Alpine CDA-9857 iPod Optional, Searching for a desired Song, Searching by Playlist, 22-EN

iPod™ (Optional)

Rotary encoder	/	4 5	6
SOURCE/POWER

Searching for a desired Song

An iPod can contain hundreds of songs. By keeping these songs organized in playlists, the CDA-9857 can use these to ease song searches.

MODE	FUNC. Preset buttons TITLE
	(1 through 6)

An iPod™ can be connected to the CDA-9857 by using the proprietary ALPINE FULL SPEED™ Connection Cable (KCE-422i). When the CDA-9857 is connected by using the cable, the controls on the iPod™ are not functional.

About iPods™ usable with this unit

The unit can be used with third generation and above iPod™, iPod™ photo, iPod™ minis or iPod™ nano. iPod™ Shuffle cannot be used, however.

•Touch wheel or scroll wheel type iPods without the dock connector cannot be connected to the unit.

•The unit can be used with the following iPod versions. Correct function of earlier versions cannot be guranteed.

Third generation iPod: Ver. 2.3

Forth generation iPod: Ver. 3.0.2

iPod photo: Ver. 1.1

iPod mini: Ver. 1.3

iPod nano: Ver. 1.0

•The unit cannot be used with the software versions earlier than “2005-02-22.” For details about “iPod Software Update,” refer to the iPod Instruction Manual.

Playback

1Press SOURCE/POWER to switch to the iPod mode.

TUNER XM/SIRIUS*1 DISC iPod*2

CHANGER*3 TUNER

*1 Only when XM Radio or Sirius Radio is connected. *2 Only when the iPod is connected.

*3 Only when the CD changer is connected.

2Press or to select the desired song.

Return to the beginning of the current song:

Press .

Fast backward:

Press and hold .

Advance to the beginning of the next song:

Press .

Fast forward:

Press and hold .

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

•If a song is playing on the iPod when it is connected to the CDA-9857, it will continue playing after the connection.

Searching by Playlist

1Press to activate the search selection mode.

2Turn the Rotary encoder to select the Playlist search mode, then press .

Playlist Artist Album Song Playlist

3*1 Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired

Playlist.

4Press / .

The selected Playlist is played back.

To search for a song in the selected playlist

1After selecting the playlist in step 3*1, press to change to the song search mode of the selected playlist.

2Turn the Rotary encoder to select a song and press MODE.

The selected song is played back.

•While in the search mode, if you press and hold for at least 2 seconds, or no operation is performed for 10 seconds, the search mode is canceled.

•In the search mode, pressing FUNC. will return to the previous mode.

•All songs in the iPod are played back by selecting the stored “iPod name” in step 3*1.

•Playlist search cannot be made during M.I.X. play.

•“NO SONG” will be displayed if there are no songs in the selected playlist in the Playlist search mode.

Searching by artist name

1Press to activate the search selection mode.

2Turn the Rotary encoder to select the Artist search mode, then press .

Playlist Artist Album Song Playlist

3*2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired

Artist.

4Press / .

The selected Artist song is played back.

To search for an album of the selected artist

1After selecting the artist in step 3*2, press to change to the album search mode of the selected artist.

2*1Turn the Rotary encoder to select an album.

3Press the / to play back all songs of the selected album.

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