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Designed b y ALPINE J apan 68-13530Z10- C EN FR ES Digital Media Receiv er iD A -X305 • OWNER ’S MANU AL Pleas e read before usin g this e quipmen t. • MODE D’EMPLOI V euillez lire avant d’ utiliser cet ap pareil. • MANU AL DE OPERACIÓN Léalo an tes de utiliza r este equipo. ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, INC. 1-1-8 N ishi Gotanda, Shi[...]
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ENGLISH 1 -EN Contents Operating Instr uct ions W A RNING W ARNING ............ ............ .................... ..... 3 CA UTION ...... ................... .................... ..... 3 PRECAUTIONS ............... .................... ..... 3 Double Action Encoder Operation Normal op eration ........... ............... .......... ........... 5 Alt[...]
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2 -EN T urning Mute M o de On/ Off (Int Mu te) .......... . 21 Setting T one Defeat for External Dev i ces (Int Audio ) ........... ............... ........... .............. . 21 Setting the Chan ger Name (CHG Name) ....... . 21 Setting the A UX Mode (V -Link) ......... ............ 21 Setting the A UX+ Mode .... ........... .............. ..... 2[...]
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3 -EN Operating Instr uctions DO NOT OPE RA TE ANY FUNCTIO N THA T T AKES YOUR A TTENTION A WA Y FROM SAFEL Y DRIVING YO UR VEHICLE. Any functio n that requ ires your pro longed atten tion should on ly be performe d after coming to a comple te stop. Always st o p the v ehicle in a safe lo cation befo re perform ing these fu nctions. Failur e to do [...]
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4 -EN On Hand ling USB Memory • This unit can control a me mory storage de v ice that support s the USB Mass Storag e Class (MSC) pro tocol. Playabl e audio file format s are MP3, WMA and AAC . • USB me mory functi on is not guarant eed. Use USB m emory accor ding to the te rms of agreemen t. Read the U SB me mory Owner’s Manual thorou ghly .[...]
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5 -EN There ar e 2 ways to operat e the Doubl e Action encode r. Normal operation Rotate th e Double Ac tion encoder to th e left or right. The adjust volume and scroll through a list of items. Alternate operation Press in the outer ring and rotate the Doubl e Action encode r to the left or right. When you r elease th e Double Actio n encoder , the[...]
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6 -EN Accessor y List • Digital Med ia receiver ...... ...... ...... . .... ........... ...... ........... .....1 • P ower c able .... ......... ..... ......... ........ ...... ........ ......... ........ ...... 1 • Mounting sleeve................................. ............................ ....1 • Carrying case ......... . .... . .... ..[...]
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7 -EN 4 Rotate the Do uble Ac tion enc oder to select year, month, d ay , ho ur or minut es to be set . 5 Press /ENTER . The year sett ing mode is activated, and t he year blinks. (When “year” is set) 6 Rotate the Doubl e Actio n enco der to set year , and then press /ENTER . The set ting for yea r is co mplete. (When “ year” is set) 7 Repe[...]
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8 -EN Listening to Radio HD Radio™ broadca sting can be received if the HD Radio TUNER MODULE is connected . While rec eiv ing HD Radio si gnal, the unit can automa tically swit ch between th e analog and dig ital signal. 1 Press SOURCE to select TUNER mode. 2 Press BAND repeatedl y until the desired radio band is displa yed. FM-1 FM-2 AM FM-1 3 [...]
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9 -EN 2 Press /EN TER to display the Program T ype screen. 3 Rotate the Do uble Ac tion enc oder to select a program, and press /ENTE R . The select ed prog ram is rece ived. Prog ram S er vice ex ample : Changing the Display (HD Radio mode only) Press VIEW . Every time VIEW is press ed changes t he dis play . * Y ou can set a long or short HD Radi[...]
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10 -EN How to View the Display 1 Mode di spla y 2 Song ti tle/Episode t itle/A udiobo ok tit le 3 Artist title/P odcast titl e 4 Album ti tle/Release date 5 Ar twork screen 6 Elapsed time 7 Remaining time fo r playing 8 Calendar /Time • When playb ack time r ea ches 100 minutes, “00’00 ” is displa yed. Playback 1 Press SOURCE to s witc h to[...]
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11 -E N • While i n the s earc h mode, if you press and hold for a t least 2 seconds t he search mode is c anceled. • In the search mode, pr ess ing will re turn to the pre vious mode. • If the name of iPh one/iP od is sele cted in the Playli st searc h mode and /E NTER is pressed, all songs in the iPhon e/iP od are searchable. If you pr ess [...]
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12 -EN Random Play Shuffle 1 Press (FUNCTION /SETUP) . The Funct ion screen is displayed . 2 Rotate the Do uble Ac tion enc oder to select “Shuffle”, and press /ENTER . The Shu ffle mode is activat ed. 3 Rotate the Do uble Ac tion enc oder to select the Shuffle playback mode, and press /ENTER . 4 Press . The songs will be played back in random [...]
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13 -E N If a USB memory de vice, Portabl e audio player or changer i s connect ed to the unit , MP3/WMA/AA C file s can be play ed back. How to View the Display USB me mory /Port able a udio player disp lay USB memory/ P or table audio player screen display example (if tag inf ormation exists) 1 Mode di spla y 2 Song ti tle 3 Artist ti tle 4 Alb um[...]
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14 -EN <Changer MP3 screen display example (if n o tag information exists)> 1 Mode di spla y 2 F older name * 1 3 File name 4 Disc number 5 F older nu mber 6 Fil e num ber 7 Elapsed time 8 Calendar /Time * 1 Abou t F old er Na me disp lay , “R OOT” is d isplayed for the root folder which does not hav e folder name. * 2 Displayed dur ing p[...]
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15 -E N Repeat Play 1 Press (FUNCTION /SETUP) . The Funct ion screen is displayed . 2 Press /ENTER . The r epeat mode is act ivated. 3 Rotate the Do uble Ac tion enc oder to select the Repeat pl aybac k mode. USB memory/P or tab le audio pl ay e r mode : CD Changer mode : * When an MP3 co mpatible CD changer is conn ected. • If Repeat Dis c is se[...]
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16 -EN File/Folder Name Search (Concerning MP3/WMA/A AC) Y o u can display and se arch for the folder and file name while listeni ng to the f ile curr ently being playe d back. USB memory mode 1 During MP3/WMA/AAC playbac k, press /ENTER to activate the search mode . The sea rch mo d e is activated, a nd the f older/file name is displayed. 2 Rotate[...]
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17 -E N Supported p laybac k sampling r ates and bit rates MP3 WMA AAC This de vice may not play bac k correctly d epending on sampli ng rate s . ID3 tags/WM A tags This device su ppor ts ID3 tag v1 an d v2.2.0, v2.3.0 and W MA tag. The follow ing files do not su ppor t compress ion, codi ng, grouping or non -synchroniz ation. If tag d ata is in an[...]
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18 -EN If eith er an e xternal or IM PRINT audio process or is con nected, the Sound S etup scre en is not displayed. For an exte rnal audio processor, refer to “ Audio Setti ng” (page 23) of “SETUP” (pag e 20) to adjust the sound. For an IMPR INT audio processor, refer to “IMPRINT Operati on (Optional )” (page 29) to adjus t the sound.[...]
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19 -E N Setting the T reble Contro l Y ou c an change t he Tr eble Fre quency emphasis to create yo ur own tonal preference. 1 Press and hold (IMP RINT ) for at least 2 se conds. The Sound Setu p scr een is displayed. 2 Rotate the Do uble Ac tion enc oder to select the “T reble Adjustment”, and then press / ENTER . 3 Press / ENTER . The F 0 set[...]
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20 -EN Use the S ETUP m enu to flexibly customiz e the unit to suit your own preferences and usage. C hoose sett i ngs fro m General, Display , etc., to make th e desired chan ges. 1 Press and hold ( FUN CTION/SETUP) for at least 2 seconds to activate the SETUP selection mode . 2 Rotate the Do uble Ac tion enc oder to select the desired item, and t[...]
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21 -E N “General” is selected on the setu p main m enu in step 2. Setting the Clock Display (Cloc k Mo de) Y ou c an select the clock display type, 12-hou r or 24-hour, depending on your prefer ence. Setti ng of Cale ndar Display Pattern Swit ching (Calen dar T ype) Y ou can switch the cal endar disp lay pattern to be sho wn when the time is di[...]
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22 -EN Connecti ng to an External Amp lifier (P ower I C) When an ext ernal amplifier is c onnected, soun d quality c an be improved by stopping the power supply of the built-in amplifier. • No sound is produced by the system when the power out put is set to OFF . Settin g the Lang uage (Language ) Set the la nguage to be display ed on the unit. [...]
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23 -E N Downloadi ng the W allpaper (BGV Download ) W allpapers are downloaded only when in USB memory mod e. W allpaper da ta is av ailabl e at a web site designed fo r Alpine product Owners. Do wn load the w allpaper to your USB flash me mory . Upload the W allpap er from the flash me mory to your unit . T o start the do wnload, access the URL be[...]
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24 -EN T urning Media Xpander ON/OF F (MX) When th e Media Xpander is on, and external audio processor is connecte d, you can adjust th e Media Xpand er level (For details , refer to exte rnal aud io proces s or’ s Owner’ s ma nual). • Displayed only w hen external a udio processor is connected. Setting the MX Level (MX Level Adjustment) MX ([...]
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25 -E N Receiving Channels with t he SA T R adio Receiver (Optional) About SA T Radio Satelli te Radio* is the next generat ion of audio e ntertainme nt, with over 100 digita l audio channels. For a small monthly fee, subscribers c an hear crys tal-clea r music, spor ts, news and talk , coast- to-coast via sate llite . For mo re i nformat ion, visi[...]
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26 -EN 1 Select the channel b r oadcasting your favorite team’ s game. 2 Press (FUNCTION /SETUP) to activate the Function mode. 3 While selecting “Aler t Memory”, press /ENTER to activate the Memory mode. 4 Rotate the Do uble Ac tion enc oder to select the desired team f or the game being broad cast, and then press /ENTER . 5 Rotate the Do ub[...]
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27 -E N Search Function Y ou ca n search for program s by Category , Channe l, Artist or Song. 1 Press / ENTER in the XM or SIRIUS mode. 2 Rotate the Do uble Ac tion enc oder to select Search mode, and then press / ENTER . Artist * Song * Categor y Chann el * SIRIUS Only 3 Rotate the Do uble Ac tion enc oder to select the desired Category , and the[...]
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28 -EN Changing the Display T ext informati on, such as th e chan nel name, artist name/f eatur e, and song/pr ogram title, is av ai lable with each XM or Sirius channel. The unit c an displ ay this text informati on as exp lained below . In XM or SIRIUS mode, press VIEW . Each time you press this button, t he display changes as shown below . XM mo[...]
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29 -E N Alpine intr oduces IMPRINT - the world’ s first technology that thorough ly eliminat es in-car acoustic problems tha t normally degrade sound qual ity , which enab les us to experienc e music the way the art ist intended, refer to “ A bou t IMP RINT ” (p age 36). When the IMP RINT audio p rocessor (PXA-H100) (sold separately) is conne[...]
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30 -EN On / Off (Init ial se tting ) When the Me dia Xpander is on, you can a djust the Media Xpa nder level (refer to page 30 ). • The functi on is inoperable w hen Defea t is set to ON. MX (M edia Xpan der) makes vocals or ins truments sound dist inct regardless of the musi c source. The FM radio, CD, USB memor y and iPhone/ iPod, wi ll be able[...]
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31 -E N Normal (Initial setting) / I ndividual If you adjust X-O VE R, you can set the c hannel L and R at the sam e level, or indep ende ntly . cm (Initia l setting) / inc h Y ou c an chan ge the un it, (cm or inch) of tim e correcti on. The se tting of Parame tric EQ/Gr aphic EQ Ad justment , Time Correction and X-Ov er can be adjusted in t his m[...]
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32 -EN 6 Repeat st eps 3 to 5, and adj ust each band l evel. Frequency Adjustment (F 0 ) Band1 (63 Hz) / Band2 ( 150 Hz) / Band3 (400 Hz ) / Band4 (1 kHz) / Band5 (2.5 kH z) / Band6 ( 6.3 kHz) / Band 7 (17.5 kH z) Le vel Ad justm ent (G ain) Adjustable output leve l: -6 to +6 dB • During adjust ment, if you press in the outer ring and rotate the [...]
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33 -E N Cu t-o ff fr equenc y (F C ) Adjusta ble frequency bands: 3W A Y System Setting ite ms: Low/M id-Low L 20 Hz ~200 Hz Mid-High 20 Hz~2 0 kHz High (1 kHz~20 kHz) * 1 /(20 Hz~ 20 kHz) * 2 * 1 When Maker’s is selecte d. Refer to “Setti ng the Respons e Slope for the High Range Speaker ( T weeter)” (page 30). * 2 When User’ s is sel ecte[...]
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34 -EN About Time Correction The dist ance bet w een t he list ener and the sp eakers i n a car v ary wide ly due to the comple x speak er placeme nt. This differen ce in the d i stan ces from the speakers to the listener cr eates a shift in the sounds image and frequency chara cteristics. This is caus ed by the time delay between the sound reachi [...]
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35 -E N About the Crossover Crossover (X-O VER): This uni t is equippe d with an active cros sover . The cr ossover limit s the frequenc ies delivered to the ou tputs. Each channel i s contr olled independe ntly . Thu s, each spe aker pair can be dr iv en by the f requencies for which they have been optim ally designe d. The crossov er adjusts the [...]
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36 -EN About IMPRINT All good musi c starts as an arti st’ s visi on. After countle ss hours of rehearsi ng, recordin g and mixing, that visi on is ready for us to hear on discs, radio and other media . But do we hear it as the art ist created it? Unfo rtunately, the reality is th at we are almost never able to listen to it in the exa ct way the [...]
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37 -E N In Case of Difficulty If you encounte r a problem, please tur n the power of f , then on again. If the un it is still not f unctionin g norma lly , pl ease review the item s in the following check list. This gui de will help you isolat e the problem if the unit is a t fault. Oth erwise, ma ke sure the rest of your syst em is proper ly conne[...]
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38 -EN • The iPhone/iP od is not verified. - Res et the i Phone/ iPod. - Try another iPho ne/iP od. • Ab normal current is run to the US B connector devic e (an error message may be displaye d if the USB device that is not compat ible wit h the unit is c onnected). USB memory is a malfu nction or it is shorted. - Conn ect anothe r USB memor y .[...]
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39 -E N • Protec tive ci r cuit is ac tiv ated due to high temper ature. - The indi cation wi ll disappear when the temperat u re r e turn s to norma l operating rang e. • Malf unction in the CD Chan ger . - Consult your Alpine dealer. Press the magazine eject button and pull out the magazine. Check the indi cation. Insert the magazine again. I[...]
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40 -EN Specifications FM TUNER SECTION AM TUNER SECTION USB SECTION GENERAL CHA SSIS SIZE NOS EPIECE SI ZE DET ACHABLE FRO NT P ANEL SIZE • Due to continuou s pr od uct impro v ement, spe cifications and design are subject to change without noti ce. T uning R ange 87.7-107 .9 MHz Mon o Usa ble Sen sit i v ity 9.3 dBf (0.8 µV /75 ohms) 50 dB Quie[...]
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41 -E N Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting the unit, please read the followi ng an d page s 3 and 4 of th is manual t hor oughl y for pr oper use. War ni n g MAKE T HE CORR ECT CONN ECTIONS. Failure to make th e proper connec tions 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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42 -EN Installation • The ma in unit must be mount ed within 35 degr e es of the horizonta l plane, back to front. * If the in stalle d mounting sleeve is loose in the m ain unit , the pressure plates may be w idened slight ly to remedy the p r ob lem. • F or the scr ew marked “* 2 ”, use an appropriate screw for the chosen mounting loc ati[...]
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43 -E N USB cable connection Insert a USB cable into the unit , and fix with a lock screw . iPhone/i Pod Conn ection (sold separat ely) Connect USB cable to a n iPhone/iPo d with iP od Dock in terface cable. Remove the iPhone/iP od Remove t he iPhone/ iPod fr om the iPod Dock inte rface cable. • After changing the unit to a source other than the [...]
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44 -EN Connections NORM EXT AP * 1 CD Changer (Sold Se parat ely) Spea kers Amplifier (Sold Se parate ly) Rear Left Rear Right Fr ont Lef t Fr ont Righ t Subw oofers Amplifier (Sold Se parate ly) Amplifier (Sold Se parate ly) Speak ers Fr ont righ t Rear right Rear le ft Fr ont left Gray SPEAKER RIGHT FRONT White Gray/ Bla ck Violet/ Black Violet G[...]
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45 -E N Antenna Receptacle P ower Antenna Lead (Bl ue) Connect th is lead to the +B terminal o f your power a ntenna, if applicable. • This lea d should be used only for controlling the vehicle’s power antenna. Do not use this lead to tur n on an amplifier , or a sign al pr ocessor , etc. Remote T urn-On Lead ( Blue/White) Connect thi s lead to[...]
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LIMITED WARRANTY ALPIN E EL ECTRONIC S OF AMERIC A, IN C. AND AL PINE OF CA NADA INC. (“Alp ine”) , are d edica ted t o qual ity crafts mansh ip and are ple ased to off er th is W arrant y . W e suggest that you read it thorough ly . Shou ld yo u hav e any q uestions , please contac t you r Dealer or contact Alpine at one of the telephon e numb[...]