Alpine CDA-117 - Manual (Page 33)

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To cancel repeat play, select (off) with the above
procedure.
Note
• During repeat play, setting M.I.X. to ON will cancel the repeat play.
M.I.X. (Random Play)
1
Press 5 .
The songs are played back in random sequence.
MIX *1  MIX ALL *2  (off )  MIX
*1 Song shuffle randomly plays back songs within a selected
category (playlist, album, etc.). The songs within the category
are played just once until all songs have been played.
*2 All songs in the current Bank are played back in random
sequence. Any one song does not play back again until all songs
have been played back.
2
To cancel M.I.X. play, select (off) with the above procedure.
Notes
• When a song is played back during Random (M.I.X.) play in the USB
mode, the song can be played back again randomly even if not all songs
in the current Bank have been played back.
• During M.I.X. play, setting repeat play to ON will cancel the M.I.X.
play.
• During repeat play, etc., the track number display for M.I.X. play may
be incorrect.
Searching for a desired Song
A USB Memory 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/
Playlists
*1
/Artists/Albums/Songs/Genres/Composers/Folders/Files
search mode to narrow searches based on the table below.
*1 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.
1
Press ENTER  to activate the search selection mode.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select a desired Bank, and
then press ENTER
.
The “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.
Notes
• After pressing and holding ENTER for at least 2 seconds while in
each hierarchy (except Song and File hierarchy), all songs of the selected
hierarchy are played back.
• After selecting [ALL] in the search mode with “
*
”, press and hold
ENTER  for at least 2 seconds to play back all songs in the selected
search mode.
• While in the search mode, if you press and hold ESC for at least
2 seconds, or no operation is performed for 60 seconds, the search mode
is canceled.
• The root folder of USB Memory/Portable audio player is displayed as
“\ROOT”.
• When the bank is changed during Repeat play, the Repeat play will be
canceled.
• In the search mode, pressing ESC will return to the previous
mode.
• When search is made during M.I.X. play, the M.I.X. play mode will be
canceled.
• In the search mode, a search can be made quickly by Alphabet skip
function to find the desired artist or song, etc. For details, refer to
“Alphabet Skip Function” on page 32.
• When searching for a song, artist, etc., in a USB Memory, the display
order may be incorrect if the character code of the file tag information is
mixed.
Select Playlist
*
/Artist/Album/Genre/
Composer/Folder
Playlist
*
/Artist/Album/Genre/Composer/Folder can be easily changed.
For example, if you listen to a song from a selected album, the album can
be changed.
1
Press  or  to select the desired Playlist * /Artist/Album/
Genre/Composer/Folder.
* This item is invalid when a portable audio player is connected.
Notes
• If the song search mode was used to select a song, this function is
inactive.
• If an album is selected during an artist search, other albums by that
artist are searchable.
• This function is inactive during shuffle (M.I.X.) playback.
Hierarchy
1
Hierarchy
2
Hierarchy
3
Hierarchy
4
Hierarchy
5
Bank Playlist
*1
Song — —
Bank Artist
*
Album
*
Song —
Bank Album * Song — —
Bank Song — — —
Bank Genre
*
Artist
*
Album
*
Song
Bank Composer
*
Album
*
Song —
Bank Folder File — —
Bank File — — —
Searching by artist name