Alpine ElectronicsXMDALP100 user manual

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Limited Warranty
TERK Technologies Corp. (TERK) warrants this product against defects
in materials or workmanship for one (1) year from the date of purchase.
During this warranty period, this product will be replaced without charge.
This warranty does not cover any damage due to acts of nature, commercial
use, accident, misuse, abuse or negligence. This warranty is only valid in the
USA. Replacement as provided under this warranty is the exclusive remedy
of the consumer. TERK shall not be liab

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SMART DIGITAL ADAPTER Installation Guide XMDALP100 Smart Digital Adapter for Alpine Car Stereos

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Smart Digital Adapter Introduction Thank you for purchasing the TERK Smart Digital Adapter for XM ready Alpine car stereo head units. This product must be used in conjunction with the XM Universal Tuner Box (part # XMD1000) sold seperately. The Smart Digital Adapter for Alpine allows you to adapt a satellite radio ready car stereo to receive XM Satellite Radio service. Important Note:: The TERK Smart Digital Adapter for Alpine car stereo head units is compatible with most Alpine head units di

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Smart Digital Adapter Installation Overview Installation Basics:: When choosing a location to mount the components, care must be taken not to interfere with any of the vehicles existing systems. Good installation practices should be observed when mounting components to avoid any vibration, movement or rattling after installation. When routing the cables avoid blocked passages and any obstructions that could kink, crimp, twist, or chafe the cables. Components should be secured in place with me

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Smart Digital Adapter Installation Prior to installation, locate the area where the XM Universal Tuner Box is installed. Make sure you have followed the location requirements for the XM Universal Tuner prior to installing the Alpine Smart Digital Adapter. Step 1 Remove the Alpine car stereo head unit from your dash board. Important: Depending on how your Alpine head unit was installed you may have to remove part or all of your dash board to remove the head unit before the Alpine head unit can

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Smart Digital Adapter Step 4 Take the end of the cable with the right angle connector and plug it into the back of the Alpine head unit as shown in Fig 3. The other end of the cable coming from the white rectangle connector is a pass through cable that can be used to connect other Alpine products to your Alpine head unit, i.e. CD changer. Fig 3 Note: The location of the connections on the Alpine head unit may vary depending on the Alpine model. Step 5 Start your car and turn on your Alpine head

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Smart Digital Adapter Installation (continued) Step 7 Return the Alpine car stereo head unit back to its original location in the dash board, be careful with cables that you just installed so that they do not unplug or get kinked by the head unit. Note: If you had removed screws to pull the Alpine car stereo head unit out please screw those back in. Step 8 If you had removed the dash board during installation please return it back to its original location. Completing Activation:: Now that your

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Smart Digital Adapter Troubleshooting ANTENNA The XM antenna is not connected to the XM tuner. • Check whether the XM antenna cable is attached securely. UPDATING Radio is being updated with latest encryption code. • Wait until encryption code has updated. Channels 0 and 1 should function normally. NO SIGNAL XM signal is too weak or blocked at the current location. • Wait until the car reaches a location with a stronger signal or • Wait until the car is in an area that has a clear view of t