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Alpine CDA-7969R manual

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    EN DE FR ES IT SE 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 L3[...]

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    Alpine CD Changers Give Y ou More! More musical selections, more versatility , more convenience. An Alpine CD Changer adds more musical choices to your sound system. All models can be controlled from Alpine head units and deliv er excellent sound quality . The CHA-S624 is a high-performance 6-disc changer with a ne w M DA C, Ai-NET compatibility , [...]

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    1 -EN ENGLISH Contents Operating Instructions W ARNING W ARNING ................................................. 2 CAUTION .................................................. 2 PRECAUTIONS ........................................ 2 Basic Operation Opening the Front Panel ................................... 4 Hiding the Front Panel .................[...]

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    2 -EN W ARNING 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 v ehicl[...]

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    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[...]

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    4 -EN Opening the Fr ont P anel 1 Press the Open button on the F ront P anel. NOTE Hide the Front Panel if it does not come out within 6 seconds after the Open button has been pressed. The power will turn off after the Front Panel hiding. Hiding the Front Panel 1 Press the HIDE button on the Front Panel for at least 3 seconds. NO TES • The F r on[...]

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    5 -EN Displa y Angle Adjustment The mov able display ma y be adjusted to 3 diff erent angles depending upon user preference . 1 Press the F button, and when the FUNC indicator blinks , adjust the mov able display angle by pressing b utton F1 (DO WN) or F2 (UP). NO TES • The display will close a half minute after the ignition ke y is turned to the[...]

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    6 -EN MUTE DN g Basic Operation Changing Bac klighting Colour 1 Press and hold the INTLZ b utton for at least 2 seconds. 2 Press the f UP button repeatedly to select "AMBER". Each press of the f UP button changes the modes as shown: NO TE If you pr ess the DN g b utton the display scr olls in r everse sequence . 3 Press the TUNE button to[...]

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    7 -EN T urning Mute Mode On/Off If a de vice having the interrupt f eature is connected, audio will be automatically muted whene ver the interrupt signal is receiv ed from the de vice. This function can be tur ned ON or OFF from the head unit by f ollowing procedure below . 1 Press and hold the INTLZ button f or at least 2 seconds. 2 Press the f UP[...]

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    8 -EN Basic Operation Setting the A UX Mode Y ou can input TV/video sound by connecting an optional Ai-NET/RCA Interf ace cable (KCA-121B) to this component. 1 Press and hold the INTLZ b utton for at least 2 seconds. 2 Press the f UP button repeatedly to select "A UX" . Each press of the f UP button changes the modes as shown: NO TE If yo[...]

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    9 -EN Adjusting the b uilt-in A udio Pr ocessor Y ou can change High P ass Filter, Lo w Pass Filter , and Sub Woof er Phase on this unit, so that you can create your f av orite sound effects . 1 Press and hold the A. PROC button f or at least 3 seconds to enter Adjust Mode. 2 Within 5 seconds, press the DN g or f UP button repeatedly to select the [...]

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    10 -EN DN g f UP F F1 F2 Equalizer Presets Six typical equalizer settings are preset at the factory f or a variety of musical source material. 1 Press the 7-Band Graphic EQ button to s witch to the EQ mode. 2 Press the Preset buttons (F1 thr ough F6) within 10 seconds to select the desired mode. F1: FLA T Flat frequency F2: MALE (V OCAL) Suppress h[...]

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    11 -EN Adjusting the Time Correction Time Correction: The distance between the listener and the speak ers in a car vary widely due to the special conditions of the mobile environment. This difference in the distances from the speakers to the listener creates a shift in the sounds image and frequency characteristics. This is caused by the time dela [...]

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    12 -EN Preset buttons (F1 thr ough F6) BAND Manual T uning 1 Press the SOURCE button until a r adio 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: → FM1 → FM2 → FM3 → MW → LW 3 Press the TUNE button repeatedly until "DX SEEK" and &q[...]

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    13 -EN Manual 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 b uttons (F1 through F6) f or at least 2 seconds until the station frequency on the displa y blinks . 3 Press the Preset button into which y ou wish to store the station[...]

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    14 -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 you to receive a v ar iety of inf or mation such as traffic inf or mation, station names , and to automatically re-tune to a stronger transmitter that is broadca[...]

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    15 -EN Receiving RDS Regional (Local) Stations 1 Press and hold the INTLZ button f or at least 2 seconds to activate the setting mode . 2 Press the f UP button repeatedly to select "REG. (REGIONAL)" Each press of the f UP button scrolls the modes as sho wn: NO TE If you pr ess the DN g button the display scr olls in r everse sequence . 3 [...]

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    16 -EN Receiving T raffic Information While Pla ying CD or Radio 1 Press the F button. The FUNC indicator will illuminator . 2 Press the F2 (T .INF) button repeatedly until the T .INFO indicator appears in the display . 3 Press the DN g and f UP b uttons to select a traffic inf or mation station if necessar y . • When a traffic inf ormation broad[...]

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    17 -EN Displa ying Radio T ext T ext messages from a r adio station can be displa yed. 1 T une in a radio station that transmits text messages. 2 Press the F button. The FUNC indicator will illuminate. 3 Press the F6 (R.TXT) button to activ ate the Radio T ext mode . The display shows "W AIT" f or a f ew seconds , then star ts scrolling t[...]

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    18 -EN Opening and Closing the Mo v able displa y 1 Press the c button. The mov ab le displa y will open. T o close the mov able displa y , press the c button again. The mov ab le displa y will close. NO TES • Do not apply shock to the mo vable display when it is open as it may r esult in malfunction of the unit. • The display may be dim during[...]

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    19 -EN 4 T o eject the disc, press the c button. NO TES • Thr ee-inch (8cm) CD's can be used. • If the CD does not eject, pr ess c button a gain for at least 3 seconds with the movable display open. • Only com.pact discs containing the mark shown can be used. • W e cannot fully guarantee the playback of CD-R (CD- Recor dable). Y ou can[...]

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    20 -EN Displaying the Title/T ext It is possible to displa y the CD title if the title has been pre viously inputted. For details , see Titling Discs (see this page). T ext inf or mation, such as the disc name and the trac k name, will be displa yed if pla ying a CD text compatib le disc. 1 Press the TITLE button. The mode will change ev er y time [...]

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    21 -EN 6 Press and hold the TITLE button f or at least 3 seconds to record the title. NO TES • The memory can stor e up to 150 titles for CD, CD Changer . If you try to store be yond the limit, the display will show "FULL D A T A." At this point, no mor e titles can be stor ed. • T o input a new title, one of the pr eviously inputted [...]

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    22 -EN Searc hing for Titled Discs/CD T ext If a CD is titled, you can do a search f or it. Y ou can also search f or CD TEXT discs by title. (T o title CDs, ref er to "Titling Discs" on page 20.) 1 Press and hold the T .S.M. button f or at least 2 seconds. The title blinks in the displa y . 2 Press the DN g or f UP button to select the d[...]

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    23 -EN REMOTE CONTROL UNIT RUE - 4185 MUTE CD-CHG SOURCE A.PROC ENT BAND PROG PWR VOLUME 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 9 ! # " 8 g But ton Radio mode: SEEK (DN) Button CD mode: Press the button to go back to the beginning of the current trac k. 9 f But ton Radio mode: SEEK (UP) Button CD mode: Press the button to advance to the beginning of the ne xt track.[...]

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    24 -EN Battery Replacement Applicable battery: Use two "AAA" siz ed dr y batteries or equivalent. 1 Opening the battery cover Slide out the batter y co ver while firmly pressing outward. 2 Replacing the battery Put the batteries in the case obser ving the polarities as illustrated. 3 Closing the cov er Push the cov er as illustrated until[...]

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    25 -EN Information CD CD Play er/Changer not functioning. • Out of operating temperature range +50˚C (+120˚F) for CD. - Allo w the vehicle's interior (or trunk) temperature to cool. CD playbac k sound is wavering. • Moisture condensation in the CD Module. - Allo w enough time for the condensation to evaporate (about 1 hour). CD insertion[...]

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    26 -EN Information • No magazine is loaded into the CD Changer . - Insert a magazine. • No indicated disc. - Choose another disc. ERROR Indication for CD Changer • Protectiv e circuit is acti vated due to high temperature. - The indicator will disappear when the temperature returns to within operation range. • Malfunction in the CD Changer [...]

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    27 -EN GENERAL Power Requirement 14.4 V DC (11 – 16 V allow able) Output V oltage 4 V/10k ohms W eight 1.5 kg (3 lbs. 5 oz) CHASSIS SIZE W idth 178 mm (7") Height 50 mm (2") Depth 155 mm (6-1/8") NOSEPIECE SIZE W idth 165 mm (6 – 1/2") Height 46 mm (1-13/16") Depth 18 mm (11/16") Due to continuous product improveme[...]

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    28 -EN Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting the unit, please read the follo wing and pages 2 and 3 of this manual thor oughly f or proper use. W arning MAKE THE CORRECT CONNECTIONS. Failure to make the proper connections may result in f ire or product damage. USE ONL Y IN CARS WITH A 12 VOL T NEGA TIVE GROUND. (Check with yo[...]

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    29 -EN Installation 1 Slide mounting slee ve from main unit (see Removal Procedure belo w). Slide the mounting sleev e into the dashboard. 2 When your v ehicle has the Bracket, mount the long hex bolt onto the rear panel of the CDA-7969R and put the Rubber Cap on the hex bolt. If your vehicle does not have the Mounting Suppor t, reinf orce the head[...]

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    30 -EN Connection Installation and Connections F or details on how to set the Subwoofer to ON/OFF , see "Subwoofer On and Off" on page 7. Speakers Front Right Front Left Rear Left T o vehicle phone ISO Antenna Con vertor Plug Amplifier Amplifier Amplifier Subwoof ers Rear Right CD Changer (Ai-NET) (Sold Separately) Antenna ISO Antenna Plu[...]

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    31 -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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