Dimmer Control

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 backlighting is too bright at night.

Setting item: Dimmer

Setting contents:

Manual / Auto (Initial setting)

Dimmer Level Setting

In the Dimmer Level setting, three levels are available, the highest level (Level3) being the dimmest when the car headlights are on.

Setting item: Dimmer Level

Setting contents:

Level1 (Initial setting) / Level2 / Level3

Scroll Type Setting

Choose from two scrolling methods.

Select the type you prefer.

Setting item: Scroll Type

Setting contents:

TYPE 1 (Initial setting) / TYPE 2

TYPE 1 :

The characters scroll from right to left, one character at a time, until the entire title has scrolled.

TYPE 2 :

Words are built up from left to right, a single character at a time. When the display is full, it is cleared and the subsequent words are displayed the same way until all words of the title have been shown.

Scroll Setting (Text Scroll)

This CD player can scroll the disc and track names recorded on CD-TEXT discs, as well as text information of MP3/WMA/AAC files, folder names, tags, HD Radio broadcasts and SiriusXM.

Setting item: Text Scroll

Setting contents:

Manual (Initial setting) / Auto

Manual:

The above information is scrolled only when a disc is loaded, a channel or track is changed, etc.

Auto:

CD text information, folder and file names, HD Radio and SiriusXM text are scrolled continuously. In addition, all tag information is automatically rotated in the display continuously, without pressing the kVIEW button. (Except SiriusXM)

Note

In parts of the display, scrolling may not occur, or scroll content may differ.

Opening Message ON/OFF Setting

This unit includes a special message feature with various patterns, which when enabled displays opening messages for certain occasions.

For example, when you turn this unit on December 25th (according to the unit’s date setting), a Christmas greeting is displayed if the Opening Message is set to ON.

Setting item: Opening MSG

Setting contents:

OFF (Initial setting) / ON

Tuner Setting

Tuner is selected on the setup main menu in step 2.

Setting the Multicast Seek

Multicast Seek can be set to ON/OFF.

Setting item: Multi Cast Seek

Setting contents:

OFF / ON (Initial setting)

OFF:

SEEK is available only for the Main Program Service. Multicast stations are ignored.

ON:

SEEK finds both the Main Program Service and Sub-program Service of Multicast stations.

Setting the Digital Seek

Digital Seek can be set to ON/OFF.

Setting item: Seek Type

Setting contents:

Hybrid (Initial setting) / Digital

Hybrid:

SEEK UP/DOWN is available for digital and analog radio stations. However, the strong signals have priority during SEEK.

Digital:

SEEK UP/DOWN is available only for the digital radio station. Any analog only stations (or very weak digital) are skipped.

Switching the listening mode

The unit provides you 4 reception methods, among which you can select an optimized method to receive the Digital signal or Analog signal according to your own preference and the signal strength.

Setting item: Listen Mode

Setting contents:

Hybrid / Digital / Digital MC (Initial setting) / Analog

Hybrid:

Receive both digital and analog radio stations. If the digital signal is weak, this unit will switch to receive the analog radio signal automatically.

Digital:

Keep receiving the digital radio signal, even when the digital signal is weak.

Digital MC:

Keep receiving the digital radio signal while listen to a

Sub-program Service of a Multicast station.

Analog:

Only receive the analog radio signal, even when the digital signal is strong.

Setting the Live mode (Live Mode)

While receiving a live broadcast, you can select an optimized receiving method according to your own preference and the signal strength.

Setting item: Live Mode

Setting contents:

Analog (Initial setting) / Digital / Listen Mode

Analog:

While receiving a live broadcast, this unit will only receive the analog radio signal even when the digital signal can be received.

Digital:

While receiving a live broadcast, this unit will keep receiving the digital radio signal even when the digital signal is weak.

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Alpine CDE-HD149BT owner manual Tuner Setting

CDE-HD149BT specifications

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