Alpine CDE-124SXM Owner's Manual (english) - Page 24

This unit has a BANK function that automatically divides every 1,000 songs stored in Flash Memory/Portable audio player into individual banks to make searching and playing back a song easier. A maximum of 1,000 songs for one bank can be stored according to the order stored in Flash Memory/Portable audio player. A maximum of 20 banks (20,000 songs) can be recognized. Bank No. Bank1 Bank2  Bank20 Song number 1~1,000 1,001~2,000  19,001~20,000 Playback The following table shows which file can be played on which models. MP3 WMA AAC CDE-124SXM/ CDE-122  CDE-123    1 Press SOURCE to select the USB mode. For CDE-123, depending on which USB Connector you used, press BAND/F/R to switch USB source between FRONT and REAR. 2 Press  or  to select the desired track (file). Pressing and holding  or  will fast backward/fast forward track continuously. Note • Depending on the connected portable audio player, fast-forwarding/ fast-reversing may not be available. 3 To pause playback, press . Pressing  again will resume playback. Notes • WMA format files that are protected by DRM (Digital Rights Management), AAC format files that have been purchased from the iTunes Store and files that are copy-protected (copyright protection) cannot be played back on this unit. • The playback time may not be correctly displayed when a VBR (Variable Bit Rate) recorded file is played back. • If there is tag information, artist name/album name/track name is displayed. • If an MP3/WMA/AAC file contains ID3 tag/WMA tag information, the ID3 tag/WMA tag information is displayed (e.g., song name, artist name, and album name). All other tag data is ignored. • "NO SUPPORT" is displayed when text information is not compatible with this unit. • Before disconnecting Flash Memory, be sure to change to another source or set to pause. • Press VIEW to switch the display. For details, refer to "Displaying the Text" on page 17. Searching for a desired Song You can select to search a song by Tag information or Explorer (FILE NAME) mode. Before you search a song, select your desired search mode in "Setting the USB Search Mode" (refer to "Setting the USB Search Mode" on page 22). Searching by Tag information Before performing the following procedures, make sure TAG is selected in "Setting the USB Search Mode" (refer to "Setting the USB Search Mode" on page 22). A Flash Memory Device or Portable audio player can contain hundreds of songs. By using file tag information and keeping these songs organized in playlists, this unit's search functions will ease song searches. Each music category has its own individual hierarchy. Use the Bank*1/ Playlists*2/Artists/Albums/Songs/Genres/Composers/Folders/Files search mode to narrow searches based on the table below. Hierarchy 1 Bank*1 Bank*1 Bank*1 Bank*1 Bank*1 Bank*1 Bank*1 Bank*1 Hierarchy 2 Playlist*2 Artist* Album* Song Genre* Composer* Folder File Hierarchy 3 Song Album* Song - Artist* Album* File - Hierarchy 4 - Song - - Album* Song - - Hierarchy 5 - - - - Song - - - *1 A maximum of 1,000 songs for one bank can be stored according to the order stored in Flash Memory/Portable audio player. However, song stored order in bank may differ from the song order in the Flash Memory device/Portable audio player in some case. *2 Playlist search is not available when a Portable audio player is connected. For example: Searching by Artist name The following example explains how an Artists search is performed. Another search mode can be used for the same operation, although the hierarchy differs. Searching by artist name 1 Press ENTER to activate the search selection mode. 2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select a desired Bank, and then press ENTER. "BANKING" may be displayed for a few seconds. 3 Turn the Rotary encoder to select the Artist search mode, and then press ENTER. PLAYLIST  ARTIST  ALBUM  SONG  GENRE  COMPOSER  FOLDER  FILE  PLAYLIST 4 Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Artist, and then press ENTER. 5 Turn the Rotary encoder to select an album, and then press ENTER. 6 Turn the Rotary encoder to select a song and press ENTER. The selected song is played back. 24-EN