Operate iPod itself while connected to Alpine

I've got my iPod connected through the special cable to an Alpine CDA-9856. It's been working and sounding perfectly. The only problem we have (my copilot is usually who changes music) is that you can't move around and search the iPod through the Alpine, as freely as you can in the iPod itself. When connected, the iPod can only be operated through the Alpine, so when we want to find something specific, we have to disconnect the iPod, search and only when found, reconnect again. This is tedious and not good for the connection. Manual doesn't say anything about it, so I ask here if any of you with an Alpine, has found a way to operate the iPod itself, while being connected to the Alpine. Thanks.

No, there's no support email, forum or anything other than phone and I'm not in the US now. There's got to be something to allow it though, that isn't in the manual.

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