Alpine CDE-9841 User Manual

MP3/WMA CD Receiver

CDE-9845

MP3 CD Receiver

CDE-9843

FM/AM CD Receiver

CDE-9841

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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)

Meiyi Printing Factory, Dalian, China No. 28 Chang Qing Street, Xi Gang District, Dalian, China

ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.

6-8 Fiveways Boulevarde Keysborough,

Victoria 3173, Australia

Phone 03-9769-0000

ALPINE ELECTRONICS GmbH

Frankfurter Ring 117

80807 München, Germany

Phone 089-32 42 640

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

ALPINE ELECTRONICS DE ESPAÑA, S.A.

01013 Vitoria (Alava)-APDO 133, Spain

Cedex, France

Phone 01-48638989

ALPINE ITALIA S.p.A.

Viale C. Colombo 8, 20090 Trezzano

Sul Naviglio (MI), Italy

Phone 02-484781

Portal de Gamarra 36, Pabellón, 32

Phone 945-283588

Printed in China (Y)

68-00493Z95-A

ENGLISH

Contents

Operating Instructions

WARNING

WARNING .................................................. 2

CAUTION ................................................... 2

PRECAUTIONS ......................................... 2

Getting Started

Turning Power On and Off ............................... 5

Detaching and Attaching the Front Panel ......... 5

Initial System Start-Up ..................................... 5

Adjusting Volume ............................................. 5

Lowering Volume Quickly ................................ 5

Radio

Changing the Radio Frequencies for each

Country (CDE-9845/CDE-9843 only) .......... 6

Listening to Radio ............................................. 6

Manual Storing of Station Presets .................... 6

Automatic Memory of Station Presets .............. 7

Tuning to Preset Stations .................................. 7

Station Title Search Function

(CDE-9845 only) ........................................... 7

Frequency Search Function

(CDE-9845 only) ........................................... 7

CD/MP3/WMA

Playback ............................................................ 8

Repeat Play ....................................................... 9

M.I.X. (Random Play) ...................................... 9

Scanning Programmes ...................................... 9

Searching CD Text

(CDE-9845/CDE-9843 only) ........................ 9

File/Folder Name Search (concerning MP3/

WMA) (CDE-9845/CDE-9843 only) .......... 10

Quick Search (CDE-9845/CDE-9843 only) ... 10 About MP3/WMA

(CDE-9845/CDE-9843 only) ...................... 10

Sound Setting

Adjusting Bass/Treble/Balance (Between Left

and Right)/Fader (Between Front and Rear)/

Defeat .......................................................... 12

Setting the Bass Control ................................. 12

Setting the Treble Control............................... 13

Setting the BBE Mode (CDE-9845 only) ....... 13

Turning Loudness On/Off

(CDE-9843/CDE-9841 only) ...................... 13

Other Functions

Displaying the Title/Text................................. 14

Titling Discs/Radio Stations ........................... 15

Erasing Disc Title/Radio Station Title ............ 15

Displaying Time.............................................. 15

Setting Time .................................................... 15

SETUP

Sound Customizing

Subwoofer On and Off .................................... 16

Visual Customizing (CDE-9845/CDE-9843 only)

Setting the Multicolor Illumination

(CDE-9845 only) ......................................... 17

Dimmer Control

(CDE-9845/CDE-9843 only) ....................... 17

Scroll Type Setting

(CDE-9845/CDE-9843 only) ...................... 17

Scroll Setting (CDE-9845/CDE-9843 only) ... 17

Demonstration (CDE-9845 only).................... 17

MP3/WMA (CDE-9845/CDE-9843 only)

Playing MP3/WMA Data

(CDE-9845/CDE-9843 only) ...................... 17

External Device

Setting the AUX Mode (CDE-9845 only)....... 17

Connecting to an External Amplifier .............. 17

Information

In Case of Difficulty ....................................... 18

Specifications .................................................. 19

Installation and Connections

Warning........................................................... 20

Caution ............................................................ 20

Precautions ...................................................... 20

Installation ...................................................... 21

Connections .................................................... 22

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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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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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 center 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 center 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 CDE-9845/CDE-9843/CDE-9841 will not be installed in a location subjected to:

• Direct sun and heat

• High humidity and water

• Excessive dust

• Excessive vibrations

Disc StabilizerTransparent Sheet

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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.

The following table shows which discs can be played on which models.

CD CD-TEXT MP3 WMA

CDE-9845 \\\\

CDE-9843 \\\

CDE-9841 \

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

(CDE-9845/CDE-9843 only)

If you use unspecified compact discs, correct performance cannot be guaranteed. You can play CD-Rs (CD-Recordable)/CD-RWs (CDReWritable) which have been recorded only on audio devices. 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 pages 10-11.

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Getting Started

CDE-9845

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

SOURCE/POWER Rotary encoder

MUTE/SETUP

CDE-9843

SOURCE/POWER Rotary encoder

MUTE/SETUP

CDE-9841

SOURCE/POWER 4/3

MUTE/SETUP

• 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.

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.

Turn off the unit power.

Remove the detachable front panel.

Press RESET with a ballpoint pen or similar

pointed object.

Tu rning 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 .

Press and hold SOURCE/POWER for at least 2 seconds to turn off the unit.

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

Detaching and Attaching the Front Panel

Detaching

Turn off the unit power.

1 2

Press (Release) at the lower left side until the front panel pops out.

RESET switch

Adjusting Volume

Turn the Rotary encoder (CDE-9845/CDE-9843 only) or press sound is obtained.

4 and

3 (CDE-9841 only) until the desired

Lowering Volume Quickly

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

Press MUTE/SETUP to activate the MUTE mode.

The audio level will decrease by about 20 dB.

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

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Radio

CDE-9845

SOURCE/ POWER

CDE-9843

SOURCE/ POWER

TUNE/ A.ME

g f

TUNE/ A.ME

g f

BAND

MUTE/SETUP

Rotary encoder

MUTE/SETUP

Rotary encoder

Preset buttons (1 through 6)

Choose either AREA 1 or AREA 2 by pressing

BAND.

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

Pressing and holding MUTE/SETUP for at least 2

seconds will 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 repeatedly until the desired radio

band is displayed.

F1 (FM1) → F2 (FM2) → AM → F1 (FM1)

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

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

• 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).

CDE-9841

SOURCE/ POWER

TUNE/ A.ME

g f

BAND

Preset buttons (1 through 6)

Changing the Radio Frequencies for each Country (CDE-9845/CDE-9843 only)

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

Press and hold MUTE/SETUP for at least 2

seconds to select the SETUP mode.

Select the “AREA” mode by pressing g or f.

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, for at least 2 seconds, any one of

the preset buttons (1 through 6) that you want to store the station on.

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.

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Automatic Memory of Station Presets

Press BAND 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 repeatedly until the desired band is

displayed.

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 (CDE-9845 only)

If the title of a radio station is entered, you can search for that radio station by its title while listening to the currently received radio station.

Press 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.

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

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

Frequency Search Function (CDE-9845 only)

You can search for a radio station by its frequency.

Press and hold for at least 2 seconds in Radio

mode to activate Frequency Search mode.

Turn the Rotary encoder within 10 seconds to

select the desired frequency.

Press the Rotary encoder to receive the selected

frequency.

•Frequency Search mode is canceled by pressing and holding for at least 2 seconds.

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