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    Y AMA GA T A (W uxi) Co., Lt d. Block 28-25, Changjiang Nanlu, WND, jiangsu, China Designed b y ALPINE J apan Printed in Chin a (Y) 68-08564Z14-A EN FR ES 01GB01CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) MP3/WMA/AA C CD Receiv er CD A -9885 • OWNER ’S MANU AL Please read befor e using this equipment. • MODE D’EMPLOI V euillez lire avan[...]

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    01GB02CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) 01GB00CDA9885.book Page 2 Friday, November 17, 2006 7:3 1 PM[...]

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    01GB03CD A9885T OC.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) ENGLISH 1 -EN Contents Operating Instr uctions WA R N I N G W ARNING ... ................ ............. ................ . 3 CA UTIO N ................. ................ ................ . 3 PRECA U TIONS ....... ................ ................ . 3 Getting Started Accessory List . ........[...]

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    2 -EN 01GB03CD A9885T OC.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Display Setting Changing Lighting Color ..... ........... ........... ...... 20 Dimmer Control ........ ........... ......... ........... ........ 20 Scroll T ype Setting . ........... ............ ............. ...... 20 Scroll Setting (T ext Scroll ) ........... ........... ........ [...]

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    3 -EN 01GB04CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Operating Instr uctions DO NOT OPERA TE ANY FU NCTION THA T T AKES YOUR A TTENTION A WA Y FROM SAFEL Y DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE. Any function th at requires your prolonged attention should only be performed after coming to a complete stop. Always stop the vehicle in a safe location before per [...]

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    4 -EN 01GB04CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Never Attempt the Following Do not grip or pull out the disc wh ile it is being pulled back into the player by the automatic reloading mechanism. Do not attempt to insert a disc in to the unit when the unit po wer is off. Inserting Discs Y our player accepts only one disc at a time for pla[...]

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    5 -EN 01GB04CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) On handling Compact Di scs (CD/CD-R/CD-RW) • Do not touch the surface. • Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight. • Do not affix stickers or labels. • Clean the di sc when it is dusty . • Make sure that there are no bumps around the disc. • Do not use commercially available d[...]

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    6 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Accessory List • Head unit .................. .................. ................. .................. .....1 • P ower ca ble ......................... ................. .................. ............1 • Mounting slee ve......................... ................. .................. .[...]

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    7 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Initial System Start-Up Be sure to p ress the RE SET switch wh en using th e unit for the first time, after changing the car batt ery , etc. 1 T urn off the unit power . 2 Press (OPEN) to open t he fr ont panel , and then remove it. 3 Press RESET with a ballpoint pen or similar pointed obj[...]

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    8 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) This unit can not rece iv e HD Radio™ signals (di gital terre strial ra dio). In order to a ctiv ate the di gital radio functions desc ribed belo w , an optional HD Radio Tuner module must be connected through the Ai-NET bus. HD Radio™ T echnology Manu factured Under License Fr om iBiq[...]

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    9 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Frequency Search Function Y o u can search for a radi o station by its frequency . 1 Press and hold / ESC for at least 2 seconds in Radio mode to activate Frequency searc h mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Rotary encoder to select the desired frequency . 3 * Press / / ENT to receive the selected frequ[...]

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    10 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Playback 1 Press (OPEN) . The front panel will op en. 2 Insert a di sc with the label side facing up. The disc will be pu lled into the u nit automatica lly . Close the front pane l manually . When a disc is already ins erted, press SOURCE/ to switch to th e DISC mode. TUNER XM/SIRIUS * 1[...]

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    11 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) MP3/WMA/AAC mode : * 2 When an MP3 comp atible CD changer is co nnected. • If a CD changer or an MP3 compati ble CD changer is connected: After p r essing FU NC./SETUP to select the function mod e (RPT/ M.I.X.), pe rform the o peration with in 10 second s. M.I.X. (Random Play) Press 5 i[...]

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    12 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Quick Sea rch Y o u can search for tracks (files). 1 Press and hold / ESC for at least 2 seconds in the CD/Changer/MP3/WMA/AAC mode to activate Quic k Search mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Rotary encoder to select a desired track (file). The selec ted track is played ba ck immediatel y . • Press [...]

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    13 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Order of files Files are played back in the or der that the writing softwar e writes them to the disc. Therefo re, the playback order may not be what is expected. V erify the writing order in the softwar e’ s documentation. The playback or der of the folders and files is as follows. * T[...]

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    14 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Setting the Bass Control Y o u can change the Bass Fr equency emphasis to create your own tonal preference . 1 Press A.SEL to select th e B ASS (Bass Center Frequency) control mode. Bass T reble HPF Bass 2 -1 Press BA ND to select the desired b ass center frequency . 80 Hz 100 Hz 200 Hz 6[...]

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    15 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Adjusting the High Pass Filter The High Pass Fi lter on this unit can be adjusted to suit your personal taste. 1 Press A.SEL to select the HPF (High Pass Filter) mode. Bass T reble HPF Bass 2 Tu r n t h e Rotary encoder to select the HPF frequency . OFF 80 Hz 120 Hz 160 Hz 3 Press and hol[...]

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    16 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) The display in MP3/WMA/AA C mode: * 1 Displaye d during pl aybac k of a disc with CD T e xt. * 2 The root folder is displ ayed as blan k. * 3 ID3 tag/WMA ta g If an MP3/WMA/AA C file contains ID3 tag/WMA ta g information, the ID3 tag/WMA tag information is displayed (e .g., song name , ar[...]

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    17 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Displaying Time Press TITLE repeatedly until the time is displayed. Each press changes the display . For details, see “Displaying the T ext” (page 15). • Selecting an y tuner or CD function whil e in the cloc k priority mode will inter rupt the t ime displa y momentar ily . The func[...]

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    18 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Y o u can flexibly cus tomize the unit to sui t your own preferen ces and usage. From t he SETUP men u, Audio Sett ing, Displ ay Setting, etc., can be modif ied. 1 Press and hold FUNC./SET UP for at least 2 seconds to activate the SETUP selection mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Rotary encoder to sel[...]

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    19 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Sound (Beep) Guide Fu nction This funct ion will give audible feed back with varying tones dep ending upon the button pressed. T urning Mute Mode On/Off (I NT Mute) If a de vice havi ng the interrupt feature is connec ted, audio will be automatica lly muted when ev er the interrupt signal[...]

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    20 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) DISPLA Y is selected on the setup main men u in step 2. Changing Lighting Co lo r Y o u can change the lightin g color of t he following six buttons . SOURCE/ , BAND, , , , . D immer Control Set the Dimm er control to Aut o to decrease the illuminat ion brightness of the unit with the hea[...]

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    21 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Receiving Channels with the SA T Radio Receiver (Optional) About SA T Radio Satellite Ra dio* is the n ext gene ration of a udio entert ainment, with o ver 100 digita l audio cha nnels. For a smal l monthly fe e, subscrib ers can hear cryst al-clear musi c, sports, news and talk, coas t-t[...]

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    22 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Storing Channel Presets 1 Press BAND to select the desired band you want to store. 2 After tuning in the desired channel, press an d hold, for at least 2 seconds, any one of the preset buttons (1 thr ough 6) into which you wish to store the channel. The selected s tation is stored. 3 Repe[...]

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    23 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Recalling the stored information (SIRIUS only) Whenever the stored sports team , song(s) or artist(s) are p laying, an interrupt ion ALER T appears in the displa y of the unit. 1 The interruption (A) ALERT indicator is either on or blinking depending on the condit ions listed below. 2 Tu [...]

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    24 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Instant Replay Function (SIRIUS only) In SIRIUS mo de, the curren t channel is sa v ed using the Inst ant Replay memory funct ion. Use thi s functio n to pause t he channel content at any time. When pla yback is con tinued, it will be gin at the position it w as paused. This function can [...]

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    25 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) An iPod ® can be connec ted to this un it by usi ng the propriet ary podcast ALPINE FULL SPEE D™ Connection C able (KCE-422i ) (sold separately ). When thi s unit is connected by using the c able, the controls on the iPod are not fun ctional. i P ods usable with this unit • The unit [...]

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    26 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Quick Sea rch Y o u can search a song from all songs i n the iPod without se lecting an album, artist, etc. 1 Press and hold / ESC for at least 2 seconds to activate the Quick Sear ch mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Rotary encoder to select a desired song. The selec ted song is played back immediate[...]

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    27 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Repeat Play Only Repeat One is av ailable for the iP o d. Repeat One: A single song is repeatedly played back. 1 Press 4 . The song is pl ayed back repeatedly . 2 T o cancel repeat play , select (off) with the above procedure. • During repeat playb ack, no other song s are selectable by[...]

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    28 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Controlling CD Changer (Optional) An optional 6- disc or 12-dis c CD Changer may be con nected to thi s unit if it is A i-NET compatib le. With a CD Changer co nnected to the Ai-NET input of this uni t, the CD Ch anger will be controll able from this unit. Using the KC A-400C (Mult i-Chan[...]

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    29 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Controls on Remote Control Source Butto n Press this button to se lect the audi o source. V olume Adjustment Buttons T o increase t he volume level: Press the button T o d ecrease the vol ume leve l: Press the button Button Radio mode: Pr essing this button will selec t, in ascending orde[...]

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    30 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Battery Replacement Applicable battery: Use two “ AAA” si zed dry batteries or equivalent. 1 Opening the batter y cover Slide out the batter y cover while f irmly pressing in the direction of the arrow. 2 Replacing the battery Insert the batterie s, observing the po larities as ill us[...]

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    31 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) In Case of Difficulty If you encou nter a prob lem, please turn the power off, then o n again. If the unit is still no t functioning nor mally , please revie w the items in the follo wing chec klist. This guid e will help yo u isolate the pr oblem if the unit is at faul t. Otherwis e, mak[...]

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    32 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) • Protectiv e circuit is activated due to high temperature. - The indication will disappe ar when the temperature returns to normal operating 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 e[...]

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    33 -EN 01GB05CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) • The user has selected a channel number that does not e xist or is not subscribed to. - The unit will revert back to the pr eviously selected channel. • There is no artist name/featu r e, song/program title, or additiona l information associated with the channel at that time. - No ac[...]

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    34 -EN 01GB06CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting the unit, please read the follo wing and pages 3 to 5 of this manual thoroughly f or pr oper use. Wa r n i n g MAKE THE CORREC T CONNECTIONS. Failure to make the proper connectio ns may result in f ire or product damage. USE ONL[...]

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    35 -EN 01GB06CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Installation • The main un it must be mounted wit hin 35 degr ees of the ho rizontal plane, back to front. Remov al 1. Re move the detac hable front panel. 2. Insert the bracket keys into the unit, alon g the guides on either side . The unit can n ow be removed from the mounting s leeve[...]

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    36 -EN 01GB06CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Connections * 1 The label is att ached o n the bottom of th e unit. NORM Ai-NET EQ/DIV * 1 Antenna Blue PO WER ANT Blue/White Orange ILLUMINA TION Red IGNITION Y ellow BA TTER Y Black GND Gray SPEAKER RIGHT FRONT White T o power antenna T o amp lifier or equa lizer T o vehicle pho ne Igni[...]

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    37 -EN 01GB06CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) Antenna Receptacle P ower Antenna Lead (Blue) Connect t his lead to the +B terminal of your power antenn a, if applica ble. • This lead shou ld be used only for contr olling the ve hicle’ s power antenna. Do not use thi s lead to turn on an amplifier , or a signal processor , etc. Rem[...]

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    01GB06CD A9885.fm ALPINE CD A-9885 68-08564Z14-A (EN) 01GB00CDA9885.book Page 38 Frid ay, November 17, 2006 7: 31 PM[...]

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    W ARRANTY -H4 :EN (f or US model) LIMITED WARRANTY ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AMERICA, INC. AND ALPINE OF CANAD A INC . (“Alpine”), are de dicated to quality cr aftsmanship a nd are pleased to offe r this W arran ty . W e suggest that y ou read it thorou ghly . Should you ha v e any ques tions, pl ease contact y our D ealer or contact Al pine at one[...]