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ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, INC.
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Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141-0031, Japan
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ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AMERICA, INC.
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R PXI-H990 Multimedia Manager™ • OWNER'S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. ENGLISH
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Contents WARNING WARNING ............................................................................................................................... 3 CAUTION ................................................................................................................................ 4 PRECAUTIONS ....................................................................................................................... 4 Basic Operation Operating the PXI-H990 .................................
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Contents Using the multi-channel function Adjustment procedure for multi-channel function ................................................................. 52 Speaker setup (Dolby SP) ....................................................................................................... 53 Adjusting the speaker levels (OUTPUT LEVEL) .................................................................. 57 Adjusting the acoustic image (BI PHANTOM) .....................................................
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WARNING KEEP SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS WARNING BATTERIES OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN. This symbol means important Swallowing them may result in serious instructions. injury. If swallowed, consult a physician Failure to heed them can result in immediately. serious injury or death. USE THE CORRECT AMPERE RATING DO NOT OPERATE ANY FUNCTION THAT WHEN REPLACING FUSES. TAKES YOUR ATTENTION AWAY FROM Failure to do so may result in fire or electric SAFELY DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE. shock. Any function that req
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WARNING CAUTION PRECAUTIONS This symbol means important Temperature instructions. Be sure the temperature inside the vehicle is Failure to heed them can result in between +60°C (+140°F) and –10°C (+14°F) injury or material property damage. before turning your unit on. HALT USE IMMEDIATELY IF A PROBLEM Installation Location APPEARS. Make sure the PXI-H990 will not be installed Failure to do so may cause personal injury or in a location subjected to: damage to the product. Return it to your • Dir
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Basic Operation Operating the PXI-H990 The PXI-H990 is operated from the head unit with which it is used. These operating instructions describe operation with the head unit; both from the unit itself and from the remote control unit. • The operation for the PXI-H990 is performed from the head unit setup operation. See the reference page in the following chart for the head unit setting/adjustment operation method. The following is displayed on the head unit display. Crossover adjustment/Switching
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Basic Operation Using This Manual The PXI-H990 is operated from the head unit with which it is used. These operating instructions describe operation from both the DVI-9990 head unit and from the RUE-4196 remote control unit included with the head unit. When operating the main unit with the remote control supplied with the head unit, change the selector switch on the rear side of remote control to the “H/U” side. Using the multi-channel function A. PROC. 1( ) 2(ENT) Remote control icon Indicate
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aaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa A. PROC. 1( ) 2(ENT) ENTER/ Joystick MENU SETUP RETURN F • SETUP 5( ) Turning the power on and off This unit does not have a power switch. The head unit to which the unit is connected, controls its power. In order to protect the speakers when the power is first switched on or when the head unit is reset, no sound is produced until system is selected in the next item “Setting the speakers”. Set the following item “Setting the speakers”. Setting the speakers (SP SELECT
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Basic Operation Setting the speakers (SP SELECT) (continued) 3 Press 1 ( ) or 5 ( ), select “AP SETUP”, then press 2 (ENT). 4 Press 1 ( ) or 5 ( ), select “SP SETUP [Speaker Setup]”, then press 2 (ENT). 5 Press 1 ( ) or 5 ( ), select “SP SELECT [Speaker Select]”, then press 2 (ENT). 6 Press 1 ( ) or 5 ( ), select “SYSTEM SEL [System Select]”, then press 2 (ENT). 8-EN
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 7 Press 1 ( ) or 5 ( ), select the system, then press 2 (ENT). SYSTEM SEL Displays the currently set SYSTEM 1 item. When one PXI-H990 is connected When two PXI-H990 are connected SYSTEM SEL SYSTEM 1 SYSTEM 2 SYSTEM 3 SYSTEM 4 (FRONT) SYSTEM 4 (REAR) System 1 CH-1 F TW L F TW L FRNT L*1 F TW L R TW L System 2 System 3 CH-2 F TW R F TW R FRNT R*1 F TW R R TW R System 4 CH-3 F WF L*1 F MID L*2 FRNT C F MID L*2 R WF L CH-4 F
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa Basic Operation Setting the speakers (SP SELECT) (continued) 10Press 1 ( ) or 5 ( ), select “OFF”, then press 2 (ENT). Repeat steps 9 and 10 and switch off all unconnected speakers. CH SELECT Switch ON/OFF. F TW L OFF CH SELECT Front TW Left ON Front TW Right ON Front WF Left ON Front WF Right ON Rear Left ON Rear Right ON Front Center ON Subwoofer ON 11Once the settings are completed, press and hold F • SETUP for at least 3 seconds.
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This page includes supplementary information for pages 5 to 10. Supplementary Please refer to these pages. information TITLE Description Related page Setting the speakers The operations performed with the remote control unit in (SP SELECT) step 1 can also be performed by pressing MENU (SETUP) Page 7 for at least 3 seconds, moving the joystick up or down to select “AP SETUP”, then pressing the joystick. 11-EN
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Automatic Adjustments Preparations for automatic adjustments The PXI-H990 is equipped with two automatic adjustment functions: “Road Equalizer” and “Automated Time Correction”. The preparations described below must be made in order to perform these automatic adjustments. After making these preparations, refer to “Automatic adjustments (Using the Road Equalizer function)” (page 15) and “Performing time correction automatically (Automated Time Correction)” (page 21) to perform the respective autom
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3 Connect the included microphone to the PXI-H990. Refer to the Installation manual. • When combined with a separately sold monitor that is Road EQ compatible and the Road Equalizer function are used, the separately sold monitor’s built-in microphone can be used. • When connecting two PXI-H990 units, connect the microphone to both units. In this case, the built-in microphone in the separately sold monitor cannot be used. 4 Secure the microphone in place. Failure to fix the microphone securely in
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Automatic Adjustments Preparations for automatic adjustments (continued) Hints on using the Road Equalizer function The Road Equalizer compensates for constantly changing noise, so always keep the microphones connected. The following three places are recommended to place the microphones. Also, when combining with the separately sold monitor, the built-in microphone can be used. A Ceiling directly above the listening position (driver’s seat position – More accurate compensation for the driver.) B
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1( ) A. PROC. 2(ENT) ENTER/ Joystick MENU SETUP RETURN 5( ) 6(RTN) • F SETUP Using the Road Equalizer function Road Equalizer (REAL-TIME OPTIMIZED ADAPTIVE DRIVING EQUALIZER) is a function that automatically adjusts the equalizer settings during driving according to the amount of road noise. To use Road Equalizer, first connect the microphone. (See “Preparations for automatic adjustments” on page 12.) When used in combination with a separately sold monitor that is Road EQ compatible, the mo
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Automatic Adjustments Using the Road Equalizer function (continued) 1 Press and hold F • SETUP for at least 3 seconds. 2 Press 1 ( ) or 5 ( ), select “M.M.Manager [Multi Media Manager]”, then press 2 (ENT). 3 Press 1 ( ) or 5 ( ), select “AP SETUP”, then press 2 (ENT). 4 Press 1 ( ) or 5 ( ), select “MOBILE.S.MGR [Mobile Sound Manager]”, then press 2 (ENT). 5 Press 1 ( ) or 5 ( ), select “Road EQ”, then press 2 (ENT). 6 Perform the opera
