File/Folder Name Search (Concerning Mp3/Wma/Aac); Usb Memory Mode; Portable Audio Player Mode; Mp3 Changer Mode - Alpine iDA-X305S Quick Reference Manual

File/Folder Name Search
(Concerning MP3/WMA/AAC)
You can display and search for the folder and file name while listening
to the file currently being played back.

USB memory mode

1
During MP3/WMA/AAC playback, press
/ENTER to activate the search mode.
The search mode is activated, and the folder/file name is
displayed.
2
Rotate the Double Action encoder to select the
desired folder/file.
3
Press /ENTER.
If you select a file, the selected file is played back.
If you select a folder, a folder/file(s) in the folder is
displayed. Proceed to step 4.
4
Perform steps 2 and 3 repeatedly until you find the
desired file.

Portable audio player mode

If a Portable audio player is synchronized by the Windows Media Player
(Ver. 10, 11), perform the following.
1
Press /ENTER to activate the search mode.
The search mode is activated.
2
Rotate the Double Action encoder to select
"Music" or "Albums" or "Playlists", and then press
/ENTER.
If "Music" is selected, the Artist name list is displayed. Go to
step 3.
If "Albums" is selected, go to step 4-1.
If "Playlists" is selected, go to step 4-2.
3
Rotate the Double Action encoder to select the
desired artist, and then press
An album list of the selected artist is displayed. Go to step
4-1.
4
1
- Rotate the Double Action encoder to select the
desired album, and then press
The song list of the selected album is displayed.
4
2
- Rotate the Double Action encoder to select the
desired playlist, and then press
The song list of the selected playlist is displayed.
5
Rotate the Double Action encoder to select the
desired song, and then press
The selected song is played back.

MP3 Changer mode

1
During MP3 playback, press
the folder search mode.
The search mode is activated, and the folder name is
displayed.
2
Rotate the Double Action encoder to select the
desired folder, and then press
The File name of the selected folder is displayed.
3
Rotate the Double Action encoder to select the
desired file, and then press
The selected file is played back.
• If USB memory is connected, the folder/file can be searched up to the
• Press and hold
• While in the Search mode, press
• During list selection, if you press in the outer ring and rotate the
• File/Folder Name search cannot be made during M.I.X. play.
• If there is no file in the folder, nothing is displayed.
• "ROOT" is displayed for the root folder which does not have folder
• If a Portable audio player is connected, and only playlists have been
• If a portable audio player via USB Mass Storage (not synchronized

About MP3/WMA/AAC

What is MP3?
/ENTER.
What is AAC?
/ENTER.
/ENTER.
What is WMA?
/ENTER.
Method for creating MP3/WMA/AAC files
/ENTER to activate
/ENTER.
/ENTER.
eighth hierarchy. The ninth and subsequent folder/file(s) cannot be
searched and played back.
for at least 2 seconds in the search mode to cancel.
Double Action encoder to the left or right, the list screen changes
screen by screen. If you press then rotate and hold the Double Action
encoder to the left or right, the list screen continuously changes.
name.
created, only "Playlists" are displayed.
with Windows Media Player) is connected, refer to the search
operation during USB memory connection. Refer also to page 5.
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.
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.
AAC is the abbreviation for "Advanced Audio Coding," and is a
basic format of audio compression used by MPEG2 or MPEG4.
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.
Audio data is compressed by using MP3/WMA/AAC specified
software. For details on creating MP3/WMA/AAC files, refer to
the user's manual for that software.
MP3/WMA/AAC file extensions that can be played back on the
unit are as follows:
MP3: "mp3"
WMA: "wma" (ver. 7.1, 8, 9, 9.1, 9.2 supported)
AAC: "m4a"
WMA is not supported for the following files, Windows Media
Audio Professional, Windows Media Audio 9 Voice or Windows
Media Audio 9 Pro Lossless.
Depending on the software that is used to create AAC, the file
format may differ from the extension.
Unit playback of AAC files encoded by version 7.7 iTunes is
supported.
to switch to the previous mode.
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