Alpine CDE-123 manual

Designe d by ALPIN E Japa n 68-1690 9Z42- B R R • 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 EL ECTRONICS MA RKETING, I NC. 1-1- 8 Nish i Gotan da, Shinagawa-ku, T okyo 141-0 [...]

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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 ......... ...... ..... ...... ...... ......... ...... ..... ... 6 CA UTION . ...... ......... ..... ...... ...... ...... ......... ..... ... 6 PRECA UT IONS ....... ..... ...... ...... ...... ......... ..... ... 6 Ge tting Sta rte d Accessor y List .............. ........[...]

4 -EN Contents EN GLIS H SiriusXM (SXM) Satelli te Radio Setting (CDE- 124SXM/CD E-123 o nly) ( Only wh en a SiriusXM T uner is connected and the curren t sourc e is Satelli te Radio (SIRIUSXM ))....... ................ ............. ............ ............ . 21 Mana ging Ar tis t and Song Aler ts .... ...... ........ ...... .2 1 Setting the F av[...]

5 -EN Contents EN GLIS H Info rmation In Case of Di fficulty ........ ............ ................. ............ . 34 Basic ....... ............. ............ ............ ................. ............ . 34 Radi o...... ............. ............ ................. ............ ............ . 34 CD ....... ............ ............. ............ .[...]

6 -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[...]

7 -EN New D iscs T o prevent the CD from jamming, “ERROR ” is displa yed if discs with irr egular s urfaces a re in serted o r if discs are inserted incorrectly . When a new disc is ejected immedia tely after in itial loading, use your finger to feel around the insid e of the center hole and outside edge o f the disc. If you feel any sma ll bum[...]

8 -EN or a re-recording was a ttemp ted, copy-pr otected CDs which do not con form to t he audi o CD indus tr y sta ndard. • U se discs with com pr essed audio files written in a fo rmat com pat ible with this unit. For details, refer to “ A bout MP3/WMA/AAC” on page 13. • Data f iles, other than audio , on the dis c are ignored and are not[...]

9 -EN * The il lust r at ion is f or CDE-12 3. Accessor y List • Head U nit . ................. ............. ............. ............. ................. ........1 • Pow er Cable ...... ............. ................. ............. ............. ............ ....1 • USB Cable (CDE-123 only). ............. ............. ................. ...[...]

10 -EN Note s • Before att ach ing t he front p ane l, make sur e tha t there is no dirt or dust on the con nector t ermina ls and no for eign ob ject between the fron t panel and the main uni t. • Attac h the fron t panel c arefull y , hol ding th e sides of the fr ont pane l to avoid pushin g buttons by mistake. Initial System Star t-Up Be su[...]

11 -E N * The il lust r at ion is f or CDE-12 3. Listening to Radio 1 Press SOUR CE  to select T UNER mo de. 2 Press BAND repea tedly u ntil th e desi red radio band i s display ed. F1 ( FM 1)  F2 (FM2)  AM  F1 (FM1) 3 Press TU NE  A. ME to select th e tuning m ode. DX SE EK (D i st an ce mo de )  SE EK (Loca l mode)  OFF ( [...]

12 -EN * The il lust r at ion is f or CDE-12 3. Pla yb ack The follo wing table shows whic h discs can be pla yed on which models. 1 Insert a disc with the labe l side facing up . The disc will be pull ed into the unit auto matically . Note • When a dis c is already insert ed, press SOURCE  to switch to the DISC mode. 2 While playing back M[...]

13 -E N 3 Tu rn t h e Rotary en cod er to select the desired folde r . 4 Press and hold  ENTER f or at l east 2 seconds t o pla y back the fir st file in the s ele cted fo lde r . Note s •P r e s s a n d h o l d  for at least 2 seconds in the searc h mode to canc el. Or , the search mode is canc eled i f no oper at ion is performed for 6[...]

14 -EN The maximum n ested folder depth is 8 (including the root director y). The number of characters for a folder/file na me is limited. Val id characte rs for fold er/file names are letter s A-Z (all caps), numbers 0-9, and ‘_’ (underscore). This dev ice also can play bac k discs in Joliet, Ro meo, etc., and other standards that conform to I[...]

15 -E N Soun d Se tti n g Y ou can fl exibly c ustomize the un it to suit you r own pre ference and usag e. F ro m the A UDIO SETUP men u, A udio Set tin g 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 select A UDIO, and then pr ess  ENTE R . BL UET[...]

16 -EN  Set ti ng th e M id L ev el Tu rn t h e Rotar y encoder to s elect th e desired M id level (-7 ~ +7) * . Y ou can emphasize or weaken the M id level. * The adjustment can also be made by pressing AUD IO . Refer t o “ Ad justi ng Sub woofer Level/Bass Level/M id Level/T reb le Level/ Balanc e (Between Left and Right)/F ad er (Between Fr[...]

17 -E N * The il lust r at ion is f or CDE-12 3. 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/WMA/AAC files. Press VI EW . The display wi ll c[...]

18 -EN Press SOUR CE  , and select the A UXI LIARY mode to listen to the p ort able de vice. Note s • This function is avai lab le onl y when A UX SETUP is set to ON. For deta ils, refer t o “Setti ng the A UX SETUP Mode ” on page 20. • For C DE-1 23, du ring A UX s ource, you can sw itch to A U X REA R s ource by pre ssing BAND/F/R .[...]

19 -E N 3 Tu rn t h e Rotary e nc oder t o select a settin g item, and t hen press  ENTER . (e.g . Selec t POWER IC) 4 Tu rn t h e Rotary en cod er t o change the settin g, and then press  ENTER . (e.g. Select POWER IC ON or POWER IC OFF.) 5 Press and hold AUD IO  SETUP for at le ast 2 sec onds to retur n to norm al mode. Note s •P[...]

20 -EN Note • Wh en th e POR T ABLE is set, PMD is disp la yed o n the un it. OFF: When set to OFF, AUX REAR source cann ot be sel ected. Set ting th e A UX SE TUP Mod e Y ou can i nput the a udio of an e xternal dev ice, (such as a P ortable audio player) t o the AUX conn ector of this unit.  Set ti ng it em : AUX SE T UP Sett ing conten ts: [...]

21 -E N DISP LA Y is selec ted on the set up ma in men u in st ep 2. Dim mer Cont rol S et t he D imme r c ontrol to AUTO to de cre as e th e il lumi nati on brightness of t he unit with the he ad lights of the vehicle ON. This mode is useful if you feel the unit’ s backlighting is too bright at night.  Set ti ng it em : DIMMER Sett ing conten[...]

22 -EN Setting the P aren tal Con trol Y ou can l ock out channels w ith passco de protection. C hannels that are locke d cannot be ac cessed wit hout entering the p asscode. Y ou can unlock a channel or change the p asscode us ing this menu option.  Set ti ng it em : P-LOC K Sett ing conten ts: CLEAR AL L / L OCKED CH / EDIT C ODE How to inpu t[...]

23 -E N * The il lust r at ion is f or CDE-12 3. Connec ting the Fl ash Memor y (optional ) If a Flash Memory device/Portable audio pla yer is connected to the unit, MP3/WMA/AAC files can be played back. Note • When T A G is set in “Settin g the USB Sea rch M ode ” (refer to “Settin g the USB Search M ode ” on page 22), in the USB mode, w[...]

24 -EN This unit has a B ANK function that au toma tically divide s every 1,000 song s store d in Fla sh Memor y/ Portabl e audi o player into indiv idua l banks to make sear ching a nd playi ng back a song easie r . A maximum of 1,000 songs for o ne bank can be stored accordi ng to the order sto red in Flash Memo ry/Portab le audio pla yer . A max[...]

25 -E N Befor e perf ormin g th e fo llowin g pr oced ur es, m ake su re F ILE N AME is selected in “Setting the USB Search Mode ” (refe r to “Setting the USB Search M ode ” on page 22). Flash Memory can contain hundreds of songs. By or ganizing songs by folder , you can quickly find a desi red fo lder/file. This o peratio n is similar to s[...]

26 -EN Selec t Playlist/Ar tist/Albu m/Genre/ Composer/Folder Playlis t * /Artist/Albu m/Genre/Com poser/F older ca n be easily c hanged . 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  or  to select th e desired Playlist * /Art ist/Album/ Genre/Com poser/Folder. * This item is i[...]

27 -E N iPhone 3GS: V er .4.2.1 iPhone 3G: V er .4.2.1 iPhone: V er .3.1.3 • Fo r clarity in ide ntifying y our model of iP o d, plea se see Ap ple ’ s own document “I den tifying iP od models ” at h ttp:// support.a pple .com/kb/ HT1353 • This unit does no t sup port video playback fr om iP od/iPh one, eve n using a video-c ompa tible ca[...]

28 -EN Dir ect Sear c h F un ction The unit’ s direct se arch function can b e used to s earch for an album, son g, et c., m ore efficien tl y . I n PLA YLIS T/AR TIST/A LBU M/SO NG/ PODCAS T/GE NRE/C OMPOS ER/A UD IO BOOK mode , yo u can quickl y targe t an y song. In the search mode , pr ess any one o f the preset buttons (1 through 6) to quick[...]

29 -E N Repeat Pla y Only R epea t On e i s a vaila ble f or t he iP od/iPhon e. Repeat One: A single song is repeatedly played back. 1 Press a 4. The so ng is pl ayed back repe atedly . a *  (off )  a * Repeat One. 2 T o c ancel repeat p lay , selec t (off ) w ith the above procedur e. Note • Depending on the c onn ected iP od, tr ack up/d[...]

30 -EN • CDE-124SXM/CDE -123/CD E-122 r emem bers t he s our ce jus t bef ore turnin g off the power . E ven if you reco nnect an iP od/iPhone withou t launc hing P andor a Appl ica tion whil e the power is off, Pa ndor a mode (not iPod mode) is displa yed when power is turned back on. • D ependi ng on the signal status, song may be stopped dur[...]

31 -E N Sea rc h P osi ti on M em ory During playback, you can q uickly return to the last-s elected hierarchy level in the search mode . Press  . The hierarchy you select ed last in the s earch mode is disp layed. Chan ging the Disp la y Press VI EW . * T AG inform ation If t her e is no t ext i nforma tion, n othi ng wil l be d ispla yed. Note[...]

32 -EN Checking the SiriusXM Radio ID Number T o sub scr ibe to t he Sirius XM Satell ite R adio se r vice, it is necess ar y to locate a nd identify the Radio ID of your SiriusXM T uner . The Radio ID contains 8 characters and can be f ound on the bottom of your SiriusXM T uner or can be dis play ed on wh en selecting Channe l 0 by fo llowing the [...]

33 -E N Receiving an d T uning to an Aler t When ever a sto r ed spo rts team , art ist , or so ng is pla yi ng on a no ther channel, an interruption AL ER T appears on th e unit display . T o tune to the gam e, a rtis t or so ng ident ified b y th e alert, foll ow the st eps belo w: 1 Tu rn t h e Rotary e nco der to select the desi red game , arti[...]

34 -EN 2 Press and hold Ta g for at least 2 se conds while the desir ed song is playi ng. The “T ag” blinks at the same t ime the “T AGGING” i s displayed. 3 When compl eted, “T AG STORED” is displayed and th e “T a g” indicator lights up * . * When compl eted, “T AG COUNT X” (X is the total a moun t of stor ed ta g info rmatio [...]

35 -E N • The CD is being im pr operl y inserted. – Make sur e the CD is being inserted f ollo wing instructions in th e CD Player Oper ation se ction. Un able t o fast f orward o r bac kwar d the CD . • The C D has be en damaged. – Eject the CD and discard it; using a damaged CD in your unit can cause damage to the mechanism. CD playback s[...]

36 -EN • T e xt in formatio n that is not recog nizabl e by t he un it has b een input. – U se a Flash Me mory device with inpu t text info rmatio n that is suppo rted by the unit. • There are no son gs in the iP od/iP hon e. – Download songs to the iPod/iPhone and connect to this unit. • Databas e error or decoder error . – Y ou can so[...]

37 -E N • A locked channe l is selected. – Input the passcode. On how to inp ut passcode, refer to “How to inp ut pas scode?” on pag e 22. Note • If wrong passcode is input, “WRONG C ODE” will be displayed and the un i t wil l r evert to th e p r evio us se lecte d c ha nnel. • Buffer fo r Ins tant Repla y will full within 11 second[...]

38 -EN Specific ations FM T UN ER SEC TIO N AM TUNER SECTION CD PLA YER SECTION USB SECTI ON * Fr equency re sponse ma y di ffer dependi ng on the encod er softwar e/bi t rate. PICKUP GENERAL * Prima ry amp li fier ra tings per CEA -2 006 Sta nda r d • P ower output: measured at 4 Ohm s and ≤ 1 % THD+N • S/N: 80 dBA (ref erence: 1 W in to 4 O[...]

39 -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 6 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[...]

40 -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 [...]

41 -E N 1 Connect US B cable to an iP od/iPhone with Interface cable for iPod. 2 Connec t the USB cable to the USB conn ector o f this unit. When con nect to F ron t USB C onnection T erminal 1 Open the cover of the USB Connect ion T erminal. 2 Connec t the Inter face cable for iPod direc tly to th e USB Connection T e rminal , or via the USB cable[...]

42 -EN Connec tions *1 When Subwoofer is OFF: Output is for Fron t speakers. When Subwoof er is ON: Ou tput is for Subwoofer . For deta ils on how to set the Subwoof er to ON/OFF, refer to “ T urning Sub woofer ON/OFF” on page 16. POWER ANT REMOTE TURN-ON AUDIO INTERRUPT IN ILLUMINATION IGNITION BATTERY GND SPEAKER RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER RIGHT REA[...]

43 -E N  BLU ETOO TH interface C onnector (CDE-123 only) Connect this to an o ptional BLUETOOTH INTERF ACE. T o use a hands-free mobile phone, an optional BLUETOO TH INTERF ACE connection is required. F or details on connection, refer to th e Owner ’ s Manual of the BLU ETOOTH INTERF ACE . Y ou can also connect this to an extern al device (suc[...]

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