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iPod ™ Operation
(Optional)
An iPod™ or iPod™ mini can be controlled from the VPA-
B211A, when connected to an optional Alpine Interface
Adapter for iPod™ (KCA-420i). While connected to the
VPA-B211A, operation from the iPod™ is no longer
possible.
• For details, refer to the Owner’s Manual of the connected
Interface adapter for iPod™ (KCA-420i).
• For each function, refer to the iPod’s documentation.
Playback
1
Press
SOURCE
to switch to the iPod mode.
2
Press
g
or
f
to select the desired song.
Return to the beginning of the current song:
Press
g
.
Fast backward:
Press and hold
g
.
Advance to the beginning of the next song:
Press
f
.
Fast forward:
Press and hold
f
.
3
To pause playback, press
:
/
J
/
SEARCH
.
Pressing
-
/
J
/SEARCH
again will resume
playback.
• If a song is playing on the iPod when it is connected to the
adapter, it will continue playing after the connection.
• If using the iPod with a changer, the Versatile Link
Terminal (KCA-410C) must be used. In this case, press
BAND/PRESET
to select the changer mode applicable to
the iPod.
SOURCE
REPEAT
8
9
g
f
:
/
J
/SEARCH
M.I.X.
BAND/PRESET
• Only alphanumeric characters (ISO-8859-1) can be
displayed.
• If the artist, album or song name, created in iTunes, has
too many characters, songs may not be played back when
connected to the adapter. Therefore, a maximum of 250
characters is recommended. The maximum number of
characters for this unit is 64.
• Some characters may not be correctly displayed.
• “NO SUPPORT” is displayed when text information is not
compatible with the VPA-B211A.
Searching for a desired Song
For iPod containing several hundred or several thousand files,
finding the desired file can be troublesome. VPA-B211A offer
a variety of search functions to make this easier.
• If all songs in the iPod are associated with a playlist,
access to each song is more efficient.
Searching by Playlist
1
Press and hold
:
/
J
/
SEARCH
for at least 2
seconds.
The search mode selection screen is displayed.
2
Press
8
or
9
to select PLAYLIST SEARCH
and press
:
/
J
/
SEARCH
.
3
*1
Press
8
or
9
, and select a playlist.
4
Press
:
/
J
/
SEARCH
to play back a
selected playlist.
To search for a song in the selected playlist
1 After selecting the playlist in step 3
*
1
, press
f
to change to the song search mode of the selected playlist.
• If there is a song name list in the playlist,
is
displayed.
2 Press
8
or
9
to select a song and press
-
/
J
/SEARCH
or
f
.
The selected song is played back.
• If you choose “iPod name” of iPod in step 3*
1
, all songs in
iPod are played back.
• Pressing
g
returns to the search mode selection screen.
• The search mode is cancelled by pressing and holding
:
/
J
/
SEARCH
for at least 2 seconds.
Searching by Artist Name
1
Press and hold
:
/
J
/
SEARCH
for at least 2
seconds.
The search mode selection screen is displayed.
2
Press
8
or
9
to select ARTIST SEARCH and
press
:
/
J
/
SEARCH
.
3
*2
Press
8
or
9
, and select an artist.
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