Alpine MC10 User Manual

Marine Remote Commander System

MC10

• Operating Instructions
Please read before using this equipment.

ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, INC.

1-1-8 Nishi Gotanda

Shinagawa-ku

Tokyo 141-0031, Japan

Phone [phone]

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)

ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AUSTRALIA PTY, LTD.

161-165 Princess Highway, Hallam

Victoria 3803, Australia

Phone [phone]

ALPINE ELECTRONICS GmbH

Wilhelm-Wagenfeld-Str. 1-3 80807 München, Germany

Phone [phone]

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ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF U.K., LTD.

ALPINE House

Fletchamstead Highway, Coventry CCV4 9TW, U.K.

Phone [phone]

ALPINE ELECTRONICS FRANCE S.A.R.L.

(RCS PONTOISE B 338 101 280)

98, Rue de la Belle Etoile, Z.I. paris Nord II,

B.P. 50016, 95945 Roissy Charles de Gaulle

Cedex, France

Phone [phone]

ALPINE ITALIA S.p.A.

Viale C. Colombo 8, 20090 Trezzano

Sul Naviglio (MI), Italy

Phone [phone]

ALPINE ELECTRONICS DE ESPAÑA, S.A.

Portal de Gamarra 36, Pabellón, 32

01013 Vitoria (Alava)-APDO 133, Spain

Phone [phone]

ALPINE ELECTRONICS (BENELUX) GmbH

Leuvensesteenweg 510-B6,

1930 Zaventem, Belgium

Phone [phone]

Printed in China

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 BOAT.

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

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

Excessive volume levels that obscure sounds such
as emergency vessel sirens or approaching vessels
can be dangerous and may result in an accident.
LISTENING AT LOUD VOLUME LEVELS IN A BOAT
MAY ALSO CAUSE HEARING DAMAGE.

MINIMIZE DISPLAY VIEWING WHILE DRIVING.
Viewing the display may distract the driver from
looking ahead of the boat and cause an accident.

DO NOT DISASSEMBLE OR ALTER.
Doing so may result in an accident,  re 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 replacing.

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 boat is between
+60°C (+140°F) and -10°C (+14°F) before turning
your unit on.

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 CONNECT A POWER SUPPLY OTHER
THAN A DC 12V NEGATIVE GROUND TYPE.

Failure to do so may result in accident or  re.

KEEP SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS BOLTS OR
SCREWS 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  re or electric shock.

USE THIS PRODUCT FOR MOBILE 12V
APPLICATIONS.

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

FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT

Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference,

and

(2) This device must accept any interference

received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.

Changes or modi cations not expressly approved
by the party responsible for compliance could void
the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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Basic Operation

Installation

MC10 Display Unit

Optional

Optional RUE-M1RF

Add-on Commander

333MHz

Wireless

+12VGND

BLACK : connect to Ground (GND)

GND

2.4GHz

Wireless

MC10

+12V

2.4GHz

Wireless

MC1

+12VGND

To 10P Sub Display Connector

YELLOW : connect to 12V(+):
ACC (switched)

IDA-X100M

Transceiver Unit

To Steering Wheel Jack

BLACK : connect to Ground (GND)

+12VGND

RED : connect to 12V(+):

OR

CDA-9886M

ACC (switched)

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Program Menu

MC10

Display unit

Enter Program Mode

Program Menu Options

1. ID NUMBER This is the serial number of the display unit.
* Range of serial numbers: 00001 to 99999

2. RF STRENGTH Signal strength between a display unit and the closest display or
transceiver unit in the MC10 wireless system
* Range of strength: [

to

3. SIGNAL STATUS Wireless signal connection status between a display unit and the
transceiver unit
* Values: [CONNECTED, NO CONNECT]

4. CONTRAST Sets brightness or dimness of LCD display characters
* Values: [5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0]

]

5. BL DISPLAY Turns LCD backlighting ON or OFF

6. BL KEYPAD Turns keypad button backlighting ON or OFF

7. TEMPERATURE Sets temperature scale to DEGREES F or DEGREES C

8. RESET MC1 Menu selection for pairing or re-pairing any MC1 or MC10
display units with any existing MC10 system.
RESET MC1 also restores factory default setting

* Note: Bold indicates default menu selection for this program menu option

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Program Mode Example

1. Enter Program Mode

2. Press VOL + or VOL –
until CONTRAST shows
on top line of display

4. Press VOL + or VOL –
to adjust the current
CONTRAST value

5. Press ENT to save new
CONTRAST value

3. Press ENT to program
new CONTRAST value

6. Press ESC to exit
Program Mode

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MC1 Add-on Commander Pairing Procedure

1. Power on existing MC10 system

2. Connect power and ground wires of MC1 add-on commander (see Installation)

3. MC1 add-on commander display will turn on and automatically go to the pairing
screen in the program menu with ADD MC1 showing on the display

ADD MC1

MC1 Paring Screen

4. On marine radio, select FM Tuner as source (make sure that tuner seek mode is DX
or LOCAL , not MANUAL)

5. Found Radio will appear on the display below ADD MC1 when add-on commander is
ready to pair with MC10 system *

ADD MC1
Found Radio

6. On marine radio, press SEEK UP ( ) once

7. PRESS ENTER will appear below ADD MC1 on the display

ADD MC1
PRESS ENTER

8. Press ENT to  nish pairing operation and save new settings

9. Press ESC to exit Program Menu

10. Turn off the existing MC10 system, then turn it back on. Pairing procedure is now
completed.

*If Found Radio does not appear on the display, MC1 location may be out of MC10 system
range (typical ~ 40 feet/12 m)

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Example Systems

APN Marine Head Unit

Transceiver

2.4GHz

Wireless

MC10 Marine Commander System

Transceiver

APN Marine Head Unit

2.4GHz

Wireless

2.4GHz

Wireless

MC1
Add on

MC10 Marine Commander System with MC1 Add on Commander

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MC10 Display Unit Re-Pairing Procedure

* To pair an MC10 display unit with a different MC10 system than the one it was
purchased with (just like adding an MC1 Commander) follow the instructions
below:

1. Power on the MC10 system that you want to add the additional MC10
display unit to

2. Connect power and ground wires of new MC10 display unit

3. Wait at least 20 seconds, then enter the Program Menu (see Program
Menu Example)

4. Go to the RESET MC1 option, then press ENT button

5. MC10 display unit will reset itself (including factory default settings) and
display will show ADD MC1 like in step 3 of the previous section (MC1
Add-on Commander Pairing Procedure)

6. Follow the remaining steps of the previous section to complete this
operation

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