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FM/AM CD Player FM/AM CD Receiver
CDA-7998/CDA-7897
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• OWNER'S MANUAL
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ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC. ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. ALPINE ELECTRONICS FRANCE S.A.R.L.
Tokyo office: 1-1-8 Nishi Gotanda, 6-8 Fiveways Boulevarde Keysborough, (RCS PONTOISE B 338 101 280)
Shinagawa-ku, Victoria 3173, Australia 98, Rue
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CHA-S634 CHA-1214 CHM-S630 • CD changer for CDA-7998/CDA- • CD changer for CDA-7998/CDA- 7897. 7897. • Changeur CD pour CDA-7998/CDA- • Changeur CD pour CDA-7998/CDA- 7897. 7897. • Cambiador de CD para CDA-7998/ • Cambiador de CD para CDA-7998/ CDA-7897. CDA-7897. Alpine CD Changers Give You More! More musical selections, more versatility, more convenience. The CHA-S634 is a high-performance 6-disc changer with a new M DAC, CD-R/RW PLAY BACK, MP3 PLAY BACK and CD TEXT. The CHA-1214 Ai-NET model
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ENGLISH Contents SETUP Operation Operating Instructions Switching the Tuner Mode .............................. 17 Changing Lighting Color (CDA-7998 only)... 17 WARNING Dimmer Control (CDA-7897 only) ................ 17 WARNING ..................................................3 Subwoofer On and Off .................................... 17 CAUTION ...................................................3 Setting the Subwoofer Output......................... 18 PRECAUTIONS .............................
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( ) CD Player Operation MobileHub™ Link Operation Option Opening and Closing the Movable display ..... 24 About MobileHub™ Link ............................... 35 Playback .......................................................... 24 Telephone Mode ON/OFF .............................. 35 Music Sensor (Skip)........................................ 25 Incoming Calls ................................................ 35 Fast Forward and Backward ........................... 25 Calling ...............
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WARNING WARNING CAUTION This symbol means important instructions. Failure This symbol means important instructions. Failure to heed them can result in serious injury or death. to heed them can result in injury or material property damage. DO NOT OPERATE ANY FUNCTION THAT TAKES YOUR HALT USE IMMEDIATELY IF A PROBLEM APPEARS. ATTENTION AWAY FROM SAFELY DRIVING YOUR Failure to do so may cause personal injury or damage to the VEHICLE. product. Return it to your authorized Alpine dealer or the neares
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WARNING Correct Handling PRECAUTIONS 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 Never Attempt the Following gummed labels to the disc. Do not write on the disc. Do not grip or pull out the disc while it is being pulled back into CORRECT the player by the automatic reloading mechanism. Do not attempt to insert a disc into the unit when the unit power is off. INCORRECT CORRECT Inserting Discs Your player accept
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Basic Operation Initial System Start-Up Be sure to press the RESET switch when using the unit POWER RESET for the first time, after installing the CD changer, etc., or after changing the car battery. 1 Make sure that the power of the unit is off. If the power is on, press and hold the POWER button for at least 3 seconds to turn off the unit. 2 Press the RESET switch with a ball-point pen, or any other pointed object. RESET ANGLE 89 c Opening the Front Panel 1 Press the Open button on the Front P
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Basic Operation Displaying Time BAND MODE SOURCE CLK Preset buttons (1 through 6) 1 Press the CLK (clock) button repeatedly until the time is displayed. Each press changes the modes as follows: Radio mode — — — — — — — → Calendar/Clock Display (CDA-7998 only) — — — — — — — Clock Display Title Display∗2 → → → Frequency Display Frequency Display Frequency Display (CDA-7897 only) g DN EQ MUTE f UP Rotary encoder CD mode — — — — — — — → ( Adjusting Volume / Balance Between Calendar/Clock Display (C
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4 Turn the Rotary encoder to adjust the minutes while 3 Press the BAND button to select your desired the time indication is blinking. The time is automatically frequency band. set 5 seconds after the minute adjustment. The time → BAND1 → BAND2 → BAND3 → BAND4 → BAND5 can be manually set by pressing the MODE button. NOTE 4 Press the g DN button or the f UP button to To synchronize the clock to a time signal, press the MODE select your desired frequency. button for at least 3 seconds after s
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Basic Operation About the Crossover Crossover: This unit is equipped with an Active Crossover. The Adjustments should be made according to the reproduction crossover limits the frequencies delivered to the outputs. characteristics of the speakers. Depending on the Each channel is controlled independently. Thus, each speakers, a passive network may not be necessary. If you speaker pair can be driven by the frequencies for which are unsure about this point, please consult your authorized they have
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< 3 WAY System > Adjusting and Storing the Crossover 2 Press the BAND button to select desired parameter. Before performing the following procedures, refer to → LOW → MID-L → MID-H → HIGH “About the Crossover ”(Page 8) 3 Press the g DN button or the f UP button to 1 Press and hold the T.CORR button for at least 3 select desired cut-off frequency point(cross over point). seconds. Adjustable frequency bands: LOW : 20Hz to 200Hz(in 1/3 octave steps) < 2 WAY System > MID-L: 20Hz to 200
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Basic Operation About the Time Correction Preset buttons (1 through 6) BAND The distance between the listener and the speakers in a car vary widely due to the special conditions of the mobile environment. This difference in the distances from the speakers to the listener creates a shift in the sounds image and frequency characteristics. This is caused by the time delay between the sound reaching the listener’s right versus the left ear. To correct this, the CDA-7998/CDA-7897 is able to delay the
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Here we calculate the time correction value for the front left Bass Focus speaker in the diagram at the left. Conditions: The time difference between the front-rear/left-right Farthest Speaker – listening position: 2.25 m (88-9/16") speakers, can be adjusted at the same time. With an Front left speaker – listening position : 0.5 m (19-11/16") initial delay of 0.1 ms for each of the 0 to 99 steps, Calculation: L = 2.25 m – 0.5 m = 1.75 m (68-7/8") audible time correction can be done. Time correct
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Basic Operation BAND MODE Preset buttons (1 through 6) SOURCE 3.0ms 1.5ms 1.5ms 1.5ms 1.5ms ∗ MX T.CORR Rotary encoder Tips Example of Steps 2 and 3 Setting * Subwoofer speaker. (1) After entering corrections for the front (left and right) Delay (turn the rotary encoder) the audio signal to the front speakers in STEP 15, the time difference is 1.5 ms for (left and right) speakers to make the apparent position of the both front-left and front-right speakers. subwoofer to be at the front. In do
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Adjusting and Storing the Time Setting the MX Mode Correction MX (Media Xpander) makes vocals or instruments sound distinct regardless of the music source. The radio, Before performing the following procedures, refer to CD, and MP3, will be able to reproduce the music “About the Time Correction”(Page 10) clearly even in cars with a lot of road noise. 1 Make time corrections by pressing the T.CORR button. 1 Press the MX button to select MX ON. Each press changes the modes as follows: 2 Press the
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Basic Operation Blackout Mode On and Off When the Blackout mode is turned on, the display will B.OUT TITLE MODE/Q.S. turn off to reduce power consumption. This additional power enhances the sound quality. 1 Press and hold the B.OUT button for at least 3 seconds to start the blackout mode. By doing so the display will turn off. NOTE If any button on the unit is pressed during the blackout mode, the function will be displayed for 5 seconds to show the operation before returning to Blackout mode. S
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Radio mode Titling Discs/Stations — — — — — — — → Calendar/Clock Display (CDA-7998 only) It is possible to title your favorite CD's or radio stations. — — — — — — — Clock Display Title Display You cannot input titles on MP3 discs. → → → Frequency Display Frequency Display Frequency Display (CDA-7897 only) 1 Press the TITLE button and select the title display mode. CD mode For details, see “Displaying the Title/Text” (page 14). — — — — — — — → Calendar/Clock Display 2 Press and hold the TITLE but
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Basic Operation Switching the Display Modes You can select the display pattern mode from ten display -/J DISP TITLE patterns (six display patterns for CDA-7897). You can also deactivate the display. 1 Press the DISP(DISPLAY) button to select the desired Display pattern mode. Each press changes the display patterns < CDA-7998 > g DN f UP → Pattern1 → Pattern2 → Pattern3 → Pattern4 → Pattern5 ∗ Pattern10 ← Pattern9 ← Pattern8 ← Pattern7 ← Pattern6 ← NOTE Erasing Disc Title/Station Title * Patter
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SETUP Operation ( ) Dimmer Control CDA-7897 only BAND Set the DIMMER control to AUTO to decrease the MODE 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 Press and hold the SETUP button for at least 3 seconds. 2 Press the f UP or g DN button to select the DIM (DIMMER) mode. g DN f UP SETUP Rotary encoder 3 Press the BAND button to select the Dimmer mode. Each press toggles between DIM A
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SETUP Operation Turning Mute Mode On/Off SOURCE BAND If a device having the interrupt feature is connected, audio will be automatically muted whenever the interrupt signal is received from the device. This function can be turned ON or OFF from the head unit by following procedure below. 1 Press and hold the SETUP button for at least 3 seconds. 2 Press the f UP or g DN button to select the MUTE mode. g DN f UP SETUP 3 Press the BAND button to turn on or off the MUTE mode. Setting the Subwoofer O
