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Designed b y ALPINE J apan 68-16909 Z35-A EN FR ES MP3/WMA/AA C CD RECEIVER W ITH BLUET OO TH ® CDE-126BT MP3 CD RECEIVER WITH BLUET OO TH ® CDE-125BT • OWNER ’S MANU AL Pleas e read before usi ng this e quipmen t. • MODE D’EMPLOI V euillez lire avant d’ut iliser cet appareil. • MANU AL DE OPERACIÓN Léalo an tes de utiliza r este eq[...]
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ENGLISH 3 -EN Contents Operating Instr uct ions W ARNING W ARNING ............ ............ .................... ..... 5 CA UTION ...... ................... .................... ..... 5 PREC A UTIONS ... ................... .................. 5 CA UTION ...... ................... .................... ..... 7 Getting Started Accessory List .........[...]
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4 -EN BT Hands-Free Ca lling Setup Before Using .................. ........... ............ 19 About BLUET OOTH ...................... ............ 19 Before Using Hands-Free Function ...... ...... 19 How to connect to a BLUETOO TH compatible de vice (Pairing) ............... ...... 20 BLUET OO TH SETUP ............ ........... ............ 20 BLUE[...]
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5 -EN Operating Instr uctions DO NOT OPE RA TE ANY FUNCTIO N THA T T AKES YOU R A TTENTION A WA Y FROM SAF EL Y DRIVING YO UR VEHICLE. Any funct ion that requ ires your pro longed att ention should on ly be performe d aft er coming to a comple te stop. Always st o p the v ehicle in a safe lo cation before perfo rming these fu nctions. Failur e to d[...]
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6 -EN Never Attem pt the Followin g Do not gri p or pull out the di sc while it is being pul led back into the pla yer by th e auto matic reload ing mechan ism . Do not at tempt t o inser t a d isc into the un it when t he unit po wer is of f. Inserting Dis cs Y our p layer ac cepts o nly one d isc at a time for play back. Do not attempt to lo ad m[...]
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7 -EN On handlin g Compact Disc s (CD/CD-R/CD-RW ) • Do not touch the surfac e. • Do not expose the disc to direct sunlig ht. • Do no t aff ix stickers or lab els. • Clean the disc whe n it is dusty . • Make sure that th ere ar e no bum ps aro und the disc . • Do n ot use commercially a v ailabl e disc accessor ies. Do n ot leave the di[...]
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8 -EN Accessor y List • Head u nit ...... ........ ........ ...... ........ ......... ..... ......... ........ ...... ...1 • P ower c able .... ......... ..... ......... ........ ...... ........ ......... ..... ......... 1 • Interf ace ca ble for iPod (CDE -126B T only) ..... ........ ......... 1 • Microphone ( 4m) .........................[...]
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9 -EN Setting Time 1 Press and ho ld SOUND / SE TUP fo r at least 2 seconds to activate the SETUP mode . 2 Tu r n t h e Rotar y en coder to select the CLOCK ADJ mode, an d then p ress / / ENT . The time indication will blink. 3 Tu r n t h e Rotary en coder to adjust the hours while the time in dicati on is blin king. 4 When the hour has been a djus[...]
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10 -EN Presetting Sta tions Automatically 1 Press BAND repeatedl y until the desired radio band is displa yed. 2 Press and ho ld TUNE/A.M E fo r at least 2 seconds. The fr equency on the dis play cont inues to change wh ile the automatic memory is in progr ess. The tuner will automatic ally se ek and stor e 6 st rong stations in th e selected band.[...]
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11 -E N 3 Press or to select t he desired track (file). Retu rning t o th e beginn ing of the c urren t track (fi le): Pre s s . Fast backward: Press an d hold . Advancing to the beginn ing of t he next tr ack (file): Pre s s . Fast forward: Press an d hold . 4 T o pause pla yback, press / /EN T . Pressing / / ENT again will resume playback. 5 T o [...]
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12 -EN Searching for C D T ext On discs uti lizing CD T ext, so ngs can be searched an d played by using their rec orded titles . For discs without CD T ext, sea rches are made usin g the tra ck nu mbers a ssoci ated with e ach son g. 1 Press /ESC duri ng play . This will s et the search mode, a nd the “ ” indica tor light s up. 2 Tu r n t h e [...]
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13 -E N Suppo rted pla ybac k sampling r ates and bit rates MP3 WMA AA C This de vice may not play bac k correctly d epending on sampli ng rate s . ID3 tags/WM A tags This devic e suppor ts ID3 tag v1 an d v2, and W MA tag. If tag d ata is in an M P3/WMA/AAC file, this d evice can disp lay the tit le (trac k title), arti st name, an d album name I [...]
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14 -EN Adjusting Sub woofer Level/Bass Level/ T reble Level/B alance (Between Left and Right)/Fader (B etween Front and Rear)/ Defeat 1 Press Rotary e ncoder (AUDIO) repeatedly to choose the de sired mode. Each pr ess changes the mo de as follows: SUBWOOF ER * BASS LEVE L TR E LEVEL BALANCE FA D E R DE FEA T VO LUME SUBWOOF ER Subwoo fer : +0 ~ +15[...]
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15 -E N 2 -2 * 2 Tu r n t h e Rotar y e ncoder to select the desired treble level (–7~+7). Y ou can emp hasize t he tr eble level. 3 Press and ho ld /ESC for at l east 2 seconds to return to normal mode. • If no operation is pe rformed for 15 seconds , the unit will return to normal mod e automatically. • The t r eb le level se ttings wil l b[...]
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16 -EN About t he indi cation displ ay When displaying T ext, the following indicators are lit accor ding to the mode. * 1 T ag i nformation If there is no tag informat ion, “ARTIST”/“ ALBUM”/“SONG” is displayed. * 2 The root folder is display ed as “ROO T ”. * 3 If ther e is no T ext (Disc Name or T rac k Name), “DISC T EXT”/ ?[...]
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17 -E N Y o u can flexibly cu stomize t he unit to suit your own preferences and usage. From the SETUP menu , Sound Customizi ng, V isual Custom izing, etc., can be modified. 1 Press and ho ld SOUND / SE TUP fo r at least 2 seconds to activate the SETUP mode . 2 Tu r n t h e Rotary encoder t o select the desired SETUP menu, and then press / /ENT . [...]
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18 -EN Scr oll T ype Se tting Choose from two scrolling methods . Select the type you prefe r . Scr oll Sett ing (TEXT SC R) This C D player ca n scroll th e disc a nd tr ack names record ed on CD-TEXT dis cs, as well as the te xt inform ation of MP3/WM A/AA C fi les, fo ld er names an d ta gs. • The un it scr olls CD text names, fo lder names, f[...]
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19 -E N Setti ng the AUX+ SETU P Mode An ext ernal de vice (such a s a p ortable music pl ayer) can be con nected to the Full Sp eed connector of this uni t. A con version cable (KCE-237B ) for building up t he A UX IN (option al) is r equired. A portable music device and an iPo d/iPhone cannot be connected t o the Full Sp eed connect or at the sam[...]
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20 -EN For details on the control from a BLUETOOTH compatible device, refer to the Owner’ s Manual of t he BLUETO O T H comp atible devi ce. 1 Set a BL UETOO T H con necti on f rom a BL UETOO T H compa tible de vice. 2 The PIN cod e (“0000”) is displayed on the connect ed unit. • The PIN cod e is f ixed as “000 0. ” 3 Input the PIN code[...]
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21 -E N Displaying the phone servi ce pr ovider name Setting it em : SEV NAME The servi ce pro vider n ame of the con nected B LUETOO TH compat ible device will be disp layed. If a BLUE TOO TH compatib le device i s not connected, “ID UNSENT” will also be displa yed. • Depending on the c haracter type some phone service pr ovider name cannot [...]
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22 -EN Call Hi story i s recor ded for th e la st dial ed/recei ved/mi ssed cal ls. Th ere are various ways of making calls based on the “Callin g. ” The following steps 1 to 5 are com mon to the various ways of making these calls. For details, refer to each individual category for making calls . 1 Press . The outg oing met hod list i s displ a[...]
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23 -E N Adjusting the volume when receiving a Call While calling, you can adjust the volume. Tu r n t h e Rotary en code r to adj ust th e v olum e. • Y ou may need to increase volume fr om your re gu lar au dio listeni ng sour ce leve l. Howe ver , incr easing the v o lume exc essively may r esult in f eedback. If fe edback is n oticed as feedba[...]
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24 -EN USB Memor y Connection ( Optional) Conne ct US B memo ry 1 Open the c over of the USB conn ection terminal. 2 Connect the USB memory di rectly to the USB connection terminal, o r via the USB cable . Remo ve US B memo ry 1 Carefully , pull out the US B memory from the USB cable or the US B connection terminal. 2 Close the cover of the USB con[...]
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25 -E N Playback 1 Press SOURCE/ to switch to the iP o d mode. TUNER DISC USB AUDIO iPod * 1 /AUX +* 2 AUX * 3 TUNER * 1 Displayed only w hen the i P od/iPho ne is c onnected an d AU X + SETUP is set to OF F , r efer to “Setti ng the A UX+ SETUP Mode” ( page 19). * 2 Displa yed o nly whe n the A UX + SETUP is set to ON, refer to “Setting the [...]
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26 -EN Direct Search Fu nction The unit ’ s direct s earch fu nction ca n be us ed to sear ch for an alb um, song, etc., more eff iciently . In PLA YLIST/AR TIST/ALBUM/SONG/ PODCAST/GENRE/COM POSER/A UDIOBOOK mode, you can quickly target any song. In the search mode, press any one of the pr eset butt ons (1 thr ough 6 ) to quickl y skip over a de[...]
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27 -E N Repeat Play Only Re peat One is av aila ble for the iP od/iPhon e. Repeat One: A single song is repeat edly play ed back. 1 Press 4 . The son g is played back r epeatedly . 2 T o cancel repeat p la y , select (off) with the above pr ocedure. • During repeat playback, no other song s ar e selectab le by pr essing or . Displaying the T ext [...]
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28 -EN CD Pl ayer not fu nctio ning. • Ou t of operating tem perature ra nge +50°C (+1 20°F) for CD . - Allo w the veh icle’ s interior ( or t runk) temper ature to cool . CD pla ybac k sound is w avering . • Moi stur e conde nsation in the CD Modul e. - Allow en ough time for the conden sation to evaporate (ab out 1 hour) . CD insertion no[...]
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29 -E N • Ab normal curre nt is run to the US B connect or de vice (a n error message may be displaye d if the USB device that is not compat ible wit h the unit is connec ted). USB memory is a malfunction or it is shorted. - Conn ect anot her USB memor y . • A USB d e vice th at i s not s u pp orted b y the unit is connect ed. - Conn ect a USB [...]
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30 -EN Specifications FM TUNER SECTION AM TUNER SECTION CD PLA YER SECTION PICKUP USB SECTION BLUET OO TH SECTION GENERAL CHASSIS SIZE NOSE PIECE SIZ E • Due to continuo us pr o duct impro vement, specifications and des ign ar e subje ct to change without not ice. T uning R ange 87.7-107 .9 MH z Mo no Usa ble Sen sit i vit y 9.3 dBf (0.8 µ V/75 [...]
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31 -E N Installation and Connections Before installing or connecti ng the unit, please read the followi ng an d page s 5 to 7 of thi s manual t hor oughl y f or pro per use. War ni n g MAKE T HE CORR ECT CONN ECTIONS. Failure to make th e proper conn ections may result in fire or product dama ge. USE ONL Y IN CARS WITH A 12 VOL T NEGA TIVE GROUND. [...]
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32 -EN Installation • The ma in unit must be mount ed within 35 degr ees of t he horiz ontal plane, back to front. Removal 1. Remove the deta chable front panel. 2. In ser t the br acket k eys into the un it, alon g the g uides on eith er side. Th e unit can now be r emoved fr om the mounting sleeve. 3. Pull the unit out, keeping it un locked as [...]
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33 -E N Connections * 1 When S ubwoofer is OFF: Ou tput is for Rear speakers. Wh en Subwoofe r is ON: Output i s for Su bwoofer . * 2 When Subwoof er is OFF: Output is for Fr on t speakers. When Subwoo fer is ON: Output is for Subwoofer . F or de tails on how to se t the Sub woofer to ON /OFF , se e “Subwoofe r On and Off” on pag e 17. Antenna [...]
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34 -EN Antenna Receptacle P ower Antenna Lead (Blue) Connect th is lead to t he +B terminal o f your power a ntenna, if applicable. • This lea d should be used only for contr olling th e vehicle’s power antenna. Do not use this lead to tur n on an amplifier or a signal pr ocessor , etc. Remote T urn-On Lead (Blue/White) Connect thi s lead to th[...]
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LIMITED WARRANTY ALPI NE EL ECTRON ICS O F AM ERICA, INC. AND ALP INE O F CANA D A INC. (“Alpine”) , are dedicat ed to qualit y crafts manship and are plea sed to o ff er this W arra nty . We s uggest t hat y ou read it th oroughly . Shoul d you hav e any qu estions , please cont act y our Deale r or contact Alpine at one of the teleph one numb[...]
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About the Ru les of Bluetooth Electromagnet ic Radiation Regulat ion USA/Canada This de vice complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules and RSS-Gen of IC Rules. Operation is subject to the f ollowing two conditions: (1) this device ma y not cause interf erence, and (2) this de vice must accept any interference, including interf erence that may cause un[...]