Alpine HDA-5460 manual

1 -EN ENGLISH Contents Operating Instructions W ARNING WA RNING .................................................. 3 CA UTION ................................................... 3 PRECA UTIONS ......................................... 3 Getting Started T urning Power On and Of f ............................... 6 Initial System Start-Up ............[...]

2 -EN i-P ersonalize™ Operation (CD A-9831 only) About i-Personalize™ ..................................... 23 Data Downloading .......................................... 23 SETUP Sound Customizing Switching the T uner Mode .............................. 24 Subwoofer On and Of f .................................... 24 Sound (Beep) Guide Functio[...]

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 THAT T AKES YOUR A TTENTION A WA 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 th[...]

4 -EN Installation Location Make sure the CD A-9831/CD A-9830 will not be installed in a location subjected to: •D irect sun and heat •H igh humidity and water •E xcessiv e dust •E xcessiv 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, [...]

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. •C lean the disc when it is dusty . •M ake 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[...]

6 -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 except eject c and TITLE . 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 B[...]

7 -EN Adjusting V olume Tu r n the Rotary encoder until the desired sound is obtained. Lowering V olume Quickly Activ ating the Audio Mute function will instantly lower the v olume lev el by 20 dB. Press MUTE to activate the MUTE mode. The audio level will decrease by about 20 dB. Pressing MUTE again will bring the audio bac k to its previous le ve[...]

8 -EN Radio Changing the Radio Frequencies for each Country Fo r customers not living in North America, change the radio frequencies as follows. 1 Press MENU to select the SETUP mode. 2 Select the "AREA" mode by pressing g or f . 3 Choose either AREA 1 or AREA 2 by turning the Rotary encoder . AREA 1 : Radio frequencies for North America [...]

9 -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 butto[...]

10 -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 trac k display for MP3/WMA data play[...]

11 -EN Repeat Play Press 4 ( ) to play bac k repeatedly the track being play ed. The track (file) will be played repeatedly . Press 4 ( ) again and select OFF to deactivate r epeat play . CD mode : RPT : Only a trac k is repeatedly play ed back ↓ *1 RPT :A disc is repeatedly pla yed back ↓ (off) *1 When a CD changer is connected • If REPEA T [...]

12 -EN Scanning Programs Press 6 ( ) to activ ate the Scan mode . The first 10 seconds of each track (file) will be played back in succession. To stop scanning, pr ess 6 ( ) and deactivate the Scan mode. • If a 6-disc CD changer or an MP3 compatible CD c hanger is connected: In CD changer mode, pr ess F to illuminate the "FUNC" indicato[...]

13 -EN Folder MP3/WMA File Method for creating MP3/WMA files Audio data is compressed by using MP3/WMA specified software. For details on cr eating MP3/WMA files, refer to the user's manual for that software. MP3/WMA files that can be played back by this device have the file extension “mp3” / “wma”. Files with no extension cannot be pl[...]

14 -EN 4 Tu r n the Rotary encoder to select the desired setting. HPF (Setting the High P ass Filter): FLA T (OFF) ↔ 80Hz ↔ 120Hz ↔ 160Hz All frequencies above the selected cutof f are output. LPF (Setting the Low P ass Filter): FLA T (OFF) ↔ 80Hz ↔ 120Hz ↔ 160Hz All frequencies below the selected cutof f are output. (Only available whe[...]

15 -EN Equalizer Presets 10 typical equalizer settings are preset at the factory for a v ariety of musical source material. 1 Press MENU to select Factory's EQ (P-EQ f or CD A-9830). 2 Press either g or f . With each press of the button, the equalizer mode will display the selected equalizer characteristic. FLA T(OFF) ↔ ROCK ↔ POPS ↔ JAZ[...]

16 -EN → ←← → Fr ont (left-right) speakers Left (front-rear) speakers Rear (left-right) speakers Right (front-rear) speakers FL FR RL RR FL FR RL RR FL FR RL RR FL FR RL RR About T ime Correction The distance between the listener and the speakers in a car v ary widely due to the complex speaker placement. This difference in the distances fr[...]

17 -EN 8 After setting, press MENU to select RETURN. The unit returns to normal mode. Pressing and holding MENU for at least 2 seconds will re tur n to normal mode. • Any manual time corr ection adjustments will also affect corr ections made in Bass F ocus. • Bass F ocus mode is automatically canceled if no operation is performed within 15 seco[...]

18 -EN Adjusting and Storing the T ime Correction Before performing the following procedures, refer to "About Time Correction" (page 16). 1 Press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds. 2 Press MENU to select T .CORR (T -CORR f or CD A-9830). 3 Press g or f to make time corrections. Each press changes the mode as follows: Bass Focus mode ?[...]

19 -EN Other Functions Displaying the T itle/T ext It is possible to display the CD/Station title if the title has been previously inputted (“T itling Discs/Stations” page 20). T ext information, such as the disc name and the track name, will be displayed if playing a CD text compatible disc. It is also possible to display the folder name, the [...]

20 -EN About “Title” and “T ext” Title: With this device, it is possible to input the CD/Station name (this page). 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 infor mation is re[...]

21 -EN Setting an Amplifier Link (CDA-9831 only) W ith an e xternal Amplifier Link compatible amplif ier MRD-M501 or MRD-M301 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 Press MENU to select A-Link. 3 Press g or f to selec[...]

22 -EN Setting the Multicolor Illumination (CDA-9831 only) Y ou can change the lighting color of the following four buttons: SOURCE/POWER, B AND/TEL, g and f . 1 Press MENU to select Illumination. 2 Press g or f to select your desired color . BLUE ↔ GREEN ↔ AMBER ↔ RED ↔ (USER'S *) ↔ BLUE *Y ou can use your desir ed colors as shown b[...]

23 -EN i-Personalize™ Operation (CDA-9831 only) 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-9831. To start i-Personalize, access the URL below and follo w the on-screen instructions. http://www .alpine .com or http://www .alpine-usa.com Downloadable data The file n[...]

24 -EN SETUP Y ou can flexibly customize the unit to suit your own preferences and usage. Choose the SETUP menu from Sound Customizing, V isual Customizing, etc., to select your desired setting. The common operation for SETUP is step 1 to 4 as fo llows. See do wn below for further information about each SETUP menu. 1 Press MENU to select the SETUP [...]

25 -EN Connecting to an External Amplifier PO WER-IC ON (Initial setting) / PO WER-IC OFF When an external amplif ier is connected, sound quality can be improv ed by stopping the power supply of the built-in amplif ier . POWER-IC OFF : Use this mode when the front and rear pre- amplifier of the unit are used to drive an external amplifier connected[...]

26 -EN XM Radio (Optional) Receiving XM Channels with the XM Receiver (Optional) XM Satellite Radio* is the next generation of audio entertainment, with up to 100 brand-new digital channels. F or a small monthly fee, subscribers can hear crystal-clear music, sports, news and talk, coast- to-coast via satellite. For more information, visit XM’ s w[...]

27 -EN Channel/Category Search Function Y ou can search for programs by Channel No. or Category . 1 Press SEARCH in the XM mode to select Channel Search mode or Category Sear ch mode. Channel Searc h mode: 2 Tu r n the Rotary encoder to select the desired Channel No. * within 10 seconds. * The Channel No. is selected within the selected Cate gory .[...]

28 -EN MobileHub™ Link Operation(Optional) About MobileHub™ Link Connect a separately sold junction box and a portable telephone (av ailable from Nokia) to control the incoming and outgoing calls of the portable telephone. Caution Even with hands-fr ee operation, a driver can be distracted during telephone operation or r eceiving a call. F or t[...]

29 -EN Calling by the outgoing/incoming/absent incoming history Y ou can place a call to any of the last 999 calls by the outgoing/ incoming/absent incoming history . 1 Press SEARCH in Phone Book mode to select the History mode. 2 Press 8 or 9 to select outgoing history (display e xample: “DIALED”), incoming history (displa y e xample: “RECEI[...]

30 -EN Changer (Optional) Controlling CD Changer (Optional) An optional 6-disc or 12-disc CD Changer may be connected to this unit if it is Ai-NET compatible. W ith a CD Changer connected to the Ai-NET input of this unit, the CD Changer will be controllable from this unit. Using the KCA-400C (Multi-Changer Switching device) or the KCA- 410C (V ersa[...]

31 -EN Remote Contr ol Controls on Remote Control 1 Po wer Button Press this button to turn the power on/off. 2 Source Button Press this button to select the audio sour ce. 3 - / J Button Press this button to switch between the Play and Pause modes for CD. 4 TIL T 98 Buttons Press this button to adjust the angle of the movable display . 5 Band/Prog[...]

32 -EN Battery Replacement Applicable battery: Use two “ AAA” sized dry batteries or equiv alent. 1 Opening the battery cover Slide out the battery cover while firmly pressing in the direction of the arr ow . 2 Replacing the battery Insert the batteries, observing the polarities as illustrated. 3 Closing the cover Slide the cover as illustrated[...]

33 -EN CD CD Player/Changer not functioning. •O ut of operating temperature range +50˚C (+120˚F) for CD. -A llow the v ehicle's interior (or trunk) temperature to cool. CD playbac k sound is wavering. •M oisture condensation in the CD Module. -A llow enough time for the condensation to e vaporate (about 1 hour). CD insertion not possible[...]

34 -EN Indication for XM Radio Mode ANTENNA • The XM antenna is not connected to the XM radio module. -C heck whether the XM antenna cable is attached securely to the XM radio module. UPD A TING •R adio is being updated with latest encryption code. -W ait until encryption code is being updated. Channels 0 and 1 should function normally . NO SIG[...]

35 -EN Specifications FM TUNER SECTION Tu ning Range 87.7 – 107.9 MHz Mono Usable Sensitivity 9.3 dBf (0.8 µV/75 ohms) 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity 13.5 dBf (1.3 µV/75 ohms) Alternate Channel Selectivity 80 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio 80 dB Stereo Separation 45 dB Capture Ratio 2.0 dB AM TUNER SECTION Tu ning Range 530 – 1,710 kHz Sensitivity (IEC[...]

36 -EN Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting the unit, please read the fo llowing and pages 3 to 5 of this manual thor oughly fo r proper 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 yo[...]

37 -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 r emoved 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 pr eventing air cir culation. If blocked,[...]

38 -EN Connections Subwoof ers To amplifier or equalizer Ignition Key To vehicle phone Amplifier Amplifier Amplifier Antenna To power antenna Battery Front right Rear right Front left CD Changer (Sold Separately) Rear Right Rear Left Front Right Front Left Speakers Speakers Rear left Blue/White Pink/Black Red Ye llow Black REMOTE TURN-ON A UDIO INT[...]

39 -EN 1 Amplifier Link Connector Outputs Amplifier Link control signals. Connect this to a separately sold Amplifier Link-compatible amplif ier, using the (also separately sold) Amplifier Link box KCE-510M. 2 Antenna Receptacle 3 Po we r Antenna Lead (Blue) Connect this lead to the +B terminal of your power antenna, if applicable. This lead should[...]

LIMITED W ARRANTY ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AMERICA, INC. AND ALPINE OF CANADA INC. ("Alpine"), are dedicated to quality craftsmanship and are pleased to offer this Warranty. We suggest that you read it thoroughly. Should you have any questions, please contact your Dealer or Alpine at one of the telephone numbers listed below. [ [ [ [ [ PRODU[...]