MITSUBISHI ASX 2012 Owner's Manual (in English)

To listen to an MP3 CD
This
audio system allows you to play MP3 (MPEG
Audio Layer-3) files recorded on CD-ROMs,
CD-Rs (recordable CDs), and CD-RWs (rewritable
CDs) in ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2, Joliet, and Ro-
meo formats. Each disc can hold up to 255 files in
up to 100 folders, up to a maximum of 16 levels.
The ID3 tag information can be displayed during
MP3 playback. For information concerning ID3
tags, refer to “CD text and MP3 title display” on
page 5-21. Push the CD button if a disc is already in the audio
system.
The

display shows “READING”, then playback
will begin.
The folder number, the track number, the playing-
time and “MP3” indicator will appear on the display. NOTE
l While

listening to a disc on which CD-DA
(CD-Digital Audio) and MP3 files have both
been recorded, you can switch between read-
ing of the CD-DA, reading of the MP3 files,
and the external audio input mode by press-
ing the CD button for 2 seconds or longer (un-
til you hear a beep).
For information on the external audio input
mode, refer to “To use the external audio in-
put function” on page 5-32.
l With a disc that contains both CD-DA and
MP3 files, the CD-DA files are automatical-
ly played first.
l The playback sound quality differs depend-
ing on the encoder software and the bit rate.
For more information, refer to the owner’s
manual for the encoder software.
l Depending on the layout of the files and fold-
ers on the disc, it may take some time until
playback starts.
l MP3 conversion software and writing soft-
ware are not supplied with this unit.
l You may encounter trouble in playing an
MP3 or displaying the information of MP3
files recorded with certain writing software
or CD recorders (CD-R/RW drivers).
l If you write many folders or files other than
MP3 files, it may take some time before play-
back starts.
l This unit does not record MP3 files.
l For information on CD-Rs/RWs, refer to
“Notes on CD-Rs/RWs” on page 5-39. CAUTION
l
Attempting
to play a file not in the MP3
format which has a “.mp3” file name may
produce noise from the speakers and
speaker damage, and can significantly
damage your hearing.
Folder selection order/MP3 file playback order
(Example)
Root folder (root directory)
Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4 For pleasant driving
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Folder selection
In the order
File selection
In the order
To fast-forward/reverse the disc
Fast-forward
The
disc is fast-forwarded while the button is
held

down. Playback will begin once the button is
released.
Fast-reverse
The disc is fast-reversed while the button is
held

down. Playback will begin once the button is
released.
To select a desired folder (MP3 CDs only)
You can select your desired folder by turning the
FOLDER switch. Folder up
Turn

the FOLDER switch clockwise until the de-
sired folder number appears on the display.
Folder down
Turn the FOLDER switch anticlockwise until the
desired folder number appears on the display.
To select a desired track
You can cue tracks on a disc by using the or
button.
Track up
The

disc will skip as many songs as the number of
times the button is pushed.
The

display window will display the track number
of the track selected.
Track down
The disc will skip as many songs as the number of
times the button is pushed.
The

display window will display the track number
of the track selected.
To repeat tracks
To repeat a track
Press the RPT button to repeat the same track.
If the RPT button is pressed, the RPT indicator will
come on.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
To repeat a disc (music CDs only) <CD changer>
While a song is playing, press the RPT button for 2
seconds or longer (until you hear a beep). The
D-RPT indicator will come on and the disc will re-
peat all the songs on the disc.
To exit this mode, press the button again. To repeat songs in the same folder (MP3 CDs on-
ly)
While

a song is playing, press the RPT button for 2
seconds or longer (until you hear a beep). The
D-RPT indicator will come on and the disc will re-
peat all the songs in the folder that contains the
song currently playing.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
NOTE
l With a disc that contains both CD-DA and
MP3 files, the repeat mode causes only files
of the same format (CD-DA only or MP3
files only) to be repeated.
To change track playback order
Random playback for a disc (music CDs only)
If the RDM button is pressed, the RDM indicator
will come on and the tracks that are played will be
selected at random.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
Random playback for a folder (MP3 CDs only)
If the RDM button is pressed, the RDM indicator
will come on and the tracks that are played will be
selected at random from the folder that is currently
selected.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
Random playback for all discs in the CD chang-
er (music CDs only)
Press the RDM button for 2 seconds or longer (un-
til you hear a beep). The D-RDM indicator will
come on and the tracks that are played will be selec-
ted at random from all discs loaded in the CD chang-
er.
To exit this mode, press the button again. For pleasant driving
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Random playback for all folders on a disc (MP3
CDs only)
Press
the RDM button for 2 seconds or longer (un-
til you hear a beep). The D-RDM indicator will
come on and the tracks that are played will be selec-
ted at random from all folders on the disc currently
selected.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
NOTE
l In the all discs random mode, if an MP3 CD
has been loaded in the CD changer, the CD
changer will skip over it to the next music
CD. <CD changer>
l With a disc that contains both CD-DA and
MP3 files, the random mode causes only
files of the same format (CDDA only or
MP3 files only) to be played in a random se-
quence.
To find the start of each track on a disc for playback
Press the SCAN button. “SCAN” will appear on
the display and the audio system will play back the
first 10 seconds of each track on the selected disc.
The track number will blink while the scan mode is
selected.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
NOTE l Once all tracks on the disc have been scan-
ned, playback of the disc will restart from the
beginning of the track that was playing when
scanning started.
l The scan mode will be cancelled when radio
or CD operation is selected. l
With a disc that contains both CD-DA and
MP3 files, the scan mode causes only files of
the same format (CD-DA only or MP3 files
only) to be played.
To eject discs <CD player>
When the eject button is pressed, the disc automati-
cally stops and is ejected. The system automatical-
ly switches to radio mode.
NOTE l If you do not remove an ejected disc before
15 seconds have elapsed, the disc will be re-
loaded.
To eject discs <CD changer>
To eject a single disc
Press the eject button briefly to eject the currently
selected disc.
NOTE l If you press the eject button while the dis-
play is showing “LOAD DISC No. (1-6)”,
the loading standby mode will be cancelled
and the next disc will be ejected.
l If you do not remove an ejected disc before
15 seconds have elapsed, the disc will be re-
loaded and the eject mode will be cancelled.
The reloaded disc will not be played.
To eject all the discs 1. Press the eject button for 2 seconds or longer(until you hear a beep).
2. The currently selected disc will be ejected. When you remove the ejected disc, the next
disc will automatically be ejected. 3. Repeat the above-described steps until all of
the discs have been ejected. The CD changer
will then enter loading standby mode.
NOTE l If you do not remove an ejected disc before
15 seconds have elapsed, the disc will be re-
loaded and the eject mode will be cancelled.
The reloaded disc will not be played.
CD text and MP3 title display E00725000634
This audio system can display CD text and MP3 ti-
tles, including ID3 tag information.
CD text
The

audio system can display disc and track titles
for discs with converted disc and track title informa-
tion. Press the DISP button repeatedly to make se-
lections in the following sequence: disc name →
track name → normal display mode.
Example
Disc
name
Track
name For pleasant driving
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NOTE
l The
display can show up to 12 characters. If
a disc name or track name has more than 12
characters, press the PAGE button to view
the next 12 characters.
l When there is no title information to be dis-
played, the display shows “NO TITLE”.
l Characters that the audio system cannot dis-
play are shown as “•”.
MP3 titles
The audio system can display folder and track titles
for discs with converted folder and track informa-
tion. Press the DISP button repeatedly to make se-
lections in the following sequence: folder name →
track name → normal display mode.
Example
Folder
name
Track
name ID3 tag information
The

audio system can display ID3 tag information
for files that have been recorded with ID3 tag infor-
mation. 1. Press the DISP button for 2 seconds or lon-ger to switch to the ID3 tag information. The
TAG indicator/audio system will appear on
the display. 2. Press
the DISP button repeatedly to make se-
lections in the following sequence: album
name → track name → artist name → nor-
mal display mode.
NOTE l To return from ID3 tag information to the
folder name, press the DISP button again for
2 seconds or longer.
l When there is no title information to be dis-
played, the display shows “NO TITLE”.
l The display can show up to 12 characters. If
a folder name, track name, or item of ID3 tag
information has more than 12 characters,
press the PAGE button to view the next 12
characters.
l Folder names and track names can each be
displayed up to a length of 32 characters.
Items of ID3 tag information can each be dis-
played up to a length of 30 characters.
l Characters that the audio system cannot dis-
play are shown as “•”. To play tracks from USB device*
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You
can connect your iPod or USB memory device
to the USB input terminal and play music files stor-
ed in the iPod or USB memory device.
See the following section for the types of connecta-
ble devices and supported files.
Refer to “Types of connectable devices and suppor-
ted file specifications” on page 5-58.
See the following sections for the connecting meth-
ods, “How to connect an iPod” on page 5-57 and
“How to connect a USB memory device” on page
5-57.
If your vehicle is equipped with a Bluetooth ®
2.0
interface, you can play music files in your iPod or
USB memory device via voice operation.
Refer to “To play iPod tracks via voice operation”
on page 5-24 and “To play USB memory device
tracks via voice operation” on page 5-30.
NOTE
l The protected file by copyright might not be
able to start playback.
l It is recommended to adjust the equalizer of
the connected device is flat. For pleasant driving
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iPod control panel and display
E007562000941- AM/FM button
2-
CD (Mode change) button
3- PWR (On-Off) button
4- DISP (Title display) button
5- PAGE (Title scroll) button
6- RPT (Repeat) button
7- RDM (Random) button
8- (Fast-reverse) button
9- (Fast-forward) button
10-

i (iPod) indicator
11- TRACK indicator
12- RPT/RDM/D-RDM indicator
13- DISC UP button
14- FOLDER switch
15- TRACK (Track up/down) button
To play from an iPod E00756300170
1. Press
the PWR button to turn on the audio sys-
tem. The system turns on in the last mode used.
2. Connect your iPod to the USB input terminal. Refer to “How to connect an iPod” on page
5-57. 3. Press
the CD button several times to switch
to the iPod mode. The input mode changes ev-
ery time the CD button is pressed.

CD mode → iPod mode → Bluetooth ®
mode*
NOTE l If your vehicle is equipped with audio input
RCA terminals, pressing and holding the CD
button for 2 seconds or more switches the sys-
tem to the AUX mode.
4. Once the device is selected, playback starts and “i” appears on the display.
NOTE l Depending on the condition of your iPod, it
may take a longer time before the playback
starts.
5. To stop the playback, press the AM/FM but- ton or CD button to switch to a different mode.
NOTE l Buttons on the iPod are disabled while the
iPod is connected to the audio system.
l To adjust the volume and tone, refer to “To
adjust the volume” on page 5-11 and “To ad-
just the tone” on page 5-11.
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To fast-forward/reverse the current track, press the button or button.Fast-forward
To
fast-forward the current track, press the but-
ton.

While the button is pressed, the track will be fast-
forwarded.
Fast-reverse
To fast-reverse the current track, press the but-
ton.

While the button is pressed, the track will be fast-
reversed.
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Press the TRACK button to select the desired track
number.
Press : The track number increases by
one.
Press : The track number decreases by
one.
Press for a
long

period (ap-
prox. 2 seconds
or more) : The track number increases con-
tinuously while the button is
pressed.
Press for a
long

period (ap-
prox. 2 seconds
or more) : The track number decreases con-
tinuously while the button is
pressed.
If the side of the button is pressed once while a
track

is playing, playback returns to the start of that
track.
NOTE
l Every time the track selection button is press-
ed, the track number in the display changes. For pleasant driving
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To find a track from the iPod menu
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You
can select desired tracks from the “Playlists”,
“Artists”, “Albums”, “Songs” or “Genre” (vehicles
with Bluetooth ®
2.0 interface) menus on your iPod.

Operate the following switch to select desired tracks.
The selected menu or category or track is shown in
the display.
Turn the
FOLDER
switch : To show the menu or category
or track.
Press the
FOLDER
switch : To select the menu or category
or track.
NOTE l To

cancel the selection, press the DISC UP
button to return to the previous step.
l If no operation is performed for 10 seconds
or more or other button is operated after the
FOLDER button has been pressed, searching
of the desired tracks is cancelled.
l If no operation is performed for 5 seconds or
more after the track is displayed, playback
starts.
To play the same track repeatedly E00756700060
Press the RPT button during playback to show
“RPT” in the display.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
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Press the RDM button to show “RDM” in the dis-
play. The iPod randomly selects tracks from the current
category and plays the selected tracks.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
To play tracks in each album in random order
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Press and hold the RDM button until you hear a
beep to show “D-RDM” in the display.
The

iPod randomly selects tracks in the album
from the current category and play the selected
tracks.
To exit this mode, press the button again.
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You can display the track titles, artist names and al-
bum titles recorded in the iPod.
The

display changes as follows every time the
DISP button is pressed during playback.
Album title → Track name → Artist name → Nor-
mal display
Example
Album title
Track name
Artist name NOTE
l Up

to 10 characters are shown in the display
at once. If the title is cut off in the middle,
press the PAGE button. The next characters
are displayed every time this button is pressed.
l If no title is stored, “NO TITLE” is shown in
the display.
l Characters that cannot be displayed are sub-
stituted by “ • ”.
To play iPod tracks via voice opera-
tion
(vehicles with Bluetooth ®
2.0 inter-
face) E00757200033
Desired tracks can be selected and played from
your

iPod by “Artist”, “Album”, “Playlist” and
“Genre” using voice commands.
For information concerning the voice recognition
function or speaker registration function, refer to
“Bluetooth ®
2.0 interface” on page 5-41.
The following explains how to prepare for voice op-
eration and play the tracks. For pleasant driving
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Preparation for voice operation
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To
use the voice operation, press the SPEECH but-
ton (1) first. To search by artist name
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1. Say “Play” on the main menu.
NOTE l The

Bluetooth ®
2.0 interface starts recogniz-
ing the connected device.
If the connected device cannot be recognized
or a connection error occurs, the Bluetooth ®
2.0 interface starts an appropriate voice
guide. Follow the voice guide.
2. After the voice guide says “Would you like to play by Artist, Album, Playlist or
Genre?,” say “Artist”.
NOTE l If you say “Artist <name>,” you can skip
step 3. 3. After
the voice guide says “What Artist
would you like to play?,” say the artist name.
4. If there is only one match, the system pro- ceeds to step 6.
5. If there are two or more matches, the voice guide will say “More than one match was
found, would you like to play <artist
name>?” If you say “Yes,” the system pro-
ceeds to step 6.
If you say “No,” the next matching artist is
uttered by the system.
NOTE l If you say “No” to three or all artist names ut-
tered by the system, the voice guide will say
“Artist not found, please try again” and the
system returns to step 2.
l Search time is dependant on the number of
songs on your connected device. Devices con-
taining a large number of songs may take lon-
ger to return search results.
6. After the voice guide says “Playing <artist name>,” the system creates a playlist index
for the artist.
NOTE l If the confirmation function is active, the
voice guide confirms if the artist name is cor-
rect. If the artist name is correct, say “Yes”.
If not, say “No”. After the voice guide says
“Artist not found, please try again,” the sys-
tem returns to step 2.
7. The system exits the voice recognition mode and starts playback. To search by album title
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1.
Say “Play” on the main menu.
NOTE l The Bluetooth ®
2.0 interface starts recogniz-
ing the connected device.
If the connected device cannot be recognized
or a connection error occurs, the Bluetooth ®
2.0 interface starts an appropriate voice
guide. Follow the voice guide.
2. After the voice guide says “Would you like to play by Artist, Album, Playlist or
Genre?,” say “Album”.
NOTE l If you say “Album <title>,” you can skip
step 3.
3. After the voice guide says “What Album would you like to play?” say the album title.
4. If there is only one match, the system pro- ceeds to step 6.
5. If there are two or more matches, the voice guide will say “More than one match was
found, would you like to play <album ti-
tle>?” If you say “Yes,” the system proceeds
to step 6.
If you say “No,” the next matching album is
uttered by the system.
NOTE l If you say “No” to three or all album titles ut-
tered by the system, the voice guide will say
“Album not found, please try again” and the
system returns to step 2. For pleasant driving
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6. After the voice guide says “Playing <album
title>,” the system creates a playlist index for
the album title.
NOTE l If the confirmation function is active, the
voice guide confirms if the album title is cor-
rect. If the album title is correct, say “Yes”.
If not, say “No”. After the voice guide says
“Album not found, please try again,” the sys-
tem returns to step 2.
7. The system exits the voice recognition mode and starts playback.
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1. Say “Play” on the main menu.
NOTE l The

Bluetooth ®
2.0 interface starts recogniz-
ing the connected device.
If the connected device cannot be recognized
or a connection error occurs, the Bluetooth ®
2.0 interface starts an appropriate voice
guide. Follow the voice guide.
2. After the voice guide says “Would you like to play by Artist, Album, Playlist or
Genre?,” say “Playlist”.
NOTE l If you say “Playlist <playlist>,” you can skip
step 3.
If the device has no playlist, the voice guide
will say “There are no playlists stored on de-
vice” and the system returns to step 2. 3. After
the voice guide says “What Playlist
would you like to play?,” say the playlist
name.
4. If there is only one match, the system pro- ceeds to step 6.
5. If there are two or more matches, the voice guide will say “More than one match was
found, would you like to play <playlist>?” If
you say “Yes,” the system proceeds to step 6.
If you say “No,” the next matching playlist
name is uttered by the system.
NOTE l If you say “No” to three or all playlist names
uttered by the system, the voice guide will
say “Playlist not found, please try again” and
the system returns to step 2.
6. After the voice guide says “Playing <play- list>,” the system creates an index for the play-
list.
NOTE l If the confirmation function is active, the
voice guide confirms if the playlist name is
correct. If the playlist name is correct, say
“Yes”. If not, say “No”. After the voice
guide says “Playlist not found, please try
again,” the system returns to step 2. Refer to
“Confirmation function setting” on page
5-44.
7. The system exits the voice recognition mode and starts playback.
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1. Say “Play” on the main menu. NOTE
l The
Bluetooth®
2.0 interface starts recogniz-
ing the connected device.
If the connected device cannot be recognized
or a connection error occurs, the Bluetooth ®
2.0 interface starts an appropriate voice
guide. Follow the voice guide.
2. After the voice guide says “Would you like to play by Artist, Album, Playlist or
Genre?,” say “Genre”.
NOTE l If you say “Genre <type>,” you can skip step
3.
3. After the voice guide says “What Genre would you like to play?,” say the music type.
4. If there is only one match, the system pro- ceeds to step 6.
5. If there are two or more matches, the voice guide will say “More than one match was
found, would you like to play <genre>?” If
you say “Yes,” the system proceeds to step 6.
If you say “No,” the next matching genre is
uttered by the system.
NOTE l If you say “No” to three or all genres uttered
by the system, the voice guide will say
“Genre not found, please try again” and the
system returns to step 2.
6. After the voice guide says “Playing <genre>,” the system creates an index for the
genre. For pleasant driving
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NOTE
l If
the confirmation function is active, the
voice guide confirms if the genre is correct.
If the genre is correct, say “Yes”. If not, say
“No”. After the voice guide says “Genre not
found, please try again,” the system returns
to step 2.
Refer to “Confirmation function setting” on
page 5-44.
7. The system exits the voice recognition mode and starts playback. USB control panel and display
E00758100097 1- AM/FM button
2-

CD (Mode change) button
3- PWR (On-Off) button
4- DISP (Title display) button
5- PAGE (Title scroll) button
6- RPT (Repeat) button
7- RDM (Random) button
8- (Fast-reverse) button
9- (Fast-forward) button
10-

U (USB) indicator
11- FOLDER indicator
12- TRACK indicator
13- RPT/D-RPT/RDM/D-RDM/SCAN/F-SCAN indicator
14- DISC UP button
15- SCAN button
16- FOLDER switch
17- TRACK (Track up/down) button
To play from a USB memory device E00762500164
1. Press
the PWR button to turn on the audio sys-
tem. The system turns on in the last mode used. 2. Connect
your USB memory device to the
USB input terminal.
Refer to “How to connect a USB memory de-
vice” on page 5-57.
3. Press the CD button several times to switch to the USB mode. The input mode changes
as follows every time the CD button is pressed.
CD mode → USB mode → Bluetooth ®
mode*
NOTE l If your vehicle is equipped with audio input
RCA terminals, pressing and holding the CD
button for 2 seconds or more switches the sys-
tem to the AUX mode.
4. Once the device is selected, playback starts and “U” appears on the display.
NOTE l Depending on the condition of your USB de-
vice, it may take a longer time before the play-
back starts.
5. To stop the playback, press the AM/FM but- ton or CD button to switch to a different mode.
NOTE l To adjust the volume and tone, refer to “To
adjust the volume” on page 5-11 and “To ad-
just the tone” on page 5-11.
Supported compressed music files E00758300347
This audio can play MP3, WMA, ACC and WAV
files

recorded in a USB memory device. This audio
supports up to 65,535 files in 700 folders on 8 levels. For pleasant driving
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Folder selection order/file playback order (exam-
ple)
The
folder and file hierarchy in the USB memory
device is shown below.
Root folder (Root directory)
Level 4
Level 3
Level 2
Level 1 Folder selection
In the order
File selection
In the order NOTE
l If a file protected by copyrights is played, the
file will be skipped.
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To fast-forward/reverse the current track, press the button or button.
Fast-forward
To
fast-forward the current track, press the but-
ton.

While the button is pressed, the track will be fast-
forwarded.
Fast-reverse
To fast-reverse the current track, press the but-
ton.

While the button is pressed, the track will be fast-
reversed.
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Press the TRACK button to select the desired file
number.
Press : The file number increases by
one.
Press : The file number decreases by
one.
Press for a
long period
(approx. 2 sec-
onds or more) : The file number increases con-
tinuously while the button is
pressed.
Press for a
long period
(approx. 2 sec-
onds or more) : The file number decreases con-
tinuouslywhile the button is
pressed. If the side of the button is pressed once after a
few

seconds, playback returns to the start of that
track.
NOTE
l Every time the TRACK button is pressed,
the file number in the display changes.
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You can select a folder to find a desired track.
1. Turn
the FOLDER switch to show the de-
sired folder in the display.
NOTE l If no operation is performed for 10 seconds
or more or other button is operated after the
FOLDER switch has been turned, the selec-
ted track becomes unselected and the display
returns to the playback display.
2. Press the FOLDER switch to select the folder.
NOTE l When the DISC UP button is pressed, the se-
lected folder is played from the beginning.
3. Turn the FOLDER switch to show the de- sired track in the display.
NOTE l If no operation is performed for 5 seconds or
more after the FOLDER switch is turned, the
displayed track is played.
4. Press the FOLDER switch to select the file. For pleasant driving
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