Alpine CDE-153BT Owners Manual - Page 34

Pandora® internet radio (Optional) /SOURCE Rotary encoder /ENTER  3 / II 4 Preset buttons (1 through 6) Pandora® internet radio is your own FREE personalized radio now available to stream music on your Smartphone (which runs Android OS or iOS). Just start with the name of one of your favorite artists, songs or classical composers and Pandora® will create a "station" that plays their music and more music like it. The unit enables you to interact with your Pandora® account by connecting a Smartphone that has the latest version of the Pandora® application installed. Notes • Some Pandora® application functions are not available when using this unit. • Pandora® is also controllable from an iPod touch with Wi-Fi connection. • Pandora® is available on iOS and Android OS with this unit. • Before this operation, set ALPINE APP to USB or BT depending on the connected Smartphone. For details, refer to "Application Setting (APP)" on page 23. Listening to Pandora® 1 Connect a Smartphone with the latest version of Pandora® installed. 2 Press VSOURCE to switch to the PANDORA mode. 3 To pause playback, press . Pressing  again will resume playback. 4 To skip to the next song, press . Notes • The operation to replay a previous song is not available. • Pandora® limits the number of skips allowed on their service. If you attempt to skip songs beyond the limit, "SKIP LIMIT" is displayed. • The unit remembers the source just before turning off the power. If Pandora® is the last SOURCE to be played, it will appear as the SOURCE the next time the unit is power up even if the app is not launched on your iPhone. • Pandora® audio could drop out in areas with poor phone coverage. • The display content varies when ads are received. • The playback time may not be correctly displayed. "Thumbs" Feedback You can personalize your stations with "THUMBS UP" or "THUMBS DOWN" feedback, which the system takes into account for future music selections. During playback, press u or d for thumbs up or thumbs down. u: "THUMBS UP" displays. Pandora® will add similar music to your station. d: "THUMBS DN" displays. Pandora® will ban that song from your station, and the current song is skipped. If the number of skips allowed has reached its limit, the current song continues to play back. Note • In some situations, "THUMBS" feedback may not be available. Searching for a Desired Station You can display your station list and select stations directly from this unit. Alphabet Search: 1 Press ENTER to activate the Search mode. 2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select "A-Z", and then press ENTER. The "A-Z" search mode is activated and the station names are listed alphabetically. 3 Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired station, and then press ENTER. Pandora® will play that station. Search by Date Added: 1 Press ENTER to activate the Search mode. 2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select "BY DATE", and then press ENTER. The "By Date" search mode is activated and the station names are listed by the date they were added to the account. 3 Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired station, and then press ENTER. Pandora® will play that station. Notes • Shared stations are marked with "*" in the station list. • If any one of the preset buttons (1 through 6) is pressed in the search mode, a search can be made quickly by skipping the specified number of channels. For details, refer to "Direct Search Function" on page 32. 34-EN