Alpine CDA-9883 owner manual Direct Search Function, 25-EN, Quick Search

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Direct Search Function

5 Turn the Rotary encoder to select a song and press 25-EN / Manual background /ENT.

The selected song is played back.

After pressing and holding Manual background / Manual background /ENT for at least 2 seconds while in each hierarchy (except SONG hierarchy), all songs of the selected hierarchy are played back.

After selecting [ALL] in the search mode with “*”, press and hold

Manual background / Manual background /ENT for at least 2 seconds to play back all songs in the iPod or selected search mode.

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

In the search mode, pressing Manual background /RTN will return to the previous mode.

Search can not be made during M.I.X. play.

“NO SONG” will be displayed if there is no song in the selected playlist in the playlist search mode.

“NO PODCAST” will be displayed if there is no podcast data in the iPod in the PODCAST search mode.

If “iPod name” stored in the iPod is selected in the desired playlist search mode and Manual background / Manual background /ENT is pressed, you can search for all songs in the iPod. Also, if you press and hold Manual background / Manual background /ENT for at least 2 seconds, all songs in the iPod are played back.

Depending on the iPod, podcast search is not supported.

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 25.

Quick Search

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

1 Press and hold Manual background /ESC for at least 2 seconds to activate the Quick Search mode.

2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select a desired song.

The selected song is played back immediately.

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

If many songs are in 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 25.

Direct Search Function

The unit’s direct search function can be used to search for an album, song, etc., more efficiently. In the Playlist/Artist/Album/Song/Podcast/ Genre/Composer mode, You can quickly target any song.

In the search mode, press any one of the preset

buttons (1 through 6) to quickly skip over a

designated percent of your song content.

Song search example:

If there are 100 songs in your iPod, they are divided into 6 groups using percentages (shown below). These groups are assigned to preset buttons 1 through 6.

Example 1:

Suppose the song you are searching for is located at around the middle (50%) of your library: press button 4 to jump to the 50th song and turn the Rotary encoder to find the desired song.

Example 2:

Suppose the song you are searching for is located near the end (83%) of your library: press button 6 to jump to the 83rd song and turn the Rotary encoder to find the desired song.

 

 

All 100 songs (100%)

 

 

0%

17%

33%

50%

67%

83%

Preset

1

2

3

4

5

6

buttons

 

 

 

 

 

 

Songs

First

17th

33rd

50th

67th

83rd

song

song

song

song

song

song

 

Select Playlist/Artist/Album/Podcast/ Genre/Composer

Playlist/Artist/Album/Podcast/Genre/Composer can be easily changed. For example, if you listen to a song from a selected album, the album can be changed.

Press Manual background or Manual background to select the desired Playlist/Artist/ Podcast/Album/Genre/Composer.

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.

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Alpine CDA-9883 owner manual Direct Search Function, 25-EN, Quick Search

FAQ

How do I search for a song from all songs in the iPod without selecting an album, artist, etc.?

To search for a song quickly, press and hold/ESC for at least 2 seconds to activate the Quick Search mode. Then, turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired song, which will be played back immediately.

Can I search for a specific song using the direct search function?

Yes, the unit's direct search function can be used to search for an album, song, etc., more efficiently. In the Playlist/Artist/Album/Song/Podcast/Genre/Composer mode, you can quickly target any song.

Is it possible to search for a specific song percentage-wise using the direct search function?

Yes, by pressing any one of the preset buttons 1 through 6 in the search mode, you can quickly skip over a designated percent of your song content. For example, if the song you are searching for is located at around the middle 50% of your library, press button 4 to jump to the 50th song and turn the Rotary encoder to find the desired song.