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Playing a DiscAudio Menu
Audio
Audio Menu
HAUDIO button (in DISC mode)  AUDIO MENU
Rotate i to select an item. Press u .
The following items are available, depending on the type of disc:
• Rec to HDD : Records a music CD onto the HDD for playback using HDD Audio.
2Recording a Music CD to HDD P. 152
• Sound Setup: Displays the sound preferences screen.
2 Adjusting the Sound P. 170
• HDD Setup : Displays menu for setting HDD pref erences for recording music CDs
and for updating Gracenote® information.
2 Recording a Music CD to HDD P. 152
2Updating Gracenote® Album Info P. 158
• Repeat :
6 : Repeats the current track.
7 : Repeats all tracks in the current folder.
• Random :
3 : Plays all tracks on the curr ent disc in random order.
4 : Plays all tracks in the curr ent folder in random order.
1Repeat, Random, and Scan Play
1. Rotate i to select Repeat, Random, or
Scan . Press u.
2. Rotate i to select an option. Press u.
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Playing a DiscPlaying MP3/WMA/AAC Discs
Audio
•Scan :
1 : Scans all tracks on the disc (or in the se lected folder) in the order they were
recorded (stored) and plays a 10-second sample. Select OFF to stop scanning and
play the current selection.
2 : Scans the first track in each folder on the disc and plays a 10-second
sample. Select OFF to stop scanning and play the current selection.
Playing MP3/WMA/AAC Discs
HAUDIO button (in DISC mode)  FOLDER LIST
Change the folder on MP3/WMA/AAC discs th at have tracks stored in a folder
structure.
1.Rotate i to select a folder. Press
u .
2. Rotate i to select a track. Press
u .
The system displays the track list
and begins playing the selected
track.
1Playing MP3/WMA/AAC Discs
Folder List
•Any tracks not in a folder are automatically
added to a “ROOT” folder, which is displayed
at the top of the Folder List.
•If the root folder has additional folders in a
lower layer, they are listed on the screen.
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Playing a DiscRecommended Discs
Audio
Recommended Discs
•Use only high-quality CD-R or CD-RW discs labeled for audio use.
• Use only CD-R or CD-RW discs on which the recordings are closed.
• Play only standard round-shaped discs.
• Use DVD-R/RW discs that meet DVD verification standards.
■ Recording to HDD
• Only standard CD-DA (44.1 kHz, 16 bit stereo PCM digital sound data) discs can
be recorded to HDD.
• Digital music tracks, such as MP3, WMA, AAC etc., in CD-R or DVD-R cannot be
copied to HDD. Likewise, digital music tracks recorded to HDD cannot be copied
to CD-R and DVD-R.
■ Discs with MP3, WMA, or AAC Tracks
• Some software files may not allow for audio play or text data display.
• Some versions of MP3, WMA, or AAC formats may be unsupported. If an
unsupported track is found, the audio unit displays UNSUPPORTED, and then skips
to the next track.1 Recommended Discs
A Dual-disc cannot play on this audio unit. If
recorded under certain conditions, a CD-R or CD-
RW may not play either.
Manufactured under licens e under U.S. Patent
#’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380;
5,978,762; 6,487,535 & other U.S. and
worldwide patents issu ed & pending. DTS and
DTS Digital Surround are registered trademarks
and the DTS logos and Symbol are trademarks of
DTS, Inc.© 1996-2007 DTS, Inc. All Rights
Reserved.
The disc packages or jackets should have one of these symbols.
Also includes:
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Audio
Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio
The Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio function plays tracks from music CDs that have
been recorded onto the built-in HDD. You ca n arrange the tracks in playlists or play
the tracks using various search methods.
Selecting HDD Mode
1. Press the DISC/HDD button to play tracks stored on the HDD.
2. Select a track by genre, artist, album, record ing (ripping) date, playlist, or track list.
The track number and elapsed time are displayed on the display. Title
information is displayed if found in the Gracenote® Album Info (Gracenote®
Media Database) stored on the HDD.
The HDD has two types of playlists: original playlists and user playlists. An
original playlist is automatically creat ed for each album when a music CD is
recorded. You can customize up to six us er playlists provided on the HDD by
adding tracks from your original playlists.
1 Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) Audio
d “Display audio screen”
You can control the HDD audio using voice
control commands.
2 HDD Commands P. 240
A visual guide helps you operate the audio
system.
2 System Controls P. 4
2 Basic Operation P. 6
Music tracks recorded on HDD cannot be
recorded onto CDs or other devices.
Tracks are recorded at four times the playback
speed using ultra-eff icient compression
technology; therefore, sound quality may vary
slightly from the original.
If the HDD is ever replaced, all music data is lost
and cannot be recovered.
If there is a problem, you may see an error
message on the display.
2 Error Messages P. 217
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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) AudioAudio Screen Control
Audio
Audio Screen Control
HAUDIO button (in HDD mode)
Control the audio screen through the navigation system. Rotate i to select a track. Press u.
Move w or y to select ALBUM-
or ALBUM+ to change albums.
Move e to select MUSIC SEARCH
to display the Music Search Menu.
2 Searching for Music P. 154
Move r to select AUDIO MENU .
2Audio Menu P. 150
Audio Menu
HAUDIO button (in HDD mode)  AUDIO MENU
Rotate i to select an item. Press u .
HDD mode
Track list
1 Repeat, Random, and Scan Play
1. Rotate i to select Repeat, Random, or
Scan . Press u.
2. Rotate i to select an option. Press u.
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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) AudioAudio Menu
Audio
The following items are available:
•Sound Setup : Displays the sound preferences screen.
2Adjusting the Sound P. 170
• Add to Playlist : Adds the current track to a user playlist.
2Adding a Track to a User Playlist P. 155
• Edit Music Info. : Edits artist name, playlist na me, track name, genre, and track
order in playlists. You can also delete tracks and playlists.
2 Editing a Playlist P. 155
• Get Music Info. : Gets the original title informati on for a track in a user playlist
from an original playlist.
2 Displaying Music Information P. 157
• Repeat
6 : Repeats the current track.
• Random
3 : Plays all tracks on the HDD in random order.
• Scan
1 : Scans all tracks on the HDD in the orde r they were recorded and plays a 10-
second sample. Select OFF to stop scanning and play the current selection.
• HDD Setup : Displays menu for setting preferences for recording music CDs and
updating Gracenote® information.
2 Recording a Music CD to HDD P. 152,
2Updating Gracenote® Album Info P. 158
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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) AudioSearching for Music
Audio
Searching for Music
HAUDIO button (in HDD mode)  MUSIC SEARCH
Search for music recorded to HDD using six different methods. 1.Rotate i to select a search
category. Press u.
2. Rotate i to select an item. Press
u .
Move w or y to select
alphabetical tabs on some
screens.
The first track begins playing.
1 Searching for Music
Albums , Artists, and Tracks display lists in
alphabetical order. Ripped Date displays albums
in chronological order.
You can also search for music on the HDD
through voice commands using SBV.
2 Searching for Music Using Song By
Voice™ (SBV) P. 163
RANDOM ALL TRACKS
Move r to select RANDOM ALL TRACKS to
shuffle the playback of al l tracks that have been
recorded to HDD.
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Playing Hard Disc Drive (HDD) AudioDisplaying Music Information
Audio
Displaying Music Information
HAUDIO button (in HDD mode)  AUDIO MENU  Get Music Info.
Display the music information (album name, artist name, genre) for an album
(original playlist).
Gracenote® searches for the
information of the currently
selected album (original playlist).
Rotate i to select an album. Press
u .
The information is displayed.
1Displaying Music Information
The maximum number of or iginal playlists is 999
with a maximum of 99 songs in each playlist.
Each album CD counts as an original playlist.
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