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MP3 CD Receiver
CDE-9846
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FM/AM CD Receiver
CDE-9842
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• OWNER'S MANUAL
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• MODE D'EMPLOI
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• MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN
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ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, INC. ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. ALPINE ITALIA S.p.A.
1-1-8 Nishi Gotanda, 161-165 Princes Highway, Hallam Viale C. Colombo 8, 20090 Trezzano
Shinagawa-ku, Victoria 3803, Australia Sul Naviglio (MI), Italy
Tokyo 14
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ENGLISH Contents Other Functions Operating Instructions Displaying the Title/Text................................. 14 Titling Discs/Radio Stations ........................... 15 WARNING Erasing Disc Title/Radio Station Title ............ 15 Displaying Time .............................................. 15 WARNING ..................................................2 Setting Time .................................................... 15 CAUTION ...................................................2 PR
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Operating Instructions 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 HALT USE IMMEDIATELY IF A PROBLEM APPEARS. to heed them can result in serious injury or death. Failure to do so may cause personal injury or damage to the product. Return it to your authorized Alpine dealer or the nearest DO NOT OPERATE ANY FUNCTION THAT TAKES YOUR Alpine Service Center
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Installation Location PRECAUTIONS Make sure the CDE-9846/CDE-9842 will not be installed in a location subjected to: Never Attempt the Following • Direct sun and heat Do not grip or pull out the disc while it is being pulled back into • High humidity and water the player by the automatic reloading mechanism. • Excessive dust Do not attempt to insert a disc into the unit when the unit power • Excessive vibrations is off. Correct Handling Do not drop the disc while handling. Hold the disc so you w
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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. To customers using CD-R/CD
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Attaching Getting Started 1 Insert the right side of the front panel into the main unit. Align the groove on the front panel with the projections on the main unit. CDE-9846 2 Push the left side of the front panel until it locks Rotary encoder firmly into the main unit. SOURCE/POWER 2 11 • Before attaching the front panel, make sure that there is no dirt or dust on the connector terminals and no foreign object between the MUTE/SETUP front panel and the main unit. • Attach the front panel carefull
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Listening to Radio Radio 1 Press SOURCE/POWER until a radio frequency appears in the display. CDE-9846 TUNE/A.ME 2 Press BAND repeatedly until the desired radio SOURCE/POWER BAND band is displayed. F1 (FM1) → F2 (FM2) → AM → F1 (FM1) Press TUNE/A.ME to select the tuning mode. 3 DX SEEK (Distance mode) → SEEK (Local mode) → OFF (Manual mode) → DX SEEK • The initial mode is Distance mode. g f Distance mode: MUTE/SETUP Preset buttons Both strong and weak stations will be automatically tuned in (1 t
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Automatic Memory of Station Presets 1 Press BAND repeatedly until the desired radio band is displayed. 2 Press and hold TUNE/A.ME 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. They will be stored into buttons 1 to 6 in order of signal strength. When the automatic memory has been completed, the tuner goes to the station stored in preset location
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3 Press g or f to select the desired track (file). CD/MP3 Returning to the beginning of the current track (file): Press g. Fast backward: CDE-9846 SOURCE/ Press and hold g. Rotary encoder TITLE/ POWER -/J Advancing to the beginning of the next track (file): c Press f. Fast forward: Press and hold f. 4 To pause playback, press -/J. Pressing -/J again will resume playback. To eject the disc, press c. 5 g f 8 2 5 4 • Do not remove a CD during its eject cycle. Do not load more than 1 9 6 one disc
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Repeat Play Scanning Programs Press 4 to play back repeatedly the track being Press 6 to activate the Scan mode. played. The first 10 seconds of each track (file) will be played back in The track (file) will be played repeatedly. succession. Press 4 again and select OFF to deactivate repeat play. To stop scanning, press 6 again and deactivate the Scan mode. CD mode : Searching CD Text (CDE-9846 only) RPT : Only a track is repeatedly played back ↓ Tracks can be searched and played by using th
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File/Folder Name Search (concerning MP3) About MP3 (CDE-9846 only) (CDE-9846 only) CAUTION Except for private use, duplicating audio data (including MP3 You can display and search for the folder and file name while data) or distributing, transferring, or copying it, whether for free listening to the file currently being played back. or for a fee, without permission of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited by the Copyright Act and by international treaty. 1 Press 3 to select File Name Sear
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Corresponding File Systems Terminology This device supports discs formatted with ISO9660 Level 1 or Level 2. Bit rate Under the ISO9660 standard, there are some restrictions to This is the “sound” compression rate specified for encoding. The higher remember. the bit rate, the higher the sound quality, but also the larger the files. The maximum nested folder depth is 8 (including the root Sampling rate directory). The number of file/folder name characters is This value shows how many times per s
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Setting the Bass Control Sound Setting You can change the bass frequency emphasis to create your own tonal preference. CDE-9846 Rotary encoder 1 Press BASS C. (CDE-9846 only) or press CENT.f. (MODE) TRE.C. (CDE-9842 only) to select the Bass (bass center BAND frequency) Control mode. CDE-9846: BASS LV ↔ normal CDE-9842: BASS LV → TRE LV → normal mode → BASS LV 2-1 Setting the bass center frequency: Press g or f to select the desired bass center g f BASS C. frequency. CDE-9842 60Hz ↔ 80Hz ↔ 100Hz
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Setting the Treble Control You can change the Treble Frequency emphasis to create your own tonal preference. 1 Press TRE.C. (CDE-9846 only) or press CENT.f. (CDE-9842 only) to select the Treble (treble center frequency) Control mode. CDE-9846: TRE LV ↔ normal mode CDE-9842: BASS LV → TRE LV → normal mode → BASS LV 2-1 Setting the treble Center frequency: Press g or f to select the desired treble center frequency. 7.5kHz ↔ 10.0kHz ↔ 12.5kHz ↔ 15.0kHz The displayed Treble frequency is emphasized.
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Press TITLE/ . The display will change every time the button is pressed. Other Functions The display in Radio mode: FREQUENCY → CLOCK → TITLE → FREQUENCY CDE-9846 The display in CD mode: CDE-9846 -/J Rotary encoder TRACK NO./ELAPSED TIME → TRACK NO./CLOCK → 1 1 TEXT (DISC NAME)* → TEXT (TRACK NAME)* → TITLE → TRACK NO./ELAPSED TIME CDE-9842 TRACK NO./ELAPSED TIME → TRACK NO./CLOCK → TITLE → TRACK NO./ELAPSED TIME The display in MP3 mode: CDE-9846 FILE NO./ELAPSED TIME → FOLDER NO./FILE NO. → 4 F
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About “Title” and “Text” Erasing Disc Title/Radio Station Title Title: With this device, it is possible to input the CD and radio 1 Press TITLE/ to select the Title Display. Then, station name (this page). This inputted name is referred to as press again and hold for at least 2 seconds. a “title.” You cannot input or display titles on MP3 discs. 2 Press and hold -/J for at least 2 seconds. Text: The title in the display will blink. Text compatible CDs contain text information such as the disc na
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Sound Customizing SETUP Subwoofer On and Off SUBW ON (Initial setting) / SUBW OFF You can flexibly customize the unit to suit your own preferences and When the subwoofer is on, perform the steps below to adjust the usage. From the SETUP menu, choose from Sound Customizing, subwoofer output level. Visual Customizing, etc., to make your desired settings. 1Press the Rotary encoder (CDE-9846 only) or press CDE-9846 MODE (CDE-9842 only) repeatedly to select the SUBW mode. BAND BASS LV → TRE LV → SUBW
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MP3 (CDE-9846 only) Playing MP3 Data (CDE-9846 only) CDE-9846: CD-DA (Initial setting) / CDDA/MP3 This product can playback CDs containing both CD and MP3 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 data, playback starts from the CD data portion of the disc. CD-DA : Only CD data can be played back. CDDA/MP3 : Both CD data and MP3 file tracks can be playe
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CD insertion not possible. •A CD is already in the CD player. Information - Eject the CD and remove it. • The CD is being improperly inserted. - Make sure the CD is being inserted following instructions in In Case of Difficulty the CD Player Operation section. If you encounter a problem, please turn the power off, then on again. Unable to fast forward or backward the CD. If the unit is still not functioning normally, please review the items in • The CD has been damaged. the following checklist.
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Indication for CD Player Specifications FM TUNER SECTION HI TEMP Tuning Range 87.7 – 107.9 MHz** • Protective circuit is activated due to high temperature. Mono Usable Sensitivity 9.3 dBf (0.8 µV/75 ohms) - The indication will disappear when the temperature returns 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity 13.5 dBf (1.3 µV/75 ohms) to normal operating range. Alternate Channel Selectivity 80 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio 65 dB Stereo Separation 35 dB NO DISC Capture Ratio 2.0 dB • No CD is inserted. AM TUNER SECTION
