Alpine CDA-9855R, CDA-9853R owner manual Audio Setting, Display Setting, 31-EN

Audio Setting

Audio is selected on the setup main menu in step 3.

Subwoofer On and Off

SUBWOOFER ON (Initial setting) / SUBWOOFER OFF

When the subwoofer is on, perform the steps below to adjust the subwoofer output phase and level.

1Press the Rotary encoder repeatedly to select the SUBWOOFER mode.

SUBWOOFER → BALANCE → FADER → DEFEAT → VOLUME → SUBWOOFER

•If you set the 2WAY/3WAY switch (pages 42 to 44) to 3WAY, you cannot adjust the FADER mode.

2Press gor f.

The subwoofer output phase is toggled SUBWOOFER NORMAL (0°) or SUBWOOFER REVERS (180°).

To adjust the level, turn the Rotary encoder.

Setting the Subwoofer Output

CDA-9855R:

SUBW CH ST (Initial setting) / MONO

CDA-9853R:

SUBW CH STEREO (Initial setting) / MONO

You can set the subwoofer output to stereo or monaural. Make sure to set the correct output for your subwoofer type.

STEREO : Subwoofer stereo (L/R) output

MONO : Subwoofer monaural output

Setting the Subwoofer System

CDA-9855R:

SUBW SYS1 (Initial setting) / SUBW SYS2 CDA-9853R:

SUBW SYSTEM1 (Initial setting) / SUBW SYSTEM2

Select either SYSTEM1 or SYSTEM2 for the desired subwoofer effect.

SYSTEM1 : Subwoofer level changes according the main volume setting.

SYSTEM2 : Subwoofer level change is different from the main volume setting. For example, even at low volume settings, the subwoofer is still audible.

Setting the Response Slope for the High Range Speaker (TW SETUP)

MAKER’S (Initial setting) / USER’S

Depending on the response characteristics of the speaker, care should be taken when setting the response slope of the high range speaker to FLAT in 3-way mode (see “Adjusting and Storing the Crossover Settings” on page 20), as speaker damage may result.

MAKER’S : As protection from possible speaker damage, FLAT cannot be set for the response slope of the high range speaker in 3-way mode.

USER’S : The FLAT setting is possible in 3-way mode.

•A message is displayed when the response slope for the high range speaker is set to FLAT in 3-way mode (CDA-9855R only).

Connecting an Optical Digital Compatible Audio

Processor and an Ai-NET Non-Compatible DVD Player

H510 /OTHER (Initial setting)

After setting D-AUX to ON in “Setting the External Digital Input,” do the following according to the audio processor type:

H510 : If a PXA-H510 and a DVD player (DVE-5207) not compatible with Ai-NET are connected (using an optical cable), use the H510 setting. Connect the DVD player to the optical digital input (DVD Player) terminal of the processor.

OTHER : If an audio processor other than a PXA-H510 and a DVD player (DVE-5207) not compatible with Ai-NET are connected (using an optical cable), use the OTHER setting. Connect the DVD player to the optical digital input (Head unit) terminal of the processor.

•After input selection is completed, turn the ignition off and back on again. Setting of the optical digital input switch is completed.

Display Setting

The display is selected on the setup main menu in step 3.

Dimmer Control

DIMMER AUTO (Initial setting) / DIMMER MANUAL

Set the DIMMER control to AUTO to decrease the illumination brightness of the unit with the head lights of the vehicle ON. This mode is useful if you feel the unit's button lighting is too bright at night.

•If your vehicle has a dimmer control for the speedmetre area, do not connect the DIMMER cable (orange) of the radio to this dimmer control.

Setting the Display Dimmer

CDA-9855R:

DIMMER Level1 (initial setting) / Level2 / Level3

CDA-9853R:

DIMMER LEV1 (initial setting) / 2 / 3

In the display Dimmer AUTO setting, three levels are available, the highest level (LEVEL 3) being the dimmest when the car headlights are on.

Scroll Type Setting

TYPE1 / TYPE2 (Initial setting)

Two types of scroll can be selected.

You can select the scroll type you like.

TYPE1 : The characters scroll right to left, appearing from the right side of the display, one character at a time.

TYPE2 : The display will show complete words, unless they do not fit in the display at one time. Words hyphenated when necessary and are shown sequentially until the full title has been displayed.

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