Alpine CDA-7878R manual

R ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC. Tokyo office: 1-1-8 Nishi Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8501, Japan Tel.: (03) 3494-1101 ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AMERICA, INC. 19145 Gramercy Place, Torrance, California 90501, U.S.A. Tel.: 1-800-ALPINE-1 (1-800-257-4631) ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC. Suite 203, 7300 Warden Ave. Markham, Ontario L3R 9Z6, Canada Tel.[...]

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1 -EN ENGLISH Contents Operating Instructions W ARNING W ARNING .................................................. 2 CA UTION ................................................... 2 PRECA UTIONS ......................................... 2 Basic Operation Detaching the Front Panel ................................. 4 Attaching the Front Panel .........[...]

2 -EN WARNING This symbol means important instructions. Failure to heed them can result in serious injury or death. DO NOT OPERA TE ANY FUNCTION THA T 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. Alw ays stop the vehicle[...]

3 -EN Never Attempt the Following Do not grip or pull out the disc while it is being pulled back into the player by the automatic reloading mechanism. Do not attempt to insert a disc into the unit when the unit power is of f. Inserting Discs Y our player accepts only one disc at a time for playback. Do not attempt to load more than one disc. Make s[...]

4 -EN Basic Operation PO WER MODE/A udio Control RESET ANGLE 8 9 Detaching the Fr ont P anel 1 Press and hold the PO WER button f or at least 2 seconds to turn off the power . 2 Press the (Release) button at upper left side until the front panel pops out. 3 Grasp the left side of the front panel and pull it out. NOTES • The fr ont panel may becom[...]

5 -EN Displa y Angle Adjustment The mo vab le display ma y be adjusted to 3 diff erent angles depending upon user pref erence. 1 Press the ANGLE 89 button to adjust the angle of the mov able displa y . NOTES • The display will close a half minute after the ignition ke y is turned to the OFF position. • The adjusted angle of the display is stor [...]

6 -EN SETUP TUNE g DN f UP MODE/Audio Contr ol → SUB-W → BALANCE V OLUME ← F ADER ← Subw oofer On and Off 1 Press and hold the SETUP button f or at least 2 seconds. 2 Press the f UP button repeatedly to select “ SUB-W . ” 3 Press the TUNE button to toggle mode between SUB-W ON and SUB-W OFF . 4 Press the SETUP button after setting the S[...]

7 -EN Switching the Phase of the Subw oofer Output Y ou can switch the phase of the subwoof er output to NORMAL 0 ˚ or REVERSE 180 ˚ . T o select the desired phase. 1 Press and hold the SETUP button f or at least 2 seconds. 2 Press the f UP button to select “ Switching the phase of the SUB-W (SUB-W NORMAL or REVERSE) mode. ” 3 Press the TUNE [...]

8 -EN Basic Operation SOURCE TUNE SETUP g DN f UP 4 When the setting is completed, press the SETUP button to return to the nor mal mode . NO TES • Initial mode is “SCR OLL MANU. ” • The unit scr olls CD text names, folder names, file names or ID3 tag display . The disc titles input manually (r efer to page 12) cannot be scr olled. Scr oll S[...]

9 -EN 4 Press the SETUP button again to return to normal operation. 3 Press the TUNE button to toggle the mode between A UX IN ON and A UX IN OFF . NOTES • The initial setting at the factory is A UX IN OFF . • Y ou can set the A UX mode display by pr essing the g DN or f UP b utton after A UX IN ON is set, select the A UX mode display setting, [...]

10 -EN Blac kout Mode On and Off When the Black out mode is turned on, the display will turn off to reduce power consumption. This additional power enhances the sound quality . 1 Press and hold the B.OUT b utton for at least 2 seconds to star t the b lack out mode. By doing so the displa y will turn off. NOTE If any button on the unit is pr essed d[...]

11 -EN Displa ying the Title/T ext It is possible to display the CD title if the title has been previously inputted. For details , see “ Titling Discs ” (page 12). T ext inf ormation, such as the disc name and the track name, will be displa yed if playing a CD te xt compatible disc. It is also possible to displa y the folder name, the file name[...]

12 -EN BAND g DN f UP TITLE MODE/A udio Control - / J Basic Operation Titling Discs It is possible to title y our fa vourite CD's. 1 Press the TITLE b utton and select the title displa y mode. F or details, see “ Displaying the Title/T ext ” (page 11). 2 Press and hold the TITLE b utton for at least 2 seconds. The first character will blin[...]

13 -EN Radio Operation SOURCE B AND g DN f UP TUNE Preset buttons (1 thr ough 6) Manual T uning 1 Press the SOURCE button until a r adio frequency appears in the display . 2 Press the BAND button repeatedly until the desired radio band is displa yed. Each press changes the band: → FM1 → FM2 → FM3 → MW → LW 3 Press the TUNE button repeated[...]

14 -EN Radio Operation SOURCE B AND A.ME Preset buttons (1 thr ough 6) Man ual Storing of Station Presets 1 Select the radio band and tune in a desired radio station you wish to store in the preset memory . 2 Press and hold any one of the Preset buttons (1 through 6) f or at least 2 seconds until the station frequency on the displa y blinks . 3 Pre[...]

15 -EN Setting RDS Reception Mode and Receiving RDS Stations The RDS (Radio Data System) is a radio inf or mation system using the 57 kHz subcarrier of regular FM broadcast. The RDS allows y ou to receive a v ar iety of inf or mation such as tr affic inf or mation, station names, and to automatically re-tune to a stronger transmitter that is broadc[...]

16 -EN RDS Operation Recalling Preset RDS Stations 1 Press the " F " b utton. The indicator will illuminate. 2 Press the AF b utton to activate the RDS mode . The displa y shows "AF" when the RDS mode is activ ated. 3 Press the " F " button to activ ate the nor mal mode. The indicator will turn off. 4 Press the 1 thr o[...]

17 -EN Receiving T raffic Inf ormation 1 Press the T .INFO button to activ ate the T raffic Inf or mation mode . T o cancel the T raffic information mode, press the T .INFO button again. 2 Press the g DN or f UP button to select your desired tr affic information station. When a traffic inf ormation station is tuned in, the TP indicator lights up . [...]

18 -EN RDS Operation Receiving T raffic Information While Pla ying CD or Radio 1 Press the T .INFO b utton repeatedly until the T .INFO indicator appears in the display . 2 Press the g DN and f UP b uttons to select a traffic inf or mation station if necessar y . • When a traffic inf or mation broadcast star ts, the unit automatically mutes the C[...]

19 -EN 4 Press the P . PTY button to activate the PRIORITY PTY mode again. • T o change the programme categor y , perform the step 3. • T o disable the PRIORITY PTY function, press and hold the P . PTY b utton for at least 2 seconds. NO TE In the PRIORITY PTY function, unlike in the T .INFO function, the volume does not incr ease during operati[...]

20 -EN CD Player Operation SOURCE c - / J Insert a disc with the label side facing up. f UP g DN REPEA T Pla ybac k 1 Press the c button. The mov able display will open. 2 Inser t a disc with the label side f acing up . The disc will be pulled into the unit automatically . The mov able display will close and pla yback will begin. When a disc is alr[...]

21 -EN Music Sensor (Skip) 1 Momentarily press the g DN button once during CD play to return to the beginning of the current trac k. If you wish to access the beginning of a track further back, repeatedly press until you reach the desired tr ack. Press the f UP b utton once to advance to the beginning of the ne xt trac k. If you wish to access the [...]

22 -EN CD Player Operation SOURCE F Select buttons (1 thr ough 6) B AND M.I.X. (Random Play) 1 Press the M.I.X. button in the pla y or pause mode. The trac ks on the disc will be play ed back in a random sequence . After all the trac ks on the disc hav e been pla yed bac k once, the pla yer will begin a new r andom sequence play until the M.I.X. mo[...]

23 -EN Contr olling CD Changer (Optional) An optional 6-disc or 12-disc CD Changer may be connected to the CD A-7878R if it is Ai-NET compatible . With a CD Changer connected to the Ai-NET input of the CD A-7878R, the CD Changer will be controllable from the CD A-7878R. Using the KCA-400C (Multi-Changer Switching de vice) or the KCA-410C (V ersatil[...]

24 -EN Playing MP3 Files Y ou can play CD-R OMs, CD-Rs , and CD-RWs containing MP3 files on this unit. Use the f or mat compliant with ISO 9660 le vel 1 or lev el 2. For further information about pla ying or storing MP3 files, ref er to pages 26-27 before using the unit. 1 Press the c button. The mov able displa y will open. 2 Inser t a disc contai[...]

25 -EN M.I.X. (Random Play) 1 Press the M.I.X. button in the pla y or pause mode. The files or trac ks on the disc will be play ed back in a random sequence. After all the files and tracks on the disc ha ve been pla yed bac k once, the pla yer will begin a ne w random sequence play until the M.I.X. mode is cancelled. T o cancel M.I.X. play , press [...]

26 -EN Setting the Range of MP3 File Selection Y ou can set the range of MP3 file selection to “ entire disc contents ” or “ f older contents only . ” 1 Press and hold the SETUP button f or at least 2 seconds. 2 Press the f UP b utton repeatedly to select DISC/FOLDER (trac k selection range). Each press of the f UP b utton changes the modes[...]

27 -EN • Supported playbac k sampling rates and bit rates Sampling rates: 8 kHz - 44.1 kHz, bit rates: 8 - 320 kbps Note that for sampling r ates such as 11,025 kHz, this device's fr ame displa y (P age 11) ma y not display correctly . • ID3 tags This device supports ID3 tag v1. If ID3 tag data is in an MP3 file, this de vice can display t[...]

28 -EN Adjusting the Sound Operation MODE/A udio Control f UP g DN DHE Preset buttons (1 thr ough 6) DSP Selecting DHE Mode Using digital signal processing technology , DHE (Digital Harmonics Enhancer) operates on harmonic components which determine tone and coloration of the musical instruments. The process operates independently on individual fre[...]

29 -EN Adjusting and Storing the Equalizer Cur ve Y ou can modify the Equalizer settings to create a response cur v e more appealing to your personal taste. 1 Select the equalizer characteristic to adjust. See "Equalizer Presets" (on page 28). 2 Press the MODE button. The F requency band indication in the display flashes . 3 Rotate the Au[...]

30 -EN Adjusting the Sound Operation The Crosso ver/Time Correction Crosso ver: This unit is equipped with an Active Crosso ver . The crossov er limits the frequencies delivered to the outputs. Each channel is controlled independently . Thus, each speak er pair can be driven b y the frequencies f or which they ha ve been optimally designed. The div[...]

31 -EN The sound is not balanced because the distance between the listening position and the v arious speakers is diff erent. The diff erence in distance between the front left speaker and the rear right speak er is 1.75 m (68-7/ 8"). Time correction eliminates the diff erences in the time required f or the sound to reach the listening positio[...]

32 -EN Adjusting the Sound Operation →→ → ←← ← High range ∗ (R) High range (L) Mid range (R) Low r ange (L) Low range (R) Mid range (L) B AND MODE/Audio Contr ol f UP g DN DIVIDER 1 2 → Low r ange (LPF) → F ront High range (HPF) Rear High range (HPF) ∗ ← 4 Rotate the A udio Control knob to adjust the slope. Slope can be adjust[...]

33 -EN 3W A Y F/R/Sub-W Adjusting the Time Correction 9 Press the BAND button to select the channel to be adjusted. 2 way system 3 way system ∗ Press the MODE button to s witch to the Cut-off frequency/Slope Adjusting mode. 10 Rotate the A udio Control knob to adjust the value of the Time Correction (0.0 - 20.0). 11 To adjust another channel, rep[...]

34 -EN Adjusting the Sound Operation MODE/Audio Contr ol f UP g DN CSD Customized Sound Database The unit is equipped with a Customized Sound Database that creates the most suitable sound f or your car type . Y ou can fine tune the sound effects b y inputting the size of y our front speaker or tw eeter , whether there is a Subwoof er , and the mate[...]

35 -EN Contr ols on Remote Control 1 P ower Button Press the button to turn the power on/off . 2 Source Button Press to select the audio source. 3 - / J Button Press the button to s witch between the Play and P ause modes f or CD . 4 ANGLE 89 Buttons Press the button to adjust the angle of the mov able displa y . 5 Band/Programme Button Radio mode:[...]

36 -EN Remote Contr ol Operation Steps Selecting DHE mode Equalizer Presets Recalling the Stored Equalizer Curve Choosing the Listening P osition Select Recalling the Stored Crosso ver/ Time Collection 1 Press the A.PROC button to select the mode. 2 Press the 8 or 9 b utton to select the mode. Adjusting/Storing the EQ curve Adjusting 1 P erf orm th[...]

37 -EN Adjusting 1 Select the Crossov er mode from the table abo ve . 2 Press the ENTER button to activ ate the Adjusting mode. 3 Press the B AND button to select the channel (LPF/HPF) that you want to adjust. 4 Press the g DN or f UP button to select the cut-off frequency . 5 Press the 8 or 9 button to select the Slope . T o adjust more channels, [...]

38 -EN Remote Contr ol Operation Battery Replacement Applicable battery: Use two “ AAA ” sized dr y batteries or equivalent. 1 Opening the battery cover Slide out the battery cover while firmly pressing the direction of arrow . 2 Replacing the battery Put the batteries in the case obser ving the polarities as illustrated. 3 Closing the cov er P[...]

39 -EN CD CD Play er/Changer not functioning. • Out of operating temperature range +50 ˚ C (+120 ˚ F) for CD. - Allow the v ehicle's interior (or trunk) temperature to cool. CD playbac k sound is wavering. • Moisture condensation in the CD Module. - Allow enough time for the condensation to e vaporate (about 1 hour). CD insertion not pos[...]

40 -EN Information Indication for CD Pla yer • Protectiv e circuit is acti vated due to high temperature. - The indicator will disappear when the temperature returns to within operation range. • No CD is inserted. - Insert a CD. • Although a disc is inserted, “ NO DISC ” is displayed and the unit does not start to play or eject the disc. [...]

41 -EN CA UTION CLASS 1 LASER PR ODUCT (Bottom side of player) CA UTION-Laser radiation when open, DO NO T ST ARE INTO BEAM (Bottom side of player) REMO TE CONTROL Battery T ype "AAA" sized dry battery Battery Quantity 2 Dimensions (W × H × D) 42 mm (1-21/32") × 121 mm (4-25/32") × 23 mm (29/32") W eight (without batter[...]

42 -EN Installation and Connections Caution HA VE THE WIRING AND INST ALLA TION DONE BY EXPERTS. The wiring and installation of this unit requires special technical skill and experience. T o ensure safety , always contact the dealer where you purchased this product to hav e the work done. USE SPECIFIED ACCESSORY P ARTS AND INST ALL THEM SECUREL Y .[...]

43 -EN Installation Caution When you install this unit in your car , do not remov e the Detachable Front Panel. If the Detachable Front Panel is remov ed during installation, you might press too hard and warp the metal plate that holds it in place. Caution Do not block the unit ’ s fan or heat sink, thus prev enting air circulation. If blocked, h[...]

44 -EN Ai-NET NORM EQ/DIV 3W A Y F/R/Sub-W / , + - : ( & % $ # " ! 9 6 5 4 3 1 2 7 ) 8 ~ ; ; ; ? > < = . Installation and Connections Connections * When Subwoofer is set to OFF: Output is fr om Rear speakers. When Subwoofer is set to ON: Output is fr om Subwoofer . F or details on how to set the Subwoofer to ON/OFF , see "Subwoo[...]

45 -EN 1 Antenna Receptacle Connect to the supplied ISO antenna con vertor plug. 2 Audio Interrupt In Lead (Pink/Blac k) Connect this lead to the Audio Interface output of a cellular phone which provides ground shorting when a call is receiv ed. 3 Remote T ur n-On Lead (Blue/White) Connect this lead to the remote turn-on lead of your amplifier or s[...]

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