Alpine 9870 Owners Manual - Page 19

Setting the AUX+ Mode AUX+ ON / AUX+ OFF (Initial setting) You can input the audio of a connected external device, (such as a portable player) to the iPod Direct connector of this unit, using an iPod Direct/RCA Interface cable. An external device and an iPod cannot be connected at the same time. AUX+ ON: AUX+ OFF: Set to ON when an external device is connected. If SOURCE/ is pressed and AUX+ is selected, the sound of the external device is input to the unit. Set to OFF when an iPod is connected. iPod® (Optional) /ESC 1 /AF 2 / /ENT SOURCE/ 45 6 18-EN AUDIO/RTN Preset buttons TITLE (1 through 6) An iPod® can be connected to this unit by using the proprietary ALPINE FULL SPEED™ Connection Cable (KCE-422i) (sold separately). When this unit is connected by using the cable, the controls on the iPod are not functional. • Set AUX+ SETUP to OFF when an iPod is connected (refer to "Setting the AUX+ Mode" on page 18). iPods usable with this unit • The unit can be used with the fourth generation and above iPod, iPod photo, iPod minis or iPod nano. iPod Shuffle cannot be used, however. • Touch wheel or scroll wheel type iPods without the dock connector cannot be connected to the unit. • The unit can be used with the following iPod versions. Correct function of earlier versions cannot be guaranteed. Fourth generation iPod: Ver. 3.1.1 Fifth generation iPod: Ver.1.1.2 iPod photo: Ver.1.2.1 iPod mini: Ver. 1.4.1 iPod nano: Ver. 1.2 • The unit cannot be used with software versions earlier than "2006-06-28". For details about "iPod Software Update", refer to the iPod Instruction Manual. 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 of the current song: Press and hold . Advance to the beginning of the next song: Press . Fast forward of the 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.