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    Designed b y ALPINE J apan 68-14470Z09 -A EN DE FR ES IT SE NL RU PL GR MP3/WMA/AA C CD Receiv er CDE-W203Ri • OWNER ’S MANU AL Please read before using this equipment. • ANVÄNDARHANDLEDNING Innan du an vänder u tru stninge n bör du läsa igenom d enna anvä ndarhand ledn ing. • BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG Les en Si e dies e Bedien ung sanleit u[...]

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    ENGLISH 1 -EN Contents Operating Instr uctions W ARNING W ARNING ............ ............ ............. ............ 3 CA UTION ...... ................... ............. ............ 3 PRECAUTIONS ............... .................... ..... 3 Getting Started Accessory List ................ ....................... ........... 7 T urning Power On and [...]

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    2 -EN USB memory (Optional) Controlling USB memory ( Optional) ............. 20 Playing MP3 /WMA/AAC Files with the USB memory (Optional) .......................... ............ 20 USB memory Connection (Optional) ....... ...... 21 About MP3/WMA/AA C File of USB Memory ......... ............................ .................. 21 iPhone/iP od (Optio[...]

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    3 -EN Operating Instr uctions DO NOT OPE RA T E ANY F UNCTION THA T T AKES YOUR A TTENTION A WA Y FROM SAFEL Y DRIVING YOUR VEHIC LE. Any functio n that requ ires your pro longed a ttention sh ould only be performe d after coming to a co mplete stop. Alw ays stop the v ehicle in a safe lo cation before perfo rming the se func tions. Failure to do s[...]

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    4 -EN Never Attem pt the Followin g Do not grip or pu ll out the di sc while it is bei ng pulled back into the pla yer by th e auto mati c rel oad ing me chan ism . Do not at tempt to insert a disc into the unit when t h e unit p o wer is of f. Inserting Dis cs Y our p layer accept s only one disc at a t ime for play back. Do not attempt to lo ad m[...]

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    5 -EN On handling Co m pact Disc s (CD/CD-R/CD-RW) • Do no t touch the surfac e. • Do not expose the di sc to direct sunl ight. • Do no t affix stickers or l abels. • Clean the disc when it is dusty . • Make s ure that th ere ar e no bumps around the disc. • Do n ot use commercially av ailable disc acce ssor ies. Do n ot leave the disc [...]

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    6 -EN On Hand ling USB M emory • T o pre vent malfunct ion or dama ge, n ote the foll o wing poi nts. Read th e USB mem ory Own er’ s Manual thorou ghly . Do not to uch the terminal s by hand or metal . Do not su bject USB me mory to e xcessiv e shock. Do not bend , drop, disassemble , modify or soak in the water . • A void usag e or sto rage[...]

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    7 -EN Accessor y List • Head un it ........... ......... ..... ...... ........ ...... ..... ......... ..... ...... ...... 1 • P ower c able .... ...... ...... ........ ...... ..... ......... ..... ......... ..... ...... ...1 • FULL SP EED™ Connec tion C able ....... ..... ...... ........ ...... ... 1 • Mounting sleeve.....................[...]

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    8 -EN Setting the Dimmer Con trol 1 Press FUNC ./SE T UP so that the indic ator lights up. 2 Press 6/DIMMER repeatedl y to select the DIMMER mode. DIMME R-A ( Auto mo de) DIMMER ON DIMME R OFF DIMMER-A DIMM ER-A mode : Decrease the illumination brightness of the unit with t he head lights o f the vehicl e ON. This mode is useful i f you fee l the u[...]

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    9 -EN Presetting Sta tions Manually 1 Selec t the radio band an d tune in a desired rad io station you wish to store in th e preset memory . 2 Press and hold, for at least 2 seconds, any one o f the pr eset button s (1 through 6) int o whi ch you wis h to store the station. The sel ected station is sto red. The display shows the ba nd, pres et numb[...]

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    10 -EN Recalling Preset RDS Sta tions 1 Press FUNC ./SE T UP so that the indic ator lights up. 2 Press 1 /AF to activate the RDS mod e. 3 Press FUNC ./SE T UP to activate the normal mode. The indicato r goes out. 4 Make sure that the indicator lig ht goes out, the n press the preset button in whic h your desired RDS station is pr eset. If the pr es[...]

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    11 -E N Receiving T raffic Information While Playing CD or Radio 1 Press and ho ld BAND/T A for at least 2 seco nds so that the “ T A” i ndicator lights up . 2 Press or to select a traffic inf orm ation station if necessar y . When a traf fic information b roa dcast starts , the unit automatically mutes the CD player or the r egular FM broa d c[...]

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    12 -EN 3 Press or to select t he desired track (file). Retu rnin g to th e beg innin g of th e cur rent t rack (fil e): Pre s s . Fast backward: Press and h old . Advancing to the begi nning o f the next track ( file): Pre s s . Fast forward: Press and h old . 4 T o pause pla yback, press / . Pressing / again will resume playback. 5 T o eject the d[...]

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    13 -E N File/Folder Name Search (concerning MP3/WMA/AA C) Folder and file names may be se arched and dis played durin g playback. 1 During MP3/WMA/AAC playbac k, press /ENT to activate the search mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Rotary enco der to select Folder Name Search mode or File Name Search mode, and then press /ENT . Folder Name Sea r ch mode 3 Tu r n [...]

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    14 -EN Supported p laybac k sampling r ates and bit rates MP3 WMA AAC This de vice may not play b ack correctl y depend ing on sa mpling rate s . ID3 tags/WM A tags This device su ppor ts ID3 tag v1 and v2, and WMA tag. If tag d ata is in an M P3/WMA/AA C file, th is device ca n display the tit le (trac k title), art ist name , and album name ID 3 [...]

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    15 -E N Adjusting Subwoofer Leve l/Bass Level/ T reb le Level/Balance (Bet ween Left and Right)/Fader (Between Fro nt and Rear)/ Defeat 1 Press Rotary enc oder (AUDIO) repeatedly to choose the de sired mode. Each pr ess changes the mo de as follows: SUBWOOF ER * BASS LEVE L TRE LEVE L BALANCE FA D E R DE FEA T VO LUME SUBW OOFER Subwoo fer: +0 ~ +1[...]

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    16 -EN 2 -1 Press BAND/T A to select the desired treble centre frequen cy . 10.0 kHz 12.5 kHz 15.0 kHz 17.5 kHz 10.0 kHz Emphasises the displayed t reble frequ ency ranges. 2 -2 * 2 Tu r n t h e Rotar y e ncoder to select t he desired treble level (–7~+7). Y ou can emph asise the t rebl e level. 3 Press and ho ld /ESC for at least 2 second s to r[...]

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    17 -E N * 1 If VIEW is pressed and held for at least 2 second s in the PS disp lay mode, frequency will be display ed for 5 seconds. * 2 Displayed dur ing playback of a disc with CD text. * 3 If there is no time samp le, “BT A ” is display ed as “BT AUDIO”. * 4 ID3 tag/WMA tag If an MP3/WM A/AAC fi le contains ID3 tag/WMA tag information, t[...]

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    18 -EN Y ou ca n flexibly custom ize the unit to suit your own preference s and usage. From the SETUP menu , Sound Customi zing, V isu al Custom izing, etc., can be modified. 1 Press and ho ld FUNC./SE TUP for at l east 2 seconds to activate the SETUP mode . 2 Tu r n t h e Rotary encoder to select the desired SETUP menu, and then press /E NT . (e.g[...]

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    19 -E N Scr oll T ype Set t ing Choose from two scroll ing met hods. Select t he type you pr efer . Scr oll Sett ing (TEXT SC R) This CD player ca n scroll the d isc a nd tr ack names recorded on CD-TEXT discs , as well as the text information of MP3/WM A/AAC fi les, fo ld er na mes an d ta gs. • The unit scrolls CD text name s, folder nam es, fi[...]

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    20 -EN • No sound is produced by the system when the power out put is set to OFF. Setti ng the A UX+ SE TU P Mode An ext ernal device (such as a port able music play er) can b e conn ected to the Full Sp eed connector of this uni t. A conv ersion cable (KCE-237B ) for build up the A UX IN (op tional) i s requir ed. A portable music device and an [...]

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    21 -E N USB memor y Connection ( Optional) Conne ct US B memo ry 1 Open the cover of the USB Connection T ermina l. 2 Connection the USB memor y directly to the USB Connection T erminal, or via the USB cable . Remo ve US B me mor y 1 Carefully , pull out the USB memory fr om the USB cable or the USB Connection T erminal. 2 Close the cover of the US[...]

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    22 -EN • For clarity in identify ing your model of iPod , please see Apple’ s own document “Ident ifying iPod mode ls” at http:/ /support.apple. com/kb/ HT1353 • This u nit do es not support vide o playback f rom iP hone/iP od, even using a vide o-compatible cable. • If the unit is used with versio ns of iT unes earlier tha n 7.6, corr [...]

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    23 -E N Quick Search Y ou can se arch a song from al l songs in the iP hone/iPod with out select ing an album, artis t, etc. 1 Press and ho ld /E NT for at least 2 seconds to activate the Quick Search mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Rotary enco der to select a desired song. The select ed song is play ed back immediat ely . • Pr ess /ESC for at least 2 secon[...]

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    24 -EN Repeat Play Only Repea t One is av ailable for the iPhone/iP od. Repeat One: A single song is repeat edly played back. 1 Press /REPEA T 4 . The son g is p layed back r epeatedly . 2 T o cancel repeat play , select (off) w ith the above pr ocedure. • During repeat playback, no other song s are selectab le by pressing or . Displaying the T e[...]

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    25 -E N CD Pl ayer not fu nctio ning. • Out of ope rating temperatu re range +5 0°C (+120° F) for CD. - Allo w the vehic le’ s interior (or tr unk) te mperatur e to c ool. CD pla ybac k sound is wa vering. • Moi stur e conde nsation in the CD Mo dule. - Allow en ough tim e for the con densatio n to evaporate (about 1 hour). CD insertion not[...]

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    26 -EN • Ab normal curre nt is run to the U SB conne ctor device (an er ror message may be displaye d if the USB de vice tha t is not compat ible wit h the u n it is c onnected). USB memory is a malfu nction or it is shorted. - Conn ect anot her USB mem ory . • A USB d evi ce that i s not s u pport ed by the unit is c onnected . - Conn ect a US[...]

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    27 -E N Specifications FM TUNER SECTION MW TUNER SECTION L W TUNER SECTION CD PLA YER SECTIO N USB SECTION GENERAL CHASSIS SIZE • Due to continuo us pr oduct improvement, specifications and design are subject to change without not ice. CA UTIO N T uning R ange 87.5-108 .0 MH z Mon o Usa ble S ens itivity 0.7 µV Alter nate C hanne l Sele cti vity[...]

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    28 -EN Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting the unit, ple ase read the followi ng an d pages 3 to 6 o f thi s manua l thor oughly for pro per use. War ni n g MAKE T HE CORR ECT CONN ECTIONS. Failure to make th e proper conn ection s may result in fire or product dama ge. USE ONL Y IN CARS W ITH A 12 VOL T NEGA TIVE GROUND. ([...]

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    29 -E N Installation • The ma in unit must be mounted wit hin 30 degr ees of the ho rizonta l plane, back to front. * If the installe d mounting sl eeve is loose in the dashboa r d , the pressur e plates may be bent sligh tly to remedy the pr oblem. Removal 1. In ser t th e brac ket ke ys into the uni t, al ong th e guid es on eith er side. Th e [...]

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    30 -EN Connections * When Subwoof er is OFF: Output is for Fr ont speakers. Whe n Subwoofe r is ON: Output is for Subw oofer . F or detail s on how to set the Subw oofer to ON/ OFF, see “Subwoofer On and Off” o n page 18. Antenna (Pink/Black) A UDIO INTERRUPT IN (Blue/White ) REM O TE TURN-ON (Orange) D IMMER (Red) IGNITION (Blac k) GND (Blue) [...]

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    31 -E N Full Spe ed Connector Contro l iPhone/iPod s ignals. Connect this to an iPhone/iPod by using F ULL SPEED TM Connection Cable (supplied ) or to an exte rnal device ( such as a po r table pl ayer) by using conversio n cable (KCE-237B) f or building u p the AUX IN (sold s eparately) . • Refer to “Setting the AUX+ SETUP Mode” (page 20). Y[...]