Alpine CDE-175R, CDE-178BT, IDE-178BT Owner Manual

FOR CAR USE ONLY/NUR FÜR AUTOMOBIL GEBRAUCH/POUR APPLICATION AUTOMOBILE UNIQUEMENT/PARA USO EN AUTOMÓVILES/SOLO PER L’UTILIZZO IN AUTOMOBILE/ENDAST FÖR BILBRUK/ALLEEN VOOR GEBRUIK IN DE AUTO/ ТОЛЬКО ДЛЯ ИСПОЛЬЗОВАНИЯ В АВТОМОБИЛЯХ/DO UŻYCIA TYLKO W SAMOCHODZIE

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CD RECEIVER WITH ADVANCED BLUETOOTH

CDE-178BT

DIGITAL MEDIA RECEIVER WITH ADVANCED BLUETOOTH

iDE-178BT

CD/USB RECEIVER

CDE-175R

(CDE-178BT/iDE-178BT only)

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	ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, INC.	ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.			ALPINE ELECTRONICS FRANCE S.A.R.L.
	1-7, Yukigaya-Otsukamachi, Ota-ku,		161-165 Princes Highway, Hallam		(RCS PONTOISE B 338 101 280)
	Tokyo 145-0067, JAPAN		Victoria 3803, Australia		98, Rue de la Belle Etoile, Z.I. Paris Nord Il,
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	ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AMERICA, INC.		ALPINE ELECTRONICS GmbH		Cedex, France
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	19145 Gramercy Place, Torrance,	Wilhelm-Wagenfeld-Str. 1-3, 80807 München, Germany
	California 90501, U.S.A.		Phone [phone]		ALPINE ITALIA S.p.A.
	Phone 1-800-ALPINE-1 (1-800-257-4631)		ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF U.K. LTD.		Viale C. Colombo 8, 20090 Trezzano
	ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC.				Sul Naviglio (MI), Italy
			Alpine House		Phone [phone]
	777 Supertest Road, Toronto,	Fletchamstead Highway, Coventry CV4 9TW, U.K.
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	Phone 1-800-ALPINE-1 (1-800-257-4631)				Portal de Gamarra 36, Pabellón, 32
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Contents		ENGLISH
		Folder/File Name Search
Operating Instructions
		(Concerning MP3/WMA/AAC)..............................	15
WARNING		Folder Name Search mode................................	15
		File Name Search mode .....................................	15
.......................................................WARNING	6	........................................Search Position Memory	15
CAUTION ........................................................	6	About MP3/WMA/AAC ...........................................	16
PRECAUTIONS	6	Terminology ...........................................................	17

Getting Started
Accessory List ...............................................................	9
Turning Power On and Off.......................................	9
Source Selection..........................................................	9
Detaching and Attaching the Front Panel .........	9
Detaching ..................................................................	9
Attaching ...................................................................	9
Initial System Start-Up............................................	10
Adjusting Volume ....................................................	10
Lowering Volume Quickly.....................................	10
Setting the Time and Calendar ...........................	10
Radio
Listening to Radio....................................................	11
Presetting Stations Manually...............................	11
Presetting Stations Automatically......................	11
Tuning to Preset Stations ......................................	11
Frequency Search Function..................................	11
RDS
Turning AF (Alternative Frequencies)
ON/OFF........................................................................	12
Priority News..............................................................	12
Setting PTY31 (Emergency Broadcast)
reception.....................................................................	12
Receiving RDS Regional (Local) Stations .........	13
PI SEEK Setting ..........................................................	13
Receiving Traffic Information...............................	13
PTY (Programme Type) Tuning ...........................	13
Receiving Traffic Information While Playing
CD or Radio ................................................................	14
Displaying Radio Text .............................................	14
CD/MP3/WMA/AAC
(CDE-178BT/CDE-175R only)
Playback ......................................................................	14
Repeat Play.................................................................	15
M.I.X. (Random Play) ...............................................	15
Searching for CD Text .............................................	15

Sound Setting
Adjusting Subwoofer Level/Bass Level/
Treble Level/Balance (Between Left and Right)/
Fader (Between Front and Rear)/Defeat...........	17
Audio Setup................................................................	18
Equalizer Presets (Factory’s EQ) .......................	18
Adjusting the Parametric Equalizer Curve
(Parametric EQ)......................................................	18
Adjusting the Band....................................................	18
Adjusting the Frequency (Freq.) ...........................	18
Setting the Bandwidth (Q) ......................................	18
Adjusting the Level....................................................	18
Setting the Source Volume Level....................	18
Turning Subwoofer ON/OFF.............................	19
Setting the Subwoofer Phase...........................	19
Setting the Subwoofer System........................	19
External Device......................................................	19
Connecting to an External Amplifier...................	19
Setting the Media Xpander mode
(MX Setup)...............................................................	19
Customizing the Media Xpander setting...........	19
Setting the Time Correction Unit
(TCR Parameter) ....................................................	20
Adjusting the Time Correction
(T.Correction) .........................................................	20
Adjusting the SPATIAL.........................................	20
Adjusting the Crossover Settings
(X-Over) ....................................................................	20
Adjusting the Channel (Ch.) ...................................	20
Selecting the Cut-Off Frequency (Freq.) ............	20
Adjusting the Slope...................................................	20
Adjusting the Level (Lev.) ........................................	20
Storing the Parametric EQ/T.Correction/
X-Over Settings .....................................................	20
Recalling the Stored Parametric EQ/
T.Correction/X-Over Settings ...........................	21
About Time Correction ...........................................	21
Example 1: Front Left Seat.................................	21
Example 2: All Seats .............................................	21
About the Crossover................................................	22

3-EN

Contents	ENGLISH

Other Functions
Displaying the Text..................................................	23
About the indication display ...........................	24
About “Text” ..........................................................	24
Setting your favourite source to the FAV button
(FAV Setup) (CDE-175R only)................................	25
Set your favourite source ..................................	25
Recall your favourite source.............................	25
Option Menu Setting..............................................	25
Applying TuneIt........................................................	26
Adjusting the sound via Smartphone ..........	26
Facebook Notification Function .....................	26
Receiving Notification
(Ready on future update) ........................................	26
Displaying Notification List
(Ready on future update) ........................................	26
SETUP
Setting..........................................................................	27
General Setting.....................................................	27
Setting the Clock Display (Clock Mode).............	27
Setting the Time to automatically be
adjusted.........................................................................	27
Setting of Calendar Display Pattern Switching
(Calendar)......................................................................	27
Setting your favourite source to the FAV button
(FAV Setup) (CDE-175R only) ..................................	28
Setting the Menu Language ..................................	28
Setting the AUX SETUP mode................................	28
Setting the AUX NAME mode ................................	28
Playing MP3/WMA/AAC Data (Play Mode)
(CDE-178BT/CDE-175R only) ..................................	28
Sound (Beep) Guide Function ...............................	28
Demonstration............................................................	28
Setting Adaptive Steering Remote Control ......	29
Display Setting......................................................	29
Changing Lighting Colour ......................................	29
Dimmer Control ..........................................................	29
Dimmer Level Setting...............................................	29
Scroll Type Setting .....................................................	29
Scroll Setting (Text Scroll) .......................................	29
Opening Message ON/OFF Setting .....................	30
Tuner Setting.........................................................	30
Setting the TUNER (FM) tone quality ..................	30
iPod&USB Setting.................................................	30
Setting the USB Skip function ...............................	30
iPod/iPhone Search Mode Setting.......................	30
Application Setting (APP) .................................	30
Setting the communication mode with a
Smartphone (Alpine APP) .......................................	30
Setting the TTS (Text To Speech) volume..........	30

BT Hands Free Calling
(CDE-178BT/iDE-178BT only)
Setup Before Using ..................................................	31
About BLUETOOTH ..............................................	31
Before Using BLUETOOTH Function...............	31
How to connect to a BLUETOOTH
compatible device (Pairing)..............................	31
Pairing a BLUETOOTH compatible device with
SSP (Secure Simple Pairing)....................................	31
Pairing a BLUETOOTH compatible device
without SSP (Secure Simple Pairing)...................	31
BLUETOOTH SETUP ..................................................	32
Setting the BLUETOOTH Connection
(Bluetooth IN).........................................................	32
Setting the BLUETOOTH Device ......................	32
Setting the Visible Mode....................................	32
Pairing a BLUETOOTH Device from the
unit.............................................................................	32
Setting the BLUETOOTH sound quality ........	33
Adjusting the volume (VOL LV ADJ)....................	33
Sound Type setting (Type Setup) .........................	33
Setting the caller information display/text
message indicator ON/OFF...............................	33
Setting the Phone Book Update .....................	33
Setting the Phone Book Auto Update ON/OFF
(Auto) ..............................................................................	33
Setting the Phone Book Manual Update ON/OFF
(Manual).........................................................................	33
Changing the Phone book List Order ...........	33
Setting the Received Calls automatically
(Auto Answer) ........................................................	34
Displaying the phone service provider
name .........................................................................	34
Selecting the output speaker...........................	34
Displaying the firmware version .....................	34
Updating the firmware .......................................	34
Hands-Free Phone Control....................................	34
About the Hands-Free Phone...........................	34
Answering a Call ...................................................	34
Hanging up the Telephone ...............................	34
Voice Control Operation ....................................	34
Calling.......................................................................	35
Redialing a Number in Outgoing History..........	35
Dialing a Number in Incoming History...............	35
Dialing a Number in Incoming Missed Call
History ............................................................................	35
Dialing a Number in the Phone Book .................	35
Phone book Alphabet Search Function .............	35

4-EN

Contents	ENGLISH

Call waiting function...........................................	36
Preset a number in the Phone Menu
(Shortcut dial)........................................................	36
Dialing the preset number ...............................	36
Adjusting the volume when receiving a
Call.............................................................................	36
Muting the microphone input quickly
(Voice Mute)...........................................................	36
Call Switching Operation ..................................	36
Bluetooth Audio Operation..................................	36
Recalling the Bluetooth Audio Mode ...........	37
Selecting the desired Song .............................	37
Selecting the desired Group (Folder)............	37
Pausing ....................................................................	37
Searching for a desired song ...........................	37
USB Memory (optional)
Connecting the USB Memory (optional) .........	37
Playback ......................................................................	37
Repeat Play.................................................................	38
M.I.X. (Random Play) ...............................................	38
Searching for a desired Song...............................	38
Select Folder ..............................................................	38
Search Position Memory .......................................	38
iPod/iPhone (optional)
Connecting an iPod/iPhone.................................	39
Setting the iPod Control........................................	39
Playback ......................................................................	39
Searching for a desired Song...............................	40
Direct Search Function...........................................	40
Change Playlist/Artist/Album/Genre/
Composer/Episode..................................................	41
Alphabet search function .....................................	41
Search Position Memory .......................................	41
Random Play Shuffle (M.I.X.) ................................	41
Repeat Play.................................................................	41
vTuner internet radio (iPhone)
(Optional)
Listening to vTuner..................................................	42
Storing the desired station to Favourite
List .................................................................................	42
Jumping to Favourite station...............................	42
Deleting stored station from Favourite List....	42
Searching for a Desired Station ..........................	42

Information
In Case of Difficulty ..................................................	43
Basic...........................................................................	43
Radio .........................................................................	43
CD...............................................................................	43
MP3/WMA/AAC.....................................................	44
Audio.........................................................................	44
iPod............................................................................	44
Indication for CD Player......................................	44
Indication for USB Memory...............................	44
Indication for iPod Mode ...................................	45
Indication for vTuner Mode ..............................	45
BLUETOOTH mode ...............................................	45
Specifications.............................................................	46
Installation and Connections
WARNING ....................................................	47
CAUTION......................................................	47
PRECAUTIONS.............................................	47
Installation ..................................................................	48
Removal ...................................................................	48
iPod/iPhone Connection
(sold separately)....................................................	49
Remove the iPod/iPhone.........................................	49
USB Memory Connection
(sold separately)....................................................	49
Connect USB Memory ..............................................	49
Remove USB Memory...............................................	49
Mounting the Microphone
(Only for CDE-178BT/iDE-178BT) ........................	49
Using the Rear AUX Input Connector................	49
Connections ...............................................................	50

5-EN

Operating Instructions

WARNING

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 NOISES WHILE DRIVING.

Excessive volume levels that obscure sounds such as emergency vehicle sirens or road warning signals (train crossings, etc.) can be dangerous and may result in an accident. LISTENING AT LOUD VOLUME LEVELS IN A CAR MAY ALSO CAUSE HEARING DAMAGE.

DO NOT DISASSEMBLE OR ALTER.

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

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 Centre for repairing.

PRECAUTIONS

Product Cleaning

Use a soft dry cloth for periodic cleaning of the product. For more severe stains, please dampen the cloth with water only. Anything else has the chance of dissolving the paint or damaging the plastic.

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.

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.

Damaged Disc

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

USE THIS PRODUCT FOR MOBILE 12V APPLICATIONS.

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

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.

6-EN

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. “Error” will be displayed on your player if you insert a disc incorrectly. If “Error” continues to be displayed even though the disc has been inserted correctly, 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

To prevent the CD from jamming, “Error” is displayed if discs with irregular surfaces are inserted or if discs are inserted incorrectly. When a new disc is ejected immediately after initial loading, use your finger to 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.

Centre Hole	Centre Hole
	New Disc
Bumps	Outside
	(Bumps)
Irregular Shaped Discs

Be sure to use round discs only for this unit and never use any special shaped discs.

Use of anything but round discs may cause damage to the mechanism.

Installation Location

Make sure this unit will not be installed in a location subjected to:

•Direct sun and heat

•High humidity and water

•Excessive dust

•Excessive vibrations

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

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.

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Disc Stabilizer

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-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 media that can be played

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-Recordables)/CD-RWs (CD-ReWritables) which have been recorded only on audio devices. You can also play CD-Rs/CD-RWs containing MP3/WMA/AAC 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, copy-protected CDs which do not conform to the audio CD industry standard.

7-EN

•Use discs with MP3/WMA/AAC files written in a format compatible with this unit. For details, refer to “About MP3/WMA/AAC” on page 16.

•ROM data other than audio files contained in a disc will not produce sound when played back.

Protecting the USB connector

•Only a USB Memory or iPod/iPhone can be connected to the USB port on this unit. Correct performance using other USB products cannot be guaranteed.

•If the USB connector is used, be sure to use a USB extension cable (supplied). A USB hub is not supported.

•Depending on the connected USB Memory device, the unit may not function or some functions may not be performed.

•The audio file format that can be played back on the unit is MP3/ WMA/AAC.

•Artist/song name, etc., can be displayed. Certain, special characters may not be correctly displayed.

On Handling USB Memory

CAUTION

Alpine accepts no responsibility for lost data, etc., even if data, etc. is lost while using this product.

•To prevent malfunction or damage, note the following points. Read the USB Memory Owner’s Manual thoroughly.

Do not touch the terminals by hand or metal. Do not subject USB Memory to excessive shock.

Do not bend, drop, disassemble, modify or soak in water.

•Avoid usage or storage in the following locations:

Anywhere in the car exposed to direct sunlight or high temperatures. Anywhere the possibility of high humidity or corrosive substances are present.

•Fix the USB Memory in a location where driver operation will not be hindered.

•USB Memory may not function correctly at high or low temperature.

•Use only certified USB Memory. Pay attention that even certified USB Memory, may not function correctly depending on its type or state.

•USB Memory function is not guaranteed. Use USB Memory according to the terms of agreement.

•Depending on the settings of the USB Memory type, memory state or encoding software, the unit may not play back or display properly.

•A file that is copy-protected (copyright protection) cannot be played back.

•USB Memory may take time to start playback. If there is a particular file other than audio in the USB Memory, it may take considerable time before the file is played back or searched.

•The unit can play back “mp3”, “wma” or “m4a” file extensions.

•Do not add the above extensions to a file other than audio data. This non-audio data will not be recognized. The resulting playback may contain noise that can damage speakers and/or amplifiers.

•It is recommended to back up important data on a personal computer.

•Do not remove the USB device while playback is in progress. Change SOURCE to something other than USB, then remove the USB device to prevent possible damage to its memory.

•Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

•iPhone, iPod, iPod classic, iPod nano, and iPod touch are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

•“Made for iPod,” and “Made for iPhone,” mean that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPod, or iPhone, respectively, and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Please note that the use of this accessory with iPod, or iPhone may affect wireless performance.

•The BLUETOOTH® word mark and logos are registered trademarks owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Alpine Electronics, Inc. is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.

•MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson. Supply of this product only conveys a licence for private, non-commercial use and does not convey a license nor imply any right to use this product in any commercial (i.e. revenue-generation) real time broadcasting (terrestrial, satellite, cable and/or any other media), broadcasting/streaming via internet, intranets and/or other networks or in other electronic content distribution systems, such as pay-audio or audio-on-demand applications. An independent license for such use is required. For details, please visit http://www.mp3licensing.com

•© 2012 Nokia. All rights reserved. Nokia and Works with Nokia are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nokia Corporation.

•vTuner™ is a trademark of Nothing Else Matters Software, Ltd., Other featured words or symbols, used to identify the source of merchandise or services, may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

•Android is a trademark of Google Inc.

8-EN

Getting Started

Detaching and Attaching the Front Panel

Detaching

Rotary encoder

/	/ENTER		1
			2
AUDIO/SETUP		SOURCE	MUTE

Turn off the unit power.

Press y(OPEN) to open the front panel (figure 1).

To close the front panel, press the left side until it locks as shown in the figure 2.

Accessory List
•	Head unit ..................................................................................	1
•	Power cable...............................................................................	1
•	USB extension cable.................................................................	1
•	Microphone* .............................................................................	1
•	Mounting sleeve.......................................................................	1
•	Carrying case ............................................................................	1
•	Rubber Cap ...............................................................................	1
•	Hex Bolt.....................................................................................	1
• Screw (M5 × 8) ..........................................................................		4
•	Owner’s Manual..................................................................	1 set

* Only for CDE-178BT/iDE-178BT.

Turning Power On and Off

Press r to turn on the unit.

Notes

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

•V SOURCE key blinks each time the unit is powered on.

Press and hold r for at least 2 seconds to turn off the unit.

Note

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

figure 1

figure 2

3Grasp the front panel firmly, slide to the left , and then pull to remove.

Notes

•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.

•When detaching the front panel, do not apply excessive force as it may result in malfunction.

•Do not leave the front panel open, or drive the car with the panel open as it may result in an accident or malfunction.

Attaching

1Insert 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.

2Push the left side of the front panel until it locks firmly into the main unit.

Source Selection

Press V SOURCE to change the source.

Tuner Disc*1 USB/iPod*2 BLUETOOTH Audio*3 vTuner*4 Auxiliary*5 Tuner

*1 Only for CDE-178BT/CDE-175R.

*2 Displayed only when the iPod/iPhone is connected.

*3 Displayed only when Bluetooth IN is set to ON, refer to “Setting the BLUETOOTH Connection (Bluetooth IN)” on page 32.

*4 Displayed only when Alpine APP is set to USB, refer to “Setting the communication mode with a Smartphone (Alpine APP)” on page 30.

*5 Displayed only when the AUX IN is set to ON, refer to “Setting the AUX SETUP mode” on page 28.

Notes

•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.

9-EN

Initial System Start-Up

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

1Turn off the unit power.

2Press y(OPEN) to open the front panel, and then remove it.

3Press RESET with a ballpoint pen or similar pointed object.

RESET switch

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.

1Press MUTE to activate the MUTE mode.

The audio level will decrease by about 20 dB.

2Pressing MUTE again will bring the audio back to its previous level.

Setting the Time and Calendar

1Press and hold AUDIO/SETUP for at least 2 seconds to activate the SETUP selection mode.

2Turn the Rotary encoder to select the General mode, and then press ENTER.

Audio General Display Tuner iPod&USB Application Bluetooth* Audio

* CDE-178BT/iDE-178BT only.

3Turn the Rotary encoder to select Clock Adjust, and then press ENTER.

4Turn the Rotary encoder to set year.

5Press ENTER.

6Repeat steps 4 and 5 above to set month, date, hour and minute.

7Press and hold AUDIO/SETUP for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode.

Notes

•Pressing r returns to the previous SETUP mode.

•If no operation is performed for 60 seconds, SETUP is cancelled.

•To synchronise the clock to another clock/watch or radio time announcement, press and hold ENTER for at least 2 seconds after setting the “hour”. Minutes will reset to 00. If the display shows over “30” minutes when you do this, the time will advance one hour.

•Even when Auto Clock is set to ON (refer to “Setting the Time to automatically be adjusted” on page 27), the time can be adjusted manually. At the same time, if there is an adjustment request from RDS, the time will be adjusted automatically by RDS data.

Controllable with Remote Control

This unit can be controlled with an optional Alpine remote control. For details, consult your Alpine dealer. Point the optional remote control transmitter at the remote-control sensor.

Remote control sensor

Connectable to Remote Control Interface Box

With an optional Alpine Steering Wheel Remote Control Interface Box (not included), this unit is controllable from the vehicles steering wheel controls. For details, contact your Alpine dealer.

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Radio

Rotary encoder

/ENTER
TUNE/A.ME	BAND

SOURCE	Preset buttons
	(1 through 6)

Listening to Radio

1Press V SOURCE to select Tuner mode.

2Press BAND repeatedly until the desired radio band is displayed.

FM1 FM2 FM3 MW LW FM1

3Press TUNE A.ME to select the tuning mode.

DX (Distance mode) LOCAL (Local mode) MANUAL (Manual mode) DX (Distance mode)

Note

• The initial mode is 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).

4Press or to tune in the desired station.

In Manual mode, holding down or will change the frequency continuously.

Presetting Stations Manually

Tune in the station you want to store. Press and hold, for at least 2 seconds, any one of the preset buttons (1 through 6) into which you wish to store the station.

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

Notes

•A total of 30 stations can be stored in the preset memory (6 stations for each band; FM1, FM2, FM3, MW and LW).

•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.

Presetting Stations Automatically

1Press BAND repeatedly until the desired radio band is displayed.

2Press 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 preset 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.

Note

•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

Select the desired band, then 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.

Frequency Search Function

You can search for a radio station by its frequency.

1Press ENTER in Radio mode to activate Frequency search mode.

2Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired frequency.

3Press ENTER to receive the selected frequency.

Note

•Press rin the search mode to cancel. Or, the search mode will be cancelled if no operation is performed for 60 seconds.

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RDS

Rotary encoder

/ENTER/OPTION
		VIEW

BAND/TA

AUDIO/SETUP

Turning AF (Alternative Frequencies) ON/OFF

The RDS (Radio Data System) is a radio information system using the 57 kHz subcarrier of regular FM broadcast. The RDS allows you to receive a variety of information such as traffic information, station names, and to automatically re-tune to a stronger transmitter that is broadcasting the same programme.

1Press and hold AUDIO/SETUP for at least 2 seconds to activate the SETUP mode.

2Turn the Rotary encoder to select the Tuner mode, and then press ENTER.

3Turn the Rotary encoder to select the AF, and then press

ENTER.

AF News Alert PTY31 RDS Regional PI Seek FM Tuner Setup AF

4Turn the Rotary encoder to select ON or OFF.

5Press and hold AUDIO/SETUP for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode.

Notes

•When the AF ON mode is selected, the unit automatically tunes to a strong signal station in the AF list.

•Use the AF OFF mode when automatic re-tuning is not required.

•When the PTY31 (Emergency Broadcast) reception is set to ON (refer to “Setting PTY31 (Emergency Broadcast) reception” on page 12), if the unit receives the PTY31 (Emergency Broadcast) signal, the unit will show “Alarm!” in the display automatically.

•Press r to return to the previous mode.

•If no operation is performed for 60 seconds in the SETUP mode, the setting mode is cancelled.

The RDS digital data includes the following:

PI	Programme Identification
PS	Programme Service Name
AF	List of Alternative Frequencies
TP	Traffic Programme
TA	Traffic Announcement
EON	Enhanced Other Networks
PTY	Programme Type

Priority News

This function allows you to preset to give priority to the News programme. You will never miss the News programme as the unit automatically gives priority to the News programme whenever it begins broadcasting, and interrupts the programme you are currently listening. This feature is functional when your unit is set to a mode other than the LW and MW modes.

1Press and hold AUDIO/SETUP for at least 2 seconds to activate the SETUP mode.

2Turn the Rotary encoder to select the Tuner mode, and then press ENTER.

3Turn the Rotary encoder to select the News, then press

ENTER.

4Turn the Rotary encoder to select ON or OFF.

5Press and hold AUDIO/SETUP for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode.

Notes

•Pressing r during the procedure will return to the previous mode.

•If no operation is performed for 60 seconds in the SETUP mode, the setting mode is cancelled.

•In the Priority News function, unlike in the TA function, the volume does not increase automatically.

Setting PTY31 (Emergency Broadcast) reception

Turn PTY31 (Emergency Broadcast) reception ON/OFF.

1Press and hold AUDIO/SETUP for at least 2 seconds to activate the SETUP mode.

2Turn the Rotary encoder to select the Tuner mode, and then press ENTER.

3Turn the Rotary encoder to select Alert PTY31, and then press ENTER.

4Turn the Rotary encoder to select ON or OFF.

If you set to ON, emergency broadcasts are received regardless of source. “Alarm!” is displayed during reception.

5Press and hold AUDIO/SETUP for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode.

When an emergency broadcast is received, the volume level will be automatically changed to the memorized level in the traffic information mode. For details, refer to “Receiving Traffic Information” on page 13.

Notes

•Pressing r during the procedure will return to the previous mode.

•If no operation is performed for 60 seconds in the SETUP mode, the setting mode is cancelled.

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Receiving RDS Regional (Local) Stations

1Press and hold AUDIO/SETUP for at least 2 seconds to activate the SETUP mode.

2Turn the Rotary encoder to select the Tuner mode, and then press ENTER.

3Turn the Rotary encoder to select RDS Regional, and then press ENTER.

4Turn the Rotary encoder to select ON or OFF.

In the OFF mode, the unit automatically keeps receiving the related local RDS station.

5Press and hold AUDIO/SETUP for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode.

Notes

•Pressing r during the procedure will return to the previous mode.

•If no operation is performed for 60 seconds in the SETUP mode, the setting mode is cancelled.

PI SEEK Setting

1Press and hold AUDIO/SETUP for at least 2 seconds to activate the SETUP mode.

2Turn the Rotary encoder to select the Tuner mode, and then press ENTER.

3Turn the Rotary encoder to select PI Seek, and then press

ENTER.

4Turn the Rotary encoder to select ON or OFF.

5Press and hold AUDIO/SETUP for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode.

Notes

•Pressing r during the procedure will return to the previous mode.

•If no operation is performed for 60 seconds in the SETUP mode, the setting mode is cancelled.

Receiving Traffic Information

1Press and hold BAND TA for at least 2 seconds so that the

“TA” indicator lights up.

2Press or to select your desired traffic information station.

When a traffic information station is tuned in, the “TP” indicator lights up.

Traffic information is heard only when it is being broadcast. If traffic information is not being broadcast, the unit is set in the standby mode. When a traffic information broadcast begins, the unit automatically receives it and the display shows “T.INFO”. When the traffic information broadcast is over, the unit will automatically set in the standby mode.

Notes

•If the traffic information broadcast signal falls below a certain level, the unit remains in the receiving mode for 1 minute. If the signal remains below a certain level for over 1 minute, the “TA” indicator blinks.

•If you do not want to listen to the traffic information being received, lightly press or to skip that traffic information message. The TA mode will remain in the ON position to receive the next traffic information message.

•If the volume level is changed while receiving traffic information, the changed volume level will be memorized. When traffic information is received next time, the volume level will be automatically adjusted to the level memorized.

•In the TA mode, the SEEK tuning selects only the TP stations.

PTY (Programme Type) Tuning

1Press and hold ENTER OPTION for at least 2 seconds to activate the Option menu while the unit is in Radio (FM receiving) mode.

2Turn the Rotary encoder to select the PTY Select, then press ENTER.

The Programme Type of the station being currently received will be displayed for 5 seconds.

If there is no receivable PTY broadcast, “No PTY” will be displayed for 5 seconds.

If no RDS station can be received, the display shows “No PTY”.

3Turn the Rotary encoder to choose the desired programme type while the PTY (programme type) is being displayed.

4Press ENTER after selecting the programme type to start searching for a station in the selected programme type.

The chosen programme type display blinks during searching and lights when a station is found.

If no PTY station is found, “No PTY” will be displayed for 5 seconds.

5Press and hold ENTER OPTION for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode.

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Receiving Traffic Information While Playing CD or Radio

1Press and hold BAND TA for at least 2 seconds so that the

“TA” indicator lights up.

2Press or to select a traffic information station if necessary.

When a traffic information broadcast starts, the unit automatically mutes the CD player or the regular FM broadcast. When the traffic information broadcast finishes, the unit automatically returns to the original source play before the traffic information broadcast began.

When traffic information stations cannot be received:

In the tuner mode:

When the TP signal can no longer be received for over 1 minute, the “TA” indicator blinks.

In the CD mode:

When the TP signal can no longer be received, the traffic information station of another frequency will be selected automatically.

Note

•The receiver is equipped with the EON (Enhanced Other Networks) function in order to keep track of additional alternate frequencies to the AF list. The “EON” indicator lights up while an RDS EON station is being received. If the station being received does not broadcast the traffic information, the receiver automatically tunes in the related station that broadcasts the traffic information when it occurs.

3Press and hold BAND TA for at least 2 seconds to deactivate the Traffic Information mode.

The “TA” indicator goes out.

Displaying Radio Text

Text messages from a radio station can be displayed.

Press VIEW while receiving FM in the radio mode to select the Radio Text display.

The display will change every time the button is pressed. For details, refer to “Displaying the Text” on page 23.

CD/MP3/WMA/AAC (CDE-178BT/CDE-175R only)

Rotary encoder

/ENTER
		VIEW
	1	5
	2	4

SOURCE	Preset buttons
	(1 through 6)

Playback

1Press y(OPEN).

The front panel will open.

2Insert a disc with the label side facing up.

The disc will be pulled into the unit automatically.

Notes

•Close the front panel manually.

•When a disc is already inserted, press V SOURCE to switch to the Disc mode.

3While playing back MP3/WMA/AAC, press 1 or 2 to select the desired folder.

Pressing and holding 1 or 2 will change folders continuously.

4Press or to select the desired track (file).

Pressing and holding or will fast backward/fast forward track continuously.

5To pause playback, press .

Pressing again will resume playback.

6After pressing y(OPEN) to open the front panel, press to eject the disc.

Notes

•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.

•Three-inch (8 cm) CDs cannot be used.

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•Any file protected by DRM (Digital Rights Management) copy protection, cannot be played back on this unit.

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

•The playback time may not be correctly displayed when a VBR (Variable Bit Rate) recorded file is played back.

•Press VIEW to switch the display. For details, refer to “Displaying the Text” on page 23.

Repeat Play

1Press z4.

The song is played back repeatedly.

RPT*1 RPT *2 (off) RPT

*1 Only a track/file is repeatedly played back.

*2 Only files in a folder are repeatedly played back (MP3/WMA/ AAC mode only).

2To cancel repeat play, select (off) with the above procedure.

M.I.X. (Random Play)

1Press 5 x.

The songs are played back in random sequence.

MIX *1 MIX ALL*2 (off) MIX

*1 Only files in a folder are played back in random sequence (MP3/

WMA/AAC mode only).

*2 The tracks/files are played back in random sequence.

2To cancel M.I.X. play, select (off) with the above procedure.

Searching for CD Text

On discs utilizing CD Text, songs can be searched and played by using their recorded titles. For discs without CD Text, searches are made using the track numbers associated with each song.

1Press ENTER during play.

This will set the search mode.

2Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired track, and then press ENTER.

This will play the selected track.

Notes

•Press rin the search mode to cancel. Or, the search mode is cancelled if no operation is performed for 60 seconds.

•When CD Text Search is made during M.I.X. play, the M.I.X. play mode will be cancelled.

•If any one of the preset buttons (1 through 6) is pressed in the search mode, a search can be made quickly by skipping to the specified location. For details, refer to “Direct Search Function” on page 40.

Folder/File Name Search

(Concerning MP3/WMA/AAC)

Folder and file names may be searched and displayed during playback.

Folder Name Search mode

1During MP3/WMA/AAC playback, press ENTER to activate the search mode.

2Turn the Rotary encoder to select Folder Name Search mode, and then press ENTER.

3Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired folder.

4Press and hold ENTER for at least 2 seconds to play back the first file in the selected folder.

Notes

•If no operation is performed for 60 seconds, the search mode is cancelled.

•To search for files in the Folder Name Search mode, press ENTER. Files in the folder may be searched.

•Press rto exit Folder Name Search mode in step 3 in order to select File Name Search mode.

•When Folder Name Search is made during M.I.X. play, the M.I.X. play mode will be cancelled.

•The root folder of a disc is displayed as “\ROOT”.

•If any one of the preset buttons (1 through 6) is pressed in the search mode, a search can be made quickly by skipping to the specified location. For details, refer to “Direct Search Function” on page 40.

File Name Search mode

1During MP3/WMA/AAC playback, press ENTER to activate the search mode.

2Turn the Rotary encoder to select File Name Search mode, and then press ENTER.

3Select the desired file by turning the Rotary encoder.

4Press ENTER to play back the selected file.

Notes

•If no operation is performed for 60 seconds, the search mode is cancelled.

•Press rin the search mode to return to the previous mode.

•When File Name Search is made during M.I.X. play, the M.I.X. play mode will be cancelled.

•If any one of the preset buttons (1 through 6) is pressed in the search mode, a search can be made quickly by skipping to the specified location. For details, refer to “Direct Search Function” on page 40.

Search Position Memory

During playback, you can quickly return to the last-selected hierarchy level in the search mode.

Press r.

The hierarchy you selected last in the search mode is displayed.

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About MP3/WMA/AAC

CAUTION

Except for private use, duplicating audio data (including MP3/ WMA/AAC 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 realises 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 is similar to MP3 audio data.

What is AAC?

AAC is the abbreviation for “Advanced Audio Coding”, and is a basic format of audio compression used by MPEG2 or MPEG4.

Method for creating MP3/WMA/AAC files

Audio data is compressed using software with MP3/WMA/AAC codecs. For details on creating MP3/WMA/AAC files, refer to the user’s manual for that software.

MP3/WMA/AAC files that are playable on this device have the file extensions “mp3”/“wma”/“m4a”. Files with no extension cannot be played back (WMA ver. 7 , 8 and 9 are supported). Protected files are not supported, neither are raw AAC files (using the “.aac” extension). There are many different versions of the AAC format. Confirm that the software being used conforms to the acceptable formats listed above. It’s possible that the format may be unplayable even though the extension is valid.

Playback of AAC files encoded by iTunes is 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
Bit rates:	32 - 192 kbps
AAC
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:	16 - 320 kbps

This device may not play back correctly depending on sampling rates. In the USB mode, the playback time may not be correctly displayed when a VBR (Variable Bit Rate) recorded file is played back.

ID3 tags/WMA tags

This device supports ID3 tag v1 and v2, and WMA/AAC tag.

If tag data is in an MP3/WMA/AAC file, this device can display the title (track title), artist name, and album name ID3 tag/WMA/AAC tag data. This device can only display single-byte alphanumeric characters (up to 32 for ID3 tags and up to 32 for WMA tags) and the underscore. For non-supported characters, “No Support” is displayed or the character is displayed as space.

If information contains characters other than ID3 tag information, the audio file may not be played back.

The tag information may not be correctly displayed, depending on the contents.

Playing back MP3/WMA/AAC

MP3/WMA/AAC files are prepared, then written to a CD-R, CD-RW using CD-R writing software or stored to a USB Memory. A disc can hold up to 509 files/folders (including Root Folders), and the maximum number of folders is 255.

Playback may not be performed if a disc exceeds the limitations described above.

Do not make a file’s playback time more than 1 hour.

Media supported

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

This device also can play back USB Memory media.

Corresponding File Systems

This device supports discs formatted with ISO9660 Level 1 or Level 2. Under the ISO9660 standard, there are some restrictions to remember. The maximum nested folder depth is 8 (including the root directory). The number of characters for a folder/file name is limited.

Valid characters for folder/file names are letters A-Z (all caps), numbers 0-9, and ‘_’ (underscore).

This device also can play back discs in Joliet, Romeo, etc., and other standards that conform to ISO9660. However, sometimes the file names, folder names, etc., are not displayed correctly.

This device also supports FAT 12/16/32 for USB Memory device.

Formats supported

This device supports CD-ROM XA, Mixed Mode CD, Enhanced CD (CD-Extra) and Multi-Session.

This device cannot correctly play back discs recorded with Track At Once or packet writing.

Order of files

Files are played back in the order that the writing software writes them to the disc. Therefore, the playback order may not be what is expected. Verify the writing order in the software’s documentation. The playback order of the folders and files is as follows.

Root folder
	*
Folder	MP3/WMA/AAC File

*The folder No./ folder Name will not be displayed if no file is contained in the folder.

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