Alpine 68-12118Z86-B manual

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    Designed b y ALPINE J apan 68-12118Z86 -B EN FR ES MP3/WMA/AA C CD Receiv er CD A -9886M • OWNER ’S MANU AL Pleas e read before usin g this e quipmen t. • MODE D’EMPLOI V euillez lire avant d’u tiliser cet ap pareil. • MANU AL D E OPERACIÓN Léalo an tes de utiliza r este equipo. ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, INC. 1-1-8 N ishi Gotanda,[...]

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    ENGLISH 1 -EN Contents Operating Instr uct ions W ARNING W ARNING ........................ ............. ............ 4 CA UTION ......................... ............. ............ 4 PRECAUTIONS ............... .................... ..... 4 Getting Started Accessory List ................ ........... ............ ........... 7 T urnin g Power On and[...]

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    2 -EN Tuner Se tting (On ly when HD Radi o is connec ted) HD Radi o Statio n Call Se tting ...... ........... ........ 21 Digital See k ON/OFF Se tting ........... .......... ..... 21 SA T Radio Receiver (Optional) Receivin g Channels with the SA T Radio Receiv er (Optional) ................... ................. . 22 Checking the SA T Radio ID Numb[...]

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    3 -EN Installation and Connections W arning ............... ............ .................... ... 43 Caution ......... ................... .................... ... 43 Precautions .. ............. ................... .......... 43 Installation ........... ...................... ................. .... 44 Connections ... ................. ............[...]

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    4 -EN Operating Instr uctions DO NOT OPE RA T E AN Y FUNCTIO N THA T T AKES YOUR A TTENTION A WA Y FROM SAFEL Y DRIVING YOUR BOA T . Any functio n that requ ires your pro longed att ention shoul d only be perform ed after c oming to a complete sto p. Always stop the boat in a safe location be fore perform ing these funct ions. Failure to do so may [...]

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    5 -EN Never Attem pt the Followin g Do not grip or pu ll out the disc w hile it is being pul led back into the pla yer by th e auto matic relo adin g mec hanism . Do not at tempt t o insert a disc into the unit when the unit po wer is of f. Inserting Dis cs Y our p layer accepts o nly one disc at a time for pl ayback. Do not attempt to lo ad more t[...]

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    6 -EN On handling Co m pact Disc s (CD/CD-R/CD-RW ) • Do not touch the surfac e. • Do not expose the disc to direct sunl ight. • Do no t affix stickers or l abels. • Clean the disc when it is dusty . • Make s ure that th ere are no bumps around the disc. • Do not use commerc ially a vail able disc acces sories . Do not leave the disc in[...]

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    7 -EN Accessor y List • Head un it ........ ......... ..... ......... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ......... 1 • P ower c able .... ...... ........ ......... ..... ......... ........ ...... ........ ...... ...1 • Mounting sleeve................................. ............................ ....1 • Carrying case ......... .......[...]

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    8 -EN Adjusting Volume Tu r n t h e Rot ary encode r until the desir ed sound is obtaine d. Lowering Volume Quickly Activating the Audio Mu te funct ion will insta ntly lower the volume level by 20 dB. Press MUTE to activate the MUTE mode . The audio level will decr ease by about 20 dB. Pressing MUTE ag ain wi ll bri ng the a udio ba c k to it s pr[...]

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    9 -EN Presetting Sta tions Manually 1 Selec t the radio band an d tune in a desir ed radi o station you wish to store in th e preset memory . 2 Press and hold, for at least 2 seconds, any one o f the pr eset button s (1 through 6) into whi ch you wish to store the station. The sel ected station is sto red. The display shows the ba nd, pres et numbe[...]

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    10 -EN Playback 1 Press (OPEN) . The fr ont pan el will open. 2 Insert a disc with the label side facing up. The disc will be pulled into the unit aut omatically . Close the fr ont panel manually . When a disc is alr eady inserted, pre ss SOURC E/ to switch to the DISC mode. TUNER XM/SI RIUS * 1 DISC USB iPod * 2 /AUX+ * 3 Bluetoo th Au dio * 4 CHA[...]

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    11 -E N Repeat Play Pres s 4 to play ba ck repea tedly t he tr ack bein g played. The trac k (file ) will be played r epeatedly . Press 4 again and select off t o deactivat e repea t play . CD mode : * 1 When a CD changer is connec ted. • If RPT is s et to ON during M.I. X. play i n CD c hanger mo de, M.I.X. will apply to the cu rr ent disc only [...]

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    12 -EN File/Folder Name Search (concerning MP3/WMA/AA C) Folder and file names may be se arched and dis played durin g playback. 1 During MP3/WMA/AAC playbac k, press / ENT to activate the search mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Ro tary encod er to select Folder Name Search mode or File Name Search mode, and then press / ENT . Folder Name Sea r ch mode 3 Tu r [...]

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    13 -E N Supported p laybac k sampling r ates and bit rates MP3 WMA AAC This de vice may not play bac k correctly d epending on sampl ing rate s . In the US B mode, th e playback time may n ot be cor rectly displayed when a V BR (V ariable Bit Rate) recorded file is played back. ID3 tags/WM A tags This device su ppor ts ID3 tag v1 an d v2, and W MA [...]

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    14 -EN Adjusting Subwoofer Leve l/Bass Level/ T reb le Level/Balance (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 mode as f ollows: SUBWOOF ER * BASS TRE BLE BAL ANCE FA D E R DEFEA T VOLUME SU BWOOF ER Subwo ofer level : 0 ~ +15 Bass[...]

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    15 -E N 3 -3 * 5 Tu r n t h e Rotary encod er to select the desired bass level (–7~+7). Y ou can emphasize or weaken t he bass level. 4 Press and ho ld / ESC for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode. • If no operation is perfor med for 15 seconds , the unit will return to normal mode aut omatically. • The bass lev el settings w ill be [...]

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    16 -EN Blackout Mode On and Off When B lackout mode is turn ed on, all displa y indication s on this unit will tu rn off to re duce power cons umption. Thi s addit ional power enhance s the sound qualit y . 1 Press SO UND SETUP to activate the Sound Setting mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Ro tary encod er to se lect the Black Out Adjustment mode , and then pr[...]

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    17 -E N Displaying the T ext T ext info rmation, su ch as the disc name and the track name , will be display ed if playing a CD text comp atible disc. It is also possible to display the folder name, the file name, and th e tag, etc. , whi le pla ying MP3/ WMA/ AAC file s. Press VIEW . The display will change every time the button is pressed. • Wh[...]

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    18 -EN Abou t “T ext” T ext : T ext compatib le CDs co ntain te xt inform ation s uch as the disc name an d track n ame. Suc h text infor mation is referred to as “text” . • Some characters may not be displaye d correctly with this device, depending on the character type. • The CD changer must also be CD T ext compatible for the T ext i[...]

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    19 -E N Y ou ca n flexibly customiz e the u nit to suit yo ur own prefer ences and usage. From the SETUP menu, Gene ral Setting, Display S etting, etc., can be modif ied. 1 Press and ho ld F/SETUP for at least 2 seco nds to activate the SETUP selection mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Rot ary encode r to select th e desired item, and then p ress / ENT . Blueto[...]

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    20 -EN Sound (B eep) Guide Fun ction This functi on will give audible feedback with varying tones depending upon the button pres sed. T u rning Mute Mode On/Off (INT Mut e) If a device having the interrup t feature is conne cted, audio w ill be auto matical ly mu ted w henever the interru pt sig nal is received fr om the device. Setting the A UX+ S[...]

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    21 -E N Settin g the Lang uage Font T wo types of font c an be selected. Demonstration This unit ha s a demonstra tion feature fo r the display . • T o quit Demo mode, set to Demo OFF . Displ ay is sel ected on the se tup main me nu in step 2. D immer Control Set the Dim mer control to Aut o to decrease th e illuminat ion brightness of the unit w[...]

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    22 -EN Receiving Channels with t he SA T R adio Receiver (Optional) About SA T Radio Satelli te Radio* is the next generat ion of audio e ntertainme nt, with over 100 digita l audio channe ls. For a small monthly fee, subscrib ers can hear crys tal-clear music, spor ts, ne ws and talk, co ast-to -coast vi a sate llite . For mor e inf o rmat ion, vi[...]

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    23 -E N Storing Channel Presets 1 Press BAND to select the desired band yo u want to store. 2 After tuning i n the desired chann el, press and hold, for at least 2 seco nds, any one of the preset butto ns (1 th rough 6) into whi ch you wish to stor e the channel. The sel ected station is sto red. 3 Repeat the procedure to store up to 5 other channe[...]

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    24 -EN 2 Tu r n t h e Ro tary encod er to select the Memory mode, an d then p ress / ENT . Memory Delete 3 Tu r n t h e Ro tary encod er to select the Song Memory or Art ist Memory , and then press / EN T . 4 Press and ho ld / ESC for at l east 2 seconds to return to normal mode. • If you try to sto re when the memo ry area is full, “ Memory Fu[...]

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    25 -E N Receiving Weather or T raffic I nformation from SA T Rad io 1 Select the S A T Radi o Channel for your local traffic/ weather information. 2 Press and ho ld / for at least 2 seconds in the SA T mode. The r eceived weath er or traf fic chan nel is stor ed. 3 Press and ho ld BAND f or at least 2 seco nds. The store d Weat her or T raffi c cha[...]

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    26 -EN Setting the Auxiliar y Data Field Display (XM only) The XM Aux iliary Data Field (ADF) disp lay can be swi tched on or off. There is no ADF functi on for the SIRIUS recei ver . 1 Press and ho ld F/SETUP for at least 2 seco nds to activate the SETUP selection mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Ro tary encod er to select the XM mode, and then p ress / ENT .[...]

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    27 -E N An iPod c an be con nected to this unit by usi ng the propr ietary A LPINE FULL SPEED™ Con nection Cable (KCE- 422i) (supplied ). When this unit is conn ected by using th e cable, the contro ls on the iPod are n ot functiona l. • Set A UX + Setup to OFF wh en an iP od is con nected (refer to “Settin g the A UX+ Setup Mo de” on page [...]

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    28 -EN • In the sear ch mode, pre ssing /ESC will r e turn to the pr evi ous mode. • When search is made during M .I.X. play, the M.I.X . play mode will be canceled . • “NO SON G” will be displ ayed if there is no song in th e selected playlis t in the playlist sear ch mode. • “No P od cast” wil l be displ ayed if th er e is no podc[...]

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    29 -E N Repeat Play Only Repeat One is av ailable for the iPod. Repeat One: A single song is repeat edly played back. 1 Press 4 . The son g is p layed back r epeatedly . 2 T o cancel repeat p lay , select (off) w ith the above pr ocedure. • During repeat playback, no other song s ar e selectab le by pr essing or . Displaying the T ext Y ou can di[...]

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    30 -EN Adjusting Subwoofer Leve l/Bass Level/ T reb le Level /Fa der (Between Front an d Rear)/Balance (Between L eft and Right)/ Black Out in MultEQ mode Y ou can cha nge these sett ings to create your own preference in M ultEQ (Curve 1 or Curve 2) mode. 1 Press IMPRINT to activate the MultEQ adjustmen t mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Rot ary encode r to se[...]

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    31 -E N Y ou can set the subwoofer output to stereo or mona ural. Make sure to set the correct output for your subwoofer type. STEREO (In itial setting) MONO 10 typical e qualizer set tings are pres et at the factory for a variety of musi cal sour ce mater ial. Flat Pops Rock News Jazz&Blues Electrical Dance H ip Hop&Rap Easy Listening Coun[...]

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    32 -EN The se tting of Parame tric EQ/G raphic EQ Adjustment , Time Correcti on and X-Ov er can be adjusted in this mode. Adjusting the P a rametric Equa lizer Cur ve Y ou can modify the Equalize r settings to create a r esponse curve more appeali ng to your personal ta ste. T o adjust the Parametric Equa lizer Curve, se t the EQ mo de to Par ametr[...]

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    33 -E N 3 Press SOURCE / to adj ust the slope . Adjusta ble slope: FLA T * , 6 dB/oct., 12 d B/oct., 18 dB/oct., 24 dB/ oct. * FLA T can be set for th e HIGH slope only when Use r’ s is selected in “Setting the Response Slope for the High Range Speaker (T W Setup)” (page 31) . Depending on the response characteristic s of the speaker , ca r e[...]

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    34 -EN About Time Correction The distan ce between t he list ener and the speaker s in a boat var y widely due to the co mple x speak er placement . This dif ference in the dis tances from the speakers t o the listener creat es a shift in the sounds imag e and frequency chara cteristics. This is caus ed by the time delay between the sound reachi ng[...]

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    35 -E N About the Crossover Crossover (X-O VER): This uni t is equippe d with an ac tiv e cros sover . The crossover limit s the frequenc ies delivered to the ou tputs. Eac h channel is co ntrolled independe ntly . Thu s, each speaker pa ir can b e driven by the frequenc ies for which they have been optim ally designe d. The crossov er adjusts the [...]

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    36 -EN Controlling CD Changer ( Optional) An optiona l 6-dis c or 12-disc CD Change r may be connected to this un it if it is A i-NET co mpat ible. With a CD Ch anger conn ected to the Ai-NET i nput of th is uni t, the C D Changer will b e control lable fro m this unit. Using the KCA-4 00C (Multi-Ch anger Switching device) or the KCA-410C ( V ersa [...]

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    37 -E N Controls on Remote Cont rol Source Button Pres s this but ton to sele ct the au dio sour ce. V olume Adjustment Buttons T o incr ease the volume level: Press the butt on T o decr ease the volume level: Press the butt on But ton Radio mode: Pressing this button will select, in ascending orde r , stations pr ogrammed into t he radio’ s pres[...]

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    38 -EN Batter y Replacement Applicable battery: Use two “ AAA” sized dry batteries or equi valent. 1 Opening the battery cover Slide out th e battery cover while firmly pr essing in the direc tion of the arrow . 2 Replacing the battery Insert the batte ries, observin g the polarities as illustrat ed. 3 Closing the cover Slide the cover as illus[...]

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    39 -E N In Case of Difficulty If you encounte r a problem, please tur n the power of f, then on again. If the un it is still no t functionin g norma lly , pl ease review the it ems in the following check list. This gui de will help you isol ate the problem if the unit is a t fault. Oth erwise, ma ke sure the rest of your syst em is prope rly connec[...]

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    40 -EN • No CD is inserted . - Ins ert a CD . • Altho ugh a dis c is inse rted, “No Dis c” is disp laye d and the un it does not start to pla y or eject the disc. - Rem ove the disc by following these st eps: Press the b utton agai n for at least 2 seconds. If the disc still does not ejec t, consult yo ur Alpine de aler . • Me chan ism er[...]

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    41 -E N • The user has selected a c hannel nu mber that does not exist or is not subscribed to. - The unit will revert back to the previou sly selected channel. • The re is no artist name/f eature, so ng/program title, or additio nal info rmatio n asso ciated wit h the channel at that time. - No action need ed. • If an err or or other prob le[...]

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    42 -EN Specifications FM TUNER SECTION AM TUNER SECTION CD PLA YER SECTION USB SECTION PICKUP REMO TE CONTROL GENERAL CHASSIS SIZE NOSEPI ECE SIZ E • Due to continuo us pr o duct impro veme nt, specifications and d esign are subject to change without not ice. T uning R ange 87.7-107 .9 MHz Mon o Usa ble Sen sit i vit y 9.3 dBf (0.8 µ V/75 ohms) [...]

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    43 -E N Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting the unit, please read the followi ng an d pages 4 to 6 of thi s man ual thor oughly for pro per use. War ni n g MAKE T HE CORR ECT CONN ECTIONS. Failure to make th e proper conn ections may result in fire or product dama ge. DO NOT CON NECT A POWE R SUPPL Y OTHER THAN A D C 12V NE[...]

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    44 -EN Installation • Stick the supplie d cover sheet on the surf ace of the unit. • The ma in unit must be mount ed within 35 degr ees of t he horiz ontal plane, back to front. Caution Do not block the unit’s fan or heat sink, thus preventing air circulation. If blo ck ed, heat wil l accumulate inside the unit and may cause a fir e. Caution [...]

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    45 -E N Removal 1. Remove the deta chable front panel. 2. Insert the bracket keys into the unit, al ong the gu ides on eith er side. Th e unit can now be r emoved fr om the moun ting s lee ve. 3. Pull the unit ou t, keeping it un locked as you do so. USB memory Connection (sold separately) Connect USB memory Connect USB memory to USB cable. Remove [...]

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    46 -EN Connections * The label is at tached on the bottom of th e unit. Antenna Blue POW ER ANT Blue/White Orange ILLUMINA TION Red IGNITION Y e llow B A TTER Y Black GND Gra y SPEAKER RIGHT FRONT White T o po wer ante nna T o amp lifier or e qualizer Not used Ignition Key Battery Spea kers Front rig ht Rear right Rear left Front left CD Changer (S[...]

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    47 -E N Antenna Receptacle P ower Antenna Lead (Blue) Connect th is lead to t he +B terminal o f your power a ntenna, if applicable. • This lea d should be used only for controlling the boat’s power antenna. Do not use this lead to tur n on an amplifier , or a signal pr ocessor , etc . Remote T urn-On Lead (Blue/White) Connect thi s lead to th [...]

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    LIMITED WARRANTY ALPI NE EL ECTRON ICS O F AM ERICA, INC. AND ALP INE O F CAN ADA INC . (“Alpine”), are dedicated to qua lity cr aftsmansh ip and are please d to off er this War ranty . We suggest that you read it thoroughly . Shoul d you ha ve any qu estions, plea s e cont act y our Dealer or contact Alpine at one of the teleph one numbers lis[...]