Sony NW-A3000 Operation Guide - Page 45

Searching for Artists Belonging to, Similar Genres

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Table of Contents Menu Index 45 Using the Artist Link Feature Searching for Artists Belonging to Similar Genres (Artist Link) With the currently playing track as a starting point, you can find other artists and tracks in similar musical genres. In the artist list, preview clips of tracks by the artists are played (Preview Play) as you move the cursor up and down the list, enabling you to hear samples of their music as you search.  Play a track by the artist you want to use as the starting point for the search (key artist).  Press LINK. The search begins. When the searching finishes, a list of artists appears.  Press / to select an artist, and then press . A list of the tracks by the selected artist appears. If you leave the name of any artist selected without pressing , preview selections of tracks by the artist are played. If you select "All Related Songs," preview selections of all tracks of all artists on the artist list are played. Press  to display the Now Playing screen of the track. Selecting "Increase search range" repeats the search using less strict relationships to the genre, so more artists can be found.  Press to select a track, and then press . Playback of the selected track starts and continues through the succeeding tracks. Continued 

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Using the Artist Link Feature
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Searching for Artists Belonging to
Similar Genres
(Artist Link)
With the currently playing track as a starting point, you can find other artists
and tracks in similar musical genres. In the artist list, preview clips of tracks
by the artists are played (Preview Play) as you move the cursor up and down
the list, enabling you to hear samples of their music as you search.
Play a track by the artist you want to use as the starting point
for the search (key artist).
Press LINK.
The search begins. When the searching finishes, a list of artists appears.
Press
/
to select an artist, and then press
.
A list of the tracks by the selected artist appears.
If you leave the name of any artist selected without pressing
, preview
selections of tracks by the artist are played.
If you select “All Related Songs,” preview selections of all tracks of all
artists on the artist list are played. Press
to display the Now Playing
screen of the track.
Selecting “Increase search range” repeats the search using less strict
relationships to the genre, so more artists can be found.
Press
/
/
/
to select a track, and then press
.
Playback of the selected track starts and continues through the succeeding
tracks.
Continued