Alpine 68-09359Z83-B manual

Designed b y ALPINE J apan 68-09359Z83 -B EN FR ES Digital Media Receiv er iD A -X303 • OWNER ’S MANU AL Pleas e read before usin g this e quipmen t. • MODE D’EMPLOI V euillez lire avant d’ utiliser cet ap pareil. • MANU AL DE OPERACIÓN Léalo an tes de utiliza r este equipo. ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, INC. 1-1-8 N ishi Gotanda, Shi[...]

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ENGLISH 1 -EN Contents Operating Instr uct ions W A RNING W ARNING ............ ............ .................... ..... 3 CA UTION ...... ................... .................... ..... 3 PRECAUTIONS ............... .................... ..... 3 Double Action Encoder Operation Getting Started Accessory List ................ ....................... ..[...]

2 -EN Genera l Setting Setting of Cale ndar Display Pattern S witching (CALEND AR) ........... ............... ........... ........ 22 Setting the Clock Display (CL K MODE) ........ 22 Conne cting an MP3 Cha nger (PLA Y MODE) .................. .............. ........... . 22 Sound (Beep) Guide Fun ction .. ............... ........ 22 T urning Mute[...]

3 -EN Operating Instr uctions DO NOT OPE RA TE ANY FUNCTIO N THA T T AKES YOUR A TTENTION A WA Y FROM SAFEL Y DRIVING YO UR VEHICLE. Any functio n that requ ires your pro longed atten tion should on ly be performe d after coming to a comple te stop. Always st o p the v ehicle in a safe lo cation befo re perform ing these fu nctions. Failur e to do [...]

4 -EN On Hand ling USB Memory • T o pre vent malf unction or d amage, n ote the f ollo wing poi nts. Read th e USB memory O wner’s Man ual tho roughly . Do not to uch the terminal s by hand or metal . Do not su bject USB me mo ry t o exce ssiv e shock. Do not bend , drop, disassemble , modify or soak in the water . • A v oid usage or sto r ag[...]

5 -EN There ar e 2 ways to operat e the Doubl e Action encode r. Normal operation Tu r n t h e Doub le Actio n enc oder to the left o r right. T o adj ust volu me an d scr oll th roug h a list of item s. Alternate operation Tu r n t h e Doub le Acti on en coder to the left or right. When you r elease th e Double Actio n encoder , the di splay chang[...]

6 -EN Accessor y List • Digital Med ia receiver ...... ...... ...... . .... ........... ...... ........... .....1 • P ower c able .... ......... ..... ......... ........ ...... ........ ......... ........ ...... 1 • USB c able ..... ..... ......... ........ ...... ........ ........ ......... ..... ......... ...1 • Interf ace ca ble for iPod[...]

7 -EN Setting the Calendar 1 Press and ho ld FUNCTION/SET UP for at l east 2 seconds to activate the SETUP selection mode . 2 Tu r n t h e Doub le Acti on encoder to select the GENERAL mode , and then press / ENTER . BT * 1 AUDIO * 2 GEN ERAL DISPLA Y IPOD TUNER * 3 BT * 1 Displayed onl y when INT MUTE is se t to OFF, and the mode is set to other t[...]

8 -EN This un it cann ot recei ve HD Rad io sig nals (dig ital terres trial radio). In order to act iv ate the digital r adio functions described bel ow , an optional HD Radio Tuner module must be conn ected through the Ai-NET bus. iTunes T agging lets you t ag songs you hear o n HD Ra dio stations with your new iDA-X303 and t hen preview , buy , a[...]

9 -EN Frequency Search Function Y ou ca n search for a radio stati on by its frequency . 1 Press / ENTER in Radio mode to activate Frequency searc h mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Doub le Acti on encoder to select the desired frequency . 3 * Press / ENTER to receive the selected f requency . * Operation is not required during HD Radio r eception. • Pr ess [...]

10 -EN An iPhone/i Pod can be connect ed to this unit by usi n g the Inte rface cable fo r iPod (supplied). When this unit is c onnected by using the cable, the controls on the iP od are not functiona l. • Intern et and telephon e functions of iT ouch or iPhone , ect., can also be used when connecting to the uni t. However , using these functions[...]

11 -E N 4 Tu r n t h e Doub le Acti on encoder to select an album, and then press /ENTER . The song sea rch mode is activated and songs names ar e displayed. 5 Tu r n t h e Doub le Acti on encoder to select a song and press /ENTER . The select ed song is played back . • While in the search mode, if you press and hold for at l east 2 seconds t he [...]

12 -EN Up/Down Function If you select an album and press and hold /ENT ER in the searc h mode, this a lbum will be played ba ck repeatedly. T o go to the previous or next Album, use the Up/Down function . Press and turn the Dou ble Act ion enco der to the left. Retu rns to the previo us ite m. Press and turn the Dou ble Act ion enco der to the righ[...]

13 -E N If a USB memory de vice/Portabl e audio player o r changer is conn ected to the unit, MP 3/WMA/AAC f iles can be played back. • In the USB mode, when thi s unit is reset, ACC is switched from OFF to ON, or whe n the USB is c onnected to thi s unit, “BANKING ” is displayed fo r several seconds. Using the USB Memory Banking Function 1. [...]

14 -EN 1 Press PRESET . The DISC CHANGE screen is displayed. 2 Tu r n t h e Doub le Acti on encoder to select a disc. Y ou can s cro ll the page by pres sing and tu r ning the Doub le Action en c oder . 3 Press / ENTER . The select ed disc number ap pears in the d isplay and CD/MP3/WMA/ AAC playback starts. Multi-Changer Selection (Optional) When u[...]

15 -E N Searching for CD T rack Num ber (CD changer only) Y ou can search for a song b y track number . 1 Press / ENTER duri ng pl ay . This will set the sear ch mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Doub le Acti on encoder to select the desired track, and then pr ess / ENTER . This will play the selected tr ack. • Pr ess in the search mode to cancel. Or , the se[...]

16 -EN File Name S earc h mode 3 Select the desired file by turning th e Doubl e Action encode r . Y ou c an scroll t he page by pre s sin g and turning t he Doub le Action en c oder . 4 Press / ENTER to play bac k the selected file. • Pr ess an d hold for at least 2 se conds in the search mode to cancel. Or , the sear ch mode is canceled if no o[...]

17 -E N About MP3/W MA/AAC What is MP3? MP3, w hose officia l name i s “MPEG -1 Audio Layer 3,” i s a compression sta ndard prescribed by the ISO, t he Inter national Standa rdization Or ganizati on and M PEG which is a joint a ctivity institution of the IE C. MP3 fil es contain comp ressed audio data. MP 3 encodi ng is capabl e of com pressing[...]

18 -EN Adjusting Subwoofer/Ba ss/T reble/ Balance (Between Left an d Right)/Fader (Between Front and Rear)/ Loudness/ Defeat 1 Press IMPRINT repeatedly to choose the desired mode. Each pr ess changes the mo de as follows: SUBW L V * 1 BASS L V TRE BLE L V BALANCE L V FA D E R LV * 2 LOUD * 3 DEFEA T VOLUM E SUBW L V * 1 Subwoo fer: +0 ~ +15 Bass le[...]

19 -E N Setting the Bass Control Y ou ca n change the Bass Fre quency emphasis to cr eate your own tonal preference. For this unit , the following se tting can be made only whe n the IMPRINT aud io processor (PXA-H100) is not connected. 1 Press and ho ld IMPRINT for at l east 2 second s to activate the A UDIO selection mode. 2 Tu r n t h e Doub le [...]

20 -EN 2 Tu r n t h e Double Action encod er to select the HPF Adjustment mode , and then press / ENTER . SUBW SUBW SYSTE M * BASS TREB LE HPF SUBW * Displayed only w hen subwoof er is ON. 3 Tu r n t h e Doub le Acti on encoder to select the desired HPF frequency , and then press / ENTER . OFF 80 (Hz) 120 (Hz) 160 (Hz) 4 Press to return to n ormal [...]

21 -E N DISPLA Y: DIMMER SCRO LL TYPE TEXT SC ROLL DIMMER IPOD: PLAYLISTS ARTI STS ALB UMS PODCAST S AUDI OBOOKS GENR ES COMPOSERS SONGS PLA YLISTS TUNER: XM ADF * 13 GAME ALERT * 13 ST A TION CALL * 14 DIGIT AL SEEK * 14 XM AD F * 13 * 4 If IMPR INT audio processor is conne cted, you can make more detailed settings for t he audio setting. F or det[...]

22 -EN GENERA L is selec ted on the set up main men u in step 2. Settin g of Cale ndar Di spla y Patter n Swit ching ( CALENDAR) Y ou can switch the cal endar disp lay pattern to be sho wn when the time is disp layed. ex. M/D/Y 01/01/ 09 Setting the Clock Display ( CLK MODE) Y ou c an select the clock display type, 12-hou r or 24-hour, depending on[...]

23 -E N • No sound is produced by the system wh en the PO WER I C is set to OFF. Demonstration This uni t has a Demonstr ation featur e for the displa y . • T o quit Demo mo de, set to DEMO OFF. DISP LA Y is selected on the se tup main me nu in step 2. Dimmer Control Set the D immer cont rol to A UTO to decre ase the il lumination brightn ess o[...]

24 -EN Receiving Channels with t he SA T R adio Receiver (Optional) About SA T Radio Satelli te Radio* is the next generat ion of audio e ntertainme nt, with over 100 digita l audio channels. For a small monthly fee, subscribers c an hear crys tal-clea r music, spor ts, news and talk , coast- to-coast via sate llite . For mo re i nformat ion, visi [...]

25 -E N Storing Channel Presets 1 Press BAND to select the desired band yo u want to store. 2 Press PRESET . The Pr eset scr een is displaye d. 3 Tu r n t h e Doub le Acti on encoder to select the preset number . 4 Press and ho ld / ENTER for at least 2 seconds. The sel ected station is sto red. 5 Repeat the procedure to store up to 5 other channel[...]

26 -EN Storing the desired Song / Artist (SIRIUS only) A stored song tit le or artist nam e is announced whe nev e r a matching title or arti st is found on an other channel . The interruption Ale rt is display ed while list ening t o a progra m on a nother chan nel. For receiving interr uption inform ation, refer to “Rec alling the stored inform[...]

27 -E N 3 Tu r n t h e Doub le Acti on encoder to select the desired Channel/Ar tist/Song Name, and then press / ENTER . • While in Cha nnel/Artist/ Song Searc h mode, press to selec t a differ ent search mode. • The Search mode is canceled if you press and hold f or at least 2 seconds i n Channe l/Artist/ Song Search mode. • Channel searc h [...]

28 -EN Changing the Display T ext informati on, such as th e chan nel name, artist name/f eatur e, and song/pr ogram title, is av ai lable with each XM or Sirius channel. The unit c an displ ay this text informati on as exp lained below . In XM or SIRIUS mode, press VIEW . Each time you p ress thi s butto n, the display changes as shown below . XM [...]

29 -E N Alpine intr oduces IMPRINT - the world’ s first technology that thorough ly eliminat es in-car acoustic problems tha t normally degrade sound qual ity , which enab les us to experienc e music the way the art ist intended, refer to “ A bou t IMP RINT ” (p age 36). When the IMP RINT audio p rocessor (PXA-H100) (sold separately) is conne[...]

30 -EN • If IMPRINT audi o pr ocesso r is connected, you can make mor e detaile d setting s for the aud io setting. F or deta ils, refer to “IMPRINT Operation ( Optional) ” (page 29). Storing the Au dio Adjustme nt Le v el Y o u can store up to 3 adjus ted/set conten ts on this unit. All of the fol lowing adjusted/set items are sto red in a p[...]

31 -E N Adjusting the Graphic Equal izer Curve Y ou can modi fy the e q uali zer set tings to create a response cur ve more appeali ng to your personal tast e. T o adjust the graphi c equalizer cu rve, set the E Q mode to GRA PHIC E Q. For d etai ls, r efer t o “Setti ng EQ mode” (page 32). 1 After selecting EQ ADJ (Graphic EQ ) from the Sound [...]

32 -EN 4 Repeat steps 1 to 3 to m ake adjustment to the other bands. 4.2ch (FR ONT/REAR/SUBW .) System 1 After selecting X-O VER from the So und Field Adju stm ent mo de , turn t he Double Ac tion encode r to select the band ad justment, and then press /ENTER . 4.2ch ( FR ONT/RE AR/SUBW .) Syst em / NORMAL (L=R) Setting ite ms: LOW (SU B-W) / MID ([...]

33 -E N Y ou c an chan ge the un it, (cm or inch) of tim e correcti on. CM (Initial s etting) INCH MX (M edia Xpan der) makes vocals or ins truments sound dist inct regardless of the musi c source. The FM radio, CD, USB memor y and iPhone/ iPod, wi ll be able t o repr oduce t he musi c clearl y e ven in cars with a lot of road noi se. Changing the [...]

34 -EN About Time Correction The dist ance bet w een t he list ener and the sp eakers i n a car v ary wide ly due to the comple x speak er placeme nt. This differen ce in the d i stan ces from the speakers to the listener cr eates a shift in the sounds image and frequency chara cteristics. This is caus ed by the time delay between the sound reachi [...]

35 -E N About the Crossover Crossover (X-O VER): This uni t is equippe d with an active cros sover . The cr ossover limit s the frequenc ies delivered to the ou tputs. Each channel i s contr olled independe ntly . Thu s, each spe aker pair can be dr iv en by the f requencies for which they have been optim ally designe d. The crossov er adjusts the [...]

36 -EN About IMPRINT All good musi c starts as an arti st’ s visi on. After countle ss hours of rehearsi ng, recordin g and mixing, that visi on is ready for us to hear on discs, radio and other media . But do we hear it as the art ist created it? Unfo rtunately, the reality is th at we are almost never able to listen to it in the exa ct way the [...]

37 -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 not f unctionin g norma lly , pl ease review the item s in the following check list. This gui de will help you isolat e the problem if the unit is a t fault. Oth erwise, ma ke sure the rest of your syst em is proper ly conne[...]

38 -EN • The iPhone/iP od is not verified. - Cha nge anoth er iPhone/iP od. • Abnorm al current is being drawn by the device con nected to USB. An error message may be disp layed if the device conn ecte d is not co mpat ible . The U SB Flas h Memo ry devic e may b e defe ctive. - Atte mpt to conne ct another USB mem ory . • A USB d e vice th [...]

39 -E N • Protec tive ci r cuit is ac tiv ated due to high temper ature. - The indi cation will d isappear when the temperat ure returns t o norma l operating rang e. • Malf unction in the CD Chan ger . - Consult your Alpi ne deal er. Pres s t he m a gazine ej ect butt on and pul l out the magazine. Check the indi cation. Insert the magazine ag[...]

40 -EN Specifications FM TUNER SECTION AM TUNER SECTION USB SECTION GENERAL CHA SSIS SIZE NOS EPIECE SI ZE • Due to continuou s pr od uct impro v ement, spe cifications and design are subject to change without noti ce. T uning R ange 87.7-107 .9 MHz Mon o Usa ble Sen sit i v ity 9.3 dBf (0.8µV /75 ohms ) 50 dB Quiet ing Sens iti vity 13.5 dBf (1[...]

41 -E N Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting the unit, please read the followi ng an d page s 3 and 4 of th is manual t hor oughl y for pr oper use. War ni n g MAKE T HE CORR ECT CONN ECTIONS. Failure to make th e proper connec tions may result in fire or product dama ge. USE ONL Y IN CARS W ITH A 12 VOL T NEGA TIVE GROUND. [...]

42 -EN Installation • The ma in unit must be mount ed within 35 degr e es of the horizonta l plane, back to front. * If the install ed mounting sleeve is lo ose in the dashboard, the pressur e plates may be bent slightly to r emedy the problem. • F or the scr ew marked “* 2 ”, use an appropriate screw for the chosen mounting loc ation. Remo[...]

43 -E N <JAP ANESE CAR> • Secure the gr ou nd lead of the unit to a clean metal spot using a scr ew (* 3 ) already atta ched t o the vehicle ’ s cha ssis. iPhone/i Pod Conne ction (sold separately) Connect US B cabl e to a n iPhone/iPo d with Interface cable for iPod. Remove the iPhone/iP od Remove the iPhone/iPod fr om Interface cable fo[...]

44 -EN Connections EXT AP NORM * 1 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 Green Green/Blac k White/Blac k SPEAKER RIGHT REAR SPEAKER LEFT REAR SPEAKER LEFT FRONT Antenna To p o w e r a n t e n n a T o amp lifier or equaliz er T o v ehicle ph one Ignitio n Ke y Batte[...]

45 -E N Antenna Receptacle P ower Antenna Lead (Bl ue) Connect th is lead to the +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 Lead ( Blue/White) Connect thi s lead to[...]

LIMITED WARRANTY ALPI NE EL ECTRON ICS O F AMER ICA, INC. AND ALP INE OF CANA D A INC. (“Alpine”) , are dedicat e d to qua lity craf tsmanshi p and are please d to off er this Warra nty . We suggest that you read it thoroughly . Shoul d you hav e any qu estions , please cont act y our Dealer or contact Alpine at one of the te lephone numb ers l[...]