R EN MP3/WMA CD Receiver CDA-9851 FR ES • OWNER'S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. • MODE D'EMPLOI Veuillez lire avant d'utiliser cet appareil. ES • MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN Léalo antes de utilizar este equipo. IT 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-ALPINE-1 (1-800-257-4631) ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC.
ENGLISH Contents Operating Instructions WARNING Sound Setting Adjusting Bass/Treble/Balance (Between Left and Right)/Fader (Between Front and Rear)/ Defeat .......................................................... 13 WARNING .................................................. 3 CAUTION ................................................... 3 PRECAUTIONS ......................................... 3 Getting Started Setting the BBE Mode .................................... 13 Setting the Bass Control ........
SAT Radio Receiver (Optional) Receiving Channels with the SAT Radio Receiver (Optional) ................... 19 Information In Case of Difficulty ....................................... 26 Specifications .................................................. 29 Checking the SAT Radio ID Number .................. 19 Storing Channel Presets .................................. 20 Receiving Stored Channels ............................. 20 Channel/Category Search Function ................ 20 Quick Search Function ..
Operating Instructions WARNING 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. Always stop the vehicle in a safe location before performing these functions. Failure to do so may result in an accident.
PRECAUTIONS Installation Location Never Attempt the Following Make sure the CDA-9851 will not be installed in a location subjected to: 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. • • • • Direct sun and heat High humidity and water Excessive dust Excessive vibrations Correct Handling Do not drop the disc while handling.
On handling Compact Discs (CD/CD-R/CD-RW) • • • • • • Do not touch the surface. Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight. Do not affix stickers or labels. Clean the disc when it is dusty. Make sure that there are no bumps around the disc. Do not use commercially available disc accessories. Do not leave the disc in the car or the unit for a long time. Never expose the disc to direct sunlight. Heat and humidity may damage the CD and you may not be able to play it again.
Getting Started Opening and Closing the Movable Display Press c. SOURCE/ POWER MUTE RESET The movable display will open. Rotary encoder To close the movable display, press c again. The movable display will close. g MENU f c Turning Power On and Off Press SOURCE/POWER to turn on the unit. • The unit can be turned on by pressing any other button except eject c, TITLE. Press and hold SOURCE/POWER for at least 2 seconds to turn off the unit.
Radio Adjusting Volume Turn the Rotary encoder until the desired sound is obtained. SOURCE/ POWER TUNE/ A.ME BAND Rotary encoder Lowering Volume Quickly Activating the Audio Mute function will instantly lower the volume level by 20 dB. Press MUTE to activate the MUTE mode. The audio level will decrease by about 20 dB. Pressing MUTE again will bring the audio back to its previous level.
4 Press g or f to tune in the desired station. Holding down g or f will change the frequency continuously. • The ST indicator appears on the display when a stereo FM station is tuned in. Manual Storing of Station Presets Station Title Search Function If the title of a radio station is entered, you can search for that radio station by its title while listening to the currently received radio station. . 1 Press mode. in Radio mode to switch to Title Search The first title input blinks in the display.
• The CD-player can play discs containing audio data, MP3 data and WMA data. • A WMA format file that is protected by DRM (Digital Rights Management) cannot be played back on this unit. • “MP3” is displayed during MP3 playback. • “WMA” is displayed during WMA playback. • The track display for MP3/WMA data playback is the file numbers recorded on the disc. • If the HDA-5460 model is connected to the unit, some operations (for example changing the source, selecting the file by holding buttons up or down, etc.
Repeat Play M.I.X. (Random Play) Press 4 ( played. Press 5 ( ) to play back repeatedly the track being ) in the play or pause mode. The track (file) will be played repeatedly. The tracks (files) on the disc will be played back in random sequence. Press 4 ( To cancel M.I.X. play, press 5 ( ) again and select OFF to deactivate repeat play.
File Name Search mode Scanning Programs Press 6 ( ) to activate the Scan mode. The first 10 seconds of each track (file) will be played back in succession. To stop scanning, press 6 ( mode. ) and deactivate the Scan • If a 6-disc CD changer or an MP3 compatible CD changer is connected: In CD changer mode, press F to illuminate the “FUNC” indicator, and go to the step above within 10 seconds.
About MP3/WMA CAUTION Except for private use, duplicating audio data (including MP3/ WMA data) or distributing, transferring, or copying it, whether for free or for a fee, without permission of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited by the Copyright Act and by international treaty. What is MP3? MP3, whose official name is “MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3,” is a compression standard prescribed by the ISO, the International Standardization Organization and MPEG which is a joint activity institution of the IEC.
Terminology Bit rate This is the “sound” compression rate specified for encoding. The higher the bit rate, the higher the sound quality, but also the larger the files. Sound Setting SOURCE/ POWER BAND Rotary encoder (MODE) Sampling rate This value shows how many times per second the data is sampled (recorded). For example, music CDs use a sampling rate of 44.1 kHz, so the sound is sampled (recorded) 44,100 times per second.
3 Press g or f to set the BBE mode ON. BBE ON BBE OFF (BBE1 to 3, EFFECT OFF) 4 5 Turn the Rotary encoder to select your preferred BBE level (1 to 3) or OFF. Press MENU to select RETURN. The unit returns to normal mode. Pressing and holding MENU for at least 2 seconds will return to normal mode. • To cancel BBE mode for all music sources, set BBE to Off in step 3. • Each music source, such as FM radio, CD (included MP3/WMA) can have its own BBE setting.
Other Functions -/J BAND TITLE About the indicator display When displaying Title/Text, the following indicators are lit according to the mode. Bass Level setting is usually displayed. When BBE is set, the BBE level setting is displayed (“H” is displayed when Bass level is set to 10, and nothing is displayed when Bass level is set below zero). Bass Level is usually displayed. When BBE is set, the display changes according to the BBE setting.
Titling Discs/Stations Erasing Disc Title/Station Title It is possible to title your favorite CD's or radio stations. You cannot input titles for MP3/WMA discs. 1 1 2 3 Press TITLE and select the Title Display. For details, see “Displaying the Title/Text” (page 15). Press and hold TITLE for at least 2 seconds. The first character will blink. Press BAND to select the characters/symbols. 2 Press and hold -/J for at least 2 seconds.
Setting the Subwoofer System SETUP SUBW SYS1 (Initial setting) / SUBW SYS2 Select either SYS1 or SYS2 for the desired subwoofer effect. You can flexibly customize the unit to suit your own preferences and usage. From the SETUP menu, choose from Sound Customizing, Visual Customizing, etc., to make your desired setting. SOURCE/ POWER BAND Rotary encoder SYS1 SYS2 : Subwoofer level changes according the main volume setting. : Subwoofer level change is different from the main volume setting.
P-IC ON : The speakers are driven by the built-in amplifier. MP3/WMA Speakers Playing MP3/WMA Data PLAY CD-DA (Initial setting) / PLAY CD-DA & MP3 SPEAKER RIGHT FRONT This product can playback CDs containing both CD and MP3/WMA data. However, in some situations (some enhanced CDs), playback may be difficult. For these special cases, you can select playback of CD data only. When a disc contains both CD or the MP3/WMA data, playback starts from the CD data portion of the disc.
SAT Radio Receiver (Optional) SOURCE/ POWER BAND 1 2 8 TITLE Press SOURCE/POWER to select SAT Radio mode. Press BAND to select between one of the three SAT Radio Preset Bands. Each press changes the band: XM mode: XM1 → XM2 → XM3 → XM1 SIRIUS mode: SR1 → SR2 → SR3 → SR1 g f Rotary encoder 9 Preset buttons (1 through 6) SAT Receiver: XM or SIRIUS Receiver When an optional XM or SIRIUS Receiver Box is connected via the Ai-NET bus, the following operations may be performed.
Storing Channel Presets Quick Search Function 1 You can search for all Channels. 2 Press BAND to select the desired band you want to store. After tuning in the desired channel, press and hold, for at least 2 seconds, any one of the preset buttons (1 through 6) into which you wish to store the channel. The selected station is stored. 3 Repeat the procedure to store up to 5 other channels onto the same band.
Setting the Auxiliary Data Field Display The XM Auxiliary Data Field (ADF) display can be switched on or off. There is no ADF function for the SIRIUS receiver. 1 2 3 4 Press MENU to select the SETUP mode. Select “XMADF” by pressing g or f. Select ON/OFF by turning the Rotary encoder. When setting to ON, Auxiliary Data Field is displayed by pressing TITLE. (Refer to the “Changing the Display” section page 20.) Press MENU to select RETURN. The unit returns to normal mode.
iPod ™ Operation (Optional) Searching for a desired Song An iPod can contain hundreds of songs. By keeping these songs organized in playlists, the CDA-9851 can use these to ease song searches. SOURCE/ POWER • Press and hold for at least 2 seconds in the search mode to cancel the search mode. -/J TITLE Rotary encoder Searching by Playlist 1 Press to select the PLAYLIST search mode. Each press changes the search mode.
Searching by album name 1 Press to select the ALBUM search mode. Each press changes the search mode. 4 seconds after selecting ALBUM, the search mode will be automatically changed to the ALBUM search mode. PLAYLIST → ARTIST → ALBUM → PLAYLIST 2 3 * Turn the Rotary encoder within 10 seconds, and select an album. Press the Rotary encoder to play back all songs of the selected album.
Changer (Optional) -/J Playing MP3 Files with the CD Changer (Optional) If you connect a changer compatible with MP3, you can play CDROMs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs containing MP3 files on this unit. BAND 1 2 3 SOURCE/ POWER Select buttons (1 through 6) Controlling CD Changer (Optional) Press SOURCE/POWER to switch to the MP3 Changer mode. Press any one of the disc select buttons (1 through 6) corresponding to one of the discs loaded in the CD Changer. To pause playback, press -/J.
Remote Control 9 f UP Button Radio mode: SEEK (UP) button CD mode: Press this button to advance to the beginning of the next track. ! 9 Button Radio mode: Pressing this button will select, in descending order, stations programmed into the radio's presets as shown below. 6 → 5 ... 1 → 6 CD Changer mode: DISC Select (DN) button Press this button to select a disc in descending order. MP3/WMA mode: Folder Select (DN) button Press this button to select the folder.
Battery Replacement Information Applicable battery: Use two “AAA” sized dry batteries or equivalent. 1 Opening the battery cover Slide out the battery cover while firmly pressing in the direction of the arrow. In Case of Difficulty If you encounter a problem, please turn the power off, then on again. If the unit is still not functioning normally, please review the items in the following checklist. This guide will help you isolate the problem if the unit is at fault.
CD CD Player/Changer not functioning. • Out of operating temperature range +50˚C (+120˚F) for CD. - Allow the vehicle's interior (or trunk) temperature to cool. CD playback sound is wavering. • Moisture condensation in the CD Module. - Allow enough time for the condensation to evaporate (about 1 hour). CD insertion not possible. • A CD is already in the CD player. - Eject the CD and remove it. • The CD is being improperly inserted.
Indication for CD Changer HIGH-TEMP • Protective circuit is activated due to high temperature. - The indicator will disappear when the temperature returns to within operation range. Indication for SAT Receiver Mode ANTENNA • The XM or SIRIUS antenna is not connected to the XM or SIRIUS radio module. - Check whether the XM or SIRIUS antenna cable is attached securely to the XM or SIRIUS radio module. ERROR - 01 • Malfunction in the CD Changer. - Consult your Alpine dealer.
Indication for iPod Mode NO IPOD • The iPod is not connected. - Make sure the iPod is correctly connected. Make sure the cable is not bent excessively. • The iPod’s battery remains low. - Refer to the iPod’s documentation and charge the battery. NO FILE • There are no songs in the iPod. - Download songs to the iPod and connect to the CDA-9851. ERROR - 01 • Communication error - Turn the ignition key off, and then set to ACC or ON again.
Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting the unit, please read the following and pages 3 to 5 of this manual thoroughly for proper use. Warning MAKE THE CORRECT CONNECTIONS. Caution HAVE THE WIRING AND INSTALLATION DONE BY EXPERTS. The wiring and installation of this unit requires special technical skill and experience. To ensure safety, always contact the dealer where you purchased this product to have the work done.
Connect each input lead coming from an amplifier or equalizer to the corresponding output lead coming from the left rear of the CDA-9851. Connect all other leads of the CDA-9851 according to details described in the CONNECTlONS section. Installation Metal plate Detachable Front panel Caution When you install this unit in your car, do not remove the detachable front panel.
Connections 1 POWER ANT 2 Blue/White REMOTE TURN-ON 3 Pink/Black AUDIO INTERRUPT IN 4 Blue Antenna To power antenna ILLUMINATION 5 Red IGNITION 6 Yellow BATTERY 7 Black GND 8 Orange Gray SPEAKER RIGHT FRONT To amplifier or equalizer To vehicle phone To the instrument cluster illumination lead Ignition Key Battery ! Speakers " Front right Gray/Black Violet/Black .
1 Antenna Receptacle & Left Rear (–) Speaker Output Lead (Green/Black) 2 Power Antenna Lead (Blue) Connect this lead to the +B terminal of your power antenna, if applicable. ( Left Front (–) Speaker Output Lead (White/Black) This lead should be used only for controlling the vehicle's power antenna. Do not use this lead to turn on an amplifier, or a signal processor, etc. 3 Remote Turn-On Lead (Blue/White) Connect this lead to the remote turn-on lead of your amplifier or signal processor.
LIMITED WARRANTY ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AMERICA, INC. AND ALPINE OF CANADA INC. ("Alpine"), are dedicated to quality craftsmanship and are pleased to offer this Warranty. We suggest that you read it thoroughly. Should you have any questions, please contact your Dealer or contact Alpine at one of the telephone numbers listed below. This Warranty covers Car Audio Products and Related Accessories ("the product"). Products purchased in the Canada are covered only in the Canada. Products purchased in the U.S.A.
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