Alpine CDE-9880R manual

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    Designed b y ALPINE J apan 68-09359Z29 -B EN DE FR ES IT SE NL RU PL GR FOR C AR USE ONL Y/NUR FÜR A UT OMOBIL GEBRA UCH/POUR AP PLICA TION A UTOMOBILE UNIQUEMENT/P ARA USO EN A UT OMÓV ILES/S OLO PER L’ UTILIZZO IN A UTOMOB ILE/END AST FÖR BIL BRUK/ALLEEN V OOR GEBRUIK IN DE A UT O/ ТО Л ЬКО ДЛЯ ИС ПОЛЬЗОВ АН ИЯ В А В[...]

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    ENGLISH 1 -EN Contents Oper ating Ins tr uctions W ARNING W ARNING ........................ ............. ............ 3 CA UTION ......................... ............. ............ 3 PRECAUTIONS ............... .................... ..... 3 Getting Started Accessory List ................ ........... ............ ........... 6 T urnin g Power On an[...]

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    2 -EN Exter nal De vice Connectin g to an E xternal Am plif ier ....... ....... . 19 T urning M ute Mode On / Of f (INT MUTE ) ... . 2 0 Setting the A UX + SETUP Mode ............. ....... . 20 Setting the A UX + NA ME mode .............. ........ 20 Setting the A UX+ Le v el (A UX IN GAIN) ...... 20 USB memory (Optional) Controlling USB memory ( O[...]

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    3 -EN Operating Instr uctions DO NOT OPE RA TE ANY FUNCTIO N THA T T AK ES YOUR A T TENTION A W A Y FROM SAFEL Y DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE . Any functio n that requ ires you r prolonge d atten tion should on ly be performe d after co ming to a co mplete stop. Alw ays stop the veh icle in a safe lo cation before perfo rmin g these fu nctions. Failur e to[...]

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    4 -EN Never Attem pt the Followin g Do not grip or pu ll out the di sc while it is being pulled ba ck into the pla yer by th e au toma tic reload in g mec han ism. Do not at tempt t o insert a disc into the unit when t he unit po wer is of f. Inserting Dis cs Y o ur pla yer accept s only one d isc at a time for playba ck. D o not attempt to lo ad m[...]

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    5 -EN On handling Co mpact Discs (CD/C D-R/CD-RW) • Do no t touch the surfac e. • Do not expose the di sc to direct sunlight. • Do no t affix stickers or l abels. • Clean the disc when it is dusty . • Make s ure that th ere ar e no bumps aroun d the disc. • Do n ot use commerc ially av ailable disc acce ssor ies. Do n ot leave the disc [...]

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    6 -EN Accessor y List • Head un it ... ..... ...... ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ...... ..... ......... 1 • P ower c able .. ........ ...... ..... ...... ..... ...... ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... ... 1 • FULL SPEED TM Connection Cable (CDE-9 882R i only) ... ........ ...... ..... ...... ...... ..... ...... ........ [...]

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    7 -EN Initial System Start-Up Be sure to pr ess the RE SET switch w hen using the unit for the first time, after changing t he car b attery , etc. 1 T urn off the unit powe r . 2 Press (OPEN) to open the front panel, and then remove it. 3 Press RESET w ith a ballpoi nt pen or simil ar point ed object . Adjusting Volume Tu r n t h e Rotary enco der [...]

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    8 -EN Listening to Radio 1 Press SOURCE/ to select TUNER mod e. 2 Press BAND/T A repeatedl y unti l the desir ed radio band i s displ ay ed. F1 (F M1) F2 (FM2) F3 ( FM3 ) MW LW F1 (FM1) 3 Press TUNE/A.ME to select the tuning mode . DX SEEK ( Distan ce mode ) SEEK (Lo cal mode) OFF (Ma nual mo de ) DX SEEK • The i nitial mod e is D ista nce m ode.[...]

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    9 -EN Setting RDS Reception M ode and Receiving RDS Stations The RDS (Rad io Data Sys tem) is a ra dio info rmation syst em using the 57 kH z subcarr ier of regular FM broadca st. The R DS all ows you to recei ve a v ariety of informati on such as traf f ic inform ation, st ation names, a nd to automa tically re-tune to a stronge r transm itter tha[...]

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    10 -EN PI SEEK Setting 1 Press and ho ld F/SETUP for at least 2 seco nds to activate the SETUP mode . 2 Tu r n t h e Rotary enco der to select the PI SEEK mode, an d then p ress / ENT . 3 Tu r n t h e Rotary enco der to select ON or OFF . 4 Press and ho ld F/SETUP for at least 2 seco nds to return to normal mode. • Pr ess /ESC to return to the pr[...]

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    11 -E N When traffic information stations cannot b e received: In t he CD mod e: When the TP sig nal can no long er be rec eived, the traff ic information station o f ano ther fr equen cy wil l be sele cted automatically . • The r eceive r is equipped with t he EON (Enhanced Other Networks) functio n in order to keep track of additional altern at[...]

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    12 -EN 6 After pressing (OPEN) to ope n th e f ro nt p an el, press to eject the disc. • Do not r emove a CD during its eject cycle. Do not load more than one disc at a time. A malfuncti on may result fr om doing either . • If the CD does not eject, press and hold for at least 2 se conds. • The “D ISC IN ” i ndicator lights up w hen a d i[...]

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    13 -E N File/Folder Name Search (concerning MP3/WMA/AA C) Folder and file names may be se arched and dis played durin g playbac k. 1 During MP3/WMA/AAC playbac k, press / ENT to activate the sear ch mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Rotary enco der to select Folder Name Search mode or File Name Search mode, and then press / ENT . Folder Name Sea r ch mode 3 Tu [...]

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    14 -EN Supported p la ybac k sam pling r ates an d bit ra tes MP3 WMA AAC This de vice may not play b ack cor rectly depe nding on samp ling rate s. In the US B mode , the playb ack time may not b e cor rectly displayed when a V BR (V ariable Bit Rate) record ed file is played back. ID3 tags/WM A tags This device su ppor ts ID3 ta g v1 and v2, a nd[...]

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    15 -E N Adjusting Subwoofer Leve l/Bass Level/ T reble Level/B alance (Between Left and Right)/Fader (Between Fro nt and Rear)/ Defeat 1 Press Rotary enc oder (AUDIO) repeatedly to choose the de sired mode. Each pr ess changes the mo de as f ollows: SUBW LEV EL * BASS LEVEL TREBLE LE VEL BALANCE FA D E R DEFEA T VOLUM E SUBW LEVE L Subwo ofer le ve[...]

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    16 -EN Setting the T r eble Control Y o u can ch ange the Tr eble Fre quency empha sis to crea te your own tonal preference. 1 Press SOUND to activ ate th e Sound Sett ing mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Rotary enco der to select the TREBLE Adjustment mode , and then press / ENT . SUBW LEV EL * 6 BASS * 7 TRE BLE * 7 HP F * 7 SUBW LEV EL 3 -1 Press BAND/T A t[...]

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    17 -E N Displaying the T ext T ext information, su ch as the disc na me and the trac k name, will be display ed if playing a CD text comp atibl e disc. It is also pos sible to display the f older name, the file name and t he tag , etc., while playi ng MP3/ WMA/ AA C f ile s. Press VIEW . The display will change every time the button is pressed. •[...]

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    18 -EN Y o u can flexibly custom ize t he unit to s uit yo ur own prefe rences and usage. From the SETUP menu , Sound Custo mizing, V isual Custom izing, etc., can be modified. 1 Press and ho ld F/SETUP for at least 2 seco nds to activate the SETUP mode . 2 Tu r n t h e Rotary enco der to select the desired SETUP menu, and then press / ENT . (e.g. [...]

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    19 -E N Dimmer Control Set the D IMME R control to A UTO to decrea se the ill umina tion brightn ess of the unit with the head ligh ts of the vehicle ON. This mode is useful if you feel the unit’s backlighting is too br ight at night. • If your vehi cle should hav e a dimmer co ntrol for the dashboardlights, never connect the DIMME R cable (or [...]

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    20 -EN • No sound is produced by the system when the power out put is set to OFF . T urnin g Mute Mode On /O ff (INT MUTE) If a device having the interrup t feature is c onnected, audio will be auto matica lly muted w hen ever the i nter rupt signa l is r eceived from the device. S etting the AUX + SETUP Mode An ext ernal de vice (such a s a port[...]

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    21 -E N An iPod ® can be con nected t o this u nit b y using the propri etary ALPINE FULL SPEED™ Conne ction Cable (KCE -422i) (sold separa tely). Wh en this unit i s con nected by using the cable, the control s on the iPod a re not function al. • Set A UX + SETUP to OFF when an iP od is connected (refer to “Setti ng the AUX + SETUP Mode” [...]

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    22 -EN 5 Tu r n t h e Rotary enco der to select the desired Song, and then press /ENT . The select ed song i s played back. • After pressing and holding / ENT for at least 2 se conds w hile i n each hierar chy (except Song and Audiobook hierarchy), all songs of the sel ected hi erar c hy ar e played bac k. • After sele cting [ALL ] in the searc[...]

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    23 -E N Random Play Shuffle (M. I.X.) The Shuffle functio n of the iPod is displayed as M.I .X. on this unit . Shuffle Albums: The songs on ea ch album ar e played ba ck in prop er orde r . Upon complet ion of all the songs on the a lbum, the n ext album is selected ran domly . This continues unt il all albums have been played. Shuffle Songs: Song [...]

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    24 -EN In Case of Difficulty If you encounte r a problem, please turn the power off, then on again. If the un it is stil l not functi oning normall y , please review the it ems in th e following check list. This gui de will help you isolate the probl em if the unit is a t fault. Oth erwise , make sure t he rest of your syst em is prope rly connecte[...]

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    25 -E N • No CD is inserted . - Ins ert a CD . • Alth ough a disc is insert ed, “N O DI SC” is displa yed and the unit does not start to pla y or eject the disc. - Rem ove the di sc by f ollowing thes e step s: Press the b utton agai n for at least 2 sec onds. If the disc still does not ej ect, co nsult your Alp ine deal er . • Me chan is[...]

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    26 -EN Specifications FM TUNER SECTION MW TUNER SECTION L W TUNER SECTION CD PLA YER SECTION PICKUP USB SECTION GENERAL CHASSIS SIZE NOSEPI ECE SIZ E • Due to continuo us pr oduct improvement, specifications and design are subject to change without not ice. CA UTION T uning R ange 87.5-108 .0 M Hz Mon o Usa ble Sen sitivity 0.7 µV Alter nate C h[...]

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    27 -E N Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting the unit, ple ase read the followi ng an d pages 3 and 5 of this m anual thor oughl y for pr ope r use. War n i n g MAKE T HE CORR ECT CONN ECTION S. Failure to make th e proper conn ection s may result in fire or produc t dama ge. USE ONL Y IN CARS WITH A 12 VOL T NEGA TIVE GROUN[...]

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    28 -EN Installation • The ma in unit must be mounted w ithin 35 degr ees of t he horiz ontal plane, back to front. Removal 1. Remove the deta chable fr ont panel. 2. Use a small screwdriver (or similar tool) to push th e locking pin s to the “u p” positi on (see above drawing). As each pi n is unlocked, ge ntly pull out on the unit to make su[...]

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    29 -E N <JAP ANESE CAR> USB memory Connection (sold separately) Connect USB memory Connect USB memory to USB cable. Remove USB memory Pull out USB memory squarely from th e USB cable. • When removing US B m emory, pull it out straight. • If sound is not outpu t or USB memory is not recognized even when USB memory is connect ed, r emove US[...]

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    30 -EN Connections Antenna (Pink/Black) A UDIO INTERRUPT IN (Blue/White) REMO TE TURN-ON (Orange) DIMMER (Red) IGNIT ION (Blac k) GND (Blue) PO WER ANT BATT ERY (Gre en) (Gre en/ Bla ck) (Grey/ Black) (Whi te /Bl ack) (Grey ) (Violet/Black) (Violet) JASO An tenna Plug ISO Antenna Plug T o vehic le ph one T o ampli fier or equaliz er T o the instrum[...]

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    31 -E N iP od Direct Co nnector Contro l iPod signal s. Connect this to an iPo d by using t he FULL SPEED TM Connection Cable (KCE-422i) (sold separately) or connect this to an ext ernal device (s uch as a portable player ) by using iPod Dir ect/RCA I nterface cable (s old separately). * Refer to “Setting the A UX + SETUP Mode” ( page 20 ). Ant[...]