iPod® (Optional)
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An iPod® can be connected to this unit by using the proprietary podcast ALPINE FULL SPEED™ Connection Cable
iPods usable with this unit
•The unit can be used with the fourth 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 guaranteed.
Fourth generation iPod: Ver. 3.1.1
Fifth generation iPod: Ver. 1.1.2
iPod photo: Ver. 1.2.1
iPod mini: Ver. 1.4.1
iPod nano: Ver. 1.2
•The unit cannot be used with software versions earlier than “2006-
Playback
1 Press SOURCE/
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.
2 Press 
or 
to select the desired song.
Return to the beginning of the current song:
Press 
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Fast backward:
Press and hold 
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Advance to the beginning of the next song:
Press 
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Fast forward:
Press and hold 
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3 To pause playback, press 
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/ENT.
Pressing 
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/ENT again will resume playback.
•A song playing on the iPod while it is connected to this unit will continue to play from where it was paused after disconnection.
Searching for a desired Song
An iPod 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 Playlist/ Artist/Album/Song/Podcast/Genre/Composer search mode to narrow searches based on the table below.
Hierarchy 1 | Hierarchy 2 | Hierarchy 3 | Hierarchy 4 |
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Playlist | Song | — | — |
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Artist* | Album* | Song | — |
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Album* | Song | — | — |
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Song | — | — | — |
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Podcast | Episode | — | — |
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Genre* | Artist* | Album* | Song |
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Composer* | Album* | Song | — |
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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.
1 Press 
/ESC to activate the search selection mode.
2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select the Artist search mode, and then press 
/
/ENT.
Playlist 
Artist 
Album 
Song 
Podcast 
Genre 
Composer 
Playlist
3 Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Artist, and then press 
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/ENT.
4 Turn the Rotary encoder to select an album, and then press 
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/ENT.
5 Turn the Rotary encoder to select a song and press 
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/ENT.
The selected song is played back.
•After pressing and holding 
/
/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
/
/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 /ESC for at least 2 seconds, or no operation is performed for 10 seconds, the search mode is canceled.
•In the search mode, pressing 
/RTN will return to the previous mode.
•Search cannot 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 
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/ENT is pressed, you can search for all songs in the iPod. Also, if you press and hold 
/
/ENT for at least 2 seconds, all songs in the iPod are palyed 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 26.
