CD/Audio file/External disc control features

Function of the KDC-W8531/KDC-W7531 Function of ACDrive disc

Switching the Play mode

Arrange the playing orders of the songs by categories.

1Select the key function section Press the [NEXT] button.

Repeatedly press the button until "S.MODE" is displayed above the [1] button.

Refer to <Notes on Multi-function Key System> (page 9).

2Select the Play mode

Press the [1] ("S.MODE") button.

Each time the button is pressed, the Play mode switches as follows.

Play mode

Category which is to be arranged

"Play List Mode"

Play list order.

"Genre Mode"

By genre.

"Artist Mode"

By artist.

"Album Mode"

By album.

"Folder Mode"

By the folder recorded in Disc.

The category information of each song is the data registered in Media Manager when ACDrive disc is being generated.

The announcement when the mode is switched can be canceled by <Voice Index> (page 42).

The advancement of the Play mode information can be selected by [AM] and [FM] keys.

Function of the KDC-W8531/KDC-W7531 Function of the ACDrive disc

Letter Seek

The song, in which you want to play, can be searched by selecting the initial of Genre name, Artist name, or Album name.

1Select the key function section Press the [NEXT] button.

Repeatedly press the button until "S.MODE" is displayed above the [1] button.

Refer to <Notes on Multi-function Key System> (page 9).

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2Enter the Letter Seek mode

Press the [1] ("S.MODE") button for at least 1 second.

It doesn't function when <Disc Random Play> (page

31)is ON.

This function is available only when the Play mode is set Genre, Artist, or Album.

Canceling the Letter Seek

Press the [1] ("EXIT") button.

3Start the Letter Seek

Push the Control knob to [4] or [¢].

The initial of Genre name, Artist name, or Album name is displayed and read out by the order.

The announcement of the initial can be canceled by <Voice Index> (page 42).

When the Control knob is pushed to the reverse of

[4] or [¢] while Letter Seek, the initial is displayed and read by the reversed order.

When the Letter Seek is started, it cannot be cancelled.

4Select the song to play

Press the Control knob when the initial of the song you are searching is displayed and read. The selected initial group plays.

The category with marks or letters that cannot be read cannot be selected.

Text/Title Scroll

Scrolling the displayed CD text, Audio file text, or MD title.

Hold down on [FM] of the Control knob for at least 1 second.

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Kenwood KDC-W8531, KDC-W7531, KDC-W7031 Switching the Play mode, Text/Title Scroll, Canceling the Letter Seek

KDC-W8531, KDC-W7031, KDC-W7531 specifications

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