Alpine Car Stereo System CDE-124SXM User Manual

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This unit has a BANK function that automatically divides every 1,000
songs stored in Flash Memory/Portable audio player into individual
banks to make searching and playing back a song easier. A maximum of
1,000 songs for one bank can be stored according to the order stored in
Flash Memory/Portable audio player. A maximum of 20 banks (20,000
songs) can be recognized.
Playback
The following table shows which file can be played on which models.
1
Press SOURCE to select the USB mode.
For CDE-123, depending on which USB Connector you used,
press BAND/F/R to switch USB source between FRONT and
REAR.
2
Press or to select the desired track (file).
Pressing and holding or will fast backward/fast
forward track continuously.
Note
• Depending on the connected portable audio player, fast-forwarding/
fast-reversing may not be available.
3
To pause playback, press .
Pressing again will resume playback.
Notes
• WMA format files that are protected by DRM (Digital Rights
Management), AAC format files that have been purchased from the
iTunes Store and files that are copy-protected (copyright protection)
cannot be played back on this unit.
• The playback time may not be correctly displayed when a VBR
(Variable Bit Rate) recorded file is played back.
• If there is tag information, artist name/album name/track name is
displayed.
• If an MP3/WMA/AAC file contains ID3 tag/WMA tag information,
the ID3 tag/WMA tag information is displayed (e.g., song name, artist
name, and album name). All other tag data is ignored.
• “NO SUPPORT” is displayed when text information is not compatible
with this unit.
• Before disconnecting Flash Memory, be sure to change to another source
or set to pause.
•Press VIEW to switch the display. For details, refer to “Displaying the
Text” on page 17.
Searching for a desired Song
You can select to search a song by Tag information or Explorer (FILE
NAME) mode. Before you search a song, select your desired search
mode in “Setting the USB Search Mode” (refer to “Setting the USB
Search Mode” on page 22).
Before performing the following procedures, make sure TAG is selected
in “Setting the USB Search Mode” (refer to “Setting the USB Search
Mode” on page 22).
A Flash Memory Device or Portable audio player 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 Bank
*1
/
Playlists
*2
/Artists/Albums/Songs/Genres/Composers/Folders/Files
search mode to narrow searches based on the table below.
*1 A maximum of 1,000 songs for one bank can be stored according to
the order stored in Flash Memory/Portable audio player. However,
song stored order in bank may differ from the song order in the Flash
Memory device/Portable audio player in some case.
*2 Playlist search is not available when a Portable audio player is
connected.
For example:
Searching by Artist name
The following example explains how an Artists search is performed.
Another search mode can be used for the same operation, although the
hierarchy differs.
Searching by artist name
1
Press ENTER to activate the search selection mode.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select a desired Bank, and
then press ENTER.
“BANKING” may be displayed for a few seconds.
3
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the Artist search mode,
and then press ENTER.
PLAYLIST ARTIST ALBUM SONG GENRE COMPOSER
FOLDER FILE PLAYLIST
4
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Artist, and
then press ENTER.
5
Turn the Rotary encoder to select an album, and then
press ENTER.
6
Turn the Rotary encoder to select a song and press
ENTER.
The selected song is played back.
Bank No. Song number
Bank1 1~1,000
Bank2 1,001~2,000

Bank20 19,001~20,000
MP3 WMA AAC
CDE-124SXM/
CDE-122
CDE-123 
Searching by Tag information
Hierarchy
1
Hierarchy
2
Hierarchy
3
Hierarchy
4
Hierarchy
5
Bank
*1
Playlist
*2
Song — —
Bank
*1
Artist
*
Album
*
Song —
Bank
*1
Album
*
Song — —
Bank
*1
Song———
Bank
*1
Genre
*
Artist
*
Album
*
Song
Bank
*1
Composer
*
Album
*
Song —
Bank
*1
Folder File — —
Bank
*1
File———

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