Searching For A Desired Song; Direct Search Function - Alpine CDE-183BT Owner's Manual

• An episode may have several chapters. The chapter can be changed by
pressing  or .

Searching for a desired Song

An iPod/iPhone can contain hundreds of songs. Use one of the search
modes listed below, that you deem most effective in finding a desired
song.
Each music category has its own individual hierarchy. Use the Playlist/
Artist/Album/Song/Podcast/Genre/Composer/Audiobook/Genius Mix
List 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 —
Genius Mix List —
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 ENTER to activate the search selection mode.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the ARTIST search
mode, and then press ENTER.
*1
 PLAYLIST  ARTIST  ALBUM  SONG 
SHUFFLEALL
PODCAST  GENRE  COMPOSER  AUDIOBOOK 
*2/*3
 SHUFFLEALL
GENIUS MIX
Refer to "Random Play Shuffle (M.I.X.)" on page 34.
Depending on the connected iPod/iPhone, Genius Mix function
may not be supported.
When an iPod/iPhone with Genius Mix List created by iTunes is
connected to this unit, GENIUS MIX search mode can be used
to search a Genius Mix List.
Note
• The display of search mode list varies depending on the setting of iPod
LIST. For details, refer to "iPod/iPhone Search Mode Setting" on
page 24.
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.
5
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Song, and
then press ENTER.
Notes
• This function is unavailable when iPod MODE is selected in "Setting
the iPod Control" (refer to "Setting the iPod Control" on page 32). And
"iPod CONT" will be displayed.
• After pressing and holding ENTER for at least 2 seconds while in
each hierarchy (except SONG, AUDIOBOOK and GENIUS MIX List
hierarchy), all songs of the selected hierarchy are played back.
• Playback [ALL] is only applicable for those categories marked with" ",
press and hold ENTER for at least 2 seconds to play back all songs
in the iPod/iPhone or selected search mode.
Hierarchy 3 Hierarchy 4
— —
Song —
— —
— —
— —
*
Album Song
Song —
— —
— —
• If no operation is performed for 60 seconds, the search mode is
cancelled.
• In the search mode, pressing t will return to the previous mode.
• When search is made during M.I.X. play, the M.I.X. play mode will be
cancelled.
• When search is made during song downloading on iPhone,
"UPDATING" will be displayed for a few second and the search mode
will be cancelled.
• "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.
• "NOAUDIOBOK" 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 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.
• Press any of the preset buttons (1 through 6) during a search to skip
over a calculated percentage of songs. For details, refer to "Direct Search
Function" on page 33.
• 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 34.

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
33
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