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ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, INC. ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. ALPINE ITALIA S.p.A. 1-1-8 Nishi Gotanda, 161-165 Princes Highway, Hallam Viale C. Colombo 8, 20090 Trezzano Shinagawa-ku, Victoria 3803, Australia Sul Naviglio (MI), Italy Tokyo 141-0031, Japan Phone 03-8787-1200 Phone 02-484781 Phone 03-5496-8231 ALPINE ELECTRONICS GmbH ALPINE ELECTRONICS DE ESPAÑA, S.A. ALPINE ELECTRONICS FRANCE S.A.R.L. Wilhelm-Wagenfeld-Str. 1-3, 80807 München, Germany Portal de Gamarra 36, Pabelló
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ENGLISH Contents Sound Setting ............................................................14 Equalizer Presets (FACTORY EQ) ......................15 Operating Instructions Adjusting the Parametric Equalizer Curve WARNING (3BAND EQ).............................................................15 Setting the Bass Control ..........................................15 WARNING....................................................... 6 Setting the Mid Control ...........................................1
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ENGLISH Contents BLUETOOTH SETUP.................................................. 21 Flash Memory (optional) Setting the BLUETOOTH Connection Connecting Flash Memory (optional) ...............27 (BT IN) ....................................................................... 22 How to connect Flash Memory to Front USB Hands-Free Phone setting (HFP)...........................22 Connection Terminal...........................................27 BLUETOOTH Audio setting (AUDIO) ....................2
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ENGLISH Contents Information In Case of Difficulty.................................................. 35 Basic.......................................................................... 35 Radio......................................................................... 35 CD .............................................................................. 35 MP3 ........................................................................... 36 Audio..........................................................
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Operating Instructions HALT USE IMMEDIATELY IF A PROBLEM APPEARS. WARNING Failure to do so may cause personal injury or damage to the product. Return it to your authorized Alpine dealer or the nearest Alpine Service Center for repairing. WARNING PRECAUTIONS This symbol means important instructions. Failure to heed them can result in serious injury or death. Product Cleaning Use a soft dry cloth for periodic cleaning of the product. For more DO NOT OPERATE ANY FUNCTION THAT TAKES YOUR ATT
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If the surface is heavily soiled, dampen a clean, soft cloth in a New Discs solution of mild neutral detergent before cleaning the disc. To prevent the CD from jamming, “ERROR” is displayed if discs with irregular surfaces are inserted or if discs are inserted incorrectly. When a new disc is ejected immediately after initial loading, use your finger to feel around the inside of the center hole and outside edge of the disc. If you feel any small bumps or irregularities, this could inhibit p
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Protecting the USB Connection Terminal • iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, and iPod touch are • Only USB Flash Memory devices or iPod/iPhone can be connected to trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. the USB connection terminal on this unit. Correct performance using • “Made for iPod,” and “Made for iPhone,” mean that an electronic other USB products cannot be guaranteed. A USB hub is not accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod, or su
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Detaching and Attaching the Front Panel Getting Started Detaching AUDIO/SETUP Rotary encoder/ /ENTER 1 Turn off the unit power. 2 Press e (Release) at the lower left side until the front panel pops out. 3 Grasp the left side of the front panel and pull it out. e SOURCE/ Notes • The front panel may become hot in normal usage (especially the Accessory List connector terminals on the back of the front panel). This is not a malfunction. • Head Unit ...............................................
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Notes • To synchronize the clock to another clock/watch or radio time Initial System Start-Up announcement, press and hold ENTER for at least 2 seconds after setting the “hour”. Minutes will reset to “00”. If the display shows over Be sure to press the RESET switch when using the unit for the first time, “30” minutes when you do this, the time will advance one hour. after changing the car battery, etc. •Press to return to the previous mode. • If no operation is performed for 60 seconds,
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Presetting Stations Automatically Radio 1 Press BAND repeatedly until the desired radio band is displayed. SOURCE/ 2 Press and hold TUNE A.ME for at least 2 seconds. Rotary encoder/ /ENTER The frequency on the display continues to change while the automatic memory is in progress. The tuner will automatically seek and store 6 strong stations in the selected band. They will be stored into preset buttons 1 to 6 in order of signal strength. When the automatic memory has been completed, t
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Repeat Play CD/MP3 1 Press a 4. The song is played back repeatedly. SOURCE/ *1 *2 a a (off ) a *1 Only a track is repeatedly played back. Rotary encoder/ /ENTER *2 Only files in a folder are repeatedly played back. (MP3 mode only) 2 To cancel repeat play, select (off) with the above procedure. M.I.X. (Random Play) 4 5 1 Press 5 s. The songs are played back in random sequence. *1 *2 s s ALL (off ) s Playback *1 Only files in a folder are played back in random sequ
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Notes •Press and hold for at least 2 seconds in the search mode to cancel. About MP3 Or, the search mode is canceled if no operation is performed for 60 seconds. • To search for files in the Folder Name Search mode, press ENTER. CAUTION Files in the folder may be searched. Except for private use, duplicating audio data (including MP3 •Press to exit Folder Name Search mode in step 3 in order to select data) or distributing, transferring, or copying it, whether for free File Name Sear
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Order of files Files are played back in the order that the writing software writes them to the disc. Therefore, the playback order may not be what is expected. Sound Setting Verify the writing order in the software’s documentation. The playback order of the folders and files is as follows. AUDIO/SETUP Rotary encoder/ /ENTER Root folder Adjusting Subwoofer Level/Bass Level/Mid Level/Treble Level/Balance (Between Left and Right)/Fader (Between Front and Rear)/ Loudness/Defeat 1 Press AUDIO
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1 Press and hold AUDIO SETUP for at least 2 seconds to Changes the boosted bass bandwidth to wide or narrow. A wider setting will boost a wide range of frequencies above and below the center activate the SETUP mode. frequency. A narrower setting will boost only frequencies near the 2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select AUDIO, and then press center frequency. ENTER. Setting the Bass Center Frequency (CENTER FRQ) BLUETOOTH GENERAL AUDIO DISPLAY iPod & USB Turn the Rotary encoder to s
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3 Press to return to the previous step. Adjusting the Low Pass Filter Setting the Treble Bandwidth (WIDTH (Q)) The Low Pass Filter on this unit can be adjusted to suit your personal taste. Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired treble bandwidth. Setting item: SUBW LPF WIDE 0.75 NARROW 1.25 (Initial setting) Setting contents: Setting the Treble Center Frequency (CENTER FRQ) OFF (Initial setting) / LPF 60 (Hz) / LPF 80 (Hz) / LPF 120 (Hz) / LPF 160 (Hz) Turn the Rotary encoder
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About the indication display Other Functions When displaying Text, the following indicators are lit according to the mode. iPod/iPhone/ Indicator/ MP3/USB SOURCE/ CD Mode BT AUDIO Mode AUDIO Mode Mode *2 Folder Name — being dis- — played *1 *1 Artist Name Artist Name — being dis- being dis- played played *1 *1 Text (Disc Album Name Album Name VIEW *3 Name ) being being dis- being dis- displayed played played *1 Song Name / *1 Text (Track Song Name File Name Displaying the Text *
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Using the Front AUX Input Terminal SETUP Connect a portable music player, etc. by simply connecting it to the input on the front panel. An optional adapter cable is required (standard AUDIO/SETUP RCA to 3.5ø mini-phono plug or 3.5ø to 3.5ø mini phono plug). Rotary encoder//ENTER Press SOURCE , and select the AUXILIARY mode to listen to the portable device. Portable player, etc. Main unit Setting or You can customize the unit to suit your own preferences and usage. From the SETUP menu,
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Connecting to an External Amplifier (POWER IC) General Setting When an external amplifier is connected, sound quality can be GENERAL is selected on the setup main menu in step 2. improved by reducing the current draw of the built-in amplifier. Setting item: POWER IC Playing MP3 Data (PLAY MODE) Setting contents: This unit can play back CDs containing both CD and MP3 data (created ON (Initial setting) / OFF in Enhanced CD (CD Extra) format). However, in some situations, ON: playback of an en
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Display Setting iPod/iPhone and USB Setting DISPLAY is selected on the setup main menu in step 2. “iPod & USB” is selected on the setup main menu in step 2. Dimmer Control Setting the USB Search Mode Set the Dimmer control to AUTO to decrease the illumination This unit allows searching MP3 Tag info or file names on Flash Memory brightness of the unit with the head lights of the vehicle ON. This mode devices. Only compatible audio files are displayed during the search. is useful if you feel the
