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    EN DE FR ES IT SE R ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) FOR CAR USE ONLY/NUR FÜR AUTOMOBIL GEBRAUCH/POUR APPLICATION AUTOMOBILE UNIQUEMENT/ PARA USO EN AUTOMÓVILES/SOLO PER L’UTILIZZO IN AUTOMOBILE/ENDAST FÖR BILBRUK DHA-S690 Designed by ALPINE Japan Printed in China (Y) 68-09359Z17-A • OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment[...]

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    ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN)[...]

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    1 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) ENGLISH Contents Operating Instructions W ARNING WA RNING .................................................. 3 CA UTION ................................................... 3 PRECA UTIONS ......................................... 4 Discs Play able on This Unit ..................... 5 Getting Star ted When Usi[...]

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    2 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) SYSTEM SETUP Switching the Background Colour ............ 21 Setting the TV Screen ............................... 21 Setting the TV System ............................... 21 Setting the Disc Change ............................ 21 Delaying Image Output ............................. 21 Setting the Connected H[...]

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    3 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) W ARNING W ARNING This symbol means important instructions. F ailure to heed them can result in serious injury or death. DO NOT OPERA TE ANY FUNCTION THA T T AKES YOUR A TTENTION AW A Y FROM SAFEL Y DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE. Any function that requires your prolonged attention should only be performed after comin[...]

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    4 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Disc Accessories There are various accessories a vailable on the mark et for protecting the disc surface and improving sound quality . Howe ver, most of them will influence the thickness and/or diameter of the disc. Using such accessories can cause operational problems. W e recommend not using these accessor[...]

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    5 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Discs Playable on This Unit Playable discs The discs listed below can be played on this unit. VIDEO CD DIGITAL VIDEO * Two-layer DVD disc compatible Mark (logo) Recorded content Disc size DVD Video DVD Audio Video CD Music CD Audio + Video Audio + Video Audio + Video Audio 12 cm * 12 cm * 12 cm 12 cm 12 cm A[...]

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    6 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) T ips for making your own CDs The DHA-S690 plays D VD Video, D VD A udio, V ideo CD, A udio CD, DivX ® and has a b uilt in MP3/WMA/AA C decoder . The following information is designed to help you create your own music CDs (either Audio CD or MP3/WMA/AA C encoded CD-R/R W files). What is the difference betwe[...]

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    7 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Getting Started When Using the Remote Control •P oint the remote contr ol at the remote sensor within about 2 meters. • It may not be possible to operate the remote contr ol if the remote control sensor is e xposed to direct sunlight. • The remote control is a small, lightweight precision device. T o a[...]

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    8 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) 2 Set discs in the disc tray with the labeled side facing up. Set one disc in the tray at a time (up to 6 discs). Be careful not to drop the disc. After loading the discs, push the disc tray full y into the magazine until it closes and a c lick is hear d. 3 Grasp the sliding door knob and slide the door full[...]

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    9 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Tu rning Power On and Off Play P osition Memor y Function If you turn power off or switch the ignition key to OFF during playback or change the source, playback will continue fr om the point where playback stopped when the power is turned ON again. The play position memory is cancelled when the magazine is r[...]

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    10 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) DVD/Video CD Playing DVD/Video CD Disc types that can be used for each heading are represented by the following marks. DVD Commercial Video discs (used for the distribution of movies, etc.) or a DVD-R/DVD-R W , DVD+R/DVD+RW recorded in a video mode can be used. (including discs containing both DVD video and[...]

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    11 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Displaying a Playlist 1 Press MENU while playing D VD-VR disc. The playlist list screen is displayed. 2 Press or to select the desired playlist, then press ENT . The selected playlist is played back. • Only discs containing a playlist can be operated. • If PR OGRAM LIST is selected, the pr ogramme list [...]

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    12 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Displaying a Folder/File Menu List If a file from the folder menu list is selected: 1 During playback, press TOP MENU . The folder list in a disc is displayed. 2 Press 8 or 9 to select the desired folder and press ENT . The file menu list in the selected folder is displayed. 3 Press 8 or 9 to select the des[...]

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    13 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Searching Directly by Chapter/T rack/File Number Use this function to easily move to the be ginning of the chapters, tracks or files on the disc. 1 Input the chapter , trac k or file number you want to play bac k by using the numeric keypad (“0” to “9”) except when the unit stops pla yback. 2 Press [...]

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    14 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) D VD-VR (while playing bac k programme) D VD-VR (while playing bac k Playlist) VIDEO CD DivX ® Display example when “ ALL” is set in “Setting Compression Playback Data” (page 22). •T he track/disc r epeat modes cannot be used on video CDs with playback contr ol (PBC). Set VCD PLA Y MODE to turn t[...]

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    15 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) D VD Video display example D VD Audio displa y example • If the D VD-Audio disc is set to “VIDEO ON”, operation can be performed. (Refer to “Setting the D VD A udio Playback Mode” on page 20.) D VD-VR display e xample Video CD display e xample •W hen PBC is set to ON, the curr ent track number a[...]

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    16 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Selecting Folders (MP3/WMA/AAC) Press FOLDER DN or FOLDER UP to select the f older . M.I.X. (Random Play) Press M.I.X. in the pla y or pause mode. The M.I.X. mode switches each time the button is pressed. CD MP3/WMA/AA C/DivX ® Press M.I.X. again and select OFF to deactivate the M.I.X. play . Repeat Play D[...]

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    17 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Searching Directly by File Number (MP3/WMA/AAC) Use this function to easily move to the be ginning of the file on the disc. 1 Except when the unit stops playbac k, input the n umber of the file y ou want to play bac k by using the numeric keypad (“0” to “9”). 2 Press ENT . Playback starts from the s[...]

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    18 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) T erminology Bit rate This is the “sound” compr ession rate specif ied for encoding. The higher the bit rate, the higher the sound quality , but also the lar ger the files. Sampling rate This value shows how many times per second the data is sampled (r ecorded). F or example , music CDs use a sampling r[...]

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    19 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) SETUP Y ou can flexibly customize the unit to suit your own preferences and usage. From the SETUP menu, System Setting, Audio Setting, etc. can be modified. Use steps 1 to 4 to select one of the SETUP modes to modify . See the applicable section below f or details about the selected SETUP item. SETUP Operat[...]

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    20 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Setting the Rating Level (P arental Lock) Use this function to restrict the viewing of mo vies to children of appropriate age lev els only . Setting items: P ARENT AL → P ASSWORD → P ARENT AL LEVEL Setting contents: OFF (Initial setting) / 8~1 1 Use the numeric keypad (“0” to “9”) to input the 4[...]

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    21 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) 16:9 (WIDE) Select this when connected to a wide screen TV . 4:3 LB (LETTER BO X) Select this when connected to a conventional 4:3 size (normal TV aspect ratio) monitor . There may be black bands visible at the top and bottom of the screen (when playing a 16:9 size movie). The width of these stripes will de[...]

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    22 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Setting Time for Still Image Playbac k If you set playback time for still image (JPEG file), images are continuously played back (slide show). Setting items: COMPRESS PLA Y MODE → JPEG STILL MODE Setting contents: MANUAL / SET TIME (1~120 sec) (The initial setting is 5 sec) MANUAL: Plays back with still i[...]

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    23 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) * Not output when playing back a DVD-Audio. • BITSTREAM does not output when MPEG audio is set. Disc Audio recor ding fo rm at Digital output setting (DVD SETUP) Optical digital audi o output Analog audio ou tput (Ai-NET , RCA output) Format Fs Q LPCM (CD-DA, DVD-V , DVD- A, DV D-VR) 1 6/20/24 bit BITSTRE[...]

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    24 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Other Useful Features To Output DVD Video While Listening to Another Source (CD/radio, etc.) (only when using Ai-NET) W hen the DHA-S690 is connected to an Ai-NET compatible head unit or Ai-NET compatible A V head unit, DVD video can be output independently on the monitor . If the rear monitor is connected,[...]

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    25 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Playing DVDs, video CDs, CDs and MP3/WMA/AAC 1 Press SOURCE to select the D VD changer or CD c hanger mode. D VD changer or CD changer mode: The power of the DHA-S690 turns ON and playback starts automatically . Other modes: The power of the DHA-S690 turns off automatically . 2 To set the pause mode, press [...]

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    26 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Remote Contr ol Controls on Remote Control 1 PWR button Tu r ns the power ON and OFF . (When Ai-NET non- compatible head unit is connected.) Press and hold for at least 2 seconds to switch between NTSC/P AL. 2 SETUP button Pressing and holding this button for at least 2 seconds will display the SETUP (initi[...]

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    27 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) + f button CD: Press the button to advance to the beginning of the next track. Press and hold to fast forward. MP3/WMA/AAC: Press the button to advance to the beginning of the next file. DVD/Video CD: • Move to the desired position on the disc. • During playback, press and hold for mor e than 1 second t[...]

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    28 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) About DivX ® DivX ® is a codec (softwar e) programme to compress moving images while maintaining image quality using a highly advanced compression ratio and operating speed. •O ff icial DivX ® Certified product. • Plays all versions of Di vX ® video (including Di vX ® 5) with standard playback of D[...]

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    29 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Dolby Pro Logic Dolby Pro Logic is the technology used to decode programmes encoded in Dolby Surround. Pr o Logic decoding will provide you with four channels of sound (fr ont left/right, centre and monaural r ear surround) fr om a 2-channel (stereo) source. * The separately sold digital audio pr ocessor (P[...]

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    30 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) List of Language Codes (For details, see page 19.) Language Kirundi Romanian Russian Kiny arwanda Sanskrit Sindhi Sangho Serbo-Croatian Singhalese Slov ak Slov enian Samoan Shona Somali Albanian Serbian Sisw ati Sesotho Sundanese Swedish Swahili Ta m i l T elugu T ajik Thai Tigriny a Tu r kmen T agalog Sets[...]

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    31 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) List of Country Codes (For details, see page 20.) 7573 7577 7578 7580 7582 7587 7589 7590 7665 7666 7667 7673 7675 7682 7683 7684 7685 7686 7689 7765 7767 7768 7771 7772 7775 7776 7777 7778 7779 7780 7781 7782 7783 7784 7785 7786 7787 7788 7789 7790 7865 7867 7869 7870 7871 7873 7876 7879 7880 7882 7885 789[...]

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    32 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Pe r u F rench P olynesia P apua New Guinea Philippines P akistan P oland Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pitcairn Puerto Rico Po r tugal P alau Pa r aguay Qatar Reunion Romania Russian Feder ation Rwanda Saudi Arabia Solomon Islands Seychelles Sudan Sweden Singapore Saint Helena Slov enia Svalbard and Jan Mayen [...]

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    33 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Playbac k does not start. • Disc is loaded upside-down. - Check the disc and load it with the labeled side f acing upward. • Disc is dirty . - Clean the disc. •A disc not able to playback with this unit is loaded. - Check if the disc is able to be played back. •P arental lock is set. - Cancel the pa[...]

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    34 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Indication • Mechanism error . 1) Press c and eject the magazine (disc). If the disc does not eject, press c again for at least 3 seconds and eject the magazine (disc). If the disc still does not eject, consult your Alpine dealer. 2) When the error indication remains after ejecting, press c again. If the [...]

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    35 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Specifications Frequency Response D VD: 5 – 20,000 Hz ( ± 1 dB) (48 kHz sampling) CD: 5 – 20,000 Hz ( ± 1 dB) Wo w & Flutter (% WRMS) Belo w measurable limits T otal Harmonic Distortion 0.015% Dynamic Range 90 dB (at 1 kHz) Channel Separation 85 dB (at 1 kHz) Signal system NTSC/P AL Horizontal res[...]

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    36 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Before installing or connecting the unit, please read the f ollo wing and pages 3 to 4 of this manual thor oughly f or pr oper use. W arning MAKE THE CORRECT CONNECTIONS. F ailure to make the proper connections may result in f ire or product damage. USE ONL Y IN CARS WITH A 12 VOL T NEGA TIVE GROUND. (Check[...]

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    37 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) 1 2 Remote Control Sensor Unit 5 6 4 Preparation P ark the vehic le in a flat, safe place. Apply the parking brake, then remo ve the ignition key . Check the inc luded parts and organize the tools and installation instructions. Disconnect the battery’ s minus terminal. Ai-NET cable (5.5m) Hexagonal washer[...]

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    38 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Installation CA UTION Be careful that the vehicle’s cords do not touch the DHA-S690. If the cords are in contact with the DHA-S690, their sheaths may be damaged due to vibrations generated while the vehicle is running, resulting in short-circuits. Leave enough space when routing wires to prevent contact b[...]

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    39 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) 1 1 2 To install vertically , attach to the floor using the hexa gonal washer faced tapping screws (M5x15) 1 . • Suspension from the Rear T ray W ARNING Do not damage pipe or wiring when drilling holes. F asten the L-shaped brac kets 2 to both sides of this unit. Drill holes about 6mm in diameter and fast[...]

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    40 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Connections Connect to a metal part of chassis body with a screw Ignition Key To remote control output lead Remote Control Eye Cable Colour Cable Specifications Fuse (5A) Yellow Red White/ Brown Black •S video Output Terminal Outputs S video signal. Connect to the input terminal of S video of connected de[...]

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    41 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Setting the System Switch Switch to operate from either an Ai-NET compatible head unit or Ai-NET compatible A V head unit connected to this unit. Be sure to set the system switch before fastening the DHA-S690 in place. 1 Disconnect the power plug. 2 Change the System Switch (Fig. 1). This switch is used to [...]

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    42 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) Setting of DHA-S690 The DHA-S690’s system settings must be made after connections are completed. Before fixing the unit in place , refer to page 41 to change the system setting. System Switch 12 Switches to “1”. DHA-S690 RCA Extension Cable (included) Video Output Connector Remote Control Input Lead ([...]

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    43 -EN ALPINE DHA-S690 68-09359Z17-A (EN) • Connecting an Ai-NET compatible A V head unit / Digital A udio Processor DHA-S690 AV Head Unit IVA-D105R, etc. (sold separately) Ai-NET Connector Ai-NET Cable Ai-NET Input Connector Ai-NET Input Connector (CHANGER IN) Digital Audio Processor PXA-H701, etc. (sold separately) Digital Input Terminal (Optic[...]

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