Alpine CDA-7998 manual

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

CHM-S630 CHA-S634 • CD changer for CD A-7998/CD A- 7897. • Changeur CD pour CD A-7998/CD A- 7897. • Cambiador de CD para CD A-7998/ CD A-7897. Alpine CD Changers Give Y ou More! More m usical selections, more versatility , more con venience . The CHA-S634 is a high-performance 6-disc changer with a ne w M D AC, CD-R/R W PLA Y BA CK, MP3 PLA Y[...]

1 -EN ENGLISH Contents Operating Instructions W ARNING W ARNING .................................................. 3 CA UTION ................................................... 3 PRECA UTIONS ......................................... 3 Basic Operation Opening the Front Panel ................................... 5 Hiding the Front Panel ............[...]

2 -EN CD Pla yer Operation Opening and Closing the Mov able display ..... 24 Playback .......................................................... 24 Music Sensor (Skip) ........................................ 25 Fast F orward and Backward ........................... 25 Repeat Play ..................................................... 25 M.I.X (Rand[...]

3 -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 A WA Y FROM SAFEL Y DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE. Any function that requires your prolonged attention should only be performed after coming to a complete stop. Always stop the vehicle [...]

4 -EN PRECAUTIONS 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 off. Inserting Discs Y our player accepts only one disc at a time for playback. Do not attempt to load more than one d[...]

5 -EN Basic Operation Opening the Fr ont P anel 1 Press the Open b utton on the F ront Panel. NO TE The display will close a half minute after the ignition ke y is turned to the OFF position. Hiding the Fr ont P anel 1 Press and hold the c b utton on the F ront P anel for at least 3 seconds. NO TES • The F r ont P anel will stop moving if there i[...]

6 -EN Adjusting V olume / Balance ( Between Left and Right ) / Fader ( Between Front and Rear ) / Defeat 1 Press the MODE button repeatedly to choose the desired mode. Each press changes the modes as follo ws: V olume : 0 ~ 35 Balance : L15 ~ R15 F ader : R15 ~ F15 Subwoof er : 0 ~ +15 Press the g DN or f UP button after selecting the Subwoof er mo[...]

7 -EN 4 T ur n the Rotary encoder to adjust the minutes while the time indication is blinking. The time is automatically set 5 seconds after the minute adjustment. The time can be manually set by pressing the MODE b utton. NOTE T o synchr onize the clock to a time signal, pr ess the MODE button for at least 3 seconds after setting the “hour . ”[...]

8 -EN About the Cr ossover Crosso ver: This unit is equipped with an Activ e Crossover . The crossov er limits the frequencies delivered to the outputs . Each channel is controlled independently . Thus, each speaker pair can be driv en by the frequencies f or which they ha ve been optimally designed. The crossov er adjusts the HPF (high pass filter[...]

9 -EN Adjusting and Storing the Cr ossover Before perf or ming the follo wing procedures, ref er to “ About the Crossov er ” (P age 8) 1 Press and hold the T .CORR button f or at least 3 seconds. < 2 W A Y System > 2 Press the B AND button to select desired parameter . < CD A-7998 > < CD A-7897 > 3 Press the g DN button or the[...]

10 -EN Basic Operation Recalling the Stored Cr ossover Settings 1 Press and hold the T .CORR button f or at least 3 seconds. 2 Press the Preset buttons (1 thr ough 6) that has your desired crossov er settings in memor y . 3 Press the T .CORR button to return to the normal mode. NO TES • Cr ossover mode is automatically canceled if no buttons ar e[...]

11 -EN Here we calculate the time correction v alue for the front left speaker in the diag ram at the left. Conditions: F arthest Speaker – listening position : 2.25 m (88-9/16") F ront left speaker – listening position : 0.5 m (19-11/16") Calculation: L = 2.25 m – 0.5 m = 1.75 m (68-7/8") Time correction = 1.75 ÷ 343 * × 100[...]

12 -EN Basic Operation Example of Steps 2 and 3 Setting (1) After entering corrections for the front (left and right) speakers in STEP 15, the time diff erence is 1.5 ms for both front-left and front-right speakers . (2) After entering corrections for the left (front and rear) speakers in STEP 15, the time diff erence becomes 3.0 ms* for the front [...]

13 -EN Setting the MX Mode MX (Media Xpander) makes v ocals or instr uments sound distinct regardless of the music source . The r adio, CD , and MP3, will be able to reproduce the music clearly ev en in cars with a lot of road noise. 1 Press the MX button to select MX ON. 2 Press the SOURCE b utton to select the source you want to MX (Media Xpander[...]

14 -EN Quic k Searc hing Function Y ou can easily select tracks and files. 1 Press the SOURCE b utton to set the desired source mode. (CD mode is e xplained here as an example) 2 When setting the CD mode, press and hold the Q. S. button f or at least 2 seconds. The mode changes to the Q.S. (Quick Search) setting. 3 Select a desired trac k by turnin[...]

15 -EN Radio mode CD mode MP3 mode ∗ 1 Displa yed during playbac k of a disc with CD T ext. “ NO TEXT ” will be displa yed when the CD contains no T ext data. ∗ 2 If an MP3 file contains ID3 tag inf ormation, all the ID3 tag information is displa yed (e.g., tr ack name, ar tist name, and album name). All other tag data is ignored. “ NO T [...]

16 -EN Erasing Disc Title/Station Title 1 Press the TITLE button to select the titling mode . Then, press and hold f or at least 3 seconds. 2 Press and hold the - / J b utton for at least 2 seconds to activ ate the title scanning mode. The title in the displa y will blink. 3 Press the g DN or f UP b utton repeatedly until the title you w ant to era[...]

17 -EN Switching the T uner Mode The CD A-7998/CD A-7897 incor porates the MAX TUNE SQ f or the highest quality tuner audio. Moreov er , you can choose between 3 settings to suit y our own personal sound pref erences and usage. 1 Press and hold the SETUP button f or at least 3 seconds. 2 Press the f UP or g DN button to select "TUNER" mod[...]

18 -EN SETUP Operation Setting the Subw oofer Output Y ou can set the subwoofer output to stereo or monaural. Make sure to set the correct output f or your subw oofer type. 1 Press and hold the SETUP button f or at least 3 seconds. 2 Press the g DN or the f UP button to select “ Subwoof er STEREO . ” 3 Press the B AND button to toggle the mode [...]

19 -EN Setting the A UX Mode ( V -Link ) Y ou can input TV/video sound b y connecting an optional Ai-NET/RCA Interf ace cable (KCA-121B) or V ersatile Link T erminal (KCA-410C) to this component. 1 Press and hold the SETUP b utton for at least 3 seconds. 2 Press the f UP or g DN b utton to select the A UX mode. 3 Press the B AND button to toggle th[...]

20 -EN Demonstration This unit has a Demonstration feature which sim ulates the display functions . 1 Press and hold the SETUP button f or at least 3 seconds. 2 Press the f UP or g DN b utton to select the DEMO mode. 3 Press the BAND b utton to tur n on or off the DEMO mode. Each press toggles between ON and OFF . If no button is pressed f or 30 se[...]

21 -EN Switching the Animation Displa y type ( CD A-7998 only ) Y ou can select your fa vorite animation displa y from five types of P atter n3 in “ Switching the Displa y Modes. ” 1 Press and hold the SETUP button f or at least 3 seconds. 2 Press the g DN or f UP button to select ANIMA TION mode. 3 Press the B AND to select your pref erred dis[...]

22 -EN Radio Operation Manual T uning 1 Press the SOURCE b utton until a radio frequency appears in the displa y . 2 Press the B AND button repeatedly until the desired radio band is displa yed. Each press changes the band: 3 Press the TUNE b utton repeatedly until “DX SEEK (DX)” and “SEEK (LOCAL)” disappear from the displa y . NO TE The in[...]

23 -EN A utomatic Memor y of Station Presets 1 Press the SOURCE b utton to select the radio mode. 2 Press the B AND button repeatedly until the desired radio band is displa yed. 3 Press and hold the A. ME button f or at least 2 seconds. The frequency on the displa y continues to change while the automatic memory is in progress. The tuner will autom[...]

24 -EN CD Player Operation Insert a disc with the label side facing up. 2 Inser t a disc with the label side facing up . The disc will be pulled into the unit automatically . The mov able displa y will close and pla yback will begin. When a disc is already inser ted, press the SOURCE button to s witch to the CD mode. The mode will change e very tim[...]

25 -EN Repeat Play 1 Press the REPEA T button to pla y back repeatedly the trac k being played. The track will be pla yed repeatedly . Press the REPEA T button again and select OFF to deactivate the repeat pla y . NO TES • If a CD Changer is connected and the RPT ALL mode is selected, the unit r epeatedly plays back all tr acks on the disc select[...]

26 -EN Contr olling CD Changer ( Optional ) An optional 6-disc or 12-disc CD Changer ma y be connected to the CD A-7998/CD A-7897 if it is Ai-NET compatible . With a CD Changer connected to the Ai- NET input of the CD A-7998/CD A-7897, the CD Changer will be controllable from the CD A-7998/CDA-7897. Using the KCA-400C (Multi-Changer Switching de vi[...]

27 -EN Multi-Changer Selection Alpine's Ai-NET system will suppor t up to 6 CD Changers. When operating two or more changers , the KCA-400C (Multi-Changer Switching de vice) must be used. If you use 1 Switching de vice, you can connect up to 4 CD Changers. If you use 2 Switching de vices, you can connect up to 6 CD Changers. When using KCA- 41[...]

28 -EN MP3 Operation SOURCE c - / J Playing MP3 Files with the CD Changer ( Optional ) If you connect a changer compatib le with MP3, you can play CD-R OMs, CD-Rs, and CD-R Ws containing MP3 files on the CD A-7998/CDA-7897. 1 Press the SOURCE button to s witch to the MP3 Changer mode. The mode will change e very time the button is pressed. The disp[...]

29 -EN M.I.X. ( Random Pla y ) 1 Press the M.I.X. button in the pla y or pause mode. The files on the disc will be play ed back in a random sequence. T o cancel M.I.X. play , press the M.I.X. b utton again to tur n off the M.I.X. NO TES • W ith M.I.X. on in the “FOLDER ONLY” mode (see “Setting the Range of MP3 F ile Selection” section on [...]

30 -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 for at least 3 seconds. 2 Press the f UP or g DN b utton to select the MP3 PLA Y mode. 3 Press the B AND button to toggle the mode between DISC ALL and FOLDER [...]

31 -EN • Corresponding File Systems This device supports discs formatted with ISO9660 Lev el 1 or Lev el 2. Under the ISO9660 standard, there are some restrictions to remember . The maximum nested f older depth is 8 (including the root directory). File/folder names are limited to 31 characters (including the e xtension). V alid characters f or fo[...]

32 -EN Chec king the XM Radio ID Number Y ou need to provide XM with the unique XM Radio ID number for y our XM Radio Receiver in order to subscribe to XM's programming. This number is an 8 character alphanumeric n umber that is printed on a label directly on the XM Receiver . It can also be displa yed on the screen of the CD A-7998/ CD A-7897[...]

33 -EN Receiving Stored XM Channels 1 Press the B AND button to select the desired band (XM1 or XM2). 2 Press the channel Preset button that has y our desired satellite channel in memory . Category Searc h Category Search allows direct access to the first channel of a specific category . It can also be used to surf channels within a given category [...]

34 -EN i-Personalize™ Operation ( CDA-7998 only ) Data Downloading 1 Inser t the CD-R disc containing the data. If the source is not the CD mode, press the SOURCE button to change to the CD mode. 2 Press the - / J button f or at least 2 seconds. The mode switches to the do wnload mode to show the download confirmation screen. 3 T ur n the Rotary [...]

35 -EN About MobileHub ™ Link Connect a separately sold J unction Box and a portable telephone (av ailable from Nokia) to control the incoming and outgoing calls of the por table telephone. CA UTION • Even with hands-fr ee operation, a driver can be distracted during telephone operation or r eceiving a call. F or the sake of safety , drivers ar[...]

36 -EN Calling Dial call Input the telephone number using the dial. 1 Press the b utton. 2 Input the telephone number b y using the ten ke ys (0 to 9, and ). NO TES • When you want to input +, pr ess the button twice within 2 seconds. • T o erase the number s you already input, pr ess the PHONE BOOK button. T o erase one letter …… press for[...]

37 -EN 4 Press the b utton to end the call. The telephone mode will end and return to the original source mode. NO TE Y ou cannot use this function if there is not an incoming history on the unit. Calling by the incoming missed call history Y ou can place a call to any of the last 999 calls missed recorded in memory . 1 Press the MENU button. 2 T u[...]

38 -EN 8 g DN Button Radio mode: SEEK (DN) Button CD mode: Press the button to go bac k to the beginning of the current track. 9 f UP Button Radio mode: SEEK (UP) Button CD mode: Press the button to adv ance to the beginning of the next trac k. ! 9 Button Radio mode: Pressing the button will select, in descending order , stations programmed into th[...]

39 -EN Battery Replacement Applicable battery: Use two “AAA” sized dr y batter ies or equivalent. 1 Opening the battery cover Slide out the battery cover while firmly pressing the direction of arrow . 2 Replacing the battery Put the batteries in the case obser ving the polarities as illustrated. 3 Closing the cov er Push the co ver as illustrat[...]

40 -EN Remote Contr ol Operation Operating the A udio Pr ocessor Equalizer Presets Recalling the Stored Equalizer Curve Recalling the Stored Time Correction Recalling the Stored Crosso ver EQ mode → Private mode → Time Correction mode → Crossover mode → POPS ↑ ↓ R OCK ↑ ↓ NEWS ↑ ↓ FLA T ↑ ↓ MEMOR Y2 ↑ ↓ MEMOR Y3 ↑ ↓ [...]

41 -EN Information CD CD Player/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 pla yback sound is wavering. • Moisture condensation in the CD Module. - Allo w enough time for the condensation to ev aporate (about 1 hour). CD insertion[...]

42 -EN Indication for CD Pla yer • Protecti ve circuit is activ ated 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. - Remov e th[...]

43 -EN Indication f or 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 signal is too we[...]

44 -EN Installation and Connections Caution HA VE THE WIRING AND INSTALLA 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 ARTS AND INST ALL THEM SECUREL Y . [...]

45 -EN Installation Caution (CD A-7897 only) Do not block the unit ’ s fan or heat sink, thus prev enting air circulation. If blocked, heat will accumulate inside the unit and may cause a fire. 1 Slide mounting slee ve from main unit (see "Remo val" on this page). Slide the mounting slee ve into the dashboard. 2 Reinf orce the head unit[...]

46 -EN Installation and Connections Connections T o prevent external noise fr om entering the audio system. • Locate the unit and route the leads at least 10 cm away from the car harness. • Keep the battery po wer leads as far a way from other leads as possible. • Connect the ground lead securely to a bare metal spot (remov e any paint, dirt [...]

47 -EN & Left Rear (+) Speaker Output Lead (Green) (CD A-7897 only) ( Left Rear (–) Speaker Output Lead (Green/Blac k) (CD A-7897 only) ) Left F ront (–) Speaker Output Lead (White/Black) (CD A-7897 only) ~ Left F ront (+) Speaker Output Lead (White) (CD A-7897 only) + Ai-NET Connector Connect this to the output or input connector of other [...]

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