Alpine CDA-7894 manual

EN FR ES ES IT SE R 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 [...]

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1 -EN ENGLISH Contents Operating Instr uctions W ARNING W ARNING .................................................. 3 CA UTION ................................................... 3 PRECA UTIONS ......................................... 3 Basic Operation Detaching the Front Panel ................................. 5 Attaching the Front Panel ........[...]

2 -EN MP3 Operation Playing MP3 Files (CDA-7995/ CDA-7894 only) .......................................... 24 Playing MP3 Files with the CD Changer (Optional) .................................................... 24 Music Sensor (Skip) ........................................ 24 Fast Forward and Backward ........................... 25 Selecting Fold[...]

3 -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. Always stop the vehicle [...]

4 -EN PRECAUTIONS 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 off. Inserting Discs Y our player accepts only one disc at a time for playback. Do not attempt to load more than one d[...]

5 -EN Basic Operation PO WER RESET Detaching the Fr ont Panel 1 Press and hold the PO WER button f or more than 3 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 front panel may become hot in normal usage (especial[...]

6 -EN Basic Operation CENTER f MUTE B AND g DN f UP MODE (Rotary encoder) Adjusting V olume/Balance (Between Left and Right)/F ader (Between Front and Rear)/Defeat 1 Press the MODE (Rotary encoder) button repeatedly to choose the desired mode. Each press changes the modes as follo ws: V olume : 0 ~ 35 Balance : L15 ~ R15 F ader : R15 ~ F15 Subwoof [...]

7 -EN Setting the Bass Contr ol Y ou can change the Bass F requency emphasis to create your o wn tonal preference . 1 Press the CENTER f button to select the BASS (bass Center frequency) control mode. 2-1 Setting the bass Center frequency: Press the g DN or f UP b utton to select the desired bass center frequency . Emphasizes the displa yed Bass fr[...]

8 -EN Basic Operation Rotary encoder T . CORR B AND Here we calculate the time correction v alue for the front left speaker in the diag ram at the left. Conditions: F arthest Speaker – listening position : 2.25 m (88-9/16") F ront left speaker – listening position : 0.5 m (19-11/16") Calculation: L = 2.25 m – 0.5 m = 1.75 m (68-7/8&[...]

9 -EN Bass Focus The time diff erence between the front-rear/left-right speakers , can be adjusted at the same time. With an initial dela y of 0.3 ms for each of the 0 to 39 steps , audib le time correction can be done. For finer adjustment, use the procedure in the pre vious section "Time Correction," f or which the delay steps are 0.1 m[...]

10 -EN Setting the MX Mode MX (Media Xpander) makes v ocals or instr uments sound distinct regardless of the music source. The radio , CD , and MP3, will be able to reproduce the music clearly ev en in cars with a lot of road noise. 1 Press the MX button to select MX ON. 2 Press the SOURCE b utton to select the source you want to MX (Media Xpander)[...]

11 -EN Quic k Searc hing Function Y ou can easily select trac ks and files. 1 Press the SOURCE b utton to set the desired source mode. ( CD mode is e xplained here as an example) 2 When setting the CD mode, press and hold the Q. S. button f or at least 2 seconds. The mode changes to the Q.S. (Quick Search) setting. 3 Select a desired trac k by turn[...]

12 -EN Displa ying the Title/T ext It is possible to displa y the CD/Station title if the title has been pre viously inputted. For details , see “ Titling Disc/ Stations ” (page 13). T ext inf or mation, such as the disc name and the tr ack name, will be displa yed if pla ying a CD te xt compatible disc. It is also possib le to display the f ol[...]

13 -EN Titling Discs/Stations It is possible to title y our f avorite CD's or radio stations . Y ou cannot input titles on MP3 discs (Except when a changer is connected). 1 Press the TITLE button and select the title displa y mode. F or details, see “ Displaying the Title/T ext ” (page 12). 2 Press and hold the TITLE b utton for at least 3[...]

14 -EN Switching the T uner Mode The CD A-7995/CDA-7894/CD A-7893/CD A-7892 incor porates the MAX TUNE SQ for the highest quality tuner audio . Moreov er , you can choose between two settings to suit your own personal sound pref erences and usage. 1 Press and hold the SETUP button f or at least 3 seconds. 2 Press the f UP or g DN button to select &[...]

15 -EN Sound (Beep) Guide Function This function will giv e audible f eedback with v ar ying tones depending upon the button pressed. 1 Press and hold the SETUP b utton for at least 3 seconds. 2 Press the f UP or g DN b utton to select “ BEEP . ” 3 Press the B AND button to toggle the mode between BEEP ON and BEEP OFF . NO TE The initial settin[...]

16 -EN SETUP Operation B AND g DN f UP SETUP Rotary encoder Connecting to an External Amplifier (CD A-7894/CD A-7893/CD A-7892 only) When an external amplifier is connected, sound quality can be improv ed by stopping the po wer supply of the buit-in amplifier . The power output is set to OFF by the follo wing procedure. 1 Press and hold the SETUP b[...]

17 -EN Adjusting Displa y Contrast (CD A-7995 only) Y ou can adjust the displa y contrast f or better visibility . 1 Press and hold the SETUP button f or at least 3 seconds. 2 Press the f UP or g DN button to select “ CONTRAST . ” 3 T ur n the Rotary encoder to adjust the contrast of the display . Y ou can adjust in a range of -6 and +6. The in[...]

18 -EN Radio Operation SOURCE B AND g DN f UP TUNE/A.ME Preset buttons (1 thr ough 6) Manual T uning 1 Press the SOURCE b utton until a radio frequency appears in the displa y . 2 Press the B AND button repeatedly until the desired radio band is displa yed. Each press changes the band: 3 Press the TUNE button repeatedly until “DX SEEK” and “S[...]

19 -EN A utomatic Memor y of Station Presets 1 Press the SOURCE b utton to select the radio mode. 2 Press the B AND button repeatedly until the desired radio band is displa yed. 3 Press and hold the A. ME button f or at least 2 seconds. The frequency on the displa y continues to change while the automatic memory is in progress. The tuner will autom[...]

20 -EN CD Play er Operation SOURCE c - / J Insert a disc with the label side facing up. 2 Inser t a disc with the label side facing up . The disc will be pulled into the unit automatically . The mov able displa y will close and pla yback will begin. When a disc is already inser ted, press the SOURCE button to s witch to the CD mode. The mode will c[...]

21 -EN On handling Compact Discs (CD/CD-R/ CD-R W) • Do not touch the surf ace. • Do not e xpose the disc to direct sunlight. • Do not affix stick ers or labels and do not wr ite on the surf ace. • Clean the disc when it is dusty . • Make sure that there are no b umps around the disc. • Do not use commercially av ailable disc accessorie[...]

22 -EN Contr olling CD Changer (Optional) An optional 6-disc or 12-disc CD Changer ma y be connected to the CD A-7995/CD A-7894/CDA-7893/CD A- 7892 if it is Ai-NET compatible. With a CD Changer connected to the Ai-NET input of the CD A-7995/CDA- 7894/CD A-7893/CDA-7892, the CD Changer will be controllable from the CD A-7995/CDA-7894/CD A-7893/ CD A[...]

23 -EN Multi-Changer Selection Alpine's Ai-NET system will suppor t up to 6 CD Changers. When operating two or more changers , the KCA-400C (Multi-Changer Switching de vice) must be used. If you use 1 Switching de vice, you can connect up to 4 CD Changers. If you use 2 Switching de vices, you can connect up to 6 CD Changers. When using KCA- 41[...]

24 -EN Playing MP3 Files (CD A-7995/CD A-7894 only) The CD A-7995/CD A-7894 models include a built-in MP3 unit. Y ou can pla y CD-ROMs, CD-Rs , and CD-RWs containing MP3 files on this unit. Use the f or mat compliant with ISO 9660 le vel 1 or le vel 2. F or fur ther information about playing or storing MP3 files, ref er to pages 26 - 27 before usin[...]

25 -EN M.I.X. (Random Play) 1 Press the M.I.X. button in the pla y or pause mode. The files on the disc will be play ed back in a random sequence. T o cancel M.I.X. play , press the M.I.X. b utton again to tur n off the M.I.X. NO TES • If an MP3 compatible CD changer wit h the ALL M.I.X. function is connected, ALL M .I.X. will also be selectable.[...]

26 -EN Setting the Range of MP3 File Selection Y ou can set the r ange of MP3 file selection to “entire disc contents” or “f older contents only . ” 1 Press and hold the SETUP b utton for at least 3 seconds. 2 Press the f UP or g DN b utton to select DISC/ FOLDER (file selection range). 3 Press the B AND button to toggle the mode between DI[...]

27 -EN • Supported playback sampling rates and bit rates Sampling rates: 8 kHz - 44.1 kHz, bit rates: 8 - 320 kbps Note that f or sampling rates such as 11,025 kHz, this de vice ’ s frame display (P age 12) may not displa y correctly . • ID3 tags This de vice suppor ts ID3 tag v1. If ID3 tag data is in an MP3 file, this de vice can display th[...]

28 -EN XM Radio Operation SOURCE Preset buttons (1 thr ough 6) BAND CA T f UP g DN SETUP 3 Press the g DN or f UP b utton to select the desired channel. Holding the g DN or f UP buttons will change channels contin uously . Chec king the XM Radio ID Number Y ou need to provide XM with the unique XM Radio ID number f or your XM Radio Receiv er in ord[...]

29 -EN Storing XM Channel Presets 1 Press the B AND button to select the desired band (XM1 or XM2) you w ant to store. 2 After tuning in the desired channel, press and hold any one of the Preset buttons (1 thr ough 6) that you w ant to store the station on f or at least 2 seconds. The selected station is stored. 3 Repeat the procedure to store up t[...]

30 -EN Remote Contr ol Opera tion 8 g DN Button Radio mode: SEEK (DN) Button CD mode: Press the button to go bac k to the beginning of the current trac k. 9 f UP Button Radio mode: SEEK (UP) Button CD mode: Press the button to adv ance to the beginning of the ne xt track. ! 9 Button Radio mode: Pressing the button will select, in descending order ,[...]

31 -EN Battery Replacement Applicable battery: Use two “AAA” sized dr y batter ies 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 Push the co ver as illustrat[...]

32 -EN Inf or ma tion CD CD Player/Changer not functioning. • Out of operating temperature range +50˚C (+120˚F) for CD. - Allow the vehicle's interior (or trunk) temperature to cool. CD pla yback sound is wavering. • Moisture condensation in the CD Module. - Allow enough time for the condensation to evaporate (about 1 hour). CD insertion[...]

33 -EN Indication f or CD Player • Protective circuit is activated 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. - Remove the d[...]

34 -EN Indication for XM Radio Mode • The XM antenna is not connected to the XM radio module. - Check whether the XM antenna cable is attached securely to the XM radio module. • Radio is being updated with latest encryption code. - W ait until encryption code is being updated. Channels 0 and 1 should function normally . • XM signal is too wea[...]

35 -EN Specifications FM TUNER SECTION T uning 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 T uning Range 530 – 1,710 kHz Sensitivity (IEC[...]

36 -EN Installation and Connections Caution HA VE THE WIRING AND INSTALLA 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 have the work done. USE SPECIFIED ACCESSORY P ARTS AND INST ALL THEM SECUREL Y . B[...]

37 -EN Installation Caution When you install this unit in your car , do not remove the Detachable Front Panel. If the Detachable Front Panel is removed during installation, you might press too hard and warp the metal plate that holds it in place. 1 Slide the mounting slee ve into the dashboard. 2 Reinf orce the head unit with the metal mounting str[...]

38 -EN Installation and Connections Connections Subwoof ers T o amplifier or equalizer Ignition Ke y T o vehicle phone T o the instrument cluster illumination lead Amplifier Amplifier Amplifier Antenna T o power antenna Battery Front right Rear right Front left CD Changer (Sold Separately) Rear Right Rear Left Front Right Front Left Speakers (CD A-[...]

39 -EN % Right Rear (+) Speaker Output Lead (Violet) (CD A- 7894/CD A-7893/CD A-7892 only) & Left Rear (+) Speaker Output Lead (Green) (CD A- 7894/CD A-7893/CD A-7892 only) ( Left Rear ( – ) Speaker Output Lead (Green/Blac k) (CD A-7894/CDA-7893/CD A-7892 only) ) Left F ront ( – ) Speaker Output Lead (White/Black) (CD A-7894/CDA-7893/CD A-7[...]

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