Alpine TDM-7584R manual

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    R R EN DE FR ES IT SE 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 OF CANADA, INC. Suite 203, 7300 Warden Ave. Markham, Ontario [...]

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    CHM-S630 • CD changer for TDM-7586RB/ TDM-7584R/TDM-7582R • CD-W echsler für TDM-7586RB/ TDM-7584R/TDM-7582R • Changeur CD pour TDM-7586RB/ TDM-7584R/TDM-7582R • Cambiador de CD para TDM-7586RB/TDM-7584R/TDM-7582R • Cambia CD per TDM-7586RB/ TDM-7584R/TDM-7582R • CD-växlare för TDM-7586RB/ TDM-7584R/TDM-7582R CHA-1214 CHA-S634 Alpine[...]

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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 electric sho[...]

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    EN 3 -EN Precision T ape Mechanism Prevent any foreign objects from entering the cassette opening as the precision mechanism and tape head may be damaged. Never play dirty or dusty tapes – they can damage the tape head. T ape Head Cleaning Periodic cleaning (approximately every 20 hours of use) of the tape head with a wet type head-cleaning casse[...]

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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 front panel, place i[...]

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

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    6 -EN 3 Press the TUNE button to illuminate the "DX" and "SEEK" indicators in the displa y . 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 ill[...]

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    7 -EN 3 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 already been set in the same pr[...]

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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 automatically 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 gives 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 a[...]

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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 playbac k 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 play er stops automatically and begins pla [...]

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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-7586RB/TDM-7584R/TDM-7582R you can control the CD Changer using the TDM-7586RB/ TDM-7584R/TDM-7582R. NO TE The CD controls on the TDM-7586RB/TDM-7584R/TDM- 7582R for the CD operation are functional only when t[...]

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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 back in a random sequence . After all the t[...]

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    15 -EN T o Displa y CD Titles (TDM-7586RB/TDM-7584R only) Titles can be display ed for the CDs with titles entered. (Refer to page 15 to title discs .) 1 Press the TITLE button in the CD mode . The display will be s witched each time the s witch is pressed. Titling Discs (TDM-7586RB/ TDM-7584R only) 1 Press the TITLE button to select the disc title[...]

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    16 -EN Remote Contr ol Operation 8 g DN Button Radio mode: SEEK (DN) Button CD changer mode: Press the button to go bac k to the beginning of the current trac k. T ape mode: Press the button during tape play to fast re wind the tape respectively . 9 f UP Button Radio mode: SEEK (UP) Button CD changer mode: Press the button to adv ance to the beginn[...]

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

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    18 -EN Inf or ma tion Cassette T ape pla yback sounds dull. • The tape head needs cleaning. - Clean the tape head. • Incorrect Dolby NR in use (TDM-7586RB/TDM- 7584R only). - Check Dolby NR switch setting. CD CD Changer not functioning. • Out of operating temperature range +50˚C (+120˚F) for CD. - Allow the vehicle's interior (or trunk[...]

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    19 -EN Indication for CD Changer • Protective circuit is activated 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 a[...]

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    20 -EN Installation and Connections IMPOR T ANT Please record the serial number of your unit in the space provided below 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 negati[...]

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    21 -EN Installation 1 Remov e the Detachable F ront P anel (ref er 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 he x bolt onto the rear panel of the TDM- 7586RB/TDM-7584R/TDM-7582R and put the Rubber Cap on the he x b[...]

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    22 -EN 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 ISO Antenna Con ver ter Plug T o amplifier or equalizer ISO Antenna Plug Amplifier (Sold Separately) CD Changer (Sold Separately) Ignition Key T o vehic [...]

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    23 -EN 1 Antenna Receptacle Connect to the supplied ISO antenna convertor plug. 2 Audio Interrupt In Lead (Pink/Blac k) Connect this lead to the Audio Interface output of a cellular phone which provides ground shorting when a call is received. 3 Remote T ur n-On Lead (Blue/White) Connect this lead to the remote turn-on lead of your amplifier or sig[...]