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Alpine TDM-7580R manual

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  • Page 1

    R EN DE FR ES IT SE Je ll Moon Hwa CO. 23-5, 1 Ga, Pil-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC. Tokyo office: 1-1-8 Nishi Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-8501, Japan Tel.: (03) 3494-1101 ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AMERICA, INC. 19145 Gramercy Place, Torrance, California 90501, U.S.A. Tel.: 1-800-ALPINE-1 (1-800-257-4631) ALPINE ELECTRONICS [...]

  • Page 2

    Alpine CD Changers Give Y ou More! More m usical selections, more versatility , more con venience. An Alpine CD Changer adds more musical choices to your sound system. All models can be controlled from Alpine head units and deliver e xcellent sound quality . The CHA-S624 is a high-performance 6-disc changer with a ne w M D AC, Ai-NET compatibility [...]

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    EN 1 -EN Contents Operating Instructions 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 W ARNING WARNING The e xclamation point within an equilateral triangle and "W ARNING" are intended to aler t the user to the presence of impor tant operating instructions. F ailure to heed the instructions will result in se v ere injur y or death. DO NOT DISASSEMBLE OR AL TER. Doing so may result in an accident, fire or electr ic sh[...]

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    EN 3 -EN Precision T ape Mechanism Pre vent any foreign objects fr om entering the cassette opening as the precision mechanism and tape head may be damaged. Nev er play dirty or dusty tapes – they can damage the tape head. T ape Head Cleaning Periodic cleaning (approximately ev ery 20 hours of use) of the tape head with a wet type head-cleaning c[...]

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    4 -EN Detaching the Fr ont P anel 1 Press the PO WER button to turn off the power . 2 Press the (Release) button until the front panel pops out. 3 Grasp the left side of the front panel and pull it out. NO TES • The fr ont panel may become hot (especially the connector terminals), this is not malfunction. • T o pr otect the fr ont panel, place [...]

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    EN 5 -EN T urning P ower On and Off 1 Press the PO WER button to turn on the unit. NO TE The unit can be turned on by pr essing any other button except the eject c b utton. The volume le vel gr adually increases to the pre vious le vel y ou were listening to before the unit was turned off. Press the PO WER button again to turn off the unit. NO TE W[...]

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    6 -EN 3 Press the TUNE button to illuminate the DX and SEEK indicators in the display . With the DX mode activ ated, both strong and weak stations will be tuned in the A uto-Seek operation. Press again to return to the local mode. The DX indicator will tur n off and the SEEK indicator will remain illuminated. Now , only strong stations will be tune[...]

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    7 -EN 4 Repeat the procedure to store up to 5 other stations onto the same band. T o use this procedure f or other bands, simply select the band desired and repeat the procedure. A total of 24 stations can be stored in the preset memor y (6 stations f or each band; FM1, FM2, MW and L W). NO TE If a preset memor y has alr eady been set in the same p[...]

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    8 -EN RDS Operation Recalling Preset RDS Stations 1 Press the AF button to activ ate the RDS mode. The display sho ws "AF" when the RDS mode is activated. 2 Make sure that the function indicator at the top side of the "F" button illuminates , then press the preset button in which y our desired RDS station is preset. If the prese[...]

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    9 -EN NOTE If no button is pr essed within 5 seconds after pr essing the PTY button, the PTY mode will be automa tically cancelled. 3 Press the DN g and f UP b uttons within 5 seconds after activ ating the PTY mode to choose the desired programme type while the PTY (programme type) is being displa yed. Each press scrolls the programme type b y one.[...]

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    10 -EN Priority News This function allows y ou to preset to give priority to the News prog ramme. Y ou will ne ver miss the News prog ramme as the unit automatically giv es priority to the News programme whene ver it begins broadcasting, and interrupts the programme y ou are currently listening. This feature is functional when y our unit is set to [...]

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    11 -EN Inser ting/Ejecting Cassette 1 Inser t a cassette tape into the slot with the open side f acing right. When the cassette is loaded, the pla yer automatically star ts tape pla yback and indicates "T APE" in the display . 2 Press the Eject ( c ) button when y ou want to eject the cassette tape. NO TES • When power is turned off or [...]

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    12 -EN F ast Forwar d and Rewind 1 Press the DN g or f UP b utton during tape pla y to fast re wind or f orward the tape respectiv ely . The tape side indicator ( or ) blinks and >> or << mo ves indicating the direction of the tape . When the end of the tape is reached in the rewind mode , the player stops automatically and begins pla y[...]

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    13 -EN Contr olling CD Changer (Optional) If an optional Alpine 6-disc CD Changer (M-Bus) is connected to the 8-pin DIN connector of the TDM-7583R/TDM-7581R/TDM-7580R you can control the CD Changer using the TDM-7583R/ TDM-7581R/TDM-7580R. NO TE The CD contr ols on the TDM-7583R/TDM-7581R/TDM- 7580R for the CD operation ar e functional only when th[...]

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    14 -EN M.I.X. (Random) Pla y 1 Press "F" button. The function indicator at the top side of the "F" button will turn off . 2 Press the M.I.X. button while the CD is pla ying or in the P ause mode. The M.I.X. indicator will appear in the displa y . The trac ks on the disc will be pla yed bac k in a random sequence . After all the [...]

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    15 -EN Erasing Disc Title (TDM-7583R onl y) 1 Press the TITLE button to select the disc titling mode. Then press and hold it f or at least 3 seconds. 2 Press and hold the SOURCE button f or at least 3 seconds to activate the title er asing mode. The disc title in the displa y will blink. 3 Press the DN g or f UP b utton repeatedly until the disc ti[...]

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    16 -EN Remote Contr ol Operation Contr ols on Remote Contr ol (TDM-7583R onl y) 1 Mute Button Press the button to lo wer the volume by 20 dB instantly . Press the button again to cancel. 2 P ower Switch Press the s witch to turn the power on/off . 3 - / J Button Press the button to s witch between the Pla y and P ause modes for CD or T ape. 4 CD Ch[...]

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    17 -EN Battery Replacement Applicable battery: Use two "AAA" sized dry batteries or equivalent. 1 Opening the battery cover Slide out the batter y cov er while fir mly pressing outward. 2 Replacing the battery Put the batteries in the case obser ving the polarities as illustrated. 3 Closing the cov er Push the cov er as illustrated until [...]

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    18 -EN Information CD CD Changer not functioning. • Out of operating temperature range +50 ˚ C (+120 ˚ F) for CD. - Allo w the vehicle's interior (or trunk) temperature to cool. CD playbac k sound is wavering. • Moisture condensation in the CD Module. - Allo w enough time for the condensation to ev aporate (about 1 hour). Unable to fast [...]

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    19 -EN Indication for CD Changer • Protecti ve circuit is acti vated due to high temperature. - The indicator will disappear when the temperature returns to within operation range. • Malfunction in the CD Changer . - Consult your Alpine dealer . Press the magazine eject button and pull out the magazine. Check the indication. Insert the magazine[...]

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    20 -EN Installation and Connections IMPOR T ANT Please record the serial number of your unit in the space provided belo w and keep it as a permanent record. The serial number plate is located on the bottom of the unit. SERIAL NUMBER: INST ALLA TION DA TE: INST ALLA TION TECHNICIAN: PLA CE OF PURCHASE: Precautions • Be sure to disconnect the negat[...]

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    21 -EN Installation 1 Remov e the Detachable F ront P anel (refer to page 4). Slide mounting slee v e from main unit. (See Remov al Procedure) Slide the mounting slee ve into the dashboard. 2 When your v ehicle has the Brack et, mount the long hex bolt onto the rear panel of the TDM- 7583R/TDM-7581R/TDM-7580R and put the Rubber Cap on the he x bolt[...]

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    22 -EN A A Rc h SIG GND Lc h Data Ground Data Bus Battery Shield Ground lgnition Power Supply Ground 2 3 4 6 7 9 ! 5 1 8 ) ~ + " # $ % & ( , - . : / Installation and Connections Connections Antenna T o power antenna Battery DIN Connector PIN Configuration Rear Right Rear Left Speakers Speakers Front Right Front Left Rear Right Rear Left IS[...]

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    23 -EN 1 Antenna Receptacle Connect to the supplied ISO antenna conv er tor plug. 2 A udio Interrupt In Lead (Pink/Black) Connect this lead to the Audio Interf ace output of a cellular phone which provides ground shorting when a call is receiv ed. 3 Remote T urn-On Lead (Blue/White) Connect this lead to the remote turn-on lead of your amplifier or [...]

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