Alpine 68-21627Z13-A manual

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    Designe d by ALPIN E Japa n 68-2162 7Z13- A • O WNER ’S MANU AL Please read befo re us ing this equi pmen t. • MODE D’EM PLOI V euillez lire avan t d’ utiliser c et ap pare il. • MAN U A L DE OP ERACIÓN Léalo antes de utilizar e ste eq uipo . ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AM ERICA, INC. 19145 Gramercy Place, T o rrance , California 90501, U.S[...]

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    ALPINE ELE CTRONICS MARKET ING, INC. 1-1-8 Nis hi Gotand a, Shinagawa-ku, T okyo 141- 0031, J apan Phone 03-54 96-8 231 ALPINE ELECTRONICS FRANCE S.A.R.L. (RCS PONTO ISE B 338 101 280) 98, Rue de la Belle Etoile , Z.I. Pa ris Nord Il, B.P . 500 16, 9 5945 Rois sy C harles d e Gaulle Cedex, Franc e Phon e 01-4 86389 89 ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AUSTRAL [...]

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    3 -EN Contents EN GLIS H Op er a tin g In str u ctio ns WA R N I N G W ARNING ......... ...... ..... ...... ...... ......... ...... ..... ... 5 CA UTION . ...... ......... ..... ...... ...... ...... ......... ..... ... 5 PRECA UT IONS ....... ..... ...... ...... ...... ......... ..... ... 5 Ge tting Sta rte d Accessor y List .............. ........[...]

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    4 -EN Contents EN GLIS H Sett ing the BL UETOOTH sound quality ....... . 21 Adj ustin g the v olu me ( VO L L V ADJ ) ...... .... ...... ....21 Sound A uto setti ng (A UTO SET ) .... .... .... .... ...... .... ..21 Setting t he calle r inf ormat ion disp lay/ text me ssage indicator ON /OFF ........ ............ . 21 Setting te xt message in dica t[...]

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    5 -EN Opera ting Instructions  WA RN IN G This sym bol me ans impo rtant instruc tio ns. F a ilure to he ed them can re sult in seri ous in jury or dea th. DO NOT OPERA TE ANY FUNC TION THA T TAKES Y OUR A T TENTION A W AY FROM SAFE L Y DRIVIN G Y OUR VE HICL E. Any func ti on t hat re quir es yo ur prolon ge d attent ion s hou ld on ly b e perf[...]

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    6 -EN disc ha s been inse rted c orr ectl y , pus h the RES ET butt on with a pointed object such as a ballpoint pe n. Playing a disc while driving on a ver y bump y road may resul t in skips, but th is will n ot scratch the dis c or damage th e player . New D iscs T o prevent the CD from jamming, “ERROR ” is displa yed if discs with irr egular[...]

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    7 -EN Protect ing the US B Connec tion T e rminal • Only USB Flash Memory devices can b e connected to the USB conn ect ion te rmina l on this unit. Cor rect per forman ce us ing ot her USB products cannot be guaranteed. A USB hub is no t supported. • Dependi ng on th e sha pe o r siz e of a Flas h M emo ry , it ma y no t be connected to the US[...]

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    8 -EN Accessor y List • Head Unit .............. ................. ............. ............. ............. ............1 • Power Cable .. ............ ............. ................. ............. ............. ........1 • Microp hone ...... ............. ................. ............. ............. ............ ....1 • Mo unting Sleeve [...]

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    9 -EN Adjusting V olume Tu rn t h e Rotary en cod er un til the desir ed sound is obtai ned . Set tin g T im e 1 Press and hold AUD IO  SETUP for at le ast 2 sec onds to activate the SETUP selection mode . 2 Tu rn t h e Rotary en cod er t o select GENERAL, and then press  ENTER . AUD I O  GE NERAL  DIS PLA Y  iP od  BL UET OO T[...]

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    10 -EN Presetting Stations Automatically 1 Press BAND repea tedly u ntil th e desi red radio band i s display ed. 2 Press and hold TUNE  A.ME f or at l east 2 sec onds. The frequenc y on the d isplay continues t o change while th e automatic memory is in progre ss. The tuner will automatically seek and sto re 6 stro ng stations in the selecte d [...]

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    11 -E N Repeat Pla y 1 Press a 4 . The so ng is pl ayed back repe atedly . a *1  a  *2  (off )  a *1 Only a track/file i s repeatedly played back. *2 Only files i n a folder ar e repe at edly p layed back. (MP3 mode only) 2 T o c ancel repeat p lay , selec t (off ) w ith the above procedur e. M.I. X. (R an dom P la y) 1 Press 5 s . Th e[...]

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    12 -EN About MP3  CA UTION Except for priva te use, duplicating audio data (including MP3 data) or distributing, transferring , or copying it, whether for free or for a fee, without permission of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited by the Copyright Act and by international treaty . What is MP3 ? MP3, whose official name i s “MPEG Audio[...]

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    13 -E N Adjusting Su bw oofer Lev el/Bass Lev el/ Middle Lev el/T reble Lev el/Balance (Between Left and Right)/Fader (Between Front and Rear)/Loudness/Def ea t 1 Press AUDI O  SETUP repe atedly to choo se the de sired mode . Each press changes the mode as follows: SUBWOOFE R *1  BASS LEV EL *2  MID LEV EL *2  TRE L EVEL *2  BALA NCE[...]

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    14 -EN Y ou can mo dify the Equalizer s ettings to create a response cur ve more appealing to your personal tas te. The setting of Bass, Mid and T reble can be adjust ed in this mode.  Set ti ng it em : 3BAND EQ  F urthe r setting items: BASS / MID / TREBLE Setting the Bass Control 1 After s electing BA SS from the 3BAND EQ a djustment mode, [...]

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    15 -E N The output lev el of each s ource is individu ally adjustable. For ex am ple, if the TUNER level sounds lo wer than CD , it s ou tpu t can be adjust ed wi tho u t a ff ecti ng the ot her so ur c es. The Hand s free phone talk level, ring to ne level and micr ophone gain level can also be adjust ed by using this setting.  Set ti ng it em [...]

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    16 -EN Displ a ying th e T ext T ext information, such as the disc name and the track name, wil l be displa yed if pla ying a CD tex t compa tible di sc. It is also possibl e to displ ay the folde r name, the f ile n ame and the tag, etc ., whi le playing MP3 files . Press VI EW k . The display wi ll change ever y time the b utton is pressed. Note [...]

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    17 -E N Optio n M en u Sett in g Y ou can quickly adjust the setting items rel evant to the current SOURCE by us ing Opt ion Menu. 1 Press and hold  ENTE R/OPTION f or at lea st 2 sec onds to act ivate the O ption menu o f the curre nt source. Note • The option menu v a ries depending on the source. 2 Tu rn t h e Rotary en cod er to select [...]

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    18 -EN Set tin g Y ou can fl exibly c ustomize the un it to suit your own preferences an d usa ge. From t he SE TUP menu , GEN ER AL S et ting , DI SPLAY Se ttin g, etc. , can be modified. 1 Press and hold AUD IO  SETUP for at le ast 2 sec onds to activat e the SETUP mode . 2 Tu rn t h e Rotary en cod er t o se lect the desire d it em, and then [...]

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    19 -E N DISP LA Y is selec ted on the set up ma in men u in st ep 2. Dim mer Cont rol Set the Dimmer con trol t o Au to to decrease the illuminatio n brightness of th e uni t with the head light s of the v ehicl e ON. This mode is u seful if you feel the unit’ s back lighting is too brig h t at night.  Set ti ng it em : DIMMER Sett ing conten [...]

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    20 -EN Pairi ng a BL UET OO TH compa tible devic e with SSP (Secure Simple P air ing) 1 Using your BL UETOOTH compatible device, select the “Alpine CD Re ceiver” f or pairing. 2 Tu rn t h e Rotary en cod er t o change the head unit display fro m “P AIR N O” t o “P AIR Y ES ” . If “P AIR NO” is sel ected, the connect ion will be canc[...]

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    21 -E N 2 Tu rn t h e Rotary en cod er to select “CONNEC T” to connect the se lected devi ce . The c onn ecte d de vice is ma rked with “ l ” . Select “DISCONNECT ” to disco nnect this devic e. Select “C LEAR” when you want t o clear the device f rom the devic e list. Note s • If the conne ction i s su ccessful ly change d, “C O[...]

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    22 -EN Setting te xt message indi cator ON /OFF (MSG ALERT) When it is set to ON, the h indica tor blinks for 30 seconds while receiving a text message. The h indicat or remains o n if ther e is an unread te xt message on t he connected mobile phone. Note s • Depending on t he mobil e phone, t his funct ion ma y not be performed. • T he text of[...]

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    23 -E N • W hen us ing a micropho ne, spe ak as direc tly as you can into the micropho ne to pick up the b est s ound qualit y . • Cer ta in mo bile ph one fea tu re s are de penden t on the cap ab ilit ies a nd settin gs of you r serv ice pr ovider ’ s netwo rk. Add it iona lly , certain fe atur es may no t be activa ted by your service prov[...]

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    24 -EN Redialing a Number In Ou tgoing History Pr eviou sly d ialed t elep ho ne n um bers ar e stored in dia led call s hist ory . Y ou can re dial a number by searching from di aled cal ls history .  Set ti ng it em : DIALED Dialing a Number In Inc oming History T ele pho ne n umber s fr om r ecei ved calls a re sto red in the Rece iv ed List [...]

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    25 -E N 1 Pre ss any one of the preset button s (1 throug h 6) that has had a number stored in the phone mode. The informati on (name/numb er) stored in the preset stati on is displayed. 2 Press  ENT ER or f . The stored pres et number is d ialed directly. Whil e calli ng, you ca n a dju st the v olu me. Tu rn t h e Rotary en cod er t o adjus[...]

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    26 -EN Playing MP3 Files from Flash Memor y (optional) If you connect a Flash Memory Device containing MP3, MP3 file s can be p lay ed ba c k. 1 Press SOUR CE  to switch to the US B A UDIO m ode. 2 T o pause playback, press  . Pr essing  again wi ll re sume the p layback. Note s • The root fo lder is displa yed as “ROOT” in th e F[...]

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    27 -E N Connec ting an iP od/iPhone An iP od /iPhon e can be c onnec ted t o th is un it by usi ng th e Interf ace cable f or iP od (inc luded wi th iP od). When a n iP od/iPhon e is co nnected to this unit, you can choose to contro l the iP od/iPhone using its own controls or by the he ad unit contro ls. For details, refer to “Setting the iP od [...]

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    28 -EN Searchin g for a desired S ong An iPod/iPhone can contain thousands of songs. The uni t for this reason can make various searches using the s earch function as shown below . Each musi c category ha s its own individua l hierarchy . Use the Play list/ Artist/Album/Son g/P odcast/Genr e/Composer /A udiobook searc h mode to nar ro w sear ch es [...]

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    29 -E N Selec t Playlist/Ar tist/Albu m/Genre/ Composer Pla ylis t/Artis t/Alb um/Genr e/ Composer can be ea sily c han ged . Fo r exa m ple, if yo u lis te n to a son g fr om a se lect ed albu m, the al bu m can be c h a ng e d. Press 1  or  2 to select the des ired Playlist/Ar tist/Album/ Genre/Com poser . Note s • If the song sear ch mod[...]

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    30 -EN In Case of Difficulty If you encounter a problem, pleas e turn the power of f, then on again. If the uni t i s still no t fun ction ing n orm ally , pl ease rev iew the i t ems i n the follo wing checkl ist. This guide will hel p you isola te the pro blem if the unit is at fault. Other wise , make sure the rest of your system is properly con[...]

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    31 -E N •M e c h a n i s m e r r o r . 1 Press the  button and eject the CD . If not ejecting , consult your Alpin e dealer . 2 When the error indication rema ins after ejecting, press the  button agai n. If the err or indica tion stil l does not turn off after pressi ng the  bu tto n fo r a few ti mes , co ns ul t yo ur Alp ine de al er[...]

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    32 -EN Specific ations FM T UN ER SEC TIO N AM TUNER SECTION CD PLA YER SECTION PICKUP USB SECTI ON * Fr equency re sponse ma y di ffer dependi ng on the encod er softwar e/bi t rate. BLUET OOTH SECTION GENERAL * Prima ry amp li fier r at in gs per CEA -2006 S ta ndar d • Power output: measured at 4 Ohms and ≤ 1% THD+N • S/N: 80 dBA (ref eren[...]

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    33 -E N Installation and C onnec tions Before installi ng or connecting the u nit, please rea d the follow ing and refer to “Oper ating Instructions” on pag e 5 for proper use.  WA RN IN G MAKE TH E CORREC T CONN EC TIONS. Failure to make th e proper connect ions may result in f ire or produ ct d amage. USE ONL Y IN CARS WITH A 12 VOL T NEGA[...]

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    34 -EN Installat ion  Cau ti on When you install this unit in your car , do not remove the detachable front panel. If the detachable front p anel is removed during installation, you might press too hard and warp the metal p late that h olds it in plac e . The main unit must be mounted wi thin 35 degrees of the horizontal plane, back to front. 1 [...]

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    35 -E N Connec tions * When Su bwoofer is OFF: Output is for F ron t spea kers. When Sub woof er is ON: Output is for S ubwoo fer . For det ails on how to set the Subwoofer to ON/OFF, refer to “T urnin g Subwoofer ON/OFF” on page 15. ILLUMINA TION GND B A TTERY REMOTE TURN-ON AUDIO I NTERRUPT IN IGNITION POWER ANT Amplier Microphone (Blue) T[...]

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    36 -EN  Microp hone (Suppl ied)  Po wer Antenna Lead (Blu e) Connect this lead to the +B terminal of your power antenn a, if applicable. Note • This lead should be used only for controlling the vehicle ’ s power antenna. Do not use this lead to turn on an am plifier or a signal processor , etc.  Remote T urn-On Lead (Blue/White) Connec[...]

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    LIMITED W ARRANTY ALPINE ELEC TRONICS OF AMERICA, INC. AND ALPINE OF CANADA INC. (“ Alpine ”), are dedicated to quality craftsmanship and are please d to offer this W arr anty . W e suggest tha t you r ead it thor oughly . Should you have a ny questi ons, please cont act your Dealer or contact Alp ine at one of the telephon e numbers listed bel[...]

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    About th e Rules of Bl uetooth E lectrom agnetic R adiation Regu lation USA/ Canada This device compl ies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and RSS- Gen of IC Rule s. Operation is sub ject to the following two condit ions: (1) this devi ce ma y not caus e inte rferenc e, and (2) this device must accept any int er f erence, incl uding inter ference that[...]