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Alpine CDM-7854E manual

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    1 -EN Contents Operating Instr uctions W ARNING W ARNING .................................................. 2 CA UTION ................................................... 2 PRECA UTIONS ......................................... 2 Basic Operation Detaching the Front Panel ................................. 4 Attaching the Front Panel ................[...]

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    2 -EN WARNING The exc lamation point within an equilateral triangle and "W ARNING" are intended to aler t the user to the presence of important operating instructions. Failure to heed the instructions will result in severe injury or death. DO NOT DISASSEMBLE OR AL TER. Doing so may lead to accident, fire or electric shock. KEEP SMALL ARTI[...]

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    3 -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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    4 -EN Detaching the Fr ont P anel 1 Press the PWR (P ower) b utton for more than 3 seconds to turn off the power . 2 Press the (Release) button at lo wer left cor ner until the front panel pops out. 3 Grasp the left side of the front panel and pull it out. NOTES • The fr ont panel may become hot in normal usage (especially the connector terminals[...]

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    5 -EN A udio Mute Function Activating this function will instantly lo wer the volume le vel b y 20 dB. 1 Press the MUTE button to activate the MUTE mode. The audio lev el will decrease by about 20 dB. Pressing the MUTE button again will bring the audio back to its pre vious lev el. BBE Mode On/Off (CDM-7854E only) The BBE (Barcus Berr y Electronics[...]

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    6 -EN Basic Operation CT H M CLK Displaying Time 1 Press the CLK (clock) b utton repeatedly until the clock time is displa yed. Each press changes the modes as f ollows: Radio mode. ↔ Clock priority mode Radio frequency CD Player/Changer(CDM-7854E onl y) modes → T rac k No. mode → Playing time mode → Clock priority mode Setting Time 1 While[...]

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    7 -EN A utomatic Seek T uning 1 Press the SOURCE button until a r adio frequency appears in the displa y . 2 Press the BAND button repeatedly until the desired radio band is displa yed. Each press changes the band: → F1 → F2 → AM 3 Press the TUNE button to illuminate the DX and SEEK indicators in the displa y . With the DX (Distance) mode act[...]

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    8 -EN Manual Storing of Station Presets 1 Select the radio band and tune in a desired radio station you wish to store in the preset memory . 2 Press and hold any one of the Preset b uttons (1 through 6) for at least 2 seconds until the station frequency on the display blinks. 3 Press the Preset button into which y ou wish to store the station while[...]

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    9 -EN Storing into Direct Access Preset (D .A.P .) Band A combination of radio stations in any band (up to 6 stations) can be manuall y preset into the D .A.P . band. 1 Press and hold the D .A.P . button f or more than 2 seconds until the D .A.P . indicator appears. Press the B AND button to select FM or AM. The selected band will be displa yed. T [...]

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    10 -EN Inser ting/Ejecting Disc 1 Inser t a CD half wa y into the slot with the label side f acing up. The player automatically dr aws the disc into the disc compar tment. The Disc indicator appears to show that a disc is loaded. NOTE Thr ee-inch (8cm) CD's can be used. 2 Press the c (Eject) button when you want to eject the CD. NOTES • If t[...]

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    11 -EN Contr olling CD Chang er (Optional) (CDM-7854E only) If an optional Alpine 6-disc CD Changer is connected to the 8-pin DIN connector (M-Bus) of the CDM-7854E, you can control the CD changer using the CDM-7854E. NOTE The CD contr ols on the CDM-7854E for the CD changer operation ar e functional only when the CD Changer is inter connected with[...]

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    12 -EN Inf or mation CD CD Player/Changer not functioning. • Out of operating temperature range +50˚C (+120˚F) for CD. - Allow the vehicle's interior (or trunk) temperature to cool. CD playback sound is wavering. • Moisture condensation in the CD Module. - Allow enough time for the condensation to evaporate (about 1 hour). CD insertion n[...]

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    13 -EN Specifications FM TUNER SECTION T uning Range 87.5 – 108 MHz Mono Usable Sensitivity 9.3 dBf (0.8 µV/75 ohms) 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity 13.5 dBf (1.3 µV/75 ohms) Alternate Channel Selectivity 80 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio 65 dB Stereo Separation 35 dB AM TUNER SECTION T uning Range 531 – 1,602 kHz Sensitivity (IEC Standard) 22.5 µV/27 [...]

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    14 -EN Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting the unit, please read the follo wing and pages 2 and 3 of this manual thor oughly for pr oper use . W arning USE ONL Y VEHICLES WITH A 12 VOL T NEGA TIVE (–) GROUND. Check with your dealer if you are not sure. Failure to do so may result in fire or electric shock. BEFORE WIRING, [...]

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    15 -EN Installation 1 Remov e the Detachable F ront P anel (refer to page 4). Slide mounting slee ve from main unit (see “Removal” on this page). Slide the mounting slee ve into the dashboard. NOTE Please examine the installation. Make certain that no external pr essure is applied to either the top of the unit or the r emovable nosepiece. 2 Rei[...]

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    16 -EN Grey SPEAKER RIGHT FRONT REMOTE TURN-ON Red IGNITION Y ellow BATTER Y Black GND Blue/White Grey/ Black SPEAKER RIGHT REAR Violet/ Black Green Violet SPEAKER LEFT REAR Green/ Black White/ Black SPEAKER LEFT FRONT White ~ ( & % $ # " ! 9 6 5 4 3 2 7 ) + 8 1 , Blue POWER ANT Installation and Connections Connections (CDM-7854E only) (CD[...]

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    17 -EN 1 Antenna Receptacle 2 P ower Antenna Lead (Blue) Connect this lead to the +B terminal of your power antenna, if applicable. 3 Remote T ur n-On Lead (Blue/White) (CDM- 7854E only) Connect this lead to the remote turn-on lead of your amplifier or signal processor . 4 Switched P ower Lead (Ignition) (Red) Connect this lead to an open terminal [...]