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    ES PT EN R CDA-9854L Designed by ALPINE Japan Printed in China (Y) 68-04123Z09-A • MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN Léalo antes de utilizar este equipo. • MANUAL DO PROPRIETÁRIO Leia por favor este manual antes de utilizar este equipamento. • OWNER'S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. MP3/WMA CD Receiver ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, [...]

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    CHM-S630 CHA-S634 • Cambiador de CD para CD A-9854L. • Disqueteiras para CD A-9854L. • CD changer for CD A-9854L. ¡Los cambiadores Alpine de CD le ofrecen más! Más selecciones musicales, más versatilidad y más ventajas. CHA-S634 es un cambiador de seis discos de alto rendimiento con nue vo M D A C, CD-R/R W PLA Y B A CK, MP3 PLA Y B ACK [...]

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    1 -EN ENGLISH Contents Operating Instructions W ARNING WA RNING .................................................. 3 CA UTION ................................................... 3 PRECA UTIONS ......................................... 3 About the GlideT ouch™ Bar Operation ...................................... 6 Getting Started T urning Power On[...]

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    2 -EN SETUP General Setting Playing MP3/WMA Data (PLA Y MODE) ..... 26 Sound (Beep) Guide Function ........................ 26 T urning Mute Mode On/Off ........................... 26 Setting T one Defeat for External De vices ....... 26 Setting the A UX Mode (V -Link) ..................... 27 Setting the External Digital Input ................... [...]

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    3 -EN W ARNING W ARNING This symbol means important instructions. F ailure to heed them can result in serious injury or death. DO NOT OPERA TE ANY FUNCTION THA T T AKES YOUR A TTENTION AW A Y FROM SAFEL Y DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE. Any function that requires your prolonged attention should only be performed after coming to a complete stop. Always stop t[...]

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    4 -EN Installation Location Make sure the CD A-9854L will not be installed in a location subjected to: • Direct sun and heat • High humidity and water • Excessiv e dust • Excessiv e vibrations Correct Handling Do not drop the disc while handling. Hold the disc so you will not leav e fingerprints on the surface. Do not af fix tape, paper, or[...]

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    5 -EN On handling Compact Discs (CD/CD-R/CD-RW) • Do not touch the surface. • Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight. • Do not aff ix stickers or labels. • Clean the disc when it is dusty . • Make sure that there are no bumps around the disc. • Do not use commercially av ailable disc accessories. Do not leave the disc in the car or t[...]

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    6 -EN About the GlideT ouch™ Bar Operation 1 T ouch or press the desired position on the GlideT ouch bar . Press any one of the 6 positions on the GlideT ouch bar to which a function has been assigned in the guide display . For example, to select ON, press the GlideT ouch bar directly below where ON is indicated in the guide display . The manual [...]

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    7 -EN Getting Started Tu rning Power On and Off Press SOURCE/POWER to turn on the unit. • The unit can be turned on by pr essing any other button e xcept TITLE and eject c . Press and hold SOURCE/POWER for at least 2 seconds to turn off the unit. • The first time power is turned on, the volume will start fr om level 12. Initial System Start-Up [...]

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    8 -EN 2 1 1 Mov able display Display T ilt Adjustment The mov able display may be adjusted to 3 different angles depending upon user preference. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select TIL T ADJUST by sliding y our finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideT ouch bar under TIL T ADJUST . 3 T ouch UP or DO WN on the GlideT ouch bar to adjus[...]

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    9 -EN Radio Changing the Radio Frequencies for each Country F or customers not li ving in North America, change the radio frequencies as follows. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select SETUP by sliding y our finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideT ouch bar under SETUP . The main SETUP menu is displayed. 3 Select TUNER by sliding your [...]

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    10 -EN CD / MP3 / WMA Playback 1 Press c . The movable display will open. 2 Insert a disc with the label side facing up. The disc will be pulled into the unit automatically . The movable display will close and playback will begin. When a disc is already inserted, press SOURCE/PO WER to switch to the CD mode. The mode will change every time the butt[...]

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    11 -EN • The CD-player can play discs containing audio data, MP3 data and WMA data. •A WMA format file that is pr otected by DRM (Digital Rights Management) cannot be played bac k on this unit. • “MP3” is displayed during MP3 playback. • “WMA” is displayed during WMA playback. • The track display for MP3/WMA data playbac k is the [...]

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    12 -EN M.I.X. (Random Play) 1 Press FUNC. to activ ate the audio function mode. Source select mode → Audio function mode → Sour ce select mode 2 Press the GlideT ouch bar under M.I.X. to select the Random Play mode. The tracks (files) will be played back in random sequence. CD mode : ↓ M.I.X. : T rack are pla yed bac k in r andom sequence. ?[...]

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    13 -EN Folder Name Searc h mode 3 Within 10 seconds, select the folder to pla y back b y sliding your finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press - / J to play the selected f older . The first file in the selected folder is played back. To search for a file in the selected folder , press the GlideT ouch bar or FUNC. to change to the f[...]

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    14 -EN T erminology Bit rate This is the “sound” compr ession rate specif ied for encoding. The higher the bit rate, the higher the sound quality , but also the lar ger the files. Sampling rate This value shows how many times per second the data is sampled (r ecorded). F or example , music CDs use a sampling rate of 44.1 kHz, so the sound is sa[...]

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    15 -EN Sound Setting Adjusting Balance (Between Left and Right)/ Fader (Between Front and Rear)/Defeat 1 Press the Rotary encoder (MODE) repeatedly to choose the desired mode. Each press changes the modes as follows: SUBWOOFER * 1 → BALANCE → F ADER → DEFEA T → VOLUME → SUBWOOFER * 1 Subwoofer : 0 ~ +15 Balance : L15 ~ R15 Fader : R15 ~ F[...]

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    16 -EN Adjusting and Storing the Parametric Equalizer Curve Y ou can modify the Equalizer settings to create a response curve more appealing to your personal taste. To adjust the parametric equalizer curve, set the EQ mode to PEQ. F or details, refer to “Setting User's EQ mode” (page 15). 1 Press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds. 2 Sel[...]

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    17 -EN Recalling the Stored Equalizer Curve 1 Press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds. 2 Select the User's EQ mode by sliding y our fing er on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideT ouch bar under the User's EQ mode. 3 Press FUNC. or the GlideT ouch bar to activ ate the preset mode. 4 Select any one of the preset n [...]

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    18 -EN F/R Sub-W 3WA Y Adjusting and Storing the Crossover Settings Before performing the following procedures, refer to “ About the Crossov er” (Page 17). 1 Press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds. 2 Select the X-O VER mode by sliding y our finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideT ouch bar under the X-O VER mode.[...]

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    19 -EN Recalling the Stored Crossover Settings 1 Press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds. 2 Select the X-O VER mode by sliding y our finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideT ouch bar under the X-Over mode. 3 Press FUNC. or the GlideT ouch bar to activ ate the preset mode. 4 Select any one of the preset n umbers (1 thr[...]

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    20 -EN Setting the T ime Correction Unit Y ou can change the unit, (ms, cm or inch) of time correction. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select SETUP by sliding y our finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideT ouch bar under SETUP . The main SETUP menu is displayed. 3 Select DISPLA Y by sliding y our finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the l[...]

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    21 -EN 7 Select any one of the preset n umbers (1 thr ough 6) by sliding your finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press and hold the GlideT ouch bar under the desire preset for at least 2 seconds to store the adjusted contents. 8 After setting, press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode. • If MENU is pr es[...]

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    22 -EN * 1 TITLE can be input or erased. * 2 Displayed during playback of a disc with CD T ext. “NO TEXT” will be displayed when the CD contains no T ext data. * 3 “R OO T” is displayed for a r oot folder that does not have a folder name. * 4 ID3 tag/WMA tag If an MP3/WMA file contains ID3 ta g/WMA tag information, the ID3 tag/WMA tag infor[...]

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    23 -EN About “Title” and “T ext” Title: With this device, it is possible to input the CD/Station name (page 23). This inputted name is referr ed to as a “title.” Y ou cannot input or display titles on MP3/WMA discs. Te xt: T ext compatible CDs contain text infor mation such as the disc name and track name. Such text information is refer[...]

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    24 -EN Setting Amplifier Link When an Amplifier Link compatible amplifier (MRD-M1005 or MRD-M605, etc.) is connected, the amplifier settings are adjustable from the head unit. A maximum of 8 external amplifiers can be adjusted. 1 Press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds. 2 Select the A-LINK mode by sliding y our finger on the GlideT ouch bar to t[...]

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    25 -EN i-Personalize™ Operation About i-Personalize™ Y ou can download data (from Alpine’ s website) to a CD-R, and download and store the data to the CD A-9854L. To start i-Personalize, access the URL below and follow the on-screen instructions. http://www .alpine.com or http://www.alpine-usa.com Downloadable data The file name of download d[...]

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    26 -EN SETUP Y ou can flexibly customize the unit to suit your own preferences and usage. Choose the SETUP menu from General Setting, T uner Setting, etc., to select your desired setting. The common operation for SETUP is step 1 to 4 as f ollo ws. See down below f or further information about each SETUP menu. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select SETUP by slidin[...]

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    27 -EN Setting the A UX Mode (V -Link) A UX IN ON / A UX IN OFF (Initial setting) Y ou can input TV/video sound by connecting an optional Ai-NET/ RCA Interface cable (KCA-121B) or V ersatile Link T erminal (KCA- 410C) to this component. Y ou can change the A UX name display when A UX ON is set. Select the A UX name by sliding your finger on the Gli[...]

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    28 -EN Setting the Response Slope for the High Range Speaker (TW SETUP) MAKER’S (Initial setting) / USER’S Depending on the response characteristics of the speaker , care should be taken when setting the response slope of the high range speaker to FLA T in 3-way mode (see “ Adjusting and Storing the Crossover Settings” on page 18), as speak[...]

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    29 -EN iPod™ Operation (Optional) When an iPod™ or iPod™ mini is connected to the optional Alpine Interface adapter for iPod™ (KCA-420i), it can be controlled from the CD A-9854L. Howe ver , operation from the iPod is disabled. •F or details, r efer to the Owner’ s Manual of the iP od™ Interface adapter (KCA-420i). • Refer to the iP[...]

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    30 -EN To search f or an album of the selected artist 1 After selecting the artist in step 3 * 2 , press the GlideT ouch bar or FUNC. to change to the album sear ch mode of the selected artist. 2 * 3 Within 10 seconds, select the album to be played back by sliding your finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. 3P r ess - / J to play back [...]

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    31 -EN Displaying the T ext Y ou can display the tag information of a song in the iPod. Press TITLE . Each press changes the display . * 1 “NO D A T A” is displayed if ther e is no information. * 2 Only when an external Amplifier Link compatible amplif ier is connected. F or details, refer to “Displaying the External Amplifier Information” [...]

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    32 -EN Playing MP3 Files with the CD Changer (Optional) If you connect a changer compatible with MP3, you can play CD- R OMs, CD-Rs, and CD-R Ws containing MP3 files on this unit. 1 Press SOURCE/POWER to switch to the MP3 Changer mode. 2 Press FUNC. to activ ate the direct disc recall mode. Source selection mode ↔ Audio function mode ↔ Dir ect [...]

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    33 -EN 8 Band Button Radio mode: BAND Button Press this button and the band will change. Changer mode: T o switch the changer . 9 f UP Button Radio mode: SEEK (UP) button CD mode: Press this button to advance to the beginning of the next track. ! 9 Button Radio mode: Pressing this button will select, in descending order , stations programmed into t[...]

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    34 -EN Information In Case of Difficulty If you encounter a problem, please turn the power of f, then on again. If the unit is still not functioning normally , please revie w the items in the following checklist. This guide will help you isolate the problem if the unit is at fault. Otherwise, make sure the rest of your system is properly connected [...]

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    35 -EN Indication for CD Pla yer HIGH-TEMP • Protectiv e circuit is activ ated due to high temperature. - The indicator will disappear when the temperature returns to within operation range. NO DISC • No CD is inserted. - Insert a CD. • Although a disc is inserted, “NO DISC” is displayed and the unit does not start to play or eject the di[...]

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    36 -EN Indication for iP od Mode NO IPOD • The iPod is not connected. - Make sure the iPod is correctly connected. Make sure the cable is not bent excessi vely . • The iPod’ s battery remains low . - Refer to the iPod’ s documentation and charge the battery . NO FILE • There are no songs in the iPod. - Download songs to the iPod and conne[...]

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    37 -EN Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting the unit, please read the f ollo wing and pages 3 to 5 of this manual thor oughly f or pr oper use. Wa rning MAKE THE CORRECT CONNECTIONS. F ailure to make the proper connections may result in f ire or product damage. USE ONL Y IN CARS WITH A 12 VOL T NEGA TIVE GROUND. (Check with [...]

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    38 -EN Installation Caution When you install this unit in your car , do not remove the detachable fr ont panel. If the detachable fr ont panel is removed during installation, you might pr ess too hard and warp the metal plate that holds it in place. Caution Do not block the unit’ s fan or heat sink, thus preventing air cir culation. If blocked, h[...]

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    39 -EN +- , ) = % $ # " ! 8 6 4 3 2 1 7 & ( 5 . / : > > > ~ < ; 9 F/R Sub-W 3W A Y X-O VER EQ/DIV NORM Ai-NET ∗ 1 ∗ 1 Connections * 1 The label is attached on the bottom of the unit. Subwoofer s To amplifier or equaliz er Ignition Key To vehicle phone Amplifier Amplifier Amplifier Antenna To power antenna Battery Front righ[...]

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    40 -EN 1 Amplifier Link Connector Outputs Amplifier Link control signals. Connect this to an external Amplifier Link compatible amplifier , using the (also separately sold) Amplifier Link box KCE-511M. 2 Antenna Receptacle 3 Pow er Antenna Lead (Blue) Connect this lead to the +B terminal of your power antenna, if applicable. This lead should be use[...]

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    41 -EN To prevent noise/interference in the audio system. • Locate the unit and route the leads at least 10 cm away from the car harness. • K eep the battery po wer leads as far a way from other leads as possible. • Connect the ground lead securely to a bare metal spot (remov e any paint, dirt or grease if necessary) of the car chassis. • I[...]