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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) 68-08564Z0 4-A EN FR ES MP3/WMA/AA C CD Receiv er CDE-9881 • OWNER ’S MANU AL Please read befo re 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 AW A 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 Adjusting V olume Turn the Rotary encoder until the desired sound is obtained. Lowering Volume Quickly Activ atin g the Audio Mute fun ction will instan tly lo wer the volu me leve l by 20 d B. Press (MUTE) to activate the MUTE mode. The audio level will decre ase by about 20 dB. Pressing (MUTE) again will bring the aud io back to its previou[...]

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    8 -EN Presetting Stations Manually 1 Select the radio band a nd tune in a desired radio 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 thr ough 6) into which you wish to store the station. The selected s tation is st ored. The display sho ws the band, preset number and st[...]

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    9 -EN 6 After pressing (OPEN) to open th e front panel, press to eject the disc. • Do not remove a CD during its eject cycl e. 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 l east 2 secon ds. • The “DISC IN ” indicator l ights up when a disc [...]

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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 /ESC to activate the search mode. 2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select Folder Na me Search mode or File N ame Search mode, a nd then press / /ENT . Folder Name Search mode 3 Turn the Ro[...]

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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 TREBL E BALANCE F ADER DEFEA T VOLUME SUBW Subwoofer : 0 ~ +15 Bass level: –7 ~ +7 T reble level: –7 ~ +7 Balance : L15 ~[...]

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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 repeatedly to select the TREBLE mo de. BASS TREBLE HPF BASS 2 -1 Press BA ND to select the desired treble center frequency. 10.0kHz 12.5kHz 15.0kHz 17.5 kHz 10.0kHz Emphasizes t he displayed treble frequency ra[...]

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    14 -EN Displaying the T ext T ext informat ion, such as the disc name and the track nam e, will be displayed if playing a CD text compat ible disc. It is also possible to display th e folder na me, the file name and the tag, etc., while playing MP3/WMA/AAC f iles. Press TITLE . The display will change ever y time t he button is pressed . • If you[...]

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    15 -EN Y ou c an flexibly cus tomize the unit to su it your own preferen ces and usage. From the SETU P menu, Sound Customizin g, V isual Customizing, e tc., can be m odified. 1 Press SETUP to activate the SETUP mo de. 2 Turn the Rotar y encoder to select the desired SETUP menu, and then press / /ENT . (e.g. Sele ct SUBWOOFER) CLOCK ADJUST * 1 LCD [...]

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    16 -EN Setting the Language Fo nt T wo types of fo nt can be selected . Adjusting Display Contrast Y ou can adjust the di splay contra st for better v isibility . • The initial setting at the fa ctory is “0. ” Demonstration This unit has a demonst ration fe ature for t he display. • T o quit Demo mode, set to DEMO OFF . Playing MP3/WMA/AAC [...]

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    17 -EN An iPod ® can be connecte d to this unit b y using the proprieta ry ALPINE FULL SPEE D ™ Connection Cable (KC E-422i) (so ld saparate ly). When this unit is c onnected by u sing the c able, th e contro ls on the iPod are not fun ctional. iPods u sable with this unit • The unit can be u sed with the four th generati on and above 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 wh ile in each hier ar chy (e xcep t SONG hie rar chy), all songs of the selec ted hierarc hy are played back. • After sele cting [AL L] in the s earc h mode with “*”, press and hold // ENT [...]

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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 each album are played back in proper order . Upon completio n of all the song s on the album, th e 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 prob lem, please turn the power off, then on a gain. If the unit is still no t functioning n ormally , please revie w the items in the follo wing chec klist. Thi s guide will he lp you isolate the problem if the unit is at faul t. Other wise, make sure the rest of your sys tem is p roperly connected [...]

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    21 -EN The sound is not ou tput from the speakers. • Unit has no output signa l of the internal amplifier . - POWER IC is switched to “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 “Initia l System Start-Up” (page 6). T o reset the iPod, refer to t[...]

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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 improvement, specifications 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 µ[...]

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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 tho roughly 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 TI VE GROUND. (Check w[...]

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    24 -EN Installation • The main un it must be mounted wit hin 35 degr ees of the ho rizontal plane, back to front. Caution When you in stall thi s unit in you r car , do not remo ve the detach able fr ont panel. If the deta chable front panel is removed during instal lation, yo u might press too hard and warp the metal pl ate that h olds it in pla[...]

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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 POWER ANT Blue/Wh ite 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 Amplifier White SPEAKER RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER RIGHT[...]

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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 t his Warran ty. We sugg est that you read it t horoughly. Should yo u have any q uestions, please co ntact your D ealer or contact Al pine at one of the telephon e numbers li sted below .[...]