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    YAMAGATA (Wuxi) Co. , Ltd. Block 28-25,Changjiang Na nlu, WND, jiangsu, China Designed by ALPINE Japan Printed in China (Y) 68-05946Z8 4-A EN FR ES MP3/WMA/AA C CD Receiv er CDE-9873 • OWNER ’S MANU AL Please read befor e using this equipment. • MODE D’EMPLOI V euillez lire avant d’utiliser cet appar eil. • MANU AL DE OPERACIÓN Léalo [...]

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    ENGLISH 1 -EN Contents Operating Instr uctions WARNING WARNING ......... ............. ................ ........... 3 CAUTION ............. ................ ................. .... 3 PRECAUTIONS .......... ................ .............. 3 Getting Started Accessory List .................................................. 6 T urning Power On and Off .[...]

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    2 -EN Installation and Connections Warning ............ ................ ................ ...... 23 Caution ................ ................ ................ ... 23 Precautions ................ ................ ............ 23 Installation .......... .............. ............ .............. .... 24 Connections .............. .............. .....[...]

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    3 -EN Operating Instr uctions DO NOT OPERA TE ANY FUNCTION 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 performing these functions. Failure to do so may result in [...]

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

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    5 -EN On handling Compact Discs (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 disc accessories. Do not leave the disc in the car or th[...]

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    6 -EN Accessory List • Head unit ............... ................. .................. .................. ........1 • Power cable ......................... .............. .................. ...............1 • Mounting sleeve........... ................. .................. .................. .1 • Carrying case .................. .............[...]

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    7 -EN Lowering Volume Quickly Activ atin g the Audio Mute fun ction will instan tly lo wer the volu me leve l by 20 dB . Press (MUTE) /RTN to activate the MUTE mode. The audio level will decre ase by about 20 dB. Pressing (MUTE)/RTN again will bring the audio back to its previous level. Setting Time 1 Press and hold A.SEL/SE TUP for at least 2 seco[...]

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    8 -EN Presetting Stations Manually 1 Select the radio band a nd tune in a desired rad io station you wish to store i n the preset memory. 2 Press and hold, for at least 2 seconds, any one of the prese t buttons (1 through 6) into which you wish to store the station. The selected s tation is stored. The display sho ws the band, preset number and sta[...]

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    9 -EN 5 To eject the disc, press . • Do not remove a CD during its eject cycle. Do not load more than one disc at a tim e. A ma lfunction ma y r esult fr om doing either . • If the CD doe s not eject, press and hold for at least 2 seconds. • The “DISC IN ” indicator l ights up when a disc is insert ed. • The CD-play er can play d iscs c[...]

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    10 -EN File/Folder Name Search (concerning MP3/WMA/AAC) Folde r and f ile names may be searched and displa yed during pl ayback. 1 During MP3/WMA/AAC playback, press /E SC to activate the search mode. 2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select Folder Na me Search mode or File N ame Search mode, and t hen press / /ENT . Folder Name Search mode 3 Turn the R[...]

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    11 -EN Supported playback sampling rates and bit rates MP3 WMA AAC This device may not play back corr ectly depending on sampling rates. ID3 tags/WMA tags This device support s ID3 tag v1 and v2, and WMA tag. If tag data is in an MP3/WMA/AAC file, this device can display the title (track title), artist name, and album name ID3 tag/WMA tag data. Thi[...]

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    12 -EN Adjusting Bass/T reble/Balance (Between Left and Right)/Fader (Between Front and Rear)/Defeat 1 Press Rotary encoder (AUDIO) repeatedly to choose the desired mode. Each pr ess chan ges the mode as follows: SUBW * BASS TREBLE BAL F ADER DEFEA T VOLUME SUBW Subwoofer : 0 ~ +15 Bass level: –7 ~ +7 T reble level: –7 ~ +7 Balance : L15 ~ R15 [...]

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    13 -EN Setting the T reble Control Y ou can change th e T reble Freq uency e mphasis to c reate your o wn t onal preference . 1 Press A.SEL/SETUP repeatedly to s elect the TREBLE mode. BASS TREBLE HPF BASS 2 -1 Press BA ND to select the desired treble center frequency. 10.0kHz 12.5kHz 15.0kHz 17.5kHz 10.0kHz Emphasizes the displayed treble frequenc[...]

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    14 -EN Displaying the T ext T ext informat ion, such as the disc name and the track name, will be displayed if playing a CD text compatible disc. It i s also possi ble to display th e folder na me, the file name and the tag, et c., while play ing MP3/WMA/AAC f iles. Press TITLE . The display will change ever y time the bu tton is pressed. • If yo[...]

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    15 -EN Y ou c an flexibly cust omize the un it to suit you r own preferences a nd usage. From the SETU P menu, Sound Customizin g, V isual Customizing, e tc., can be m odified. 1 Press and hold A.SEL/SE TUP for at least 2 seconds to activate the SETUP mode. 2 Turn the Rotar y encoder to select the desired SETUP menu, and then press / /ENT . (e.g. S[...]

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    16 -EN Scroll Setting (TEXT SCR ) This CD player can scroll t he disc and t rack names r ecorded on CD-TEXT discs, as well as the text information of MP3/WMA/AAC files, folder n ames and tags. • The unit scr olls CD text names, folder n ames, file names or ta g display . Demonstration This unit has a demonstr ation feat ure for the display . • [...]

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    17 -EN An iPod ® can be connected t o this unit b y using the proprieta ry ALPINE FULL SPEE D ™ Connection Cable (KCE-4 22i) (sold separate ly). When t his unit i s connec ted by using t he cable , the cont rols on the iPod are not funct ional. iPods usable with this unit • The unit can be u sed with the f ourt h generation and a bove iPod, iP[...]

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    18 -EN 5 Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desi red Song, and then p ress / / ENT . • After pr ess ing and hol ding / / ENT for at least 2 s econds whil e in each hier ar chy (e xcep t SONG hie rar chy), all songs of the selec ted hierarc hy are played back. • After sel ecting [ALL] in the search mode with“* ”, press and hold // ENT for[...]

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    19 -EN Random Play Shuffle (M.I.X.) The Shuf fle fun ction of the iPod is displa yed as M.I.X. on th is unit. Shuffle Albums: The songs on ea ch album are played ba ck in proper order . Upon completion of al l the songs on the album, the next album is selected rando mly . This continues un til all albums have been played. Shuffle Songs: Song shuffl[...]

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    20 -EN In Case of Difficulty If you encou nter a proble m, please tu rn the power off, then on again. If the unit is still no t functioning n ormally , please re view the ite ms in the follo wing chec klist. Thi s guide will he lp you isolate the problem if the unit is at faul t. Otherwis e, make sure th e rest of y our system is properly connected[...]

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    21 -EN The sound is not ou tput from the speake rs. • Unit has no output signa l of the internal amplifier . - PO WER IC is switched to “PO W ON” (page 16). iPod does not play and no sound is out put. • The iPod has not been recognized. - Reset this unit and the iPod. Refer to “Initial System Start-Up” (page 6). T o reset the iPod, refe[...]

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    22 -EN Specifications FM TUNER SECTION AM TUNER SECTION CD PLAYER SECTION PICKUP GENERAL CHASSIS SIZE NOSEPIECE SIZE • Due to cont inuous product impro vement, spec ifications and de sign are subject to change with out notice. T uning Ran ge 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 [...]

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    23 -EN Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting th e unit, please read the following and pages 3 and 5 o f this manual thoroug hly for proper u se. Wa r n i n g MAKE THE CORRECT CONNECTIONS. Failure to make the proper connections may result in fi re or product damage. USE ONL Y IN CARS WITH A 12 VOL T NEGA TIVE GROUND. (Check wi[...]

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    24 -EN Installation • The main un it must be mounted withi n 35 degr ees of the horizo ntal plane, back to front. Caution When you in stall this unit in your car , do not remove the detach able fr ont panel. If the deta chable front panel is removed during instal lation, you might press too hard and warp the metal pl ate that hol ds it in place. [...]

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    25 -EN Removal 1. Remove the deta chable fr ont panel. 2. Insert the bracke t keys into th e unit, al ong the guid es on either si de. The unit ca n now be removed from the mounting sl eeve. 3. Pull the unit out, keeping it unlocke d as you do so. <JAPANESE CAR> Secur e the grou nd lead of the unit to a clea n metal spot u sing a scr ew (* 3 [...]

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    26 -EN Connections Antenna Blue Blue/White Orange ILLUMINATION Black GND Yellow BATTERY Green Green/Black White/Bla ck Gray Violet/ Black Violet To iPod To power antenna To amplifier To the instrument cluster illumination lead Ignition Key Battery Speakers Rear Left Front Right Rear Right White SPEAKER RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER RIGHT REAR SPEAKER LEFT RE[...]

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    27 -EN Antenna Receptacle Power Antenna Lead (Blue) Connect t his lead to the +B terminal of yo ur power ante nna, if applica ble. • This lead shou ld be used on ly for contr olling the vehicl e’ s power antenna. Do n ot use this lead to turn on an amp lifie r or a signal pr ocessor , etc. Remote Turn -On Lead (Bl ue/White) Connect this lead to[...]

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    LIMITED WARRANTY ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AMERICA , INC. AND ALPINE OF CANADA INC. (“Alpin e”), are dedi cated to quality craftsmanship and are pleased to offer thi s Warranty. We sugges t that you r ead it thoroug hly. Shoul d you have any q uestions, please cont act your De aler or contact Al pine at one of th e telephone nu mbers listed below. [...]