Alpine PXA-H701 manual

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    R ES IT SE EN DE FR ES IT SE PXA-H701 Designed by ALPINE Japan Printed in Korea (S) 68-00493Z09-A MUL TIMEDIA MANAGER™ Kukje Printing Co., Ltd 127-2 Gamjeon-dong Sasang-gu Busan Korea ® • OWNER'S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. • BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG Lesen Sie diese Bedienungsanleitung bitte vor Gebrauch des Gerätes. •[...]

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    1 -EN FR ES DE SE IT Contents Operating Instructions W ARNING W ARNING .................................................. 2 CAUTION ................................................... 2 PRECAUTIONS ......................................... 3 Basic Operation T urning the po wer on and off .......................................... 4 About indicators[...]

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    2 -EN W ARNING WARNING This symbol means impor tant instructions. F ailure to heed them can result in ser ious injury or death. DO NOT OPERA TE ANY FUNCTION THA T T AKES YOUR A TTENTION A WA Y FROM SAFEL Y DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE. Any function that requires your prolonged attention should only be performed after coming to a complete stop. Always stop [...]

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    3 -EN FR ES DE SE IT PRECAUTIONS T emperature Be sure the temperature inside the vehicle is between +60 ° C (+140 ° F) and –10 ° C (+14 ° F) before turning your unit on. Installation Location Make sure the PXA-H701 will not be installed in a location subjected to: • Direct sun and heat • High humidity and water • Excessiv e dust • Exc[...]

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    4 -EN About indicators • PRO LOGIC II indicator Lights amber in the Dolby Surround decode mode • Dolby Digital indicator Lights amber in the Dolby Digital decode mode • DTS indicator Lights amber in the DTS decode mode Operating the Rotary encoder This unit uses the Rotar y encoder when establishing settings or adjustments . When operating wi[...]

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    5 -EN EN FR ES DE SE IT Adjusting the input level Using the analog, RCA-type connections, the PXA-H701 ’ s input le vel must be preset from the head unit. Adjust the input lev el using a sound source with a high recording le vel (such as pop or roc k music). 1 T ur n on the head unit ’ s power . 2 T ur n the Rotary encoder on the main unit coun[...]

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    6 -EN 3 Connect the microphone. 1) F asten the microphone included with control unit at the centre of the driver ’ s seat ’ s headrest f acing upwards. 2) Connect the microphone to the PXA-H701. 4 Set the vehicle ’ s engine ke y to the A CC position. • Vibrations could mak e it difficult to achiev e the appropriate adjustment values , so tu[...]

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    7 -EN EN FR ES DE SE IT With the automatic adjustment function, the operation described below is perf ormed. Adjustments are completed in about 10 seconds. Time correction. “ END ” is displa yed f or about 15 seconds and the automatic adjustment is completed. • If the microphone does not pick up the sound or the speakers are not w orking or a[...]

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    8 -EN Performing time correction manually (TCR)/Switching the phase Because of the par ticular conditions inside the v ehicle, there are major diff erences in the distances between the diff erent speakers and the listening position. The proper time correction can be obtained using the automatic time correction function ( “ A UTO TCR ” ), b ut i[...]

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    9 -EN EN FR ES DE SE IT 9 T ur n the Rotary encoder to switch the phase , then press the CHANNEL b utton. Press the ENTER button to return to step 8. 0 180 10 Repeat steps 7 to 9 to adjust other channels. 11 Once the adjustments are completed, press the TCR/PHASE button. NO TES • When the speaker is set to the “ OFF ” mode, the TCR for that s[...]

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    10 -EN Settings/Adjustments Bass Focus The time diff erence between the front-rear/left- right speakers, can be adjusted a pair at a time . Audib le time correction can be made from 0.05 ms to 20.00 ms in 401 steps (0 to 400). 1 Check that the def eat mode is off. (See page 28.) 2 Press the TCR/PHASE button to select the time correction mode. 3 Pre[...]

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    11 -EN EN FR ES DE SE IT Example of Steps 4 and 5 Setting 1. After entering corrections for the front (left and right) speakers in STEP 30, the time diff erence is 1.5 ms for both front-left and front-right speakers . 2. After entering corrections for the left (front and rear) speakers in STEP 30, the time diff erence becomes 3.0 ms* f or the front[...]

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    12 -EN Settings/Adjustments (f actor y def ault) * 1 When centre is set to subwoof er , it is not displa yed. * 2 When centre is set to subwoof er , it becomes Sub .W(L). * 3 When centre is set to subwoof er , it becomes Sub .W(R). 5 T ur n the Rotary encoder to select the frequency , then press the ENTER button. Adjustable frequencies F ront/Rear/[...]

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    13 -EN EN FR ES DE SE IT (f actor y def ault) Front Rear Center Sub. W * 1 Rear R Center Sub. W Front L Front R Rear L * 2 * 3 P. E F P ro n t L Q BA : 4 ND 3. 1 Fc : H z 5k Q Lv : +7 d B :2 Parametric equalizer adjustments The frequency bands of the graphic equaliz er are fix ed. This makes it very difficult to correct for undesired peaks and dips[...]

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    14 -EN NO TES • When the speaker is set to the “ OFF ” mode , the parametric equalizer for that speaker is inef fective. Refer to “ Setting the speakers ” (page 4). • It is not possible to adjust the fr equencies of adjacent bands within 7 steps. • Check the playable fr equency ranges of the connected speakers befor e making the equal[...]

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    15 -EN EN FR ES DE SE IT X-OVER The PXA-H701 is equipped with an activ e crossov er allowing the frequency bands to be split bef ore amplification. Because of this , there is no need f or a passive network between the speakers and amplifiers . This mak es the amplifiers fully independent, eliminating the problem of interf erence. This also mak es i[...]

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    16 -EN X-OVER adjustment This section describes the procedure for making the X-O VER adjustment. Before perf or ming this procedure, see “ X-O VER ” on page 15. The SLOPE to FLA T operation from the head unit ma y not be performed depending on the head unit combination. 1 Check that the def eat mode is off. (See page 28.) 2 Press the X-OVER but[...]

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    17 -EN EN FR ES DE SE IT Hint for adjusting the subwoofer • If the subwoof er is installed on the rear deck, setting a gentle L.P .F . slope (f or example 6 dB/ oct.) makes the sound localization more to the rear . This can also aff ect the acoustic localization of the front. Hints for adjusting the high range • Depending on the speaker , input[...]

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    18 -EN MX settings MX (Media Xpander) makes v ocals or instruments sound distinct regardless of the music source. The radio , CD , and MP3, will be able to reproduce the m usic clearly even in cars with a lot of road noise. 1 When “ Auto ” has been set as the MX mode setting (see page 27) while using the PXA- H701 in combination with an Ai-NET [...]

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    19 -EN EN FR ES DE SE IT 3 T ur n the Rotary encoder to select the source (media) you w ant to set, then press the ENTER button. 4 T ur n the Rotary encoder to select the desired mode, then press the ENTER b utton. For further information about setting mode, see step 3 of 1 (page 18). NO TE This function is equipped to work anywher e in the world, [...]

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    20 -EN * If DOLBY PL II MUSIC is selected, the centre width can be adjusted with following operations. This function off ers the optimum v ocal position by adjusting the centre channel position between the centre speak er and the L/R speaker . (The adjustments established in “ Adjusting the acoustic image ” (page 24) are ineff ective while this[...]

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    21 -EN FR ES DE SE IT Adjustment procedure for Dolby Surround Make the adjustments described below in order to reproduce Dolb y Digital and DTS sound with greater accuracy . Adjustment procedure 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Speaker setup (page 22) (T ur ning the speakers to be used on and off and setting their response) Adjusting the speaker levels (page 22) (Adj[...]

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    22 -EN Using Dolby Surr ound OFF: When no speaker is connected SMALL: When a speaker that cannot pla y low frequencies (80 Hz or less) is connected LARGE: When a speaker that can pla y low frequencies (80 Hz or less) is connected *1: It is not possible to set the front speak ers to “ OFF ” . *2: If the front speakers are set to “ SMALL ” , [...]

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    23 -EN FR ES DE SE IT 4 T ur n the Rotary encoder to select “ A uto ” , then press the ENTER button. T est tone output is repeated f or each of the different speak er channels. The y will be repeated in the order shown below . If no operation is perf ormed for 2 seconds, the channel s witches to the next channel. 5 While the test tones are bein[...]

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    24 -EN Using Dolby Surr ound Adjusting the acoustic image In most installations, the centre speak er must be placed directly between the front passenger and driver . Using this function, the centre channel inf or mation is distributed to the left and right speakers . This creates an acoustic image simulating a centre speak er directly in front of e[...]

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    25 -EN FR ES DE SE IT Achieving powerful high volume sound With Dolby Digital, the dynamic r ange is compressed so that pow erful sound can be achie ved at regular v olume le vels . This compression can be cancelled to achie ve an energetic sound with e ven g reater power , like the sound in a movie theater . NO TE This function works only in the D[...]

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    26 -EN Convenient Functions Linear PCM setting The output when pla ying discs recorded in linear PCM can be set to 2 or 3 channels. 1 Press the SETUP button. The setup mode is set. 2 T ur n the Rotary encoder to select the “ PCM MODE ” , then press the ENTER button. 3 T ur n the Rotary encoder to select “ 2ch Output ” or “ 3ch Output ” [...]

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    27 -EN EN FR ES DE SE IT Display settings The displa y ’ s contrast and LCD (negativ e/ positiv e) can be adjusted. 1 Press the SETUP button. The setup mode is set. 2 T ur n the Rotary encoder to select the “ DISPLA Y SETUP ” mode, then press the ENTER b utton. 3 T ur n the Rotary encoder to adjust “ CONTRAST ” , then press the ENTER butt[...]

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    28 -EN Convenient Functions Storing settings in the memory This function can store up to 6 adjustments/ settings. The f ollowing adjustments/settings are stored in a preset memory . For more details , see each page f or the below items . P age 4: Speakers Setting / P ages 6 - 11: Time Correction/Phase Switching/Bass F ocus Setting / P ages 12 - 14:[...]

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    29 -EN EN FR ES DE SE IT Switching the display mode 1 Press the DISP button to select the desired display mode . Input channel display Spectrum analyzer display(1~3) Display OFF IN P H TC P – 2 U L R Ls Rs F LE C P S Example of input channel (When monaural surround signal (s) is not inputted) The display changes according to the input signals. Th[...]

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    30 -EN Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting the unit, please read the following and pages 2 and 3 of this manual thoroughly for proper use. W arning DO NOT DISASSEMBLE OR AL TER. Doing so may result in an accident, fire or electric shoc k. USE THE CORRECT AMPERE RA TING WHEN REPLACING FUSES. Failure to do so may result in f [...]

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    31 -EN FR ES DE SE IT ARRANGE THE WIRING SO IT IS NOT CRIMPED OR PINCHED BY A SHARP MET AL EDGE. Route the cables and wiring away from mo ving parts (like the seat rails) or sharp or pointed edges. This will pre vent crimping and damage to the wiring. If wiring passes through a hole in metal, use a rubber grommet to pre vent the wire ’ s insulati[...]

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    32 -EN Installation and Connections IMPORT ANT Please record the serial number of your unit in the space provided belo w and keep it as a per manent record. The serial number plate is located on the bottom of the unit. SERIAL NUMBER: INSTALLATION DATE: INSTALLATION TECHNICIAN: PLACE OF PURCHASE: T o prevent external noise from entering the audio sy[...]

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    33 -EN FR ES DE SE IT Installation Mounting the control unit (Sold Separately) CAUTION: Do not install the control unit near the air-bag of the front passenger ’ s seat. • Confirm the installation location will be safe. • Deter mine the mounting position on the dashboard. The area should be large enough to centre the unit and reasonably flat.[...]

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    34 -EN Installation and Connections 3 Mount the spacer and brack et to the control unit. Next, securely mount the f actor y brack ets remov ed from the f actor y radio , to the control unit assembly . Flush Mounting the control unit 1 Make a cut-out appro ximately 178 (width) by 50 (height) mm (7 inches by 2 inches) in siz e at your desired mountin[...]

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    35 -EN FR ES DE SE IT Mounting the base unit ● V elcro Fastener Mounting Attach to the vehicle (such as under the dashboard). Flanged self-tapping screw (M4 x 14) V elcro fastener ● Using the Mounting Screws (Supplied) The Base Unit can be mounted under the seat using the mounting screws . 1 Decide on the installation location. • The tr unk, [...]

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    36 -EN Installation and Connections Basic Connections Diagram Cord colors and cord/terminal specifications Connect to: • Front 1 speaker output jacks (RCA outputs) Outputs signals for driving the front 1 speakers. • Front 2 speaker output jacks (RCA outputs) Outputs signals for driving the front 2 speakers. • Rear speaker output jacks (RCA ou[...]

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    37 -EN FR ES DE SE IT Examples of system expansion Battery Blue/White Blue/White White/green Not used in this system Not used in this system To External Amplifier Remote ON Cable Connect to a metal part of chassis body with a screw. Remote OUT Cable Remote ON Cable Guide Control Cable Grounding Cable Battery Power Cable Rear Output (L) Rear Output [...]

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    38 -EN Installation and Connections NO TE Please observe the follo wing when using Fiber Optic Cable. • Do not coil the F iber Optic Cable smaller than a 30mm radius. • Do not place anything on top of the F iber Optic Cable. • PXA-H701 + Ai-NET Compatible Head Unit + CD Changer + External Amplifier Battery Blue/White Blue/White White/green No[...]

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    39 -EN FR ES DE SE IT • PXA-H701 + Head Unit + V ideo Deck etc. + External Amplifier • F or connecting a head unit with which Ai-NET connections are not possible . NO TE When using the PXA-H701 with a non-Ai-NET head unit, +12V is r equir ed on this line * to turn on the equalizer . If your head unit does not have a r emote-on or power-antenna [...]

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    40 -EN Installation and Connections • PXA-H701 + IV A-D300 series Head Unit + CD Changer + Navigation System + External Amplifier NO TE Also r efer to the operating instructions of the KCE-900E. F or details, contact your stor e of pur chase or an Alpine Information Center . Please observe the follo wing when using Fiber Optic Cable. • Do not c[...]

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    41 -EN EN FR ES DE SE IT Information T erminology Dolby Digital Dolby Digital is a digital audio compression technology de veloped b y Dolby Laboratories that allows large quantities of audio data to be efficiently recorded on discs. It is compatible with audio signals from mono (1 channel) all the wa y up to 5.1-channel surround sound. The signals[...]

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    42 -EN In case of difficulty If you encounter a prob lem, please re view the items in the f ollowing chec klist. This guide will help y ou isolate the prob lem if the unit is at fault. Otherwise, make sure the rest of y our system is properly connected or consult your authoriz ed Alpine dealer . Set does not operate. Nothing appears on the display [...]

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    43 -EN EN FR ES DE SE IT Specifications Graphic EQ number of bands: Front (left and right) 31 bands Rear (left and right) 31 bands Centre 31 bands Subwoofer 10 bands Graphic EQ boost cut range: ± 9 dB Parametric EQ number of bands: Front/rear/centre 5 bands Subwoofer 2 bands Parametric EQ frequency: Front, Rear and Centre Band 1: 20/22/25/28/31.5/[...]

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    Fahrzeugmarke: Typ: Amtl. Kennzeichen: Name des Halters: Straße: Wohnort: Bitte füllen Sie diesen Pass vollständig aus und bewahren Sie ihn außerhalb des Fahrzeugs auf: Im Falle eines Diebstahls wird für Sie die Schadensabwicklung mit der Versicherung einfacher, und Sie erleichtern der Polizei die Fahndung nach den Tätern. R Car Audio and Nav[...]

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    Tips der Polizei: [ Stellen Sie Ihr Fahrzeug stets gut sichtbar ab. [ Verschlie ß en Sie T ü ren, Fenster, Schiebedach und Kofferraum immer, auch bei nur kurzer Abwesenheit. [ Lassen Sie keine Wertsachen sichtbar im Auto liegen. [ Wird Ihr Fahrzeug aufgebrochen, wenden Sie sich sofort an die n ä chste Polizeidienststelle. [ Belassen Sie Ihr Fahr[...]

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    LUFTPOR T P AR A VION PRIORIT AIRE NE P AS AFFRANCHIR NICHT FREIMACHEN NO ST AMP REQUIRED REPONSE P A YEE/ WERBEANTWORT ALLEMAGNE ALPINE ELECTRONICS (EUROPE) GmbH Frankfurter Ring 1 17, 80807 München, Germany[...]