Alpine CDA-7897 Adjusting Volume/BalanceBetween, Audio Mute Function, Displaying Time, 6-EN

Basic Operation

	BAND MODE
SOURCE	CLK	Preset buttons (1 through 6)

g DN	EQ	MUTE
f UP		Rotary encoder

Adjusting Volume/Balance(Between

Left and Right)/Fader(Between Front

and Rear)/Defeat

1 Press the MODE button repeatedly to choose the desired mode.

Each press changes the modes as follows:

→Subwoofer∗→ BALANCE → FADER

			VOLUME ← DEFEAT ←
Volume	: 0	~ 35
Balance	: L15 ~ R15
Fader	: R15 ~ F15
Subwoofer: 0		~ +15

Press the g DN or f UP button after selecting the Subwoofer mode, and the subwoofer output phase is toggled “NORMAL (PHASE 0°)” or “REVERS (PHASE 180°)”.

NOTES

•If the MODE button is not pressed within 5 seconds after selecting the BALANCE, FADER, DEFEAT or Subwoofer mode, the unit automatically returns to the VOLUME mode.

•When setting the 2WAY/3WAY switch (page 47) to 3WAY, you cannot adjust the FADER mode.

•*When the subwoofer mode is OFF, its level cannot be adjusted.

2 Turn the Rotary encoder until the desired sound is

obtained in each mode.

NOTE

Depending on the connected devices, some functions and display indications do not work.

Audio Mute Function

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

1 Press the MUTE button to activate the MUTE mode. The audio level will decrease by about

20 dB.

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

Displaying Time

1 Press the CLK (clock) button repeatedly until the time is displayed.

Each press changes the modes as follows:

	Radio mode
				→	— — — — — — —
					Calendar/Clock Display
					(CDA-7998 only)
								→
→		—	— — — — — —	→		Clock	Display			Title Display∗2
		Frequency Display			Frequency Display				Frequency Display
					(CDA-7897 only)

CD mode

→

— — — — — — —

Calendar/Clock Display

(CDA-7998 only)

→

→

— — — — — — —

→

Clock Display

Text Display (Disc Name)∗1

Elapsed Time Display

Elapsed Time Display

Elapsed Time Display

(CDA-7897 only)

Title Display∗2

←

Text Display (Track Name)∗1

←

Elapsed Time Display

Elapsed Time Display

∗1

Displayed during playback of a disc with CD Text.

“NO TEXT” will be displayed when the CD

contains no Text data.

∗2

“NO TITLE” will be displayed when the title has

not been inputted.

NOTES

•Selecting any tuner or CD function while in the clock mode will interrupt the time display momentarily. The function selected will be displayed for about 5 seconds before the time returns to the display.

•When the power is off but the ignition key is on, press the CLK button to display the time. (CDA-7897 only)

Setting Time

1 In the Clock display mode, press and hold the CLK (clock) button for at least 3 seconds while the time is displayed.

< CDA-7998 only >

2 Turn the Rotary encoder to adjust the hours while the years indication is blinking.

3 When the year has been adjusted, press MODE button.

4 Turn the Rotary encoder to adjust the months, days, hours and minutes while the time indication is blinking. The time is automatically set 5 seconds after the minute adjustment. The time can be manually set by pressing the MODE button.

< CDA-7897 only >

2 Turn the Rotary encoder to adjust the hours while the hours indication is blinking.

3 When the hour has been adjusted, press MODE button.

6-EN