Playback

1Press SOURCEto switch to the USB iPod mode.

2Press or to select the desired song. Pressing and holding or will fast backward/fast forward the current song.

3To pause playback, press . Pressing again will resume playback.

Notes

A song playing on the iPhone/iPod while it is connected to this unit will continue to play from where it was paused after disconnection.

If you listen to an episode from a selected podcast or audiobook, the episode can be changed by pressing or .

An episode may have several chapters. The chapter can be changed by pressing or .

When an iPhone 3GS or an iPod (Ver.3.x) is connected to this unit, after changing the source or received traffic information, etc., to return to USB iPod mode, “No USB Unit” may be displayed. In this case, reconnect the iPhone 3GS/iPod.

Searching for a desired Song

An iPhone/iPod can contain hundreds of songs. By using file tag information and keeping these songs organised in playlists, this unit’s search functions will ease song searches.

Each music category has its own individual hierarchy. Use the Playlist/ Artist/Album/Song/Podcast/Genre/Composer/Audiobook search mode to narrow searches based on the table below.

Hierarchy 1

Hierarchy 2

Hierarchy 3

Hierarchy 4

 

 

 

 

Playlist

Song

 

 

 

 

Artist*

Album*

Song

Album*

Song

Song

 

 

 

 

Podcast

Episode

 

 

 

 

Genre*

Artist*

Album*

Song

Composer*

Album*

Song

Audiobook

 

 

 

 

For example:

Searching by Artist name.

The following example explains how an Artist search is performed. Another search mode can be used for the same operation, although the hierarchy differs.

Searching by artist name

1Press ENTERto activate the search selection mode.

2Turn the Rotary encoder to select the Artist search mode, and then press ENTER.

Playlist Artist Album Song Podcast Genre  Composer Audiobook Playlist

3Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Artist, and then press ENTER.

4Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Album, and then press ENTER.

5Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Song, and then 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 Audiobook 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 iPhone/ iPod or selected search mode.

While in the search mode, if you press and hold ESC for 2 seconds, or no operation is performed for 60 seconds, the search mode is 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.

“No Song” will be displayed if there are no songs in the selected playlist in the Playlist search mode.

“No Podcast” will be displayed if there is no podcast data in the iPhone/ iPod in the Podcast search mode.

“No Audiobook” will be displayed if there is no audiobook data in the iPhone/iPod in the Audiobook search mode.

If “iPod name” stored in the iPhone/iPod is selected in the desired Playlist search mode, and ENTERis pressed, you can search for all songs in the iPhone/iPod. Also, if you press and hold ENTERfor at least 2 seconds, all songs in the iPhone/iPod are played back.

Depending on the iPhone/iPod, podcast search is not supported.

If Alphabet Skip Function is activated 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 34.

If any one of the preset buttons (1 through 6) is pressed in the search mode, a search can be made quickly by skipping to the specified location. For details, refer to “Direct Search Function” on page 34.

Quick Search

You can search a song from all songs in the iPhone/iPod without selecting an album, artist, etc.

1Press and hold ENTERfor at least 2 seconds to activate the Quick Search mode.

2Turn the Rotary encoder to select a desired song. The selected song is played back immediately.

Notes

Press ESC in the search mode to cancel. Or, the search mode is canceled if no operation is performed for 10 seconds.

If many songs are in iPhone/iPod, it takes time to search for songs.

If any one of the preset buttons (1 through 6) is pressed in the search mode, a search can be made quickly by skipping to the specified location. For details, refer to “Direct Search Function” on page 34.

This function is inactive during repeat (RPT) playback.

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