Alpine CDE-136BT User Manual

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This unit has a BANK function that automatically divides every 1,000
songs stored in Flash Memory 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. A
maximum of 20 banks (20,000 songs) can be recognized.
Playback
1 Press SOURCE to select the USB mode.
2 Press  or  to select the desired track (file).
Pressing and holding  or  will fast backward/fast
forward track continuously.
3 To pause playback, press .
Pressing  again will resume playback.
Notes
• 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 file contains ID3 tag information, the ID3 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 VIEWk 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 (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 20).
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 20).
A Flash Memory Device 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/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. However, song stored order in bank
may differ from the song order in the Flash Memory device in some
case.
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.
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.
Before performing the following procedures, make sure FILE NAME is
selected in “Setting the USB Search Mode” (refer to “Setting the USB
Search Mode” on page 20).
Flash Memory can contain hundreds of songs. By organizing songs by
folder, you can quickly find a desired folder/file. This operation is
similar to search a folder/file from PC.
1 Press ENTER to activate the search mode.
2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select a desired folder/file.
When a folder is searched, indicator lights up.
When a file is searched, indicator lights up.
3 Press ENTER to play the selected file or enter the
selected folder.
Press and hold ENTER for at least 2 seconds to play back all
songs in the selected folder.
4 If a folder is opened in step 3, Repeat steps 2 to 3 until the
desired folder/file is found.
Bank No. Song number
Bank1 1~1,000
Bank2 1,001~2,000

Bank20 19,001~20,000
Searching by Tag information
Hierarchy
1
Hierarchy
2
Hierarchy
3
Hierarchy
4
Hierarchy
5
Bank
*1
Playlist 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———
Searching by (FILE NAME) mode

Alpine CDE-136BT Specifications

General

Audio system	4.0
MP3 playback	Yes
DVD Audio playback	No
Playback disc formats	CD audio
Audio formats supported	AAC, CD-A, MP3, WMA
Video formats supported	Not supported
AM band range	531 - 1602 kHz
FM band range	87.5 - 108 MHz
LW band range	153 - 281 kHz
Supported radio bands	DAB+, FM, LW, MW
Preset stations quantity	48
Impedance	4 Ω
Output power	200 W
RDS features	AF, PTY, RT, TA, TP
Product color	Multicolor
Volume control	Digital
Frequency range	5 - 20000 Hz
Disc types supported	CD, CD-RW
Audio output channels	4.0 channels
Equalizer bands quantity	3
Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR)	105 dB
Display type	LCD
Display digits	14 digits
Display number of lines	1 lines
Display number of colors	Monochrome
USB version	2.0
Bluetooth version	3.0+HS
Bluetooth profiles	A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, HSP
USB ports quantity	1
Digital audio optical out	0
Apple docking compatibility	iPad, iPod
Cables included	USB
Material	Metal, Plastic
File format system	FAT 16/32
Power requirements	11 - 16 VDC
Compatible products	iPhone / iPod / Nokia
Remote control type	IR
Key illumination color	Multi
Number of optical discs	1 discs
Operating temperature (T-T)	-10 - 60 °C

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	161 mm
Width	178 mm
Height	50 mm
Weight	1500 g