Alpine CDE 9872 Owners Manual - Page 20

Playback 1 Press SOURCE/ to switch to the iPod mode. 2 Press or to select the desired song. Return to the beginning of the current song: Press . Fast backward through current song: Press and hold . Advance to the beginning of the next song: Press . Fast forward through current song: Press and hold . 3 To pause playback, press / /ENT. Pressing / /ENT 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. • If you listen to an episode from a selected podcast, the episode can be changed by pressing 1 or 2. • An episode may have several chapters, the chapter can be changed by pressing or . 5 Turn the Rotary encoder (CDE-9874 only) or press and (CDE-9872 only) to select the desired Song, and then press / /ENT. • After pressing and holding / /ENT for at least 2 seconds while 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 /ESC for 2 seconds, or no operation is performed for 10 seconds, the search mode is canceled. • In the search mode, pressing /MUTE (CDE-9874 only) or /AUDIO (CDE-9872 only) will return to the previous mode. • Search cannot be made during M.I.X. play. • "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 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 / /ENT for at least 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 19. Searching for a desired Song An iPod 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 Playlist/ Artist/Album/Song/Podcast/Genre/Composer search mode to narrow searches based on the table below. Hierarchy 1 Playlist Artist* Album* Song Podcast Genre* Composer* Hierarchy 2 Song Album* Song - Episode Artist* Album* Hierarchy 3 - Song - - - Album* Song Hierarchy 4 - - - - - Song - 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 (CDE-9874 only) or press and (CDE-9872 only) to select the ARTIST search mode, and then press / /ENT. PLAYLIST ARTIST ALBUM SONG PODCAST GENRE COMPOSER PLAYLIST 3 Turn the Rotary encoder (CDE-9874 only) or press and (CDE-9872 only) to select the desired Artist, and then press / /ENT. 4 Turn the Rotary encoder (CDE-9874 only) or press and (CDE-9872 only) to select the desired Album, and then press / /ENT. 18-EN Quick Search (CDE-9874 only) 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 canceled if no operation is performed for 10 seconds. • If many songs are in the 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 19. • This function is inactive during repeat (RPT) playback.