Alpine CDA-9820XM owner manual Controlling CD Changer Optional

Connecting to an External Amplifier

PWR ON (Initial setting) / PWR OFF

When an external amplifier is connected, sound quality can be improved by stopping the power supply of the built-in amplifier.

PWR OFF : Use this mode when the front and rear pre- amplifier of the unit are used to drive an external amplifier connected to the speakers. In this setting, the head unit’s internal amplifier has no output to drive speakers.

Front

left

Amplifier

Front

right

Rear

Changer (Optional)

SOURCE/ BAND/

POWER -/JTEL. 8 SEARCH/QS

Amplifier

left

Select buttons (1 through 6)

Rear right

PWR ON : The speakers are driven by the built-in amplifier.

Speakers

SPEAKER

RIGHT FRONTFront right

SPEAKER

RIGHT REARRear right

SPEAKER

LEFT REARRear left

SPEAKER

LEFT FRONTFront left

•No sound is produced by the system when the power output is set to OFF.

Setting Tone Defeat for External Devices

INT ON / INT OFF (Initial setting)

When inputting external devices to this unit, turning tone defeat on will bypass BASS,TREBLE and MX, i.e., sound for external devices is output at the default setting.

Controlling CD Changer (Optional)

An optional 6-disc or 12-disc CD Changer may be connected to this unit if it is Ai-NET compatible. With a CD Changer connected to the Ai-NET input of this unit, the CD Changer will be controllable from this unit.

Using the KCA-400C (Multi-Changer Switching device) or the KCA- 410C (Versatile Link Terminal) multiple changers can be controlled by this unit.

See “Multi-Changer Selection” on page 17 for selecting the CD Changers.

•The controls on this unit for CD Changer operation are operative only when a CD Changer is connected.

•The DVD changer (optional) is controllable from this unit as well as the CD changer.

1 Press SOURCE/POWER to activate the CHANGER mode.

The display shows the disc number and track number.

•The source indicator varies depending on the connected source.

•Press BAND/TEL. to switch the Disc mode in the CD/Changer mode.

2 Press the disc select buttons (1 through 6)

corresponding to one of the discs loaded in the CD Changer.

The selected disc number appears in the display and CD playback starts.

•After selecting the desired disc, you can operate in the same way as for the CD player of this unit.

For details, please see the CD section.

•If the underlined portion of the “FUNC” indicator is illuminated, the disc select buttons become nonfunctional.

When a 12-disc CD Changer is connected:

To select discs numbered from 1 to 6, the procedure is the same as for the 6-disc CD Changer. To select discs numbered from 7 to 12, first press F/SETUP. This changes the “D” indicator to “d.” Then press the desired preset button. With F/SETUP activated, the preset buttons 1 to 6 will represent discs 7 to 12 respectively.