Alpine DVA-9965E manual

EN CT R ALPINE DV A-9965E 68-02065Z32-A (CT) DV A-9965E Designed by ALPINE Japan Printed in Japan (Y) 68-02065Z32-A DVD-V ideo T uner ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, INC. 1-1-8 Nishi Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0031, Japan Phone 03-5496-8231 ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AMERICA, INC. 19145 Gramercy Place, Torrance, California 90501, U.S.A. Phone 1-800-[...]

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1 -EN ENGLISH Contents Operating Instructions W ARNING WA RNING ......................................................... 3 CA UTION .......................................................... 3 PRECA UTIONS ................................................ 3 Discs play able on this unit ............................. 5 About the GlideT ouch™ Bar Op[...]

2 -EN SETUP Setup Operation ....................................................... 37 General Setting Setting the Clock display ........................................ 37 Playing MP3/WMA Data ........................................ 37 Sound (Beep) Guide Function ................................. 37 Changing the Sound (Beep) Guide Pattern .......[...]

3 -EN W ARNING W ARNING This symbol means important instructions. F ailure 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. Always stop t[...]

4 -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 po wer is off. 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[...]

5 -EN Discs playable on this unit Playable Discs The discs listed below can be played on this unit. Discs that cannot be played D VD-R OMs, D VD-RAMs, D VD + Rs, D VD + R Ws, CD-ROMs (excluding MP3/WMA f iles), photo CDs, etc. DVD region number (playable region number) Refer to the attached card, “TO CUST OMERS, ” for the playable D VD region n[...]

6 -EN Multisession CD-R/R W : Once a recording has been stopped, this is considered as one session. If the disc is not closed (finalized), additional data may be added. Once this additional data has been recorded, this becomes a “multisession” CD. The D V A-9965E can only read multisession D A T A Formatted discs (MP3/WMA f iles - Not Audio CD [...]

7 -EN About the GlideT ouch™ Bar Operation 1 T ouch or press the desired position on the GlideT ouch bar . Press any one of the 6 positions on the GlideT ouch bar to which a function has been assigned in the guide display . For example, to select ON, press the GlideT ouch bar directly below where ON is indicated in the guide display . The manual [...]

8 -EN Getting Started Tu rning Power On and Off Press SOURCE/POWER to turn on the unit. • The unit can be turned on by pr essing any other button e xcept eject c and . Press and hold SOURCE/POWER for at least 2 seconds to turn off the unit. • The first time power is turned on, the volume will start fr om level 12. Initial System Start-Up Be sur[...]

9 -EN 2 1 1 Mov able display Opening and Closing the Movable Display Press c . The movable display will open. To close the mo vable displa y , press c again. The movable display will close. • Do not apply shock to the movable display when it is open as it may r esult in malfunction of the unit. • The display may be dim during low temperatur e a[...]

10 -EN Radio Listening to Radio 1 Press SOURCE/POWER until a radio frequency appears in the displa y . 2 Press BAND repeatedly until the desired radio band is displayed. FM-1 → FM-2 → AM → FM-1 3 Press TUNE/A.ME to select the tuning mode. DX (Distance mode) → LOCAL (Local mode) → MANUAL (Manual mode) → DX • The initial mode is Distanc[...]

11 -EN CD/MP3/WMA Playback 1 Press c . The movable display will open. 2 Insert a disc with the label side facing up. The disc will be pulled into the unit automatically . The movable display will close and playback will begin. When a disc is already inserted, press SOURCE/PO WER to switch to the DISC mode. The mode will change every time the button[...]

12 -EN • The CD-player can play discs containing audio data, MP3 data and WMA data. •A WMA format file that is pr otected by DRM (Digital Rights Management) cannot be played bac k on this unit. • The track display for MP3/WMA data playbac k is the file numbers r ecorded on the disc. • If the HD A-5460 model is connected to the unit, some op[...]

13 -EN M.I.X. (Random Play) 1 Press FUNC. to activ ate the audio function mode. Source select mode → Audio function mode → Source operation mode → Sour ce select mode 2 Press the GlideT ouch bar under M.I.X. to select the Random Play mode. The tracks (files) will be played back in random sequence. CD mode: ↓ M.I.X. : The tracks are played b[...]

14 -EN Folder Name Searc h mode 3 Within 10 seconds, select the folder to pla y back by sliding your finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press - / J to play the selected f older . The first file in the selected folder is played back. To sear ch a file in the selected folder , press the GlideT ouch bar or FUNC. to change to the file [...]

15 -EN T erminology Bit rate This is the “sound” compr ession rate specif ied for encoding. The higher the bit rate, the higher the sound quality , but also the lar ger the files. Sampling rate This value shows how many times per second the data is sampled (r ecorded). F or example, music CDs use a sampling rate of 44.1 kHz, so the sound is sam[...]

16 -EN DVD/Video CD •D VD and V ideo CD operation can be controlled fr om both the r emote contr ol and the main unit. In this section, both r emote contr ol and main unit operation ar e described. F or GlideT ouch bar details, r efer to page 20. •T o view D VD and V ideo CD, the optional TV monitor is r equir ed. •D V A-9965E automatically c[...]

17 -EN Stopping Playback (PRE-STOP) Press L during playback to stop playback. That position is stored in memory . 1 During playbac k, press L on the remote control unit. “PRE-STOP” is displayed. 2 Press - / J in the PRE-ST OP mode . Playback starts from the position at which it was stopped. •F or some discs, the position at which playbac k wa[...]

18 -EN Searching Directly by Chapter or T rack Number Use this function to easily move to the be ginning of the chapters or tracks on the disc. • This operation is performed by the r emote contr ol unit. 1 During playbac k or pre-stop, input the chapter or track n umber you desire using the number keys (“0” to “9”). 2 Press ENT . Playback[...]

19 -EN TV system (NTSC or P AL) Playback disc Current title number Current chapter number Chapter playback time Current audio language/number Repeat setting (Default setting - REPEA T OFF) Current subtitle language/number Current angle number 11 81 LA P T : EP Y EA RO F F AUD I O ENG 1 / 4 DO L BY 2 . 1 D3 / :2 3'4 5 " : SUBT . J : ANGLE [...]

20 -EN Sound Setting Adjusting Balance (Between Left and Right)/ Fader (Between Front and Rear)/Defeat 1 Press the Rotary encoder (MODE) repeatedly to choose the desired mode. Each press changes the mode as follows: SUBWOOFER * 1 → BALANCE → FADER → DEFEA T → VOLUME → SUBWOOFER * 1 Subwoofer : 0 ~ +15 Balance : L15 ~ R15 Fader : R15 ~ F15[...]

21 -EN Adjusting and Storing the Parametric Equalizer Curve Y ou can modify the Equalizer settings to create a response curve more appealing to your personal taste. To adjust the parametric equalizer curve, set the EQ mode to P .EQ. F or details, refer to “Setting User's EQ mode” (this page). 1 Press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds. 2[...]

22 -EN Adjusting and Storing the Graphic Equalizer Curve Y ou can modify the equalizer settings to create a response curve more appealing to your personal taste. T o adjust the graphic equalizer curve, set the EQ mode to G.EQ. F or details, refer to “Setting User's EQ mode” (page 21). 1 Press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds. 2 Select [...]

23 -EN About the Crossover Crosso ver: This unit is equipped with an acti ve crossov er . The crossov er limits the frequencies deli vered to the outputs. Each channel is controlled independently . Thus, each speak er pair can be driv en by the frequencies for which the y have been optimally designed. The crossov er adjusts the HPF (high pass f ilt[...]

24 -EN Adjusting and Storing the Crossover Settings Before performing the following procedures, refer to “ About the Crossov er” (Page 23). 1 Press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds. 2 Select the Crosso ver mode by sliding y our fing er on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideT ouch bar under the Crosso ver mode. 2 W A Y [...]

25 -EN Recalling the Stored Crossover Settings 1 Press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds. 2 Select the Crosso ver mode by sliding y our fing er on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideT ouch bar under the Crosso ver mode. 3 Press FUNC. or the GlideT ouch bar to activate the preset mode. 4 Select any one of the preset n umbers[...]

26 -EN Setting the T ime Correction Unit Y ou can change the unit (ms, cm or inch) of time correction. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Setup by sliding y our finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideT ouch bar under Setup. The main SETUP menu is displayed. 3 Select DISP by sliding y our finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or[...]

27 -EN 7 Select any one of the preset n umbers (1 thr ough 6) by sliding your finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press and hold the GlideT ouch bar under the desired preset for at least 2 seconds. The adjustments are saved in the selected preset. 8 After setting, press and hold MENU for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode. [...]

28 -EN Chapter No./ Playback elapsed time Sound dependent display The display in MP3/WMA mode: TRACK NO ./ELAPSED TIME TEXT (DISC NAME/Performer) * 1 TEXT (TRACK NAME) * 1 TRACK NO ./ELAPSED TIME CALENDAR/CLOCK → TRACK NO ./ELAPSED TIME EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER INFORMA TION * 4 TRACK NO ./ELAPSED TIME Sound dependent display →→ → TRACK NO ./ELAPS[...]

29 -EN About “T ext” Te xt: T ext compatible CDs contain text information such as the disc name and track name. Such text information is referred to as “text.” • Some character s may not be displayed correctly with this de vice, depending on the character type . • The CD changer must also be CD T ext compatible for the T ext information[...]

30 -EN Displaying the External Amplifier Information When an Amplifier Link compatible amplifier is connected, the amplifier's status (v oltage, temperature and fan status) can be sho wn in the head unit's display . 1 Press TITLE in the Radio or CD mode to switch the display of the e xternal amplifier information. •F or switching the di[...]

31 -EN Rear DVD Function 1 Select the desired audio source. 2 Press MENU . 3 Select Rear D VD by sliding y our finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideT ouch bar under Rear D VD. 4 Select ON or OFF by sliding y our fing er on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideT ouch bar under ON or OFF . If ON is se[...]

32 -EN Data Downloading 1 Insert the CD-R disc containing the data. If the source is not the DISC mode, press SOURCE/POWER to change to DISC mode. 2 Press MENU . 3 Select the Data Download mode b y sliding your finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideT ouch bar under the Data Download mode. 4 Select Download b y pressing [...]

33 -EN DVD Setup DVD Setup Operation •D VD Setup Operation is performed by the r emote contr ol unit. The follo wing 4 steps are common to each of the D VD settings. Refer to the specific section f or details. 1 Press SETUP before inserting a disc, or when in stop mode. The setup menu appears on the monitor . 2 Press 8 or 9 to select your desired[...]

34 -EN PARENTAL OFF 87654321 CHANGE PASSWORD SE T UP Setting the TV Screen Use the procedure described below to set the output screen according to the type of TV monitor being used. Setting item: TV SCREEN Setting contents: 16:9 (WIDE) / 4:3 (LB) / 4:3 (PS) •F or some discs, the pictur e may not be set to the selected scr een size. (F or details,[...]

35 -EN Setting the Digital Output Use the following procedure to set the digital audio signal output from the D V A-9965E. Setting item: DIGIT AL OUT Further setting items: DOLBY D / DTS / MPEG Press 8 or 9 to select your desir ed setting item, then press ENT . DOLBY D : Sets Dolby Digital output. The initial setting is LPCM. DTS : Sets DTS output.[...]

36 -EN 5 Press RETURN repeatedly until the SETUP mode is deactivated. • When settings ar e changed, old settings ar e overwritten. Make a note of the curr ent settings befor e making changes. If the vehicle’ s battery is disconnected, the settings will be clear ed and will r eturn to the factory settings. Setting the CD Play Mode The unit can b[...]

37 -EN SETUP Y ou can flexibly customize the unit to suit your own preferences and usage. Choose the SETUP menu from General Setting, T uner Setting, etc., to select your desired setting. Setup Operation The follo wing 4 steps are common to each of the Setup functions. Refer to the specific section f or details. 1 Press MENU . 2 Select Setup by sli[...]

38 -EN A udio Setting Audio is selected on the setup main menu in step 3. Subwoofer On and Off Setting item: SUBWOOFER Setting contents:ON (Initial setting) / OFF When the subwoofer is on, perform the steps below to adjust the subwoofer output phase and le vel. 1P r ess the Rotary encoder repeatedly to select the SUBWOOFER mode. SUBWOOFER → BALAN[...]

39 -EN Display Setting The display is selected on the setup main menu in step 3. Dimmer Control Setting item:DIMMER Setting contents:A UTO (Initial setting) / MANU AL AU TO : When the headlights are turned on, the display decreases the illumination, and the brightness level which is set in “Setting the Display Dimmer” (this page) is set. MANUAL[...]

40 -EN iPod™ Operation (Optional) When an iPod™ or iPod™ mini is connected to the optional Alpine Interface adapter for iPod™ (KCA-420i), it can be controlled from the D V A-9965E. Howev er, operation from the iPod is disabled. •F or details, r efer to the Owner’ s Manual of the iP od™ Interface adapter (KCA-420i). • Refer to the iP[...]

41 -EN To search f or a song of the selected album 1 After selecting the album in step 2 * 3 , press the GlideT ouch bar or FUNC. to change to the song search mode of the selected album. 2 Within 10 seconds, select a song by sliding your finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right, then pressing - / J or the GlideT ouch bar . The selected so[...]

42 -EN Repeat Play Only Repeat One is av ailable for the iPod. Repeat One: A single song is repeatedly played back. 1 Press FUNC. to activ ate the audio function mode. Source select mode → Audio function mode → Source operation mode → Sour ce select mode 2 Press the GlideT ouch bar under the RPT function in the function guide display . The so[...]

43 -EN Playing MP3 Files with the CD Changer (Optional) If you connect a changer compatible with MP3, you can play CD- R OMs, CD-Rs, and CD-R Ws containing MP3 files on this unit. 1 Press SOURCE/POWER to switch to the MP3 Changer mode. 2 Press FUNC. to activ ate the direct disc recall mode. Source selection mode ↔ Audio function mode ↔ Direct d[...]

44 -EN Setting the Speakers 1 Check that Defeat mode is off (pa ge 20). 2 Press and hold MENU f or at least 2 seconds. 3 Select the Speaker Select mode by sliding y our finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideT ouch bar under the Speaker Select mode. 4 T ouch the GlideT ouch bar and select the speaker by sliding it to the[...]

45 -EN 8 Select the Media Xpander mode by sliding y our finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideT ouch bar under the Media Xpander mode. 9 Select the MX Level b y sliding your finger on the GlideT ouch bar to the left or right. Press the GlideT ouch bar under the desired level or OFF (Non Effect). FM (MX level 1 to 3): Th[...]

46 -EN Graphic Equalizer Adjustments The graphic equalizer allows you to modify the sound using 31 bands each for the front (left and right), rear (left and right) and centre speakers. An additional 10 bands are available for the subw oofer . This allows you to customize the sound to suit your taste. 1 Check that Defeat mode is off (pa ge 20) and G[...]

47 -EN Parametric Equalizer Adjustments The frequency bands of the graphic equalizer are f ixed. This makes it v ery dif ficult to correct for undesired peaks and dips at specif ic frequencies. The parametric equalizer’ s centre frequency can be tuned to these specific frequencies. Then, the bandwidth (Q) and lev el are f ine-tuned, independently[...]

48 -EN Mixing bass sound to the rear channel (REAR MIX) This function mixes the front channel audio signals to the audio signals output from the rear speakers, improving the sound in the v ehicle’ s rear seat. •A void stopping, pausing, switching the disc, cueing, fast- forwar ding or switching the audio channel of this unit while making this a[...]

49 -EN Adjusting the acoustic image (BI-PHANT OM) In most installations, the centre speaker must be placed directly between the front passenger and driv er . Using this function, the centre channel information is distributed to the left and right speak ers. This creates an acoustic image simulating a centre speaker directly in front of each listene[...]

50 -EN Using the Pro Logic II Mode Pro Logic processing can be conducted on the music signals recorded on two channels to achie ve Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound. For two-channel Dolby Digital and DTS signals, there is also a “REAR FILL” function for outputting the signals of the front channel to the rear channel. 1 Check that Def eat mode i[...]

51 -EN Storing Settings in the Memory Up to 6 settings can be stored on the unit. All settings and adjustments described below are stored in one memory preset. 1 Press MENU . 2 T ouch the GlideT ouch bar , select AP Preset Mode by sliding it to the left or right, then press GlideT ouch bar . 3 T ouch the GlideT ouch bar , select the preset n umber [...]

52 -EN DVD/Video CD: • Move to the desired position on the disc. • During playback, press and hold for more than 1 second to forwar d the disc at double speed. Hold for more than 5 seconds to forward the disc at 8 times the normal speed. • When pressed and held in while in the pause mode, the disc is played in slow motion at 1/8th the normal [...]

53 -EN 2 Replacing the battery Put the battery in the case with the (+) indication upward as shown in the illustration. • Placing a battery in backwar ds way may cause a malfunction. 3 Closing the cover Slide the cover as illustrated until a click is heard. W arning DO NO T OPERA TE ANY FUNCTION THA T T AKES Y OUR A TTENTION A W A Y FROM SAFEL Y [...]

54 -EN Dolby Pr o Logic Dolby Pro Logic is the technology used to decode pr ograms encoded in Dolby Surround. Pro logic decoding will pr ovide you with four channels of sound (front left/right, centr e and monaural rear surr ound) from a 2-channel (ster eo) source. * The separately sold digital audio pr ocessor (PXA-H510, PXA- H900) is r equired to[...]

55 -EN List of Language Codes (For details, see page 33.) Language Kirundi Romanian Russian Kinyarwanda Sanskrit Sindhi Sangho Serbo-Croatian Singhalese Slovak Slovenian Samoan Shona Somali Albanian Serbian Siswati Sesotho Sundanese Swedish Swahili T amil T elugu T ajik Thai Tigrinya Tu r kmen T agalog Setswana T onga Tu r kish Tsonga T atar Tw i U[...]

56 -EN List of Country Codes (For details, see page 34.) 7573 7577 7578 7580 7582 7587 7589 7590 7665 7666 7667 7673 7675 7682 7683 7684 7685 7686 7689 7765 7767 7768 7771 7772 7775 7776 7777 7778 7779 7780 7781 7782 7783 7784 7785 7786 7787 7788 7789 7790 7865 7867 7869 7870 7871 7873 7876 7879 7880 7882 7885 7890 7977 8065 Abbreviation AD AE AF A[...]

57 -EN Pe r u French Polynesia Papua New Guinea Philippines Pakistan Poland Saint Pierre and Miquelon Pitcairn Puerto Rico Portugal Palau Paraguay Qatar Reunion Romania Russian Federation Rwanda Saudi Arabia Solomon Islands Seychelles Sudan Sweden Singapore Saint Helena Slovenia Svalbard and J an May en Slov akia Sierra Leone San Marino Senegal Som[...]

58 -EN In Case of Difficulty If you encounter a problem, please turn the power of f, then on again. If the unit is still not functioning normally , please revie w the items in the following checklist. This guide will help you isolate the problem if the unit is at fault. Otherwise, make sure the rest of your system is properly connected or consult y[...]

59 -EN Picture is unclear or noisy . • Disc is being fast-forwarded or fast-re versed. - The picture may be unclear , but this is normal. •V ehicle’ s battery power is weak. - Check the battery power and wiring. (The unit may malfunction if the battery power is under 11 v olts with a load applied.) • Monitor’ s fluorescent tube is worn ou[...]

60 -EN ERROR - 02 •A disc is left inside the CD Changer . - Press the eject button to acti vate the eject function. When the CD Changer finishes the eject function, insert an empty CD magazine into the CD Changer to receiv e the disc left inside the CD Changer . NO MA GZN • No magazine is loaded into the CD Changer . - Insert a magazine. NO DIS[...]

61 -EN Specifications FM TUNER SECTION T uning Range 87.5 – 108.0 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 Selectivity 80 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio 80 dB Stereo Separation 45 dB Capture Ratio 2.0 dB AM TUNER SECTION T uning Range 531 – 1,602 kHz Sensitivity (IEC[...]

62 -EN Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting the unit, please read the f ollo wing and pages 3 to 4 of this manual thoroughl y f or pr oper use. Wa rning MAKE THE CORRECT CONNECTIONS. F ailure to make the proper connections may result in f ire or product damage. USE ONL Y IN CARS WITH A 12 VOL T NEGA TIVE GROUND. (Check with [...]

63 -EN Installation Accessory List • Head unit ........................................................................ 1 • P ower Suppl y box .......................................................... 1 • P ower cable .................................................................... 1 • S video cable ....................................[...]

64 -EN Installing the P ower Supply Unit Caution Do not block the unit’ s fan or heat sink, thus preventing air circulation. If blocked, heat will accumulate inside the unit and may cause a fire. Air ventilation hole <Side of the P ower Supply Unit> When mounting with V elcro fasteners When mounting the Power Supply Unit with the V elcro fa[...]

65 -EN F/R/Sub-W 3WA Y + - , ) / ~ < < < ; : = > ? 6 4 3 2 1 7 8 5 9 ! " # $ % & ( . : Connections * 1 The label is attached on the bottom of the unit. * 2 Caution about Power cable Use the power cable supplied with the unit. Do not use a power cable that is not supplied with the unit. Subwoofer s Amplifier Amplifier Amplifier [...]

66 -EN 1 Antenna Receptacle 2 Pow er Antenna Lead (Blue) Connect this lead to the +B terminal of your power antenna, if applicable. • This lead should be used only for contr olling the vehicle's power antenna. Do not use this lead to turn on an amplifier , or a signal pr ocessor , etc. 3 Remote T ur n-On Lead (Blue/White) Connect this lead t[...]

67 -EN System Example[...]

68 -EN To prevent noise/interference in the audio system. • Locate the unit and route the leads at least 10 cm aw ay from the car harness. • K eep the battery po wer leads as far away from other leads as possible. • Connect the ground lead securely to a bare metal spot (remov e any paint, dirt or grease if necessary) of the car chassis. • I[...]