Alpine CDA-9811, CDA-9815, CDA-9813 User Manual

FM/AM CD Receiver

CDA-9815 CDA-9813 CDA-9811

• OWNER'S MANUAL

• MODE D'EMPLOI

• MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN

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.

7300 Warden Ave., Suite 203, Markham,

Ontario L3R 9Z6, Canada

Phone 1-800-ALPINE-1 (1-800-257-4631)

Dalian Ikemiya Printing Co., LTD. 4 Jin Zhou Street Economic & Technical Development Dalian, China

Please read before using this equipment.

Veuillez lire avant d'utiliser cet appareil.

Léalo antes de utilizar este equipo.

ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.

6-8 Fiveways Boulevarde Keysborough,

Victoria 3173, Australia

Phone 03-9769-0000

ALPINE ELECTRONICS GmbH

Kreuzerkamp 7,

40878 Ratingen, Germany

Phone 02102-4550

ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF U.K. LTD.

Fletchamstead Highway, Coventry CV4 9TW, U.K.

Alpine House

Phone 0870-33 33 763

ALPINE ELECTRONICS FRANCE S.A.R.L.

(RCS PONTOISE B 338 101 280)

98, Rue de la Belle Etoile, Z.I. Paris Nord Il,

B.P. 50016, 95945 Roissy Charles de Gaulle

Viale C. Colombo 8, 20090 Trezzano Sul

ALPINE ELECTRONICS DE ESPAÑA, S.A.

Portal de Gamarra 36, Pabellón, 32

01013 Vitoria (Alava)-APDO 133, Spain

Cedex, France

Phone 01-48638989

ALPINE ITALIA S.p.A.

Naviglio (MI), Italy Phone 02-484781

Phone 945-283588

Printed in China (Y)

68P02294K55-A

CHM-S630CHA-S634

• CD changer for CDA-9815/CDA-9813/ CDA-9811.

•

Changeur CD pour 9813/CDA-9811

• Cambiador de CD para CDA-9815/ CDA-9813/CDA-9811.

CDA-9815/CDA-

CHA-1214

• CD changer for CDA-9815/CDA-9813/ CDA-9811.

•

Changeur CD pour 9813/CDA-9811

• Cambiador de CD para CDA-9815/ CDA-9813/CDA-9811.

CDA-9815/CDA-

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 holds 12 discs, and the CHM-S630 M-Bus model is a super-compact 6-disc changer with a CD-R/RW PLAY BACK.

Changeurs de CD Alpine : vous avez le choix!

Plus de sélections musicales, plus de souplesse, plus de confort.

Le modèle CHA-S634 est un changeur 6 disques ultra performant équipé des nouvelles fonctions M DAC, CD-R/RW PLAY BACK, MP3 PLAY BACK et CD TEXT. Le modèle CHA-1214 Ai-NET contient 12 disques. Le modèle CHM-S630 M-Bus est un changeur 6 disques super compact doté de la fonction CD-R/ RW PLAY BACK.

¡Los cambiadores Alpine de CD le ofrecen más!

Más selecciones musicales, más versatilidad y más ventajas.

CHA-S634 es un cambiador de seis discos de alto rendimiento con nuevo M DAC, CD-R/RW PLAY BACK, MP3 PLAY BACK y CD TEXT. El modelo CHA-1214 Ai-NET alberga 12 discos y el modelo CHM-S630 M-Bus es un cambiador de seis discos de tamaño reducido con un CD-R/RW PLAY BACK.

Contents

ENGLISH

Operating Instructions

WARNING

WARNING.................................................. 3

CAUTION ................................................... 3

PRECAUTIONS ......................................... 3

Getting Started

Turning Power On and Off ............................... 6

Initial System Start-Up ..................................... 6

Setting Time ...................................................... 6

Opening and Closing the Movable Display ...... 6

Display Tilt Adjustment .................................... 6

Adjusting Volume ............................................. 7

Lowering Volume Quickly ................................ 7

Changing the Audio Level Display Pattern....... 7

Detaching and Attaching the Front Panel ......... 7

Radio

Changing the Radio Frequencies for each

Country .......................................................... 8

Listening to Radio ............................................. 8

Manual Storing of Station Presets .................... 8

Automatic Memory of Station Presets .............. 8

Tuning to Preset Stations .................................. 8

Station Title Search Function............................ 9

Quick Search Function ...................................... 9

CD/MP3/WMA

Playback ............................................................ 9

Repeat Play ..................................................... 10

M.I.X. (Random Play) .................................... 10

Scanning Programs ......................................... 11

File/Folder Search

(concerning MP3/WMA) ................................ 11

Quick Search ................................................... 11

About MP3/WMA .......................................... 11

Sound Setting

Adjusting Balance (Between Left and Right)/

Fader (Between Front and Rear)/Defeat ...... 13

Setting the Bass Control (CDA-9811 only) .... 13

Setting the Treble Control

Setting the Bass Type (CDA-9811 only) ........ 14

Adjusting the built-in Crossover

(CDA-9811 only)......................................... 14

Equalizer Presets

(CDA-9815/CDA-9813 only) ...................... 14

Adjusting and Storing the Equalizer Curve

(CDA-9815/CDA-9813 only) ...................... 14

Recalling the Stored Equalizer Curve

(CDA-9815/CDA-9813 only) ...................... 15

About the Crossover

(CDA-9815/CDA-9813 only) ...................... 15

Adjusting and Storing the Crossover Settings

(CDA-9815/CDA-9813 only) ...................... 16

Recalling the Stored Crossover Settings

(CDA-9815/CDA-9813 only) ...................... 16

About Time Correction ................................... 17

Bass Focus ...................................................... 18

Adjusting and Storing the Time Correction

(Storing available on CDA-9815 only) ........ 19

Recalling the Stored Time Correction

Settings (CDA-9815 only) ........................... 19

Setting the MX Mode ..................................... 19

(CDA-9811 only) ..

Other Functions

Displaying the Title/Text ................................. 20

Titling Discs/Stations ...................................... 21

Erasing Disc Title/Station Title ....................... 21

Displaying Time.............................................. 21

Blackout Mode On and Off............................. 21

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1-EN

i-Personalize™ Operation

(CDA-9815 only)

About i-Personalize™ ..................................... 22

Data Downloading .......................................... 22

SETUP

Sound Customizing

Switching the Tuner Mode.............................. 23

Subwoofer On and Off .................................... 23

Setting the Subwoofer Output (CDA-9815/

CDA-9813 only) .......................................... 23

Sound (Beep) Guide Function ........................ 23

Visual Customizing

Dimmer Control

(CDA-9815/CDA-9813 only) ...................... 23

Scroll Setting ................................................... 23

Scroll Type Setting (CDA-9815 only) ............ 24

Switching the Character Font

(CDA-9815 only)......................................... 24

Adjusting Display Contrast

(CDA-9815 only) ............................................ 24

Demonstration ................................................. 24

MP3

Playing MP3 Data ........................................... 24

External Device

Turning Mute Mode On/Off............................ 24

Setting the AUX Mode (V-Link)..................... 24

Connecting to an External Amplifier .............. 24

Setting Tone Defeat for External Devices ....... 24

MobileHub™ Link Operation

(Optional)

About MobileHub™ Link............................... 27

Telephone Mode ON/OFF .............................. 27

Incoming Calls ................................................ 27

Calling ............................................................. 28

SMS (Short Message Service) Operation ....... 28

Changer (Optional)

Controlling CD Changer (Optional) ............... 29

Playing MP3 Files with the CD Changer

(Optional) .................................................... 29

Multi-Changer Selection (Optional) ............... 29

Remote Control

Controls on Remote Control ........................... 30

Battery Replacement ....................................... 31

Information

In Case of Difficulty ....................................... 31

Specifications .................................................. 33

Installation and Connections

Warning ........................................................... 34

Caution ............................................................ 34

Precautions ...................................................... 34

Installation ...................................................... 35

Connections for CDA-9811 ............................ 36

Connections for CDA-9815/CDA-9813 ......... 38

XM Radio (Optional)

Receiving XM Channels with the

XM Receiver (Optional) .............................. 25

Checking the XM Radio ID Number .............. 25

Storing XM Channel Presets ........................... 25

Receiving Stored XM Channels...................... 25

Channel/Category Search Function ................ 26

Quick Search Function .................................... 26

Changing the Display...................................... 26

Setting the Tuning Method ............................. 26

Setting the Auxiliary Data Field Display ........ 26

2-EN

LIMITED WARRANTY

Operating Instructions

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.

Any function that requires your prolonged attention should only be performed after coming to a complete stop. Always stop the vehicle in a safe location before performing these functions. Failure to do so may result in an accident.

KEEP THE VOLUME AT A LEVEL WHERE YOU CAN STILL HEAR OUTSIDE NOISE WHILE DRIVING.

Failure to do so may result in an accident.

MINIMIZE DISPLAY VIEWING WHILE DRIVING.

Viewing the display may distract the driver from looking ahead of the vehicle and cause an accident.

DO NOT DISASSEMBLE OR ALTER.

Doing so may result in an accident, fire or electric shock.

USE ONLY IN CARS WITH A 12 VOLT NEGATIVE GROUND.

(Check with your dealer if you are not sure.) Failure to do so may result in fire, etc.

KEEP SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS BATTERIES OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN.

Swallowing them may result in serious injury. If swallowed, consult a physician immediately.

USE THE CORRECT AMPERE RATING WHEN REPLACING FUSES.

Failure to do so may result in fire or electric shock.

DO NOT BLOCK VENTS OR RADIATOR PANELS.

Doing so may cause heat to build up inside and may result in fire.

USE THIS PRODUCT FOR MOBILE 12V APPLICATIONS.

Use for other than its designed application may result in fire, electric shock or other injury.

CAUTION

This symbol means important instructions. Failure to heed them can result in injury or material property damage.

HALT USE IMMEDIATELY IF A PROBLEM APPEARS.

Failure to do so may cause personal injury or damage to the product. Return it to your authorized Alpine dealer or the nearest Alpine Service Center for repairing.

DO NOT MIX NEW BATTERIES WITH OLD BATTERIES. INSERT WITH THE CORRECT BATTERY POLARITY.

When inserting the batteries, be sure to observe proper polarity (+ and –) as instructed. Rupture or chemical leakage from the battery may cause fire or personal injury.

KEEP FINGERS AWAY WHILE THE MOTORIZED FRONT PANEL OR MOVING MONITOR IS IN MOTION.

Failure to do so may result in personal injury or damage to the product.

PRECAUTIONS

Temperature

Be sure the temperature inside the vehicle is between +60°C (+140°F) and –10°C (+14°F) before turning your unit on.

Moisture Condensation

You may notice the CD playback sound wavering due to condensation. If this happens, remove the disc from the player and wait about an hour for the moisture to evaporate.

Damaged Disc

Do not attempt to play cracked, warped, or damaged discs. Playing a bad disc could severely damage the playback mechanism.

Maintenance

If you have problems, do not attempt to repair the unit yourself. Return it to your Alpine dealer or the nearest Alpine Service Station for servicing.

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.

3-EN

PRECAUTIONS

Never Attempt the Following

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.

Correct Handling

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.

CORRECT

Inserting Discs

Your player accepts only one disc at a time for playback. Do not attempt to load more than one disc. Make sure the label side is facing up when you insert the disc. Your player will automatically eject any disc that is inserted incorrectly. If the player continues to eject a correctly inserted disc, push the RESET switch with a pointed object such as a ballpoint pen. Playing a disc while driving on a very bumpy road may result in skips, but this will not scratch the disc or damage the player.

New Discs

As a protective measure to prevent the CD from jamming, the CD player will automatically eject discs with irregular surfaces or inserted incorrectly. When a new disc is inserted into the player and ejected after initial loading, using your finger, feel around the inside of the centre hole and outside edge of the disc. If you feel any small bumps or irregularities, this could inhibit proper loading of the disc. To remove the bumps, rub the inside edge of the hole and outside edge of the disc with a ballpoint pen or other such instrument, then insert the disc again.

Center Hole

New Disc

INCORRECT

CORRECT

Disc Cleaning

Fingerprints, dust, or soil on the surface of the disc could cause the CD player to skip. For routine cleaning, wipe the playing surface with a clean, soft cloth from the centre of the disc to the outer edge. If the surface is heavily soiled, dampen a clean, soft cloth in a solution of mild neutral detergent before cleaning the disc.

Disc Accessories

There are various accessories available on the market for protecting the disc surface and improving sound quality. However, most of them will influence the thickness and/or diameter of the disc. Using such accessories can cause the disc to be out of standard specifications and may create operational problems. We recommend not using these accessories on discs played in Alpine CD players.

Bumps

Outside (Bumps)

Irregular Shaped Discs

Be sure to use round shape discs only for this unit and never use any special shape discs. Use of special shape discs may cause damage to the mechanism.

Installation Location

Make sure the CDA-9815/CDA-9813/CDA-9811 will not be installed in a location subjected to:

• Direct sun and heat

• High humidity and water

• Excessive dust

• Excessive vibrations

4-EN

Disc StabilizerTransparent Sheet

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 and do not write on the surface.

• 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-RW

• If a CD-R/CD-RW cannot be played back, make sure the last recording session was closed (finalized).

• Finalize the CD-R/CD-RW if necessary, and attempt playback again.

About discs that can be used.

Use only compact discs with the label side showing the CD logo marks below.

If you use unspecified compact discs, correct performance cannot be guaranteed. You can play CD-Rs (CD-Recordable)/CD-RWs (CDReWritable) for audio use on this unit. You can also play CD-Rs/ CD-RWs containing MP3/WMA formatted audio files.

• Some of the following CDs may not play on this unit: Flawed CDs, CDs with fingerprints, CDs exposed to extreme temperatures or sunlight (e.g., left in the car or this unit), CDs recorded under unstable conditions, CDs on which a recording failed or a re-recording was attempted, copyprotected CDs which do not conform to the audio CD industry standard.

• Use discs with MP3/WMA files written in a format compatible with this unit. For details, see page 11-12.

About the alphanumeric display of CDA-9813/CDA-9811.

• All English lower case characters are displayed as upper case

on this unit.

• The alphanumeric display in the following table shows alphanumeric characters/numbers that may be difficult to distinguish.

Alphanumeric

Display

Alphanumeric

Display

02568ABD

GHKMQRSZ

5-EN

Getting Started

SOURCE/ POWER

MUTE Rotary encoder c

Turning Power On and Off

Press SOURCE/POWER to turn on the unit.

• The unit can be turned on by pressing any other button except eject

c and TITLE / .

The volume level gradually increases to the previous level you were listening to before the unit was turned off.

Press and hold SOURCE/POWER for at least 3 seconds to turn off the unit.

• The first time power is turned on, the volume will start from level 12.

DISP/ B.OUT

TITLE /

RESET

TILT 98

Opening and Closing the Movable Display

Press c.

The movable display will open.

To close the movable display, press c again.

The movable display will close.

• Do not apply shock to the movable display when it is open as it may result in malfunction of the unit.

• The display may be dim during low temperatures and immediately after turning on the power. The brightness will return to normal as time elapses.

• The display will stop at the set tilt angle when closing.

Caution

Keep hands (or any other object) away from the display while it is opening or closing to avoid damage or injury. The back of the movable display will get very warm under normal operating conditions. This is not a malfunction. Do not touch.

Display Tilt Adjustment

Movable display

Initial System Start-Up

Be sure to press the RESET switch when using the unit for the first time, after installing the CD changer, after changing the car battery, etc.

Turn off the unit power.

Press RESET with a ball-point pen or similar

pointed object.

Setting Time

Press TITLE / repeatedly until the time is

displayed.

For details, see "Displaying the Title/Text" (page 20).

Press and hold TITLE / for at least 3 seconds

while the time is displayed.

The time indication will blink.

Turn the Rotary encoder to adjust the hours.

When the hour has been adjusted, press the

Rotary encoder.

Turn the Rotary encoder to adjust the minutes

while the time indication is blinking.

The time is automatically set 5 seconds after the minute adjustment. The time can also be manually set by pressing the Rotary encoder.

The movable display may be adjusted to 3 different tilt angles depending upon user preference.

Press TILT 98 to adjust the tilt angle of the movable display.

• The display will close a half minute after the ignition key is turned to the OFF position.

• The adjusted tilt angle of the display is stored in memory. There is no need to re-adjust the tilt angle when the power is turned back on

Caution

•

To synchronize the clock to a time signal, press the Rotary encoder for at least 3 seconds after setting the “hour.” Minutes will be indicated as 00. If you press the Rotary encoder for more than 3 seconds when the display shows over “30,” hours will advance.

6-EN

Adjusting Volume

Turn the Rotary encoder until the desired sound is obtained.

Lowering Volume Quickly

Activating the Audio Mute function will instantly lower the volume level by 20 dB.

Press MUTE to activate the MUTE mode.

The audio level will decrease by about 20 dB.

Pressing MUTE again will bring the audio back to its previous level.

Changing the Audio Level Display Pattern

You can select the Audio Level display from three display patterns (For CDA-9811, only pattern 1 is displayed). You can also deactivate the display.

Press DISP/B.OUT to switch the display pattern.

For CDA-9815/CDA-9813:

AUDIO ADJUSTMENT → EQ ADJUSTMENT → X-OVER ADJUSTMENT → OFF → AUDIO ADJUSTMENT

The indicators show the value that is set in each mode as shown below.

X-OVER Adjustment Display Example for CDA-9813

LEVEL : -7dB

SLOPE : 2 (-12dB/oct.)

FREQUENCY

: 2k

For CDA-9811:

VOLUME SETTING → LEVEL INDICATOR → OFF → VOLUME SETTING

Audio Level Display

Detaching and Attaching the Front Panel

Detaching

Turn off the unit power.

Press

front panel pops out.

Grasp the left side of the front panel and pull it out.

(Release) at the upper left side until the

AUDIO EQ X-OVER ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENT ADJUSTMENT

Level Indicator

Width indicator

Frequency Indicator

Sub-W Indicator

AUDIO Adjustment Display Example for CDA-9813

VOLUME : 18

BALANCE : L6

FADER : F 6

SUB-W : 9dB

EQ Adjustment Display Example for CDA-9813

LEVEL : +2

WIDTH : 2

FREQUENCY

VOLUME

BALANCE

FADER

SUB-W

: 200Hz

∗

LEVEL

WIDTH

FREQUENCY

∗

Only when SUB-W is set to ON

LEVEL

SLOPE

FREQUENCY

• 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.

Attaching

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.

Push the left side of the front panel until it locks

firmly into the main unit.

• Before attaching the front panel, make sure that there is no dirt or

dust on the connector terminals and no foreign object between the front panel and the main unit.

• Attach the front panel carefully, holding the sides of the front panel

to avoid pushing buttons by mistake.

7-EN

Radio

SOURCE/ POWER

g f

Changing the Radio Frequencies for each Country

For customers not living in North America, change the radio frequencies as follows.

Press and hold F/SETUP for at least 3 seconds.

Select the "AREA" mode by pressing g or f.

Choose either AREA 1 or AREA 2 by pressing

BAND/TEL.

AREA 1: Radio frequencies for North America AREA 2: Other Radio frequencies

Press F/SETUP to return to normal mode.

• The stored radio stations will be cleared every time you change the setting.

Listening to Radio

Press SOURCE/POWER until a radio frequency

appears in the display.

Press BAND/TEL. repeatedly until the desired

radio band is displayed.

FM1 → FM2 → AM → FM1

TUNE/ A.ME

BAND/ TEL.

F/SETUP

Rotary encoder

Preset buttons (1 through 6)

Press g or f to tune in the desired station.

Holding down g or f will change the frequency continuously.

• The ST indicator appears on the display when a stereo FM station is tuned in.

Manual Storing of Station Presets

Select the radio band and tune in a desired radio

station you wish to store in the preset memory.

Press and hold any one of the preset buttons

(1 through 6) that you want to store the station on for at least 2 seconds.

The selected station is stored. The display shows the band, preset no. and station frequency memorized.

• A total of 18 stations can be stored in the preset memory (6 stations for each band; FM1, FM2 and AM).

• If you store a station in a preset memory which already has a station, the current station will be cleared and replaced with the new station.

Automatic Memory of Station Presets

Press BAND/TEL. repeatedly until the desired

radio band is displayed.

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 no. 1.

• If no stations are stored, the tuner will return to the original station you were listening to before the auto memory procedure began.

Tuning to Preset Stations

Press BAND/TEL. repeatedly until the desired

band is displayed.

Press TUNE/A. ME to select the tuning mode.

DX SEEK (Distance mode) → DX SEEK (Local mode) → DX SEEK(Manual mode)→

• Only portions underlined on the display may be lit.

• The initial mode is DX SEEK (Distance mode).

Distance mode:

Both strong and weak stations will be automatically tuned in (Automatic Seek Tuning).

Local mode:

Only strong stations will be automatically tuned in (Automatic Seek Tuning).

Manual mode:

The frequency is manually tuned in steps (Manual tuning).

DX SEEK

8-EN

Press any one of the station preset buttons (1

through 6) that has your desired radio station in memory.

The display shows the band, preset number and frequency of the station selected.

Station Title Search Function

If titles for radio stations are entered, you can search for a radio station from its title. .

Press SEARCH in Radio mode to switch to Title

Search mode.

The first title input blinks in the display.

Select the desired title by turning the Rotary

encoder within 10 seconds.

Press the Rotary encoder to receive the

frequency of the selected title.

• Search mode in Title Search mode is canceled by pressing and holding SEARCH for at least 2 seconds.

• If a station has no title, "NO TITLE" is displayed for 2 seconds.

CD / MP3 / WMA

SOURCE/ POWER

g f

-/J

Rotary

encoder

)

6( )

Quick Search Function

You can search for a radio station by its frequency.

Press and hold SEARCH for at least 2 seconds

in Radio mode to activate Quick Search mode.

Turn the Rotary encoder within 10 seconds to

select the desired frequency.

Press the Rotary encoder to receive the selected

frequency.

• Search mode in Quick Search mode is canceled by pressing and holding SEARCH for at least 2 seconds.

Playback

Press c.

The movable display will open.

Insert a disc with the label side facing up.

The disc will be pulled into the unit automatically.

The movable display will close and playback will begin. When a disc is already inserted, press SOURCE/POWER to switch to the CD mode.

The mode will change every time the button is pressed.

TUNER → CD → CD CHANGER* → TUNER

* Only when the CD changer is connected

Press g or f to select the desired track (file).

Returning to the begining of the current track (file):

Press g.

Fast backward :

Press and hold g.

Advancing to the beginning of the next track (file) :

Press f.

Fast forward :

Press and hold f.

To pause playback, press -/J.

Pressing -/J again will resume playback.

To eject the disc, press c.

• Do not remove a CD during its eject cycle. Do not load more than one disc at a time. A malfunction may result from doing either.

• If the CD does not eject, press and hold c for at least 3 seconds with the movable display open.

• The CD-player can play discs containing audio data, MP3 data and WMA data.

• The MP3 indicator is lit during MP3 playback.

• The WMA indicator is lit during WMA playback.

• The track display for MP3/WMA data playback is the file numbers recorded on the disc.

• While playing back MP3/WMA, press 8 or 9 to move the folder up or down.

9-EN

Repeat Play

M.I.X. (Random Play)

Press 4 ( ) to play back repeatedly the track being played.

The track (file) will be played repeatedly.

Press 4 ( ) again and select OFF to deactivate repeat play.

CD mode :

RPT : Only a file is repeatedly played back

↓ *1

RPT : A disc is repeatedly played back

↓

(off)

*1 When a CD changer is connected

• If REPEAT is set to ON during M.I.X. play in CD changer mode, M.I.X. will apply to the current disc only.

MP3/WMA mode :

RPT : Only a file is repeatedly played back

↓

RPT :

RPT : A disc is repeatedly played back

(off)

*2 When an MP3 compatible CD changer is connected

• If a 6-disc CD changer or an MP3 compatible CD changer is

connected: In CD changer mode, press F/SETUP to illuminate the "FUNC" indicator (only underlined portions of the "FUNC" indicator are illuminated for CDA-9811), and go to the step above within 5 seconds.

• If a 12-disc CD changer is connected:

In CD changer mode, press F/SETUP twice to illuminate the "FUNC" indicator(only underlined portions of the "FUNC" indicator are illuminated for CDA-9811), and go to the step above within 5 seconds.

Only files in a folder are repeatedly played back

↓ *2

↓

Press 5 ( ) in the play or pause mode.

The tracks (files) on the disc will be played back in random sequence.

To cancel M.I.X. play, press 5 ( ) again.

CD mode :

↓

M.I.X.: Track are played back in

random sequence.

↓ *3

M.I.X.:The tracks on all the CDs in the current

magazine will be included in the random playback sequence.

↓

(off)

*3 When a CD changer equipped with the All M.I.X. function is

connected

• If M.I.X. is set to ON during RPT (REPEAT ALL) play in CD

changer mode, M.I.X. will apply to the current disc only.

MP3/WMA mode :

↓

M.I.X.: Only files in a folder are played back in

random sequence.

↓

M.I.X.: Files are played back in random sequence.

If an MP3 compatible CD changer is connected, all files in a disc are played back in random sequence, and playback shifts to the next disc.

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• If a 6-disc CD changer or an MP3 compatible CD changer is connected: In CD changer mode, press F/SETUP to illuminate the "FUNC" indicator (only underlined portions of the "FUNC" indicator are illuminated for CDA-9811), and go to the step above within 5 seconds.

• If a 12-disc CD changer is connected: In CD changer mode, press F/SETUP twice to illuminate the "FUNC" indicator (only underlined portions of the "FUNC" indicator are illuminated for CDA-9811), and go to the step above within 5 seconds.

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Scanning Programs

About MP3/WMA

Press 6 ( ) to activate the Scan mode.

The first 10 seconds of each track (file) will be played back in succession.

To stop scanning, press 6 ( ) and deactivate the Scan mode.

File/Folder Search (concerning MP3/WMA)

Press SEARCH to select File Search mode or

Folder Search mode in MP3/WMA mode.

File Search mode

Press 8 or 9 to select another Folder.

Select the desired file by turning the Rotary

encoder within 10 seconds.

Press the Rotary encoder to play back the

selected file.

• File Search mode is canceled by pressing and holding SEARCH

for at least 2 seconds.

• While in File Search mode, press SEARCH to switch to Folder Search mode.

Folder Search mode

Turn the Rotary encoder within 10 seconds to

select the desired folder.

Press the Rotary encoder to play back the first

file in the selected folder.

• Search mode is canceled by pressing and holding SEARCH for at least 2 seconds in Folder Search mode.

• While in Folder Search mode, press SEARCH to switch to File Search mode.

• "NO FILE" is displayed for 2 seconds if the folder that is selected by the Folder Search mode contains no files.

•"– – – – – – – –" is displayed for the root folder (display example: CDA-9811).

Quick Search

You can search for tracks(files).

Press and hold SEARCH for at least 2 seconds

in the CD/Changer/MP3/WMA mode to activate Quick Search mode.

Turn the Rotary encoder within 10 seconds to

select a desired track(file).

The selected track is played back immediately.

• Search mode is canceled by pressing and holding SEARCH for at least 2 seconds in Quick Search mode.

CAUTION

Except for private use, duplicating audio data (including MP3/ WMA data) or distributing, transferring, or copying it, whether for free or for a fee, without permission of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited by the Copyright Act and by international treaty.

What is MP3?

MP3, whose official name is “MPEG Audio Layer 3,” is a compression standard prescribed by the ISO, the International Standardization Organization and MPEG which is a joint activity institution of the IEC.

MP3 files contain compressed audio data. MP3 encoding is capable of compressing audio data at extremely high ratios, reducing the size of music files to as much as one-tenth their original size. This is achieved while still maintaining near CD quality. The MP3 format realizes such high compression ratios by eliminating the sounds that are either inaudible to the human ear or masked by other sounds.

What is WMA?

WMA, or “Windows Media™ Audio,” is compressed audio data. WMA allows you to create music files and store them at higher ratios of compression than MP3 audio data (approx. half original size). This is achieved while still maintaining CD quality sound.

Method for creating MP3/WMA files

Audio data is compressed by using MP3/WMA specified software. For details on creating MP3/WMA files, refer to the user's manual for that software. MP3/WMA files that can be played back by this device have the file extension “mp3” / “wma”. Files with no extension cannot be played back. (WMA ver. 7.1 and 8 are supported)

Supported playback sampling rates and bit rates

MP3

Sampling rates: 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz, 24 kHz, 22.05 kHz,

16 kHz, 12 kHz, 11.025 kHz, 8 kHz

Bit rates: 8 - 320 kbps

WMA

Sampling rates: 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz, 24 kHz,

22.05 kHz Bit rates: 32 - 192 kbps Note that for sampling rates, this device’s frame display (Page

20) may not display correctly. This device may not play back correctly depending on sampling rates.

ID3 tags/WMA tags

This device supports ID3 tag v1 and v2, and WMA tag. If tag data is in an MP3/WMA file, this device can display the title (track title), artist name, and album name ID3 tag/WMA tag data.

This device can only display single-byte alphanumeric characters (up to 30) and the underscore. For non-supported characters, “NO SUPPORT” (“NO SUPRT” for CDA-9811) is displayed.

Producing MP3/WMA discs

MP3/WMA files are prepared, then written to a CD-R or CDRW using CD-R writing software. A disc can hold up to 510 files/folders (including Root Folders).

Media supported

The media that this device can play back are CD-ROMs, CDRs, and CD-RWs.

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