01GB01CDA9883E.fm Page 1 Wednesday, December 27, 2006 9:58 AM R EN MP3/WMA/AAC CD Receiver CDA-9883E CT • OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. • 使用手冊 請在使用本設備之前先閱讀使用手冊。 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.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 1 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM ENGLISH Contents Operating Instructions WARNING WARNING ................................................. 3 CAUTION .................................................. 3 PRECAUTIONS ........................................ 3 Getting Started Accessory List .................................................. 6 Turning Power On and Off ...............................
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 2 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM iPod® (Optional) Playback .......................................................... 19 Searching for a desired Song .......................... 19 Quick Search ................................................... 20 Direct Search Function ................................... 20 Select Playlist/Artist/Album/Podcast/Genre/ Composer .................................................... 20 Random Play Shuffle (M.I.X.) ......................
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 3 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM Operating Instructions WARNING DO NOT PLACE HANDS, FINGERS OR FOREIGN OBJECTS IN INSERTION SLOTS OR GAPS. Doing so may result in personal injury or damage to the product. 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.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 4 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM 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.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 5 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM 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.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 6 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM Getting Started / Grasp the front panel firmly, slide to the left and then pull to remove. , /ENT Rotary encoder SOURCE/ (OPEN) /RTN FUNC./SETUP Accessory List • • • • • • • • • 3 • The front panel may become hot in normal usage (especially the connector terminals on the back of the front panel). This is not a malfunction. • To protect the front panel, place it in the supplied carrying case.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 7 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM Initial System Start-Up Be sure to press the RESET switch when using the unit for the first time, after changing the car battery, etc. 1 2 3 Turn off the unit power. 6 Press and hold FUNC./SETUP for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode. • Pressing /RTN returns to the previous SETUP mode. • If no operation is performed for 60 seconds, SETUP is cancelled.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 8 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM Presetting Stations Manually Radio 1 / /ENT/ TUNE/A.ME Rotary encoder SOURCE/ BAND 2 Select the radio band and tune in a desired radio station you wish to store in the preset memory. Press and hold, for at least 2 seconds, any one of the preset buttons (1 through 6) into which you wish to store the station. The selected station is stored. The display shows the band, preset number and station frequency memorized.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 9 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM CD/MP3/WMA/AAC / SOURCE/ /ENT (OPEN) /RTN /ESC Rotary encoder FUNC./ SETUP 4 5 Press TITLE Pressing 6 / / /ENT. /ENT again will resume playback. After pressing (OPEN) to open the front panel, press to eject the disc. MP3/WMA/AAC Play Display (OPEN). The folder number and file number will be displayed as described below. The front panel will open. 2 To pause playback, press • Do not remove a CD during its eject cycle.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 10 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM MP3/WMA/AAC mode : Searching from CD Text : Only a file is repeatedly played back. : Only files in a folder are repeatedly played back. : A disc is repeatedly played back. Tracks can be searched and played using the CD text on the disc. If a disc is not compatible with text, or a disc is in the changer, searches can be made by track number. 1 Press /ESC during play. This will set the search mode.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 11 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM Quick Search You can search for tracks (files). 1 2 Press and hold /ESC for at least 2 seconds in the CD/Changer/MP3/WMA/AAC mode to activate Quick Search mode. Turn the Rotary encoder to select a desired track (file). The selected track is played back immediately. • Press and hold /ESC for at least 2 seconds in the search mode to cancel. Or, the search mode is cancelled if no operation is performed for 10 seconds.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 12 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM Order of files Files are played back in the order that the writing software writes them to the disc. Therefore, the playback order may not be what is expected. Verify the writing order in the software’s documentation. The playback order of the folders and files is as follows. 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.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 13 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM Setting the Bass Control Sound Setting You can change the Bass Frequency emphasis to create your own tonal preference. Rotary encoder (AUDIO/LOUD) BAND /ESC SOURCE/ 1 Press A.SEL to select the BASS (Bass Centre Frequency) control mode. BASS TREBLE HPF BASS Setting the Bass Centre Frequency 2-1 Press BAND to select the desired bass centre frequency. 80 Hz A.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 14 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM Setting the Treble Control Adjusting the High Pass Filter You can change the Treble Frequency emphasis to create your own tonal preference. The High Pass Filter on this unit can be adjusted to suit your personal taste. 1 1 Press A.SEL to select the TREBLE (Treble Centre Frequency) control mode. BASS TREBLE HPF BASS BASS 2 Setting the Treble Centre Frequency 2-1 Press BAND to select the desired treble centre frequency. 10.0 kHz 12.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 15 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM About the indication display Other Functions Rotary encoder When displaying Text, the following indicators are lit according to the mode. TITLE Displaying the Text Text information, such as the disc name and the track name, will be displayed if playing a CD text compatible disc. It is also possible to display the folder name, the file name and the tag, etc., while playing MP3/WMA/AAC files.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 16 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM About “Text” Text: Text compatible CDs contain text information such as the disc name and track name. Such text information is referred to as “text”. • Some characters may not be displayed correctly with this device, depending on the character type. • The CD changer must also be CD Text compatible for the Text information to be displayed. • The text or tag information may not be correctly displayed, depending on the contents.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 17 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM BLUETOOTH IN Setting the Bluetooth Connection BT IN ADP / BT IN OFF (Initial setting) If an optional Bluetooth Box is connected, you can place a hands-free call by a Bluetooth-equipped mobile phone. Make this setting when the Bluetooth Box is connected and the Bluetooth function is used. For details, refer to the Owner’s Manual of the optional Bluetooth Box. Set ADP when the Bluetooth Box is connected.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 18 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM Setting the AUX Mode (V-Link) External Device AUX IN ON / AUX IN OFF (Initial setting) Connecting to an External Amplifier POWER IC ON (Initial setting) / POWER IC OFF When an external amplifier is connected, sound quality can be improved by stopping the power supply of the built-in amplifier. POWER IC OFF: Use this mode when the line output of this unit is used to drive an external amplifier.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 19 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM iPod ® (Optional) / Rotary encoder /ENT SOURCE/ 45 /RTN An iPod can contain hundreds of songs. By using file tag information and keeping these songs organised in playlists, this unit’s search functions will ease song searches. Each music category has its own individual hierarchy. Use the Playlist/ Artist/Album/Song/Podcast/Genre/Composer search mode to narrow searches based on the table below.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 20 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM Quick Search You can search a song from all songs in the iPod without selecting an album, artist, etc. 1 2 Press and hold /ESC for at least 2 seconds to activate the Quick Search mode. Turn the Rotary encoder to select a desired song. The selected song is played back immediately. Select Playlist/Artist/Album/Podcast/ Genre/Composer Playlist/Artist/Album/Podcast/Genre/Composer can be easily changed.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 21 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM Repeat Play Changer (Optional) Only Repeat One is available for the iPod. / Repeat One: /ENT SOURCE/ BAND A single song is repeatedly played back. 1 Press 4. The song is played back repeatedly. RPT (Repeat One) 2 (off) RPT To cancel repeat play, select (off) with the above procedure. FUNC./SETUP Select buttons (1 through 6) • During repeat playback, no other songs are selectable by pressing or .
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 22 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM Playing MP3 Files with the CD Changer (Optional) Remote Control If you connect a changer compatible with MP3, you can play CD-ROMs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs containing MP3 files on this unit. 1 2 3 Press SOURCE/ mode. to switch to the MP3 Changer 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 / /ENT. Pressing / /ENT again will resume playback.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 23 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM Band Button Radio mode: BAND Button Press this button and the band will change. Battery Replacement Applicable battery: Use two “AAA” sized dry batteries or equivalent. Changer mode: To switch the changer. UP Button 1 Opening the battery cover Slide out the battery cover while firmly pressing in the direction of the arrow. Radio mode: SEEK (UP) button CD/iPod mode: Press this button to advance to the beginning of the next track.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 24 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM Information 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. 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.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 25 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM Indication for CD Player • Protective circuit is activated due to high temperature. - The indication will disappear when the temperature returns to normal operating 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 disc by following these steps: Press the button again for at least 2 seconds.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 26 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM Specifications FM TUNER SECTION Tuning Range Mono Usable Sensitivity 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity Alternate Channel Selectivity Signal-to-Noise Ratio Stereo Separation Capture Ratio 87.5-108.0 MHz 9.3 dBf (0.8 µV/75 ohms) 13.5 dBf (1.3 µV/75 ohms) 80 dB 65 dB 35 dB 2.0 dB AM TUNER SECTION Tuning Range Sensitivity (IEC Standard) 531-1,602 kHz 22.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 27 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM 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. Caution HAVE THE WIRING AND INSTALLATION DONE BY EXPERTS. Warning MAKE THE CORRECT CONNECTIONS. 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.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 28 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM Installation 2 Hex Nut (M5) Screw *2 Detachable Front Panel Metal Mounting Strap Bolt Stud *1 This unit 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. • The main unit must be mounted within 35 degrees of the horizontal plane, back to front.
01GB00CDA9883E.book Page 29 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 6:42 PM 3 Slide the CDA-9883E into the dashboard until it clicks. This ensures that the unit is properly locked and will not accidentally come out from the dashboard. Removal 1. Remove the detachable front panel. 2. Insert the bracket keys into the unit, along the guides on either side. The unit can now be removed from the mounting sleeve. This unit Bracket keys (Included) 3. Pull the unit out, keeping it unlocked as you do so.
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01GB06CDA9883E.fm Page 31 Tuesday, December 26, 2006 7:02 PM Antenna Receptacle Left Rear (+) Speaker Output Lead (Green) Power Antenna Lead (Blue) Left Rear (–) Speaker Output Lead (Green/Black) 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.
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