Playing a song in the selected category
1
When a category is selected, press and hold
M.C.
Searching the list by alphabet
1
When a list for the selected category is dis-
played, press
to switch to alphabet search
mode.
2
Turn
M.C.
to select a letter.
3
Press
M.C.
to display the alphabetical list.
Notes
!
This unit must create an index in order to fa-
cilitate
Artists
,
Albums
,
Songs
, and
Genres
searches. Typically, it will take approximately
70 seconds to create an index for 1 000
songs, and we recommend that up to 3 000
songs be used. Please note that certain types
of file may take longer to index than others.
!
Depending on the number of files in the USB
storage device, there may be a delay when
displaying a list.
!
Keys may not have any effect during the cre-
ation of an index or list.
!
Lists are recreated each time the unit is
turned on.
Playing songs related to the
currently playing song
You can use this function when
USB
is selected
as the source.
This function is available when
ON
is selected in
Music browse
. For details, refer to
You can play songs from the following lists.
•
Album list of the currently playing artist
•
Song list of the currently playing album
•
Album list of the currently playing genre
1
Press and hold M.C. to switch to link play
mode.
2
Turn M.C. to change the mode; press to
select.
!
Artist
–
Plays an album by the artist currently
playing.
!
Album
–
Plays a song from the album cur-
rently being played.
!
Genre
–
Plays an album from the genre cur-
rently being played.
The selected song/album will be played after the
currently playing song.
Notes
!
The selected song/album may be canceled if
you use functions other than link search (e.g.
fast forward and reverse).
!
Depending on the song selected to play, the
end of the currently playing song and the be-
ginning of the selected song/album may be
cut off.
Function settings
1
Press M.C. to display the main menu.
2
Turn M.C. to change the menu option
and press to select FUNCTION.
3
Turn M.C. to select the function.
Once selected, the following functions can be
adjusted.
!
Link play
is not available when
OFF
is se-
lected in
Music browse
. For details, refer to
Play mode
(repeat play)
1
Press
M.C.
to select a repeat play range.
CD/CD-R/CD-RW
!
Disc repeat
–
Repeat all tracks
!
Track repeat
–
Repeat the current track
!
Folder repeat
–
Repeat the current folder
USB storage device
!
All repeat
–
Repeat all files
!
Track repeat
–
Repeat the current file
!
Folder repeat
–
Repeat the current folder
Random mode
(random play)
1
Press
M.C.
to turn random play on or off.
Link play
(link play)
1
Press
M.C.
to display the setting mode.
2
Turn
M.C.
to change the mode; press to select.
For details about the settings, refer to
songs related to the currently playing song
Pause
(pause)
1
Press
M.C.
to pause or resume.
Sound Retriever
(sound retriever)
Automatically enhances compressed audio and
restores rich sound.
1
Press
M.C.
to select the desired setting.
1
—
2
—
OFF
(off)
1
is effective for low compression rates, and
2
is effective for high compression rates.
iPod
Basic operations
DEH-X8500BH and DEH-X8500BS
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7
5
3
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4
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DEH-X7500HD and DEH-X7500S
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3
2
4
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1
LINK PLAY
indicator
2
Repeat indicator
3
Song number indicator
4
Shuffle indicator
5
PLAY
/
PAUSE
indicator
6
S.Rtrv
indicator
Appears when Sound Retriever function is
on.
7
Song time (progress bar)
8
Play time indicator
Playing songs on an iPod
1
Connect an iPod to the USB cable using an
iPod Dock Connector.
Selecting a track (chapter)
1
Turn
LEVER
.
Fast forwarding or reversing
1
Turn and hold down
LEVER
to the right or left.
Selecting an album
1
Press
or
.
Using this unit
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Using this unit
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