4 Select the desired artist. To play back the artist directly
1Touch and hold the artist’s name for at least 2 seconds. All songs of the selected artist are played back.
To search for the album of an artist
1Touch the artist’s name.
The Albums search screen of the selected artist is displayed.
2Touch and hold the desired album’s name for at least 2 seconds.
All songs of the selected album are played back.
To search for a song in the album of an artist
1Touch the desired album’s name in “To search for the album of an artist” in step 1.
The Songs search screen of the selected album is displayed.
2Touch the desired song’s name. The selected song is played back.
•Touching and holding the title of ALL will play back all songs in the list when you are in a hierarchy with an asterisk “*” (see table on the previous page).
•Touching the title of ALL will display the search list in the next hierarchy.
•If the iPhone/iPod models name is selected and touched in the Playlists search mode, all songs in the iPhone/iPod are searchable. If you touch and hold the iPhone/iPod models name for at least 2 second, all songs in the iPhone/iPod are played back beginning from the first song listed.
•When search is made during M.I.X. play, the M.I.X. play mode will be canceled.
•In search mode, touch [
] to return to the previous menu.
Page Skip Function/Percent Skip Function/Alphabet Skip Function
The unit is provided with a page skip/percent skip/alphabet skip function for effective searching. When you use this function in the search mode, you can quickly search an artist or a song, etc.
Before using search mode, choose your favorite Function first. For the setting operation, please refer to “Skip Style Setting” (page 16).
Display example for ALBUMS search screen
Displays the current search mode.
Skip the list one page, one alphabet*2 or 10 percent at a time by touching [
] or [
]. Touching and holding [
] or [
], the display continuously changes.
Scroll the list one line at a time by touching [
] or [
]. Touch [
] to return to the previous menu.
*1 Only applicable to English alphabetic characters.
*2 Titles are listed alphabetically, and can be skipped every 200 titles with the same beginning alphabetical character. If there are fewer than 200 titles, titles beginning with the next alphabetical character e.g. touch [
], switch to the section beginning with alphabet B from A.
Selecting Playlist/Artist/Album/Genre/ Composer/Episode/Category
Playlist/Artist/Album/Genre/Composer/Episode/Category*3 can be easily changed. For example, if you listen to a song from a selected album, the album can be changed.
Touch [
] or [
] to select the desired Playlist/Artist/ Album/Genre/Composer/Episode/Category*3.
*3 Category can be changed only when playback the video files of iPhone/iPod.
•If search selection mode is not activated, a Song search is not possible.
•During shuffle (M.I.X.) playback, this operation is not possible.
•If Playlist/Artist/Album/Genre/Composer/Episode are not searched, this operation is not possible.
Page skip function: (factory setting)
Alphabet skip function*1:
Percent skip function:
The list is skipped page by page.
The alphabet skip function is skipped to the next alphabet such as from A to B, B to C. You can also skip in reverse order such as from B to A.
For example, 100 songs are stored in the iPhone/iPod. These 100 songs are divided into 10 groups (0%, 10%, … 90%).