Audio

Random playback

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To playback a track/index/file(s) at random, press the “RPT/RDM” button for 0.5 second or longer while the track/index/file is playing.

To playback a track/index/file(s) at random, press the “RPT/RDM” button for 0.5 second or longer while the track/index/file is playing.

Each time you press the button, the mode changes in the following sequence.

When connecting USB storage device:

When connecting iPod®:

When connecting iPod®:

NOTE

• The “ALL RDM” indication refers to the random playback in the entire USB storage device. It randomly repeats all of the tracks in the USB storage device.

• The “ALBUM RDM” indication refers to the shuffle playback in the album. It randomly repeats all of the indexes in the album.

• The “SONG RDM” indication refers to the shuffle playback in the entire iPod®. It randomly repeats all of the indexes in the iPod®.

• When an iPod® is connected, the files are played back at random by the shuffle function of the iPod®. Therefore, iPod® operation may be different depending on the model of the connected iPod®.

• When an audiobook or a podcast is playing, the mode does not change even if you press the “RPT/RDM” button for 0.5 second or longer.

To cancel the random playback mode, press the “RPT/RDM” button for more than 0.5 second and select CANCEL. The “RDM” indication will turn off, and the normal playback mode will resume.

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