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    Designed b y ALPINE J apan 68-13530Z42 -A EN FR ES Digital Media Receiv er iD A -X305S • OWNER ’S MANU AL Pleas e read before usin g this e quipmen t. • MODE D’EMPLOI V euillez lire avant d’ utiliser ce t appareil. • MANU AL D E OPERACIÓN Léalo an tes de utiliza r este equipo. ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, INC. 1-1-8 N ishi Gotanda, S[...]

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    ENGLISH 1 -EN Contents Operating Instr uct ions W A RNING W ARNIN G .................. ................... ............ 4 CA UTION ...... ............. ................... ............ 4 PRECAUTIONS ............... .................... ..... 4 Double Action Encoder Operation Normal op eration ........... ....... ........ .......... ........ ... 6 A[...]

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    2 -EN SETUP BLUETOOTH Setting Setting the BLUET OO TH Connection (BLUET OO TH IN) ........ ....... ........... ....... ..... 23 Genera l Setting Setting the Clock Display (Clock Mo de) ........ . 24 Setting of Cale ndar Display Patt ern Swi tching (Calenda r T ype) .............. ....... ........... ....... ..... 24 Setting Dayli ght Sa ving T ime [...]

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    3 -EN Inf ormation In Case of Diff i culty ............. ................. ......... 39 Specific ations ........... ............ ................. ......... 42 Installation and Connections W arning ............... ............ .................... ... 43 Caution ......... ................... .................... ... 43 Precautions .. ............. [...]

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    4 -EN Operating Instr uctions DO NOT OPE RA TE ANY FUNC TION T HA T T AKES YOUR A TTENTION A WA Y FROM SAFEL Y DRIV ING YOUR VEHIC LE. Any functio n that requ ires your pro longed att ention shoul d only be performe d after co ming to a co mplete stop. Alw ays stop the veh icle in a safe lo cation b efore perfo rming these fu nctions. Failure to do[...]

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    5 -EN On Hand ling USB Memory • This unit can control a me mory storage de vice that supp orts 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 ag reemen t. Rea d the USB memor y Owner’s Manual thorou ghly .[...]

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    6 -EN There ar e 2 ways to operat e the Doubl e Actio n encode r . Normal operation Rotate th e Double Ac tion encoder to the left o r right. The adjust volume and scroll through a list of items. Alternate operation Press in the outer ring and rotate the Double Ac tion encode r to the left or right. When you r elease th e Double Actio n encoder , t[...]

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    7 -EN Accessor y List • Digital Med ia recei ver ....... ...... ..... ...... ....... ...... .... ........ ..... ..1 • P ower c able .... ...... ........ ......... ..... ......... ........ ...... ........ ...... ...1 • Mounting sleeve................................. ............................ ....1 • Carrying case ......... ....... ......[...]

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    8 -EN 4 Rotate the Do uble Ac tion encoder to select year , month, d ay , hour o r mi nutes to be s et. 5 Press /ENTER . The year sett ing mode is act ivated, and t he year blinks. (When “year” is set) 6 Rotate the Doubl e Actio n en coder t o set year , and then press /ENTER . The set ting for yea r is co mplete. (W hen “y ear” is set) 7 R[...]

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    9 -EN Listening to Radio HD Radio™ broadca sting can be received if the HD Radio TUNER MODULE is connected . While rec eivin g 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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    10 -EN 2 Press /EN TER to display the Program T ype screen. 3 Rotate the Do uble Ac tion encoder to select a program, and press /ENTE R . The select ed program is rece ived. Prog r am S ervice e xam ple: Changing the Display (HD Radio mode only) Press VIEW . Every time VIEW is pres sed cha nges th e disp lay . * Y ou can set a long or short HD Radi[...]

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    11 -E N How to View the Display 1 Mode di spla y 2 Song ti tle/E pisode t itle/ Aud iobook titl e 3 Artist title/P odcast tit le 4 Album ti tle/Re lease date 5 Ar twork screen 6 Elapsed time 7 Remaining time fo r play ing 8 Calendar /Time • When playb ack time r eaches 100 minutes, “00’ 00” is displa yed. Playback 1 Press SOURCE to s witch [...]

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    12 -EN • 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 essing will r eturn to the pre vious mode. • If the name of iP o d/iPhone is selected in the Playlist search mode and /E NTER is pressed, all songs in the iP od/iPhone are searchable. If you pr ess and ho[...]

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    13 -E N Random Play Shuffle 1 Press (FUNCTION /SETUP) . The Funct ion sc reen is d isplayed. 2 Rotate the Do uble Ac tion encoder to select “Shuffle”, and press /ENTER . The Shu ffle mode is activat ed. 3 Rotate the Do uble Ac tion encoder to select the Shuffle playback mode, and press /ENTER . 4 Press . The songs will be played back in random [...]

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    14 -EN Pandora Radio is your own FREE persona lized radio now av ailable to stream musi c on your iPhone. Just sta rt with t he name of on e of your favorite arti sts, songs or classical compos ers and Pa ndora will create a “st ation” t hat plays t heir musi c and more music li ke it. The iDA-X305S enables you to in teract with your Pand ora a[...]

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    15 -E N Searching for a Desired St ation Y o u can display your sta tion list a nd select stati ons directly from the iD A-X305S. Alphabet Search 1 Press /ENTER to activate the Sear ch mode. 2 Rotate the Do uble Action encod er to select “A-Z”, and then p ress /ENTER . The “A-Z” s ear ch mode is activa ted and the s tation name s are l iste[...]

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    16 -EN If a USB memory de vice, Portable au dio player or changer is con nected to the unit , MP3/WMA/AA C files can be pla yed back. How to View the Display USB me mory /Port able a udio playe r disp lay USB memory/ P ortable 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 ti[...]

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    17 -E N <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 Fi le num ber 7 Elapsed time 8 Calendar /Time * 1 Abou t F old er Na me disp lay , “ROO T” is display ed for the r oot folde r which does not hav e folder name. * 2 Displayed dur in[...]

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    18 -EN Repeat Play 1 Press (FUNCTION /SETUP) . The Funct ion sc reen is d isplayed. 2 Press /ENTER . The r epeat mode is act ivate d. 3 Rotate the Do uble Ac tion encoder to select the Repeat pl aybac k mode. USB memory/P ortabl e audio pla y er mode : CD Changer mode : * When an MP3 co mpatible CD changer is conn ected. • If Repeat Dis c is set [...]

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    19 -E N File/Folder Name Search (Concerning MP3/WMA/A AC) Y o u can display and se arch for the folde r and file name while list ening 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 de is activated , and t he folder /file name is displayed. 2 Rota[...]

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    20 -EN Supported p la ybac k sam pling r ates an d bit ra tes MP3 WMA AAC This de vice may not play bac k correctly d epending on sampl ing rate s. ID3 tags/WM A tags This device su ppor ts ID3 tag v1 an d v2.2.0, v2.3.0 and WMA tag. The follow ing files do no t suppor t comp ression, co ding, grouping or non -synchroniz ation. If tag d ata is in a[...]

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    21 -E N If eith er an e xternal or IMPRINT audio processo r is con nected, the Sound S etup scre en is not displaye d. For an ext ernal audio processor, refer to “ Audio Setti ng” (page 26) of “ SETUP” (pa ge 23) t o adjust the sound. For an IMPR INT audio processor, refer to “IMP RINT Operation (Optional )” (page 32) to adjus t the sou[...]

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    22 -EN Setting the T reble Contro l Y o u can change t he Tr eble Frequency empha sis to create yo ur own tonal preference. 1 Press and hold (IMP RINT ) for at leas t 2 sec onds. The Sound Setu p scr een is displa yed. 2 Rotate the Do uble Ac tion encoder to select the “T reble Adjustment”, and then press / ENTE R . 3 Press / ENTE R . The F 0 s[...]

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    23 -E N Use the S ETUP m enu to flexibly custom ize th e unit to s uit your own preferences and usage. Choo se sett ings from 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 encoder to select the desired item, and t[...]

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    24 -EN “General” is s elected on th e setup main men u in st ep 2. Setting the Clock Display (Cloc k Mode) 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 y pe) Y ou can switch the cal endar disp lay pattern to be sho wn when the time is d[...]

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    25 -E N Connecti ng to an Extern al Amp lifier ( P o wer IC) When an ext ernal ampli fier is connected, sound quality c an be impr oved by stopp ing the power supply of the built-in ampl ifier . • No sound is produced by the system when the power out put is set to OFF . Settin g the Lang uage (Langu age) Set the la nguage to be display ed on the [...]

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    26 -EN Downloadi ng the W allpap er (BGV Do wnload ) W all papers are downloaded only when in USB m emory mode. W all paper data is available at a web site desi gned for Alpine pro duct Owners. Do wnload the w allpaper to your USB flash memory . Upload the W all paper from the flash memor y to your unit. T o start the do wnload, ac cess the UR L be[...]

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    27 -E N T urning Media Xpander ON/OF F (MX) When th e Media Xpander is on, and external audio processor is connecte d, you can adju st the Media Xpand er level (For details, refer to exte rnal aud io proces sor’ s Owner’ s manual). • Displayed only w hen external a udio processor is connected . Setting the MX Level (MX Level Adjustment) MX (M[...]

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    28 -EN Receiving Channels with t he SA T R adio Receiver (Optional) About SA T R adio Satelli te Radio* is the next generat ion of audio e ntertainme nt, with over 100 digita l audio channe ls. For a small monthly fee, subscrib ers can hear crys tal-c lear music, spor ts, ne ws and ta lk, coas t-to -coa st via sate llite . F or mor e inf ormat ion,[...]

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    29 -E N 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 encoder 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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    30 -EN Search Function Y ou ca n search for program s by Category , Channel, Artist or Song. 1 Press / ENTER in the XM or SIRIUS mode. 2 Rotate the Do uble Ac tion encoder to select Search mode, and then press / ENTER . Artist * Song * Categor y Chann el * SIRIUS Only 3 Rotate the Do uble Ac tion encoder to select the desired Category , and then pr[...]

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    31 -E N Changing the Display T ext i nfor mation , suc h as t he c hanne l na me, ar tist name/ featu re, and song/pr ogram title, is av a ilable with e ach XM or Sirius channel. The unit c an displ ay this text informa tion as exp lained be low . In XM or SIRIUS mode, press VIEW . Each time you press this button, t he display changes as shown belo[...]

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    32 -EN Alpin e in trodu ces IMPR INT - the worl d’ s f irst tech nolo gy th at thorough ly eliminat es in-car acous tic problems tha t normally degrade sound qual ity , whic h enables us to exper ience music the way the artist intended. When the IMP RINT audio p rocessor (PXA-H100) (sold separately) is connected to this unit, Mu ltEQ and the foll[...]

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    33 -E N On / Off (Init ial set ting ) When the Me dia Xpander is on, you can a djust the Media Xpa nder level (refer t o page 33 ). • The functi on is inoperable w hen Defea t is set to ON. MX (M edia Xp ander) makes vocals or instruments sound d istinct regardless of the musi c source. The FM radio, CD, USB me mory and iPod/i Phone, wi ll be abl[...]

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    34 -EN Normal (Initial setting) / Individual If you adjust X-O VER, you can set the channel L and R at th e same level, or indep ende ntly . cm (Initia l setting) / inc h Y ou c an ch ange the un it, (cm or inch ) of t ime correcti on. The se tting of Parame tric EQ/G raphic EQ Adjustment , Time Correcti on and X-Ov er can be adjusted in this mode.[...]

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    35 -E N 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 H z) / Band4 (1 kHz) / Ban d5 (2.5 k Hz) / Band6 ( 6.3 kHz) / Band 7 (17 .5 kH z) Le vel Ad just me nt (G ain) Adjustable output leve l: -6 to +6 dB • During adjust ment, if you press in the outer ring and rotate [...]

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    36 -EN Cu t-o ff fr equ enc y (F C ) Adjusta ble frequency bands: 3W A Y System Setting ite ms: Low/M id-Lo w L 20 H z~200 H z Mid-High 20 Hz~2 0 kHz High (1 kHz~20 kHz) * 1 /(20 Hz~ 20 kHz) * 2 * 1 When Maker’s is selected. Re fer to “Setti ng the Response Slope for the High Range Speaker ( T weeter)” (page 33). * 2 When User’ s is select [...]

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    37 -E N About Time Correction The dist ance bet ween th e listener and t he speak ers in a car va ry widely due to the co mple x speak er pl acement . This dif ference in th e dis tances from the speak ers t o the liste ner creat es a s hift in the s ounds i mage an d frequency chara cteristics . This is caused by the time de lay between the sound [...]

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    38 -EN About the Crossover Crossover (X-O VER): This uni t is equippe d with an ac tiv e cros sover . T he crossover lim its the frequenc ies delivered to the ou tputs. Eac h channel is co ntrolled independe ntly . Thus, each speaker pair can be driven by the frequencies for which they have been optim ally designe d. The crossov er adjusts the HPF [...]

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    39 -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 no t functionin g norma lly , please review the it ems in th e following check list. This gui de will help you isol ate the problem if the unit is a t fault. Oth erwise, ma ke sure the rest of your syst em is prope rly connec[...]

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    40 -EN • The iPod/iPhon e is not verified. - Rese t the iPod/ iPhone. - Try another iPod /iPhone. • Y ou have not c reated a ny personal ized Pand ora Stati ons. - Wh en you are not driving, use the Pandora Compati ble Appl ication for iP hone to creat e your Pandora stati on(s). • The music can not be play ed becau se the Pando ra Com patibl[...]

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    41 -E N • Cause d by the Software V ersion not bein g compatib le with this unit. - Updat e the P ortab le aud io pl ayer S oftw are V ersion . Fo r deta ils, refer to the Owner’ s Manual of player. - Reset th e Port able audio p layer . • Protec ti ve ci rcuit is ac tiv ated due to high temper atur e. - The indi cation wi ll disa ppear whe n[...]

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    42 -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 oduct improvement, specifications and design are subject to change without noti ce. • W indows Media and the W indows logo are trademarks, or re gistered tradema rks of Microsoft Corpo[...]

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    43 -E N Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting the unit, please read the fol low ing and pages 4 and 5 of th is man ual tho rou ghl y for pr ope r use. War ni n g MAKE T HE CORR ECT CONN ECTION S. Failure to make th e proper conn ections may result in fire or product dama ge. USE ONL Y IN CARS WITH A 12 VOL T NEGA TIVE GROUND.[...]

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    44 -EN Installation • The ma in unit must be mount ed within 35 degr ees of t he horiz ontal plane, back to front. * If the in stalle d mounting sleeve is l oose in th e main unit , the pressure plates may be w idened sli ghtly to remedy the pr oblem. • F o r the scr ew marked “* 2 ”, use an appropriate screw for the chosen mounting loc ati[...]

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    45 -E N USB cable connection Insert a USB cable into the unit, and fix with a lock scr ew . iP od/ iPhone Conne ction (sold separatel y ) Connect USB cabl e to a n iPod /iPhone with iPod Dock in terface cable. Remove the iP od/iPhon e Remove t he iPod/ iPhone fr om the iPod Dock inte rface cable. • After changing the unit to a source other than t[...]

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    46 -EN Connections NORM EXT AP * 1 CD Changer (Sold Se parat ely) Speakers Amplifier (Sold Se parate ly) Rear Left Rear Right Fr ont Lef t Fr ont Righ t Subw oofe rs 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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    47 -E N Antenna Receptacle P ower Antenna Lead (Blue) Connect th is lead to t he +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 L ead (Blue/White) Connect thi s lead to[...]

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    LIMITED WARRANTY ALPI NE EL ECTRON ICS O F AM ERICA, INC. AND ALP INE O F CAN ADA INC . (“Alp ine”), are dedicated to qua lity craf tsmansh ip and are please d to off er this W arranty . W e sugg est tha t y ou read it thorou ghly . Should y ou hav e an y questio ns, please c ontact y our Dealer or contact Alpine at one of the teleph one number[...]