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To scan all loaded CDs, press and hold either arrow
for more than four seconds until CD SCAN displays
and a beep sounds. Use this feature to listen to
10 seconds of the rst track of each loaded CD.
Press either arrow again, to stop scanning.
DISP (Display):Press this knob to see how long
the current track has been playing. The elapsed
time of the track displays. To change the
default on the display, track or elapsed time, press
this knob until the desired option displays, then
hold the knob for two seconds. One beep sounds
and the selected display becomes the default.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the
radio when a CD is playing. The inactive CD(s)
remains inside the radio for future listening.
B(CD):Press this button to play a CD when
listening to the radio. The CD symbol displays
when a CD is loaded.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press
AUTO EQ to select an equalization setting while
playing a CD. The equalization is set whenever a
CD is played. See “AUTO EQ” listed previously
for more information. If you select an EQ setting
for your CD, it is activated each time a CD plays.
Using Song List Mode
R
(Song List):The six-disc CD changer has a
feature called song list. This feature is capable
of saving 20 track selections.
To save tracks into the song list feature, perform
the following steps:
1. Turn the CD player on and load it with at least
one CD. See “LOAD CD” listed previously in
this section for more information.
2. Check to see that the CD changer is not in
song list mode. S-LIST should not display.
If S-LIST displays, press the song list button to
turn it off.
3. Select the desired CD by pressing the
numbered pushbutton and then use the SEEK
SCAN right arrow to locate the track to be
saved. the track begins to play.
4. Press and hold the song list button to save
the track into memory. When the song list
button is pressed, one beep sounds. After
two seconds of continuously pressing the song
list button, two beeps sound to conrm the
track has been saved.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 for saving other
selections.
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S-LIST FULL displays if you try to save more than
20 selections.
To play the song list, press the song list button.
One beep sounds and S-LIST displays. The
recorded tracks begins to play in the order they
were saved.
Seek through the song list by using the SEEK
SCAN arrows. Seeking past the last saved track
returns to the rst saved track.
To delete tracks from the song list, perform the
following steps:
1. Turn the CD player on.
2. Press the song list button to turn song list on.
S-LIST displays.
3. Press either SEEK SCAN arrow to select the
desired track to be deleted.
4. Press and hold the song list button for
two seconds. When the song list button
is pressed, one beep sounds. After
two seconds of continuously pressing the
song list button, two beeps sound to conrm
that the track has been deleted.
After a track has been deleted, the remaining
tracks are moved up the list. When another track
is added to the song list, the track is added to
the end of the list.To delete the entire song list, perform the
following steps:
1. Turn the CD player on.
2. Press the song list button to turn song list on.
S-LIST displays.
3. Press and hold the song list button for more
than four seconds. One beep sounds,
followed by two beeps after two seconds, and
a nal beep sounds after four seconds.
S-LIST EMPTY displays indicating the song
list has been deleted.
If a CD is ejected, and the song list contains
saved tracks from that CD, those tracks are
automatically deleted from the song list. Any tracks
saved to the song list again are added to the
bottom of the list.
To end song list mode, press the song list button.
One beep sounds and S-LIST is removed from
the display.
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CD Messages
CHECK CD:If this message appears on the
display and/or the CD comes out, it could be for
one of the following reasons:
It is very hot. When the temperature returns to
normal, the CD should play.
You are driving on a very rough road. When the
road becomes smoother, the CD should play.
The CD is dirty, scratched, wet, or
upside down.
The air is very humid. If so, wait about an hour
and try again.
There could have been a problem while burning
the CD.
The label could be caught in the CD player.
If the CD is not playing correctly, for any other
reason, try a known good CD.
If any error occurs repeatedly or if an error
cannot be corrected, contact your dealer. If the
radio displays an error message, write it down
and provide it to your dealer when reporting
the problem.
Using an MP3
MP3 CD-R Disc
MP3 Format
If you burn your own MP3 disc on a personal
computer:
Make sure the MP3 les are recorded on a
CD-R disc.
Do not mix standard audio and MP3 les on
one disc.
Make sure playlists have a .mp3 or .wpl
extension, other le extensions might not work.
Files can be recorded with a variety of xed or
variable bit rates. Song title, artist name, and
album can display when les are recorded
using ID3 tags version 1 and 2.
Create a folder structure that makes it easy to
nd songs while driving. Organize songs by
albums using one folder for each album.
Each folder or album should contain 18 songs
or less.
Make sure to nalize the disc while burning an
MP3 disc, using multiple sessions. It is usually
better to burn the disc all at once.
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The player is able to read and play a maximum
of 50 folders, 50 playlists, 10 sessions, and
255 les. Long le names, folder names, or playlist
names can use more disc memory space than
necessary. To conserve space on the disc,
minimize the length of the le, folder, or playlist
names. You can also play an MP3 CD that
was recorded using no le folders. The system
can support up to 11 folders in depth, though, keep
the depth of the folders to a minimum in order
to keep down the complexity and confusion
in trying to locate a particular folder during
playback. If a CD contains more than the
maximum of 50 folders, 50 playlists, 10 sessions,
and 255 les the player lets you access and
navigate up to the maximum, but all items over
the maximum will not play.
Root Directory
The root directory is treated as a folder. If the root
directory has compressed audio les, the
directory is displayed as F1 ROOT. All les
contained directly under the root directory are
accessed prior to any root directory folders.
However, playlists (Px) are always accessed
before root folders or les.
Empty Directory or Folder
If a root directory or a folder exists somewhere in
the le structure that contains only folders/
subfolders and no compressed les directly
beneath them, the player advances to the next
folder in the le structure that contains compressed
audio les. The empty folder is not displayed.
No Folder
When the CD contains only compressed les, the
les are located under the root folder. The next
and previous folder functions do not function on a
CD that was recorded without folders or playlists.
When displaying the name of the folder the
radio displays ROOT.
When the CD contains only playlists and
compressed audio les, but no folders, all les are
located under the root folder. The folder down and
the folder up buttons search playlists (Px) rst and
then go to the root folder. When the radio displays
the name of the folder the radio displays ROOT.
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Order of Play
Tracks play in the following order:
Play begins from the rst track in the rst
playlist and continues sequentially through
all tracks in each playlist. When the last track
of the last playlist has played, play continues
from the rst track of the rst playlist.
If the CD does not contain any playlists, then
play begins from the rst track under the root
directory. When all tracks from the root
directory have played, play continues from
les according to their numerical listing. After
playing the last track from the last folder,
play begins again at the rst track of the rst
folder or root directory.
When play enters a new folder, the display does
not automatically show the new folder name unless
the folder mode was chosen as the default
display. See DISP later in this section for more
information. The new track name displays.
File System and Naming
The song name that is displayed is the song name
that is contained in the ID3 tag. If the song
name is not present in the ID3 tag, then the radio
displays the le name without the extension
(such as .mp3) as the track name.
Track names longer than 32 characters or
four pages are shortened. The display does not
show parts of words on the last page of text
and the extension of the le name is not displayed.
Preprogrammed Playlists
You can access preprogrammed playlists which
were created by WinAmp™, MusicMatch™,
or Real Jukebox™ software, however, you cannot
edit them. These playlists are treated as special
folders containing compressed audio song les.
Playing an MP3
Insert a CD partway into the slot, label side up.
The player pulls it in, and READING displays. The
CD should begin playing and the CD symbol
displays. To insert a CD with the ignition off, rst
press the eject button or the DISP (display) knob.
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If the ignition or radio is turned off while a CD is in
the player, it stays in the player. When the
ignition or radio is turned on, the CD starts to play
where it stopped, if it was the last selected
audio source.
As each new track starts to play, the track
number displays.
The CD player can play the smaller 3 inch (8 cm)
single CDs with an adapter ring. Full-size CDs
and the smaller CDs are loaded in the same
manner.
If playing a CD-R, the sound quality can be
reduced due to CD-R quality, the method of
recording, the quality of the music that has been
recorded, and the way the CD-R has been
handled. There can be an increase in skipping,
difficulty in nding tracks, and/or difficulty in loading
and ejecting. If these problems occur, check the
bottom surface of the CD. If the surface of the CD
is damaged, such as cracked, broken, or
scratched, the CD will not play properly. If the
surface of the CD is soiled, seeCare of Your CDs
and DVDs on page 261for more information.
If there is no apparent damage, try a known
good CD.Do not add any label to a CD, it could get caught
in the CD player. If a CD is recorded on a
personal computer and a description label is
needed, try labeling the top of the recorded CD
with a marking pen.
Notice:If you add any label to a CD, insert
more than one CD into the slot at a time, or
attempt to play scratched or damaged CDs, you
could damage the CD player. When using the
CD player, use only CDs in good condition
without any label, load one CD at a time, and
keep the CD player and the loading slot free of
foreign materials, liquids, and debris.
If an error displays, see “CD Messages” later in
this section.
1
r(Reverse):Press this pushbutton to reverse
within the same track. If this pushbutton is held
or pressed more than once, the player continues
moving backward through the CD.
2
[(Fast Forward):Press this pushbutton to
fast forward within the track. If this pushbutton
is held or pressed more than once, the player
continues moving forward through the CD.
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3N(Repeat):Press this pushbutton to hear a
track over again. RPT On displays. The current
track continues to repeat. Press this pushbutton
again to turn off repeat play. RPT OFF displays.
4
y(Random):To random the tracks in the
current folder or playlist, press and release this
pushbutton. FLDR RDM displays. Once all of the
tracks in the current folder or playlist have played,
the system moves on to the next folder or playlist
and plays all of the tracks in random order.
To play all the tracks on the CD in random order,
press and hold this pushbutton for two seconds. A
beep sounds and CD RDM displays. This feature
does not work with playlists.
When in random, pressing and releasing either
SEEK arrow takes the CD to the next or previous
randomized track.
Press and release this pushbutton again to turn off
random play. NO RDM displays.5
!(Previous Folder):Press this pushbutton
to go to the rst track in the previous folder.
Pressing this button while in folder random mode
takes the CD to the previous folder and
randomizes the tracks in that folder.
6
#(Next Folder):Press this pushbutton to go
to the rst track in the next folder. Pressing
this button while in folder random mode takes the
CD to the next folder and randomizes the
tracks in that folder.
tSEEKu:Press the left arrow to go to the
start of the previous track. Press the right arrow to
go to the start of the next track. Press either
arrow for more than two seconds and SCAN
displays. The radio scans the previous or
next tracks at two tracks per second. Release the
arrow to stop scanning and to play the track.
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DISP (Display):Press this knob to switch
between track mode, folder/playlist mode, and
time of day mode. The display shows only
eight characters, but there can be up to four pages
of text. If there are more than eight characters
in the song, folder, or playlist name, pressing this
knob within two seconds takes the CD to
the next page of text. If there are no other
pages to be shown, pressing this knob within
two seconds takes the CD to the next
display mode.
Track mode displays the current track number
and the ID3 tag song name.
Folder/playlist mode displays the current folder
or playlist number and the folder/playlist name.
Time of day mode displays the time of day and
the ID3 tag song name.
To change the default on the display, press the
DISP knob until the desired option displays,
then hold this knob for two seconds. One beep
sounds and the selected display becomes
the default.
4(Information):INFO displays whenever a
current track has ID3 tag information. Press this
button to display the artist name and album
contained in the tag. INFO disappears from the
display when the information in the ID3 tag
has nished.
BAND:Press this button to listen to the radio
when a CD is playing. The inactive CD remains
inside the radio for future listening.
B(CD):Press this button to play a CD when
listening to the radio. The CD symbol displays
when a CD is loaded.
AUTO EQ (Automatic Equalization):Press
AUTO EQ to select an equalization setting while
playing a CD. The equalization is set whenever a
CD is played. See “AUTO EQ” listed previously
for more information. If you select an EQ setting
for your CD, it is activated each time a CD plays.
Z(Eject):Press this button to eject a CD.
Eject may be activated with either the ignition or
radio off. CDs may be loaded with the ignition and
radio off if this button is pressed rst.
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