Searching for a desired Song
An iPod/iPhone can contain hundreds of songs. This unit utilizes various methods to make searches for desired content as simple as possible.
Each music category has its own individual hierarchy as shown below. Choose a music category from the list below to narrow searches quickly.
Hierarchy 1 | Hierarchy 2 | Hierarchy 3 | Hierarchy 4 |
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Playlist | Song | — | — |
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Artist* | Album* | Song | — |
Album* | Song | — | — |
Song | — | — | — |
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Podcast | Episode | — | — |
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Genre* | Artist* | Album* | Song |
Composer* | Album* | Song | — |
Audiobook | — | — | — |
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Genius Mix list | — | — | — |
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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.
1Press ENTER to activate the search selection mode.
2Turn the Rotary encoder to select the Artist search mode, and then press ENTER.
Shuffle All*1 Playlist Artist Album Song Podcast Genre Composer Audiobook Genius Mix*2/*3 Shuffle All*1
*1 Refer to “Random Play Shuffle (M.I.X.)” on page 39.
*2 Depending on the connected iPod/iPhone, Genius Mix function
may not be supported.
*3 When an iPod/iPhone with Genius Mix list created by iTunes is connected to this unit, Genius Mix search mode can be used to search a Genius Mix list.
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, Audiobook and Genius Mix list hierarchy), all songs of the selected hierarchy are played back.
•After selecting [All] in the search mode, press and hold ENTER for at least 2 seconds to play back all songs in the iPod/iPhone or selected search mode.
•If no operation is performed for 60 seconds, the search mode is canceled.
•In the search mode, pressing r 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 iPod/ iPhone in the Podcast search mode.
•“No Audiobook” will be displayed if there is no audiobook data in the iPod/iPhone in the Audiobook search mode.
•“No Genius” will be displayed if there is no genius mix list data in the Genius Mix search mode.
•If “iPod name” stored in the iPod/iPhone is selected in the desired Playlist search mode, and ENTER is pressed, you can search for all songs in the iPod/iPhone. Also, if you press and hold ENTER for at least 2 seconds, all songs in the iPod/iPhone are played back.
•Depending on the iPod/iPhone, podcast search is not supported.
•During search mode, a search can be made quickly by Alphabet search function to find the desired artist or song, etc. For details, refer to “Alphabet search function” on page 39.
•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 38.
•During search mode, a search can be made quickly by Alphabet search function to find the desired artist or song, etc. For details, refer to “Alphabet search function” on page 39.
Direct Search Function
Direct search can be used to jump a fixed percentage of titles within the current search category (album, song, etc.).
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/iPhone, 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.
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| 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 50% |
| 67% | 83% |
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Preset | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 |
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Songs | 1st | 17th |
| 33rd | 50th |
| 67th | 83rd |
song | song |
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Notes
•This function is also applicable to CD/MP3/WMA/AAC search.
•This function is inactive during Alphabet Search mode.
•This function is unavailable when Genius Mix list is selected.
