Arkon CDA-118M manual

Designed b y ALPINE J apan 68-14470Z56 -A EN FR ES Marine CD Receiv er CD A -1 1 8M • OWNER ’S MANU AL Pleas e read before usin g this e quipmen t. • MODE D’EMPLOI V euillez lire avant d’utili ser cet appareil. • MANU AL D E OPERACIÓN Léalo an tes de utiliza r este equipo. ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, INC. 1-1-8 N ishi Gotanda, Shina[...]

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1 -EN ENGLISH Contents Operating Instr uct ions W ARNING W ARNIN G .................. ................... ............ 4 CA UTION ......................... ............. ............ 4 PRECAUTIONS ............... .................... ..... 4 Getting Started Accessory List ................ ........... ............ ........... 7 T u rning Po wer On a[...]

2 -EN SETUP BLUETOOTH Setting Setting the BLUET OO TH Connecti on ............ 23 Audio S etting A UX Zone Select (A UX ZONE SELECT) ...... 24 Setting the MUTE Lev el (MUTE LEVEL ) .... . 24 Operating the Extern al Audio Pro cessor (USER PRE SET) ....... ........... ........ .......... ..... 24 T u rning M edia Xp ander ON/ OFF ........ ....... ...[...]

3 -EN IMPRINT Operation (Optional) Changing MultEQ mo de ........... ................. .... 32 Adjusting Sound Setting in Man ual Mode ..... 33 USER PRESET ...................... ............ ......... 33 Storing the Audio Adjus tment Le v el ...... ........ . 33 Recalling the Audi o Adjustm ent Le vel ............ 33 T u rning Media Xpand er ON/OF[...]

4 -EN Operating Instr uctions DO NOT OPE RA TE ANY FUNC TION THA T T AKES YOUR A TTENTION A W A Y FROM SAFEL Y DRIVING YOUR BOA T . Any functio n that requ ires your pro longed att ention shoul d only be perform ed after c oming to a complete sto p. Always stop the boat in a safe location be fore perform ing these funct ions. Failure to do so may r[...]

5 -EN Inserting Dis cs Y ou r playe r acce pts onl y one d isc at a time for play back. Do not attempt to lo ad more than o ne disc. Make sure the label side is facing up when you insert the disc. “ERROR” will be displaye d on your player if yo u insert a disc incorre ctly . If “ERR OR” cont inues to be di splayed even though the disc has b[...]

6 -EN About media tha t can be pl ayed Use only compact discs with the label side sho wing the CD logo marks bel ow . If y ou use u nspecified co mpact d iscs, co rrect p erformanc e cann ot be guara nteed. Y ou can play C D-Rs (CD-Reco rdables)/CD-R Ws (CD-ReWritables) which ha ve been record ed only on audio de vices. Y ou can also play CD-Rs/CD-[...]

7 -EN Accessor y List • Marine CD re ceive r .... ........ ...... ........ ........ ...... ........ ...... ...... 1 • P ower c able .... ...... ........ ......... ..... ......... ........ ...... ........ ...... ...1 • USB c able ..... ..... ......... ..... ......... ........ ...... ........ ...... ........ ...... 1 • Interf ace ca ble for i[...]

8 -EN Setting the Quick Search O N and OFF 1 Press FUNC ./SE TUP . 2 Tu r n t h e Rotary enco der to select QUICK SEARCH, and then press / ENTER . 3 Tu r n t h e Rotary enco der to select ON or OFF , and then press / ENTER . 4 Press FUNC ./SE TUP to return to normal mo de. • Pr essing during the procedure will r eturn to the previous mode. • If[...]

9 -EN 2 Press TUNE/A.ME to select the tuning mode . DX SEEK ( Distan ce mode ) SEEK (Local mod e) (Blan k) (Manual mod e) DX SEEK (Distance mo de) • The i nitial mode is Dista nce mode. Dist ance mode : Both strong and weak station s will be automatically tuned in (Autom atic Seek T unin g). Local mod e: Only strong stations will be a utomaticall[...]

10 -EN Receiving a Multicast Stat ion (HD Radio™ mode only) Mult icastin g is the Ability to broad cast multipl e program streams over a single FM fr equency . This increases the amou nt and diversity of content choices . A maximum o f eight mu lticas t statio n channe ls can be se lect ed on th is unit. 1 Press FUNC ./SE TUP to select MUL TICAST[...]

11 -E N • Do not r emove a CD during its eject cycle. Do not load more than one disc at a time. A malfuncti on may r esult from doing either . • The “ ” indic ator lights up when a disc is ins erted. • Three-inch (8 cm) C Ds cannot be used. • WMA form at files that ar e pr otected by DRM (Digi tal Rights Management), AAC format files th[...]

12 -EN File/Folder Name Search (Concerning MP3/WMA/A AC) Folder and file names may be se arched and dis played durin g playback. 1 During MP3/WMA/AAC playbac k, press / ENTER to activate the sear ch mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Rotary enco der to select Folder Name Search mode or File Name Search mode, and then press / ENTER . Folder Name Sea r ch mode 3 T[...]

13 -E N About MP3/W MA/AAC What is MP3? MP3, w hose offic ial name is “MPEG -1 Audio Layer 3,” is a compression sta ndard prescribed by the ISO, t he Inter national Standa rdization Or ganizati on and M PEG which i s a jo int activity institution of the IE C. MP3 fil es contai n comp ressed audio data. MP3 enco ding is capabl e of com pressing [...]

14 -EN Order of fi les Files are p layed bac k in the order that t he writing so ftware wri tes them to the disc. Therefo re, the playba ck order may not be what is expe cted. Verify the w riting order i n the so ftware’ s docume ntation . The playback order of the folde rs and files is as follows. * The f older No. / folder Nam e wi ll not b e d[...]

15 -E N Playback 1 Press iPod/US B to switc h to the USB I POD mode. 2 Press or to select the desired song. Pressing and holdi ng or will fast backward/fast forwar d the cur rent s ong. 3 T o pause playbac k, press / . Pressing / again will resume pl ayback. • If a song is p laying o n the i Phone/iP od when it is connecte d to th is unit, i t wi[...]

16 -EN Quick Search Y o u can search a song from all song s in the iPhone/i Pod without select ing an alb um, artis t, etc. 1 Press and ho ld / ENTER fo r at least 2 seconds to activate the Quick Search mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Rotary enco der to select a desired song. The select ed song is play ed back immediat ely . • This f unction is effec tive o[...]

17 -E N Random Play Shuffle (M. I.X.) 1 Press FUNC ./SE TUP . 2 Tu r n t h e Rotary encoder to select M I X, and press / E NTER . The Shu ffle mode is activat ed. 3 Tu r n t h e Rotary enco der to se lect the M I X (Shuffle) playback mode, and press / ENTER . 4 Press FUNC ./SE TUP . The songs will be played back in random seque nce. • If no opera[...]

18 -EN Controlling USB memor y (Optional) A USB memory device may be con nected to this un it. W ith a USB memory device c onnected to this unit , the audio files will be playable from th is unit . • The controls on this unit for USB memory operation ar e operative only when a USB memory is connecte d. Playing MP3/WMA/AAC Files with the USB memor[...]

19 -E N Adjusting the volume wh en receiving a Call Duri ng a call, the voice level is ad justable . This ad justed volume is stored fo r future c alls. Tu r n t h e Rotary enco der t o ad ju st t he v olume. • When adjust ing the call volu me be aware that increasing the volume excessi vely may r esult in feedback. If fee dback is notic ed durin[...]

20 -EN Up to 5,00 0 telephone numbers ar e downloadable to th e BLUETOO TH compa tible u nit from a mobi le phone . Dial a call by selecting a pers on from t he phone book li st. Setting item: PHONE BOOK • If a name cannot be obta ined via the phone book , only the “--------” is di splayed for 2 seconds. • The name s r egister ed in the tel[...]

21 -E N T urning Subwo ofer ON/OFF When th e subwoofer is on, you can adjus t the subwoofer output level (refer to page 20 ). For this unit , the followi ng setting can be made only whe n the IMPRINT aud io processor (PXA-H100) is not connected. 1 Press and ho ld AUDIO f or at least 2 seconds to activate the A UDIO selection mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Ro[...]

22 -EN 3 -3 Tu r n t h e Rotary en coder to select the desired bass center frequency , and then press / EN TER . 60 (Hz) 80 (Hz ) 100 (Hz) 1 20 (Hz) 60 (Hz) Emphasizes the displayed b ass fre quency rang es. 4 Press to return to normal mode. • If no operation is perfor med for 60 seconds , the unit will return to normal mode aut omatically. • I[...]

23 -E N Use the S ETUP m enu to flexibly custom ize th e unit to s uit your own preferences and usag e. Choos e setting s from GENERAL , DISPLA Y, etc., t o mak e the desire d changes . 1 Press and ho ld FUNC./SETUP for at least 2 seconds to activate the SETUP selection mode . 2 Tu r n t h e Rotar y enco der to select the desired item, and then p r[...]

24 -EN A UDIO is selected on the setup m enu in step 2. A UX Zone S elect (A UX Z ONE SELECT) When A UX ZONE is ON, yo u can sel ect the connect ed speak er to output the sound si gnal of AUX Zone . Sett ing the M UTE L evel ( MUT E LEVE L) Set the amount of attenuation when muting is on. Operating the External Audio Processor (USER PRESET) Tur n t[...]

25 -E N Setting the A UX ZONE NAME mode Y o u can change the A UX Zone Name when A UX ZONE is set to ON. Setting the A UX Mode (V -L ink) Y o u can inp ut TV/vi deo sound by c onnecting a n optio nal Ai-NE T/RCA Interface cable (KC A-121B) o r V ersatil e Link T erminal ( KCA-410C) to this com ponent. Y o u can change the A UX N AME display when A [...]

26 -EN Changing Lighti ng Color (ILLUMIN A TION) Y o u can change the lighting colo r of the unit's buttons. Dimmer Control (DIMMER) Set the D immer cont rol to AUT O to decre ase the il luminati on brightn ess of the unit when the boat’ s running lights are ON. This mode is useful if you feel the unit’ s backli ghting is too bright at nig[...]

27 -E N GAME ALER T : After acce ss to thi s item, operate th e unit as foll ow . Tu r n t h e Rotar y en coder to set GAME ALERT to ON o r OFF , and then press /ENTER . If ON is set, the alert for all stor ed sports teams is set. If OFF is set, no annou ncements will be made. Setting the Sirius Seek (S-SEEK) Aler t The following operat ions can be[...]

28 -EN Receiving Channels with t he SA T Radio 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, [...]

29 -E N Receiving Stored Channel s 1 Press and ho ld PRESET for at least 2 secon ds. The Pr eset scr een is displayed . 2 Tu r n t h e Rotary enco der to select a radio station. 3 Press / ENTE R . The select ed channel is r eceived . • Y ou can als o call up t he desired pre set memory by pressing PRESET repeatedly . Storing the desire d Sport s [...]

30 -EN Act ivating the st ored A lert (S IRIU S onl y) Make sure that GAME ALER T (Refer to “Setti ng the Fa vorite Spor ts T eam announcement (SPO R TS)” on page 26 )/S-SEEK ALER T (Refer to “Set ting t he Sirius Seek (S -SEEK) Alert ” on page 27 ) is set to ON. When the Game Aler t/S-Seek optio n is en abled. W hene ver the sto red sports[...]

31 -E N Receiving Weather or T raffic Information from SA T Radio 1 Select the S A T Radio Channel for yo ur local traffi c/ weather information. 2 Press and ho ld / for at least 2 seconds in the SA T mode. The r eceived weath er or traf fic chan nel is stor ed. 3 Press and ho ld SA T fo r at least 2 seconds. The store d Weathe r or T raf fic chann[...]

32 -EN • When the “Sc r oll Setti ng (TE XT SCR OLL)” (pag e 26 ) is se t to “A UTO”, the channel name and song tit le scrolls continuously . When the Scroll Setting is set to “MANUAL”, the song title sc r olls only once. • Depending on the model, the display ma y differ from the one sh own above. Setting the Auxiliar y Data Field D[...]

33 -E N Adjusting Sound Setting in M anual Mode Y o u can change t hese sound settings to creat e your own pr eference when th e MultE Q mode is set to M ultEQ o ff (Manu al Mode). Howe ver , subwoofer in the subwoofer system can be set to ON/OF F regardless of whether the MultEQ setting is ON or OFF. 1 Press and ho ld FUNC./SETUP for at least 2 se[...]

34 -EN The se tting of Parame tric EQ/G raphic EQ Adjustment , Time Correcti on and X-Ov er can be adjusted in this mode. Adjusting the P arametric Equalizer Curve Y ou can mo dify the Equa lizer se ttings to cr eate a re sponse curve mor e appeali ng to your personal ta ste. T o ad just the Parametr ic Equalize r Curve, set the EQ mode to P ARAMET[...]

35 -E N Adjusting the Cr ossover Settings (X-O VER) Before performing t he following pr ocedures, refer to “ A bout the Crossov er” (p age 38). 2.2ch (3W A Y) S yste m 1 After selecting X-O VER from the So und Field Adju stm ent mode , turn the Rot ary e ncode r to select the b and adjustment, an d then press / ENTER . 2.2ch (3W A Y) System / N[...]

36 -EN When th e subwoofer is on, you can adjus t the subwoofer output level (refer to page 20 ). OFF O N (Initial settin g) When the subwoofer is on, yo u can select either SYS 1 or SYS 2 for the desired subw oofer eff ect. SYS 1 (In itial setting ) SYS 2 NORMAL (Initia l setting) REVERSE The subwoofer outpu t phase is toggled SUBWOO FER NORMAL (0[...]

37 -E N About Time Correction The distan ce between t he list ener and the speaker s in a boat var y 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 caus ed by the time delay between the sound r[...]

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

39 -E N Selecting a Disc (Changer) (Optional) An optiona l 6-dis c or 12-disc CD Change r may be connected to this un it if it is A i-NET co mpat ible. With a CD Ch anger conn ected to the Ai-NET i nput of th is uni t, the C D Changer will b e control lable fro m this unit. Using th e KCA-4 10C (V ersati le Link T erminal) mu ltiple cha ngers c an [...]

40 -EN 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 connect[...]

41 -E N The sound is not output from the speakers. • The re is no sign al output from the inte rnal amp lifier . - PO WER IC is switch ed to “OFF” (p age 25) . iP od does not play a nd no sound is out put. • The iPod has not been re cognize d. - Reset thi s unit and t he iPod. R efer to “Ini tial Sy stem Sta rt-U p” (pag e 7). T o reset[...]

42 -EN • Ab normal c urrent i s run to the U SB co nnector device. - Y ou ca n solve the problem by switchi ng the source, tu rning the unit power off, or A C C to the OFF position. • A USB d evi ce th at is not s upport ed b y the unit i s con nected . - C onnect a USB device that is suppor ted by the unit . • An iP ho ne/i Pod i s n ot c on[...]

43 -E N • MiniT uner missing/ discon nected o r no co mmunica tion bet ween the u nit an d XM Radi o. -C h e c k t h e X M T u n e r . • The XM or SIRI US ante nna is no t con nect ed to th e XM or SIRIUS ra dio module. - Check whe ther t he XM o r SIR IUS ante nna cable i s att ached secu rely t o the X M or SIRI US r adio m odule . • The Re[...]

44 -EN Specifications FM TUNER SECTION AM TUNER SECTION CD PLA YER SECTION USB SECTION PICKUP GENERAL CHASSIS SIZE NOSEPI ECE SIZ E • Due to continuo us pr oduct improvement, specifications and design are subject to change without not ice. T uning R ange 87.7-10 7.9 MH z (MOD E1) 87.50-1 08.00 MH z (M ODE2) Mono Usa ble Sensitivity 9.3 dBf (0.8µ[...]

45 -E N Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting the unit, please read the followi ng an d page 4 of thi s manual thor oughly f or pro per 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. DO NOT CON NECT A POWE R SUPPL Y OTHER THAN A DC 12V NEGA TIV[...]

46 -EN Installation • The ma in unit must be mount ed within 30 degr ees of t he horiz ontal plane, back to front. 1 Stick the I nstallation T emplate to a cho sen mounting locati on, and dr ill hol es accor ding to the Ins talla tion T empla te’ s ind icat ion. 2 Open the f ront panel, and instal l the unit as sh ow belo w . • F or the s cr [...]

47 -E N Connections Antenna Speake rs Amplifier (Sold Separate ly) Amplifier (Sold Separate ly) Amplifier (Sol d Separately ) T o USB m emory or i Phone/iPod Ignition k ey SPEAKER LEFT FRONT (White) T o amplifier to equ alizer Amplifier (Sold Sepa rate ly) Fr ont le ft Fr ont rig ht Rear lef t Rear right ZONE 2 Left ZONE2 Right Subw oofe rs To M a [...]

48 -EN Fr ont Output / Input RCA Connector s It can be used as Fro nt Outpu t or Input RCA Connectors . Rear Output/Inpu t RCA Connector s It can be used as Rear Out put or Input RCA Connectors . ZONE2 Output RCA Co nnectors Subwoof er Output RCA Con nectors USB Connector Connect thi s to an USB memory or to an iPhone /iPod. T o use an iPhone/ iPod[...]

LIMITED WARRANTY ALPIN E EL ECTRONIC S OF AMER ICA, INC. AND A LPIN E OF C ANADA INC. (“Al pine” ), are dedi cated to qu ality craftsm anship and are ple ased to off er this W arrant y . We sug gest th at you read it thorough ly . Should yo u ha ve any q uestions , ple ase contact you r Dealer or contact Alpine at one of the telephon e number s[...]