Alpine CDE-9842 User Manual

MP3 CD Receiver

CDE-9846

FM/AM CD Receiver

CDE-9842

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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.

777 Supertest Road, Toronto,

Ontario M3J 2M9, Canada

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

Dalian Dongtai Colour Printing Technology Co., Ltd No.24 Liaohexisan Road, Dalian Economic&Technical Development Zone, China

ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.

161-165 Princes Highway, Hallam

Victoria 3803, Australia

Phone 03-8787-1200

ALPINE ELECTRONICS GmbH

Frankfurter Ring 117, 80807 München, Germany

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

B.P. 50016, 95945 Roissy Charles de Gaulle

Phone 089-32 42 640

ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF U.K. LTD.

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,

Cedex, France

Phone 01-48638989

ALPINE ITALIA S.p.A.

Viale C. Colombo 8, 20090 Trezzano

Sul Naviglio (MI), Italy

Phone 02-484781

ALPINE ELECTRONICS DE ESPAÑA, S.A.

Portal de Gamarra 36, Pabellón, 32

01013 Vitoria (Alava)-APDO 133, Spain

Phone 945-283588

ALPINE ELECTRONICS (BENELUX) GmbH

Leuvensesteenweg 510-B6,

1930 Zaventem, Belgium

Phone 02-725-13 15

Printed in China (Y)

68-04123Z36-A

Contents

ENGLISH

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-9846 only) ............................. 6

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

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

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

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

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-9846 only)

Dimmer Control (CDE-9846 only) .................. 16

Scroll Type Setting (CDE-9846 only) ............. 16

Scroll Setting (CDE-9846 only) ..................... 16

MP3 (CDE-9846 only)

Playing MP3 Data (CDE-9846 only) .............. 17

External Device

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

Information

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

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

CD/MP3

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

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

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

Scanning Programs ........................................... 9

Searching CD Text (CDE-9846 only) ............... 9

File/Folder Name Search (concerning MP3)

(CDE-9846 only) ......................................... 10

Quick Search (CDE-9846 only) ...................... 10

About MP3 (CDE-9846 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

Turning Loudness On/Off ............................... 13

Installation and Connections

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

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

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

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

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

LIMITED WARRANTY

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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 Center 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.

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

As a protective measure to prevent the CD from jamming, "ERROR" will be displayed if discs with irregular surface are inserted 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

Bumps

Center Hole

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.

New Disc

Outside (Bumps)

Installation Location

Make sure the CDE-9846/CDE-9842 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 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.

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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

CDE-9846 \\ \

CDE-9842 \

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

(CDE-9846 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 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 files written in a format compatible with this unit. For details, see pages 10-11.

• “MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from

Fraunhofer llS and Thomson”

• “Supply of this product only conveys a license 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.”

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Getting Started

CDE-9846

Rotary encoder

CDE-9842

SOURCE/POWER

MUTE/SETUP

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.

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/ .

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.

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

• 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.

RESET switch

Adjusting Volume

Turn the Rotary encoder (CDE-9846 only) or press

and

3 (CDE-9842 only) 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/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-9846

TUNE/A.ME

CDE-9842

TUNE/A.ME

SOURCE/POWER BAND

SOURCE/POWER

g f

MUTE/SETUP

BAND

Preset buttons (1 through 6)

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).

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.

g f

Preset buttons (1 through 6)

Changing the Radio Frequencies for each Country (CDE-9846 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.

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.

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 number 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.

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CD/MP3

CDE-9846

Rotary encoder

-/J

CDE-9842

-/J

g f

SOURCE/ POWER

g f

SOURCE/POWER

1 9

8 2

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

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

Press g.

Fast backward:

TITLE/

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 2 seconds.

CDE-9846 (compatible with MP3):

•

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

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

MP3 Play Display

The folder number and file number will be displayed as described below.

CDE-9846:

Playback

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

CD CD-TEXT MP3

CDE-9846 \\\

CDE-9842 \

Insert a disc with the label side facing up.

The disc will be pulled into the unit automatically.

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 → TUNER

CDE-9846:

While playing back MP3, press 1 9 or 8 2 to select the desired folder.

Pressing and holding 1 9 or 8 2 will change folders continuously.

MP3 F01 T03

Folder number display

• If the folder number or file number are three digits, “F” or “T” is not displayed.

• Press TITLE/ to switch the display. Please see “Displaying the Title/Text” (page 14) for information about display switching.

File number display

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