Alpine VPA-B222 manual

Y AMA GA T A Corporat ion 2-6-34, T a kashima, Nishi- ku, Y ok ohama, Kan agawa , Japan Designed b y ALPINE J apan Printed in Ja pan (Y) 68-02065Z8 6-A EN FR ES 01GB01VP AB 222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) V ehiclehub P r o VP A -B222 • OWNER'S MANU AL Please read befor e using this equipment. • MODE D'EMPLOI V euillez lire [...]

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1 -EN ENGLISH 01GB03VP AB222T OC.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Contents Operating Instr uctions WA R N I N G W ARNING ... ............. ............ ................. .... 4 CA UTIO N ................. ............ ............. ........ 4 PRECA U TIONS ....... ............ ................. .... 5 Getting Started Feature ............. ...[...]

2 -EN 01GB03VP AB222T OC.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Adjusting the External Inp ut Audio Le vel ....... .............. .............. .............. ....... 15 Connecting the Rear Monitor ............ ............. 16 Setting of the External Monitor Out put ...... 16 Setting the VISU ALIZER Mode Display ... 16 Connecting a Subwoofer ....[...]

3 -EN 01GB03VP AB222T OC.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Switching Audio .......................... ................. .. 29 A uxiliary Device (Optional) Operating Auxiliary Devices (Optional) ........ 30 Factory System Operating Factory System (Speaker Input mode) ........................ .......... 31 HDD Pla yer Operation (Optional) Listen[...]

4 -EN 01GB04VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Operating Instr uctions INST ALL THE PRODUC T CORRECTL Y SO THA T THE DRIVER CANNOT WA TCH TV/V IDEO UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND THE EMERGENCY B RAKE IS APPLIED. It is dangerous (and illegal in man y states) for the driv er to watch TV/V ideo w hile driving a vehi cle. Installing thi[...]

5 -EN 01GB04VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) PRECAUTIONS Product Cleaning Use a soft dry cloth for periodic cleaning of the product. F or more sev ere stains, please dampen the cloth with water only . Anything else has the chance of dissolving the paint or damaging the plastic. T emperature Be sure the temperature inside the vehicle [...]

6 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Operation is carried out by the c ommander. If an Alpine touch panel monitor is co nnected to this unit, the touch b uttons ap pear in the dis play to enable t ouch oper ation. This manual expla ins operat ion using t he commander. For details of the touch opera tion, refe r to “Sof t bu[...]

7 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Switching a Source 1 Press SOURCE/POWER . The source sele ction s creen is dis played. Screen ex ample Displays source modes that can be selected (The kind of source modes that are displayed varies depending on connection and setting) 2 Press the joystick up or down to select the desire d [...]

8 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) 5 Press or to tune in the desired station . Holding down or will chan ge the frequ ency continuousl y . • “DIGIT AL” is displayed wh en a digital r adio stati on is r eceived. Manual Storing of Station Presets 1 Select the radio band a nd tune in a desired radio station you wish to s[...]

9 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Changing the Display (HD Radio mode only) T ext information, su ch as Station name, Song titl e, Artist, etc., is displayed while recei ving a digital radi o station. 1 Press and hold /MENU/FUNC. for at least 2 seconds. The FUNCTION screen is displayed. 2 Press the joystick up or down to s[...]

10 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Adjust the sound volume of t he left a nd right s peakers. Setting item: BAL ANCE Setting range: L15 to R15 Adjust the v olume of the fron t and rear speak ers. Setting item: F ADER Setting range: F15 to R15 Y ou can change the T reble Freq uency e mphasis to c reate your o wn tonal prefe[...]

11 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Rear Entertainment Function The rear ent ertainment function independe ntly rout es different source s to the fro nt and the rear inside a car . For e xample, wh ile listenin g to the radio or ot her audio so urce in t he front, DVD can be enjoyed i n the rea r with the op tional rea r mo[...]

12 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) General Setup Operation 1 Press and hold MUTE/RTN/SETUP for at least 2 seconds. The SETUP screen is displa yed. 2 Press the joystick up or down to sele ct GENERAL SETUP , then press the joystick right. The GENERAL SETU P screen is displayed . Display Exa mple for GE NERAL SETUP Screen 3 P[...]

13 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Setting item: CLOCK ADJ Further setting items: HOUR / MINUTE Setting content: 1-12 (0-23) * / 0-59 * The set ting conte nt differs dependin g on the s election i n "Settin g the T ime Display" (page 12). • Pr essing and h olding the jo ystick left or right will chang e the set[...]

14 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) 3 Press the joystick up or down to select the desire d item. Setting items: IN-INT MUTE / NA V . / GUIDE MIX / NA V . MIX L V / FACT SYS SET / F ACT SYS L V / FACT SYS DET / F ACT SYS MIX / F .SYS MIX TYP / F .SYS INT CH. / REMOTE S EL .* 1 / AUX IN-1(2 ,3) / AUX I N- 1(2,3) NAME / AUX IN[...]

15 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) The follo wing expla nation is ho w to set the v oice interrupt ty pe of the speaker input. When the navigation voice guidance is ma de to inte rrupt, set to DEMAND, a nd the telephon e voice is made to interrupt, set to MUTE, these ar e recommended . Setting items: F .SYS MIX TYP Setting[...]

16 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) • The adjus tment is av ailable when ON is set in "Setti ng the AUX Mode" (page 15). Connecting the Rear Monitor If the rear monitor is connected, mak e the follo wing each setting Set it to ON when you use the rear en tertainme nt functio n (page 11). Setting items: MONIT OR-[...]

17 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Dependin g on the connect ed monitor , the display may mo ve out of position. During touc h panel op eration, i f the pos ition bet ween the display on the LCD and t he display of the tou ch panel doe s not match, adjust the display po sition. Setting items: SCREEN ADJ Setting content: Ad[...]

18 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) 5 Press or to select the desired track. Returning to the beginning of the current track: Press . Fast re vers e: Press and hold . Adva ncing to the beginning of the next track: Press . Fast f orward: Press and hold . 6 T o pause playback, press / /ENTER . Pressing / /ENTER again wi ll res[...]

19 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) MP3/WMA mode: When REPEA T is displayed 3 Press / /ENTER . The repeat mode is chang ed. CD mode: RPT OFF RPT MP3/WMA mode: RPT RPT FLD OFF RPT Display e xample f or DV D main operation screen Playing DVD/Video CD Basic oper ations of an A lpine D VD pl ayer/Change r can be done f rom the [...]

20 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) T o watch a video sourc e, your vehicle must be parked with the ignition key in the A CC or ON po sition. T o do this, fol low the procedure b elow . 1 Push th e foot brake to bring your vehicle to a comp lete stop at a safe location . Engage the parking bra ke. 2 Keep pushin g the foot b[...]

21 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Displaying the T op Menu Screen (DVD only) W ith a DVD having two or more titles , a top menu s creen will appear. Press /MENU/FUNC. on the DVD mode main screen. The menu screen appears . • T o perform n ecessary ope rations, see “ If a me nu screen appears” on page 20 . Changing Di[...]

22 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Video CDs with multiplex audio 1 Press and hold /MENU/FUNC. for at least 2 seconds. The FUNCTION screen is displayed. 2 Press the joystick up or down to select AUDIO , then press / /ENTER . The left and ri ght channe ls will be o utput as show n in the figure below . • If a DVD player/D[...]

23 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) SA T Receiver: XM or SIRIUS Receiver When an optional XM or SIRIUS Receive r Box is conne cted via the Ai-NET bus , the followin g operations may be perfor med. Ho wever , the XM Rec eiver and S IRIUS Recei ver cannot be conne cted at the same time. Receiving Channels with the SA T Receiv[...]

24 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) SIRIUS Radio: * 1 Channel name, cat egory , song n ame, etc., are displayed in one scr een. * 2 XM mode only : The infor mation dis play appe ars when ON is s et in “Setting the A uxiliary Data F ield Di splay” (pag e 17). Checking the SA T Radio ID Number A unique Radio ID number i s[...]

25 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Category/Channel Se arch Function Y ou can search fo r progra ms by Category or Channel n ame. 1 Press /MENU/FUNC. . The Categor y Search screen is displaye d. 2 Press the joystick up or down to select your desired category . T o receive the category directly 1 Press / /ENTER . The first [...]

26 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) • If a song is playing on the iP od when it is connecte d to the VP A-B222, it will contin ue playing af ter the connect ion. • If the ar tist, album or s ong name, created in iTunes, has too many characters, songs may not be play ed back when con nected to t he adapter . Ther efor e,[...]

27 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) T o play back the alb um directly 1P r e s s // E N T E R . Songs in the se lected albu m are played back. • Selectin g ALL and p ressing / /ENTE R plays back all songs fr om the beginning. • Selectin g ALL and p ressing the joystick right will c hange to th e SONG search scr e en. T [...]

28 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Basic Alpine navigation contro l can be per formed by t he commande r supplied wi th the uni t. Refer to the Owner' s Manual of the navigation. • If a navi gation sy stem that is not co ntrolled by the remote control, but touch-panel o peration only is connecte d, operations c anno[...]

29 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) When connecte d to an Alpine T V unit (sol d separatel y), you can use the commander supplied wit h the VP A-B222 to operat e the TV . Set th e A UX N AME to TV . Refer to "Naming External Devices" page 15. • When the optio nal expansion box ( VPE-S431) is connecte d, connect [...]

30 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Operating Auxiliary Devices (Optional) T o operat e devices connecte d to the AUX terminals of VP A-B22 2, follow the procedu re descr ibed below . 1 Press SOURCE/POWER . The source selecti on screen is displ ayed. 2 Press the joystick up or down to select the AUX mode, then press / /ENTE[...]

31 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Operating Factory System (Speaker Input mode) The car’ s system ( standard CD player, etc.) can be se lected as a source. 1 Press SOURCE/POWER . The source sele ction s creen is dis played. 2 Press the joystick up or down to select the FA C T O RY S Y S mo de, then press / /ENTER . The [...]

32 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) When an external au dio proce ssor is co nnected to this unit, you can operate it f rom this un it. Some audi o processo rs may not b e operated. Explanations below is the case wh e n PXA-H700 or PXA-H701 is connected f or example. Refer also to the operatin g instructio ns of the conn ec[...]

33 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Setting the Speakers 1 Check that Defeat mode is off (page 10). 2 Press and hold MUTE/RTN/SETUP for at least 2 seconds. The SETUP screen is displa yed. 3 Press the joystick u p or down to select AP SETUP , then press the joystick right. The AP SETUP screen is displ ayed. 4 Press the joyst[...]

34 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) 8 Press the joystick up or down to select the desire d item, then press the joystick left or right to adjust the crossover . T o adjus t other channe ls, repeat steps 7 an d 8. 9 Press MUTE/RTN/SETUP to return to the pr evious screen. • When the speake r is set to the “OFF” mode , t[...]

35 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Phase Switching 1 Check that the Defeat mode is off (page 10). 2 Press and hold MUTE/RTN/SETUP for at least 2 seconds. The SETUP screen is displa yed. 3 Press the joystick u p or down to select AP SETUP , then press the joystick right. The AP SETUP screen is displ ayed. 4 Press the joysti[...]

36 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) 10 Press MUTE/RTN/SETUP to return to the pr evious screen. • When the speak er is set to the “ OFF” mode , the para metric equalizer for that speaker ca nnot be set. Refer to “Setting the Speakers” (page 33). • It is no t possible to adju st the frequencies of adjacent bands w[...]

37 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Setting of Dolby Digital 1 Check that Defeat mode is off (page 10). 2 Press and hold MUTE/RTN/SETUP for at least 2 seconds. The SETUP screen is displa yed. 3 Press the joystick u p or down to select AP SETUP , then press the joystick right. The AP SETUP screen is displ ayed. 4 Press the j[...]

38 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Adjusting the DVD Level The v olume (signal le v el) for Dolb y Digital, Dolby PL II, DTS and PCM modes can b e set. • A void st opping, pausing, switch ing the disc, cue ing, fast -forwar ding or switchin g the audio ch annel of this unit while making this adjustment. The settin g is c[...]

39 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) If MUSIC is selected, the center widt h can be adjusted with the following operations. This function of fers the optimum vocal posi tion by adjusting the center channel posit ion between the center speaker and the L/R speaker (The adjust ments established in “Adjusting the acoustic imag[...]

40 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) If there is a hierarchic al list, is display ed, and touc hing will change to the list s creen. RTN Return s to the previous screen. Radio Operation Display e xample f or the radio main screen (pages 7, 8) Searches and receives a chan nel automat ically (dist ance mode or local mo de). (p[...]

41 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) CD/MP3/WMA Operation Display example f or MP3/WMA mai n screen (pages 17, 18) Finds the begi nning of the cu rrent track. T ouch and ho ld to play fast -rever se. / (pages 17, 18) Pauses and plays back. (pages 17, 18) Finds the begi nning of the ne xt track. T ouch and hold to play fast-f[...]

42 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Display example f or D VD menu oper ation screen Moves an item dis played on the sc reen. ENT Enters the se lected item. RTN Return s to the previous screen. CONTROL Displays the main oper ation scr een. Display e xample for functi on screen (MENU) (page 22) Displays me nu scree n. (AUDIO[...]

43 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Display e xample fo r search screen (page 25) Enters the se lected category . (page 25) The channel sea rch screen is displayed. T ouchi ng on the channel sea rch screen will execute a channel. Display e xample for functi on screen (WEA TH ER CALL) (page 25) The stored weather or traffic [...]

44 -EN 01GB05VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) TV Operation Display e xample f or TV main screen (page 29) Decreases channels one by one (Manual mode). T ouchi ng and holdin g searches and receives a cha nnel automatical ly (Auto se ek mode). (page 29) Decreases the preset number one by one. TUNE (page 29) Changes th e tuning wa y (Ma[...]

45 -EN 01GB06VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) In Case of Difficulty Basic No funct ion or disp lay . • V ehicle’ s ignition is off. - If connected according to the instructions, the unit will not operate with the vehicle’ s ignition off. • Improper power lead connections. - Check power lead connections. •B l o w n f u s e .[...]

46 -EN 01GB06VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Indication for SA T Receive r Mode • The XM or SIRIUS antenna is not connected to the XM or SIRIUS radio mo dule. - Check whether the XM or SIRI US antenna cable is attached securely to the XM or SIRIUS r adio module. • Radio is being updated w ith latest encryption code. - W ait unti[...]

47 -EN 01GB06VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Specifications FM TUNER SECTION AM TUNER SECTION GENERAL CHASSIS SIZE Commander T uning Range 87.7 – 107.9 MHz Mono Usable Sensiti vity 9.3 dBf (0.8 µV/75 oh ms) 50 dB Quieting Sensiti vity 13.5 dBf (1.3 µV/75 ohms) Alternate Channel Selectivity 80 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio 65 dB Stere[...]

48 -EN 01GB07VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting the unit, please read the follo wing and pages 4 to 5 of this manual thoroughly f or pr oper use. Wa r n i n g MAKE THE CORRECT CONNECTIONS Failure to make the proper connectio ns may result in f ire or product damage. USE ONL Y[...]

49 -EN 01GB07VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Installation Installing the unit When mounting with V elcro fasteners When mounting the unit w ith the V elcro fasteners, be sure to cho ose a flat location. Do not hang the uni t from the bot tom of the dashb oard or rear deck with the V elc ro fasteners. 1 Remove the Pr otective paper a[...]

50 -EN 01GB07VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Mounting the Commander For safe use, make sure of the f ollowing: • Location is stable and film. • Driver's vi ew or oper ations are n ot obstruc ted. • Located whe re driving can easi ly be perfor med (cente r console, et c.). During ope ration, ensu r e that yo ur driving pos[...]

51 -EN 01GB07VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Parking Brake Lead Connection If necessar y , use a pinch connecto r to connect the foot brake lead, par king brake le ad, etc. Foot Brake Lead / Parking Brake Lead Connection Connection Diagram of SPST Switc h (Sold Separately) (If the ACC power supply is not available) • If your v ehi[...]

52 -EN 01GB07VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Connections (VP A-B222 Wiring Diagram) • Set the system switch to “NORM” when onl y a chang er is connec ted (when the A i-NET compati ble equalize r is not used). T o guide control lead of the external audi o processor T o the instrument cluster illumination VP A-B222 (White/Brown)[...]

53 -EN 01GB07VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Antenna Ext ension Cab le Right Front (+) Speaker Input Lead (Gray) Right Front (–) Speaker Input Lead (Gray/Red) Left Front (+) Speaker Input Lead (White) Left Front (–) Speaker Input Lead (White/Red) Remote Control Output Lead (White/Brown) Connect this l ead to the r emote contr ol[...]

54 -EN 01GB07VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) System Example Connect the ALPINE Monitor Display Output (RGB Output) T erminal Connect a 13P RGB t erminal equipp ed monitor usi ng the RG B cable su pplied wit h the unit. RGB Cable (Included) Connect a Monitor of another manufacturer • Remote c ontr ol sens or is required. Video Outp[...]

55 -EN 01GB07VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Connect the Ai-NET compatible audio processor , N avigation system, D VD player and changer . * Guide Cont r ol lead is not connect ed when PXA -H700/PXA-H7 01 is conn ected. • When the NVA-N751AS is connecte d for the Na vigation Sys tem, use the RGB conversion cable KWE-50 3N (Sold se[...]

56 -EN 01GB07VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) When Connecting External Equipment VP A-B222 System Switch When connecti ng an equalize r or divider us ing Ai-NET feature, place th is switch in t he EQ/DIV position . When no device is co nnected, leav e the switch in the NORM position. • Be sure to turn the pow er off on the un it be[...]

57 -EN 01GB07VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Connect an expansion bo x (VPE-S431), D VD Player , D VD Changer or a T ouch Panel-compatible Monitor . VP A-B222 System Switch When connecti ng an equalize r or divider us ing Ai-NET feature, place th is switch in t he EQ/DIV position . When no device is co nnected, leav e the switch in [...]

58 -EN 01GB07VP AB222.fm ALPINE VP A-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN) Connect the car system (standard audio system, etc.). SPEAKER INPUT P ower Supply Connector Factory System Input T erminal Left Front (+) Speaker Input Lead (White) Left Front (–) Speaker Input Lead (White/Red) Right Front (+) Speaker Input Lead (Gray) Right Front (–) Speaker Input Le[...]

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