On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 23:17:30 -0800, Mark F wrote:

I have a Pioneer DEH-5500MP, which I think operates in a similar
manner. If you have all the files in a single directory, the up
and down buttons will randomly pick the next song. If there is
more than one directory, it will randomly pick the next song out
of the next directory up or down.


Thank you both for the replies, I really appreciate it.

Mark F:
If the P4600MP behaved as your 5500MP does, I could live with that.
However, while I was toying with the demo model in the store, I put in a cd
loaded with mp3 files, and put it into random mode
-- If I waited for a song to finish, it would choose the next song randomly
on it's own
-- if I hit the button to skip to the next track, would simply go to the
next track on the cd, and NOT choose the next song randomly
-- if I hit the up or down buttons, it would go right back to track #1 and
start from there (although RDM mode would still stay on).

The other mp3-cd deck they have in this price range (around $150) is the
sony CDX-R3300. I didn't like the looks of this one as well as the
Pioneer, but the random function does behave the way I want ('next track'
button chooses the next song randomly). I think I may go with this unit.

flicker