Alpine CDA-7878 manual

EN FR ES ES IT SE R 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 L3[...]

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1 -EN ENGLISH 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 .........[...]

2 -EN WARNING This symbol means important instructions. Failure to heed them can result in serious injury or death. DO NOT OPERA TE ANY FUNCTION THA T T AKES YOUR A TTENTION AW A Y FROM SAFEL Y DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE. Any function that requires your prolonged attention should only be performed after coming to a complete stop. Alw ays stop the vehicle[...]

3 -EN Never Attempt the Following Do not grip or pull out the disc while it is being pulled back into the player by the automatic reloading mechanism. Do not attempt to insert a disc into the unit when the unit power is of f. Inserting Discs Y our player accepts only one disc at a time for playback. Do not attempt to load more than one disc. Make s[...]

4 -EN Basic Operation PO WER MODE/A udio Control RESET MUTE ANGLE 8 9 Detaching the Fr ont P anel 1 Press and hold the PO WER button f or at least 2 seconds to turn off the power . 2 Press the (Release) button at upper left side until the front panel pops out. 3 Grasp the left side of the front panel and pull it out. NOTES • The fr ont panel may [...]

5 -EN T urning P ower On and Off 1 Press the PO WER button to turn on the unit. NOTE The unit can be turned on by pr essing any other button except the c or CLK/TITLE b utton. The volume le vel gr adually increases to the previous le vel y ou were listening to before the unit was turned off. Press and hold the PO WER button f or at least 2 seconds [...]

6 -EN SETUP CLK TUNE g DN f UP MODE/Audio Contr ol Setting Time 1 In the Clock priority mode, press and hold the CLK (clock) b utton f or at least 2 seconds while the time is displa y ed. The time indication will blink. 2 Rotate the A udio Contr ol knob to adjust the hours while the time indication is blinking. 3 When the hours has been adjusted, p[...]

7 -EN → SUB-W → BALANCE V OLUME ← F ADER ← TUNER SUB-W SUB-W (s witching phase) ∗ SUB-W STEREO/MONO ∗ A UX MUTE SCROLL BEEP CONTRAST DISC/FOLDER DEMO SRC DHE TUNER SUB-W SUB-W (s witching phase) ∗ SUB-W STEREO/MONO ∗ A UX MUTE SCROLL BEEP CONTRAST DISC/FOLDER DEMO SRC DHE Subw oofer On and Off 1 Press and hold the SETUP b utton for [...]

8 -EN Setting the Subw oofer Output Y ou can set the subw oof er output to stereo or monaural. Make sure to set the correct output f or your subwoof er type. 1 Press and hold the SETUP button f or at least 2 seconds. 2 Press the f UP button to select “ Switching the SUB-W monaural/Stereo (SUB-W STEREO or MONO) mode. ” ∗ Displa y ed when you s[...]

9 -EN Sound (Beep) Guide Function This function will give audib le feedbac k with varying tones depending upon the button pressed. 1 Press and hold the SETUP button f or at least 2 seconds. 2 Press the f UP button repeatedly to select “ BEEP . ” Each press of the f UP button changes the modes as shown: ∗ Displa y ed when you set SUB-W to ON. [...]

10 -EN Basic Operation SOURCE TUNE SETUP g DN f UP 3 Press the TUNE button to toggle mode betw een SCROLL A UTO and MANU . • SCROLL A UTO: the CD text inf or mation, the te xt inf or mation of f older and file names, and the ID3 tags are scrolled automatically . • SCROLL MANU: the display is scrolled only when a disc is loaded or when a trac k [...]

11 -EN Demonstration This unit has a Demonstration feature which simulates the displa y functions. 1 Press and hold the SETUP b utton for at least 2 seconds. 2 Press the f UP button to select the DEMO mode. Each press changes the modes as shown: ∗ Displa yed when y ou set SUB-W to ON. NOTE If you pr ess the g DN b utton, the display scr olls in r[...]

12 -EN Basic Operation f UP g DN DEFEA T DISP/B.OUT Defeat Use the DEFEA T b utton to return the previously adjusted settings of DHE, EQ, and CSD (Customized Sound Database) to the f actor y def ault settings . 1 Press and hold the DEFEA T button f or at least 2 seconds to turn Defeat on. T o cancel Def eat, press and hold the DEFEA T button again [...]

13 -EN Blac k out Mode On and Off When the Black out mode is tur ned on, the display will turn off to reduce power consumption. This additional pow er enhances the sound quality . 1 Press and hold the B.OUT button f or at least 2 seconds to star t the blac kout mode . By doing so the displa y will turn off. NOTE If any button on the unit is pr esse[...]

14 -EN B AND/ T .S.M. g DN f UP TITLE MODE/ Audio Contr ol Basic Operation Displa ying the Title/T ext It is possible to displa y the CD/Station title if the title has been previously inputted. For details, see “ Titling Disc/Stations ” (page 15). T e xt information, such as the disc name and the track name, will be displa yed if pla ying a CD [...]

15 -EN Titling Discs/Stations It is possible to title y our fa vorite CD's or r adio stations. 1 Press the TITLE button and select the title display mode . F or details, see “ Displaying the Title/T e xt ” (page 14). 2 Press and hold the TITLE b utton for at least 2 seconds. The first character will b link. 3 Press the B AND button to sele[...]

16 -EN Radio Operation SOURCE B AND g DN f UP TUNE/A.ME Preset buttons (1 thr ough 6) A utomatic Seek T uning 1 Press the SOURCE button until a r adio frequency appears in the displa y . 2 Press the BAND button repeatedly until the desired radio band is displa yed. Each press changes the band: → FM1 → FM2 → AM 3 Press the TUNE button to illum[...]

17 -EN Manual Storing of Station Presets 1 Select the radio band and tune in a desired radio station you wish to store in the preset memory . 2 Press and hold any one of the Preset b uttons (1 through 6) f or at least 2 seconds until the station frequency on the displa y blinks . 3 Press the Preset button into which y ou wish to store the station w[...]

18 -EN CD Player Operation SOURCE c - / J Insert a disc with the label side facing up. f UP g DN REPEA T Pla yback 1 Press the c button. The mov able displa y will open. 2 Inser t a disc with the label side f acing up . The disc will be pulled into the unit automatically . The mov able displa y will close and pla ybac k will begin. When a disc is a[...]

19 -EN Music Sensor (Skip) 1 Momentarily press the g DN button once during CD play to return to the beginning of the current trac k. If you wish to access the beginning of a trac k fur ther back, repeatedly press until you reach the desired tr ack. Press the f UP b utton once to adv ance to the beginning of the ne xt track. If you wish to access th[...]

20 -EN CD Player Operation SOURCE F Select buttons (1 thr ough 6) B AND M.I.X. (Random Play) 1 Press the M.I.X. button in the pla y or pause mode. The trac ks on the disc will be pla y ed back in a random sequence . After all the trac ks on the disc hav e been play ed bac k once, the pla yer will begin a new r andom sequence pla y until the M.I.X. [...]

21 -EN Contr olling CD Changer (Optional) An optional 6-disc or 12-disc CD Changer may be connected to the CD A-7878 if it is Ai-NET compatible . With a CD Changer connected to the Ai-NET input of the CD A-7878, the CD Changer will be controllable from the CD A-7878. Using the KCA-400C (Multi-Changer Switching de vice) or the KCA-410C (V ersatile L[...]

22 -EN Playing MP3 Files Y ou can pla y CD-ROMs , CD-Rs, and CD-R Ws containing MP3 files on this unit. Use the f or mat compliant with ISO 9660 le vel 1 or lev el 2. For further information about pla ying or storing MP3 files, ref er to pages 24 - 25 before using the unit. 1 Press the c button. The mov ab le displa y will open. 2 Inser t a disc co[...]

23 -EN M.I.X. (Random Play) 1 Press the M.I.X. button in the pla y or pause mode. The files or trac ks on the disc will be play ed back in a random sequence . After all the files and trac ks on the disc hav e been pla yed bac k once, the pla yer will begin a ne w random sequence pla y until the M.I.X. mode is cancelled. T o cancel M.I.X. play , pre[...]

24 -EN Setting the Range of MP3 File Selection Y ou can set the range of MP3 file selection to “ entire disc contents ” or “ f older contents only . ” 1 Press and hold the SETUP b utton f or at least 2 seconds. 2 Press the f UP b utton repeatedly to select DISC/FOLDER (trac k selection range). Each press of the f UP b utton changes the mode[...]

25 -EN • Suppor ted playbac k sampling rates and bit rates Sampling rates: 8 kHz - 44.1 kHz, bit rates: 8 - 320 kbps Note that f or sampling rates such as 11,025 kHz, this de vice ’ s frame displa y (Page 14) ma y not display correctly . • ID3 tags This device supports ID3 tag v1. If ID3 tag data is in an MP3 file, this de vice can display th[...]

26 -EN Adjusting the Sound Operation MODE/A udio Control f UP g DN DHE Preset buttons (1 thr ough 6) DSP Selecting DHE Mode Using digital signal processing technology , DHE (Digital Har monics Enhancer) oper ates on harmonic components which determine tone and coloration of the musical instruments . The process operates independently on individual [...]

27 -EN Adjusting and Storing the Equalizer Cur ve Y ou can modify the Equaliz er settings to create a response cur ve more appealing to y our personal taste. 1 Select the equalizer characteristic to adjust. See "Equalizer Presets" (on page 26). 2 Press the MODE button. The F requency band indication in the displa y flashes. 3 Rotate the A[...]

28 -EN Adjusting the Sound Operation The Crosso ver/Time Correction Crosso ver: This unit is equipped with an Active Crosso ver . The crossov er limits the frequencies deliv ered to the outputs. Each channel is controlled independently . Thus, each speak er pair can be dr iven b y the frequencies f or which they ha ve been optimally designed. The d[...]

29 -EN The sound is not balanced because the distance between the listening position and the v ar ious speakers is diff erent. The diff erence in distance between the front left speaker and the rear right speak er is 1.75 m (68-7/ 8"). Time correction eliminates the diff erences in the time required f or the sound to reach the listening positi[...]

30 -EN Adjusting the Sound Operation →→ → ←← ← High range ∗ (R) High range (L) Mid range (R) Low r ange (L) Low range (R) Mid range (L) B AND MODE/A udio Control f UP g DN DIVIDER 1 2 → Low r ange (LPF) → F ront High range (HPF) Rear High range (HPF) ∗ ← 4 Rotate the A udio Control knob to adjust the slope. Slope can be adjust[...]

31 -EN 3W A Y F/R/Sub-W Adjusting the Time Correction 9 Press the BAND button to select the channel to be adjusted. 2 way system 3 way system ∗ Press the MODE button to s witch to the Cut-off frequency/Slope Adjusting mode. 10 Rotate the A udio Contr ol knob to adjust the value of the Time Correction (0.0 - 20.0). 11 T o adjust another channel, r[...]

32 -EN Adjusting the Sound Operation MODE/Audio Contr ol f UP g DN CSD Customized Sound Database The unit is equipped with a Customized Sound Database that creates the most suitab le sound f or your car type . Y ou can fine tune the sound effects b y inputting the size of y our front speaker or tweeter , whether there is a Subwoof er , and the mate[...]

33 -EN SOURCE B AND f UP g DN Receiving XM Channels with the XM Receiver (Optional) XM Satellite Radio * is the next gener ation of audio enter tainment, with up to 100 brand-new digital channels. For a small monthly f ee, subscribers can hear cr ystal-clear music, spor ts, news and talk, coast-to-coast via satellite . F or more information, visit [...]

34 -EN TUNE/CA T f UP g DN TITLE Chec king the XM Radio ID Number Y ou need to pro vide XM with the unique XM Radio ID number f or y our XM Radio Receiver in order to subscribe to XM's programming. This number is an 8 character alphanumeric number that is printed on a label directly on the XM Receiver . It can also be display ed on the screen [...]

35 -EN Receiving Stored XM Channels 1 Press the B AND button to select the desired band (XM1 or XM2). → FM1 → FM2 → XM1 → XM2 → AM 2 Press the channel Preset button that has y our desired satellite channel in memor y . Changing the Displa y T e xt information, such as the channel name, ar tist name/f eature, and song/progr am title, is av[...]

36 -EN Remote Contr ol Operation 8 g DN Button Radio mode: SEEK (DN) Button CD mode: Press the button to go bac k to the beginning of the current trac k. 9 f UP Button Radio mode: SEEK (UP) Button CD mode: Press the button to adv ance to the beginning of the ne xt trac k. ! 9 Button Radio mode: Pressing the button will select, in descending order ,[...]

37 -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 firmly 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 illu[...]

38 -EN Remote Contr ol Operation Steps Selecting DHE mode Equalizer Presets Recalling the Stored Equalizer Curve Choosing the Listening P osition Select Recalling the Stored Crosso ver/Time Collection 1 Press the A.PROC b utton to select the mode. 2 Press the 8 or 9 b utton to select the mode. Adjusting/Storing the EQ curve Adjusting 1 P erform the[...]

39 -EN Adjusting 1 Select the Crossov er mode from the tab le abov e. 2 Press the ENTER button to activ ate the Adjusting mode. 3 Press the B AND button to select the channel (LPF/HPF) that you want to adjust. 4 Press the g DN or f UP b utton to select the cut-off frequency . 5 Press the 8 or 9 button to select the Slope . T o adjust more channels,[...]

40 -EN Information CD CD Play er/Changer not functioning. • Out of operating temperature range +50 ˚ C (+120 ˚ F) for CD. - Allow the v ehicle's interior (or trunk) temperature to cool. CD playbac k sound is wa vering. • Moisture condensation in the CD Module. - Allow enough time for the condensation to e v aporate (about 1 hour). CD ins[...]

41 -EN Indication for CD Pla yer • Protecti ve circuit is acti vated due to high temperature. - The indicator will disappear when the temperature returns to within operation range. • No CD is inserted. - Insert a CD. • Although a disc is inserted, “ NO DISC ” is displayed and the unit does not start to play or eject the disc. - Remove the[...]

42 -EN Information Indication for XM Radio Mode • The XM antenna is not connected to the XM radio module. - Check whether the XM antenna cable is attached securely to the XM radio module. • Radio is being updated with latest encryption code. - W ait until encryption code is being updated. Channels 0 and 1 should function normally . • XM signa[...]

43 -EN Specifications FM TUNER SECTION T uning Range 87.7 – 107.9 MHz Mono Usable Sensitivity 9.3 dBf (0.8 µV/75 ohms) 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity 13.5 dBf (1.3 µV/75 ohms) Alternate Channel Selecti vity 80 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio 80 dB Stereo Separation 45 dB Capture Ratio 2.0 dB AM TUNER SECTION T uning Range 530 – 1,710 kHz Sensitivity (IE[...]

44 -EN Installation and Connections Caution HA VE THE WIRING AND INST ALLA TION DONE BY EXPERTS. The wiring and installation of this unit requires special technical skill and experience. T o ensure safety , always contact the dealer where you purchased this product to hav e the work done. USE SPECIFIED ACCESSORY P AR TS AND INST ALL THEM SECUREL Y [...]

45 -EN Installation Caution When you install this unit in your car , do not remove the Detachable Front Panel. If the Detachable Front Panel is remov ed during installation, you might press too hard and warp the metal plate that holds it in place. Caution Do not block the unit ’ s fan or heat sink, thus prev enting air circulation. If block ed, h[...]

46 -EN , + - : : : ; < ( & % $ # " 9 ! 7 5 4 3 1 2 8 6 ) ~ / . Ai-NET NORM EQ/DIV 3W A Y F/R/Sub-W Installation and Connections Connections F or details on how to set the Subwoofer to ON/OFF , see “ Subwoofer On and Of f ” on page 7. Subwoofers T o amplifier or equalizer Ignition Key T o vehicle phone Amplifier Amplifier Amplifier A[...]

47 -EN ( Left F ront ( – ) Speaker Output Lead (White/Black) ) Left F ront (+) Speaker Output Lead (White) ~ Ai-NET Connector Connect this to the output or input connector of other product (CD Changer , Equalizer, etc.) equipped with Ai-NET . NOTE Y ou can input TV/video sound by connecting an optional Ai-NET/RCA Interface cable (KCA-121B) to thi[...]

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