podcast data in the
iPod in the PODCAST search mode.
• If "iPod name" stored in the iPod is selected in the desired Playlist
search mode and / /ENT is pressed, you can search for all
songs in the iPod. Also, if you press and hold
2 seconds, all songs in the iPod are played back.
• Depending on the iPod, 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 24.

Quick Search

You can search a song from all songs in the iPod without selecting an
album, artist, etc.
1
Press and hold /ESC 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.
• Press and hold /ESC for at least 2 seconds in the search mode to
cancel. Or, the search mode is cancelled if no operation is performed
for 10 seconds.
• If many songs are in 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 24.
/ /ENT for at least
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