R EN CDA-7876RB CDA-7873R DE FM/MW/LW/RDS CD Receiver TDA-7588RB TDA-7587R FR FM/MW/LW/RDS Cassette Receiver • OWNER'S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. • BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG Lesen Sie diese Bedienungsanleitung bitte vor Gebrauch des Gerätes. ES • MODE D'EMPLOI Veuillez lire avant d’utiliser cet appareil. • MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN Léalo antes de utilizar este equipo. • ISTRUZIONI PER L’USO Si prega di leggere prima di utilizzare il attrezzatura.
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ENGLISH Contents Operating Instructions WARNING WARNING .................................................. 2 CAUTION ................................................... 2 PRECAUTIONS ......................................... 2 Basic Operation Detaching the Front Panel .................................. 5 Attaching the Front Panel .................................. 5 Initial System Start-Up ...................................... 5 Turning Power On and Off ................................
WARNING CAUTION This symbol means important instructions. Failure to heed them can result in injury or material property damage. WARNING This symbol means important instructions. Failure to heed them can result in serious injury or death. DO NOT OPERATE ANY FUNCTION THAT TAKES YOUR ATTENTION AWAY FROM SAFELY DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE. Any function that requires your prolonged attention should only be performed after coming to a complete stop.
Never Attempt the Following Correct Handling 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. Do not drop the disc while handling. Hold the disc so you will not leave fingerprints on the surface. Do not affix tape, paper, or gummed labels to the disc. Do not write on the disc.
Tape Slack Check and make sure any slack in the tape is taken up before inserting the tape into the unit. A loose tape can get caught in the mechanism and cause damage to the unit and the tape itself. Tighten the tape by inserting a pencil or a similar instrument into the spindle hole and turn until all the slack has been taken up. Excessively Thin Tape C-120 type cassette tapes are not recommended for use in automobile tape players.
Basic POWER RESET Basic Operation Detaching the Front Panel 1 2 3 Press and hold the POWER button at least 3 seconds to turn off the power. Press the (Release) button at left side until the front panel pops out. Grasp the left side of the front panel and pull it out. NOTES • The front panel may become hot in normal usage (especially the connector terminals on the back of the front panel), this is not malfunction. • To protect the front panel, place it in the supplied carrying case.
Basic POWER TUNE g DN f UP MODE/BBE ANGLE 89 SETUP c Basic Operation About Demonstration Display Angle Adjustment This unit is equipped a Demonstration function. Soon after resetting the unit or after turning the unit on the first time, the demonstration starts automatically. To cancel the demonstration, refer to “Demonstration” on page 10. Turning Power On and Off 1 Press the POWER button to turn on the unit.
Basic Adjusting Volume/Balance (Between Left and Right)/Fader (Between Front and Rear) 1 Press the MODE (Audio Control) knob repeatedly to choose the desired mode. Each press changes the modes as follows: → BAL → FAD → VOL NOTES • If the MODE (Audio Control) knob is not rotated within 5 seconds after selecting the BALANCE, or FADER mode, the unit automatically returns to the VOLUME mode. • When the subwoofer or BBE mode is ON, their respective levels may be adjusted.
Basic TUNE g DN f UP MODE SETUP Basic Operation Dimmer Control Set the DIMMER control to AUTO to decrease the illumination brightness of the unit with the head lights of the vehicle ON. This mode is useful if you feel the unit's backlighting is too bright at night. 1 2 Subwoofer On and Off 1 2 Press and hold the SETUP button for at least 3 seconds. Press the f UP button repeatedly to select "DIM.
Basic Sound (Beep) Guide Function This function will give audible feedback with varying tones depending upon the button pressed. 1 2 Press and hold the SETUP button for at least 3 seconds. Press the f UP button repeatedly to select "BEEP." Each press of the f UP button changes the modes as shown: Turning Mute Mode On/Off If a device having the interrupt feature is connected, audio will be automatically muted whenever the interrupt signal is received from the device.
Basic SOURCE TUNE MODE/BAND g DN f UP CENTER f SETUP Basic Operation Setting the AUX Mode (V-Link) 5 You can input TV/video sound by connecting an optional Ai-NET/RCA Interface cable (KCA-121B) or Versatile Link Terminal (KCA-410C) to this component. 1 2 Press and hold the SETUP button for at least 3 seconds. Press the f UP button repeatedly to select "AUX." Each press of the f UP button changes the modes as shown: NOTE If you press the g DN button the display scrolls in reverse sequence.
Basic 3 Press the TUNE button to turn on or off the DEMO mode. Each press toggles between "DEMO ON" and "DEMO OFF." If no buttons are pressed 30 seconds after the DEMO mode is turned ON. The DEMO mode then begins. NOTE The initial setting at the factory is "DEMO ON." 4 Press the SETUP button again to return to normal operation. Setting the Bass Control You can change the Bass Frequency emphasis to create your own tonal preference.
Basic DISP/ B.OUT (CDA-7876RB/TDA-7588RB only) g DN f UP B-FWD/DEFEAT X-OVER Basic Operation Setting the Bass Forward Blackout Mode On and Off CDA- 7876RB/TDA-7588RB only The Bass Forward function shifts the low frequency's energy component to the front. This moves the high energy, dynamic bass sound to the front sound stage. 1 2 Press the B-FWD button to activate the Bass Forward setting mode. Press the DN g button or f UP button to select the Bass Forward level. OFF ←→ 1 ←→ 2 ←→ 3 (Less ←....
Basic Adjusting the built-in Crossover Switching the Display Modes CDA-7876RB/TDA-7588RB only You can change High Pass Filter, Low Pass Filter, Phase on this unit, so that you can create your favourite sound effects. 1 Press the X-OVER button repeatedly to select the desired parameter. → OFF 2 → HPF →LPF You can select the display pattern mode from three display patterns. You can also deactivate the display. 1 Press the DISP (DISPLAY) button to select the desired Display pattern mode.
Radio SOURCE TUNE g DN f UP BAND SETUP Preset buttons (1 through 6) Radio Operation Switching the Tuner Mode The CDA-7876RB/CDA-7873R/TDA-7588RB/ TDA-7587R incorporates the MAX TUNE Pro for the highest quality tuner audio. Moreover, you can choose between two settings to suit your own personal sound preferences usage. 1 2 Press the g DN or f UP button to select the "HI-FI or NORMAL or STABLE.
Radio Automatic Seek Tuning Manual Storing of Station Presets 1 1 2 Press the SOURCE button until a radio frequency appears in the display. Press the BAND button repeatedly until the desired radio band is displayed. Each press changes the band: → FM1 → FM2 → FM3 → MW → LW 3 4 Press the TUNE button to illuminate the DX and SEEK indicators in the display. With the DX (Distance) mode activated, both strong and weak stations will be tuned in the Auto-Seek operation.
Radio SOURCE A.ME BAND Preset buttons (1 through 6) Radio Operation Automatic Memory of Station Presets 1 2 3 Press the SOURCE button to select the radio mode. Press the BAND button repeatedly until the desired radio band is displayed. Press and hold the A. ME button for at least 2 seconds. The frequency on the display continues to change while the automatic memory is in progress. The tuner will automatically seek and store 6 strong stations in the selected band.
RDS SOURCE g DN f UP F AF RDS Operation Setting RDS Reception Mode and Receiving RDS Stations The RDS (Radio Data System) is a radio information system using the 57 kHz subcarrier of regular FM broadcast. The RDS allows you to receive a variety of information such as traffic information, station names, and to automatically re-tune to a stronger transmitter that is broadcasting the same programme.
RDS TUNE T.INFO Preset buttons (1 through 6) g DN f UP SETUP/F AF PTY RDS Operation Recalling Preset RDS Stations 1 2 3 4 Press the "F" button. The illuminate. indicator will Press the AF button to activate the RDS mode. The display shows "AF" when the RDS mode is activated. Receiving RDS Regional (Local) Stations 1 2 Press the 1 through 6 buttons in which your desired RDS station is preset.
RDS Receiving Traffic Information PTY (Programme Type) Tuning 1 1 2 Press the T.INFO button to activate the Traffic Information mode. To cancel the Traffic information mode, press the T.INFO button again. 2 Press the g DN or f UP button to select your desired traffic information station. When a traffic information station is tuned in, the TP indicator lights up. Traffic information is heard only when it is being broadcast.
RDS TUNE T.INFO g DN f UP SETUP/F P.PTY R.TEXT RDS Operation Receiving Traffic Information While Playing CD or Radio 1 2 Press the T.INFO button repeatedly until the T.INFO indicator appears in the display. Press the g DN and f UP buttons to select a traffic information station if necessary. • When a traffic information broadcast starts, the unit automatically mutes the CD player or the regular FM broadcast.
RDS 4 Press the P. PTY button to activate the PRIORITY PTY mode again. • To change the programme category, perform the step 3. • To disable the PRIORITY PTY function, press the P. PTY button. NOTE In the PRIORITY PTY function, unlike in the T.INFO function, the volume does not increase during operation. 5 Press the "F" button to activate the normal mode. indicator will turn off. The NOTE Operate the unit while the indicator is illuminated.
CD SOURCE -/J g DN f UP F M.I.X. REPEAT SCAN c CD Player Operation (CDA-7876RB/CDA-7873R only) Opening and Closing the Movable display 1 Playback 1 Press the c button. The movable display will open. Press the c button. The movable display will open. Insert a disc with the label side facing up. (Movable display fully opened) 2 To close the movable display, press the c button again. The movable display will close.
CD Music Sensor (Skip) M.I.X. (Random Play) 1 1 Momentarily press the g DN button once during CD play to return to the beginning of the current track. If you wish to access the beginning of a track further back, repeatedly press until you reach the desired track. Press the f UP button once to advance to the beginning of the next track. If you wish to access the beginning of a track further ahead, press repeatedly until the desired track is reached. To cancel M.I.X. play, press the M.I.X.
CD TUNE/ -/J g DN f UP MODE TITLE SETUP CD Player Operation (CDA-7876RB/CDA-7873R only) Displaying the Title/Text It is possible to display the CD title if the title has been previously inputted. For details, see Titling Discs (see this page). Text information, such as the disc name and the track name, will be displayed if playing a CD text compatible disc. 1 Press the TITLE button. The mode will change every time the button is pressed.
CD 5 6 Repeat the steps 3 and 4 above to complete the titling. Pressing the MODE (Audio Control) knob after entering the eighth character, automatically stores the title into memory. CD Text Scroll Setting This CD player has the ability to scroll the disc and track name recorded on CD-Text discs. The scrolling feature will work with names greater than 8 characters.
Cassette :/J c PROG g DN f UP NR B P.S.DN P.S.UP B.SKIP REPEAT SCAN Cassette Player Operation (TDA-7588RB/TDA-7587R only) Inserting/Ejecting Cassette 1 Insert a cassette tape into the slot with the open side facing right. 2 3 Press the :/J button to pause the tape playback. The display shows "PAUSE." Press again to resume the tape playback. Press the c button to stop the tape play and eject the cassette. The tape-direction indicator disappears.
Cassette Fast Forward and Rewind Programme Sensor (P.S.) 1 1 2 Press the g DN or f UP button during tape play to fast rewind or forward the tape respectively. The tape side indicator ( or ) blinks and >> or << moves indicating the direction of the tape. When the end of the tape is reached in the rewind mode, the player stops automatically and begins playing from the beginning of the same side.
Changer SOURCE g DN f UP Disc select buttons (1 through 6) F M.I.X REPEAT CD Changer Operation Controlling CD Changer (Optional) 2 An optional 6-disc or 12-disc CD Changer may be connected to the CDA-7876RB/CDA-7873R/TDA7588RB/TDA-7587R if it is Ai-NET compatible. With a CD Changer connected to the Ai-NET input of the CDA-7876RB/CDA-7873R/TDA-7588RB/TDA7587R, the CD Changer will be controllable from the CDA-7876RB/CDA-7873R/TDA-7588RB/TDA7587R.
Changer Fast Forward and Backward M.I.X. (Random) Play 1 1 Press and hold the g DN or f UP button to quickly move backward or forward respectively until you reach the desired portion. NOTE This feature works only in the CD playback mode. 2 Repeat Play on Single Track or Entire Disc 1 2 Press the "F" (Function) button. The function indicator at the top side of the "F" button will turn off.
Changer SOURCE :/J g DN T.S.M f UP MODE TITLE Preset buttons (1 through 6) F SCAN CD Changer Operation Disc Scan Titling Discs 1 1 2 Press the "F" button. The function indicator at the top side of the "F" button will turn off. Press the SCAN button to play the first 10 seconds of each track on the disc. The display shows the disc number, "SCAN", and track number being played during scan play. Press to the SCAN button to cancel scan play and resume normal play.
Changer 6 Press and hold the TITLE button for at least 3 seconds to record the title. NOTES • When the memory capacity for the disc titles is used up, the display shows "FULL DATA" to indicate that no more title can be memorized. • When you want to erase a title, enter the " " symbol into all spaces. Erasing Disc Title 1 2 3 4 5 Press the TITLE button to select the disc titling mode. Then press and hold it for at least 3 seconds.
Remote 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ! " # Remote Control Operation Controls on Remote Control CDA-7876RB/TDA-7588RB/TDA-7587R only NOTE Although the remote control is not supplied with the CDA-7873R, you can use it, if purchased separately. 1 Power Button Press the button to turn the power on/off. 2 Source Button Press to select the audio source. 3 -/J Button Press the button to switch between the Play and Pause modes for CD. 4 ANGLE 89 Buttons Press the button to adjust the angle of the movable display.
Remote Battery Replacement CDA-7876RB/TDA-7588RB/TDA-7587R only Applicable battery: Use two “AAA” sized dry batteries or equivalent. 1 2 3 Opening the battery cover Slide out the battery cover while firmly pressing the direction of arrow. Replacing the battery Put the batteries in the case observing the polarities as illustrated. Closing the cover Push the cover as illustrated until a click is heard.
Information In Case of Difficulty If you encounter a problem, please review 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 your authorized Alpine dealer. Basic No function or display. • Vehicle's ignition is off. - If connected following instructions, the unit will not operate with the vehicle's ignition off. • Improper power lead connections.
Indication for CD Player HI TEMP • Protective circuit is activated due to high temperature. - The indicator will disappear when the temperature returns to within operation range. T– – – – – • No CD is inserted. - Insert a CD. • Although a disc is inserted, “T-- ---” is displayed and the unit does not start to play or eject the disc. - Remove the disc by following these steps: 1) Press the c button. The movable display will open.
Specifications FM TUNER SECTION Tuning Range Mono Usable Sensitivity Alternate Channel Selectivity Signal-to-Noise Ratio Stereo Separation 87.5 – 108.0 MHz 0.7 µV 90 dB 65 dB 35 dB MW TUNER SECTION Tuning Range Sensitivity (IEC Standard) REMOTE CONTROL (CDA-7876RB/TDA-7588RB/TDA-7587R only) Battery Type Battery Quantity Dimensions (W × H × D) Weight (without battery) 531 – 1,602 kHz 25.1 µV/28 dB GENERAL Power Requirement LW TUNER SECTION Tuning Range Sensitivity (IEC Standard) 153 – 281 kHz 31.
Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting the unit, please read the following and pages 2 and 4 of this manual thoroughly for proper use. Warning DO NOT INSTALL IN LOCATIONS WHICH MIGHT HINDER VEHICLE OPERATION, SUCH AS THE STEERING WHEEL OR GEARSHIFT. Doing so may obstruct forward vision or hamper movement etc. and results in serious accident. MAKE THE CORRECT CONNECTIONS. Failure to make the proper connections may result in fire or product damage.
Precautions • Be sure to disconnect the cable from the (–) battery post before installing your CDA-7876RB/CDA-7873R/ TDA-7588RB/TDA-7587R. This will reduce any chance of damage to the unit in case of a short-circuit. • Be sure to connect the colour coded leads according to the diagram. Incorrect connections may cause the unit to malfunction or damage to the vehicle's electrical system. • When making connections to the vehicle's electrical system, be aware of the factory installed components (e.g.
3 Installation Metal plate Detachable Front panel Caution When you install this unit in your car, do not remove the Detachable Front Panel. If the Detachable Front Panel is removed during installation, you might press too hard and warp the metal plate that holds it in place. 1 Rubber Cap (Included) Hex Bolt (Included) Bracket Dashboard Mounting sleeve (Included) CDA-7876RB/CDA-7873R/TDA-7588RB/TDA-7587R Slide mounting sleeve from main unit (see "Removal" on this page).
Installation and Connections Connection ISO Antenna Convertor Plug Antenna ISO Antenna Plug 1 (Pink/Black) AUDIO INTERRUPT IN 2 (Blue/White) REMOTE TURN-ON 3 To vehicle phone To amplifier or equalizer (Orange) DIMMER To the instrument cluster illumination lead 4 (Red) IGNITION 5 (Blue) POWER ANT 6 (Black) GND choke coil To power antenna 9 Ignition Key 7 ! (Yellow) Battery BATTERY 8 > " : CD Changer (Ai-NET) (Sold Separately) CDA-7876RB /TDA-7588RB only Speakers ; Amplifier Fr
1 Antenna Receptacle Connect to the supplied ISO antenna convertor plug. 2 Audio Interrupt In Lead (Pink/Black) Connect this lead to the Audio Interface output of a cellular phone which provides ground shorting when a call is received. 3 Remote Turn-On Lead (Blue/White) Connect this lead to the remote turn-on lead of your amplifier or signal processor. 4 Dimmer Lead (Orange) This lead may be connected to the vehicle’s instrument cluster illumination lead.
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