Basic Operation

BAND

Rotary encoder

g f CENTER f

DISP

Displaying Time

1Press the DISP button repeatedly until the clock time is displayed.

Each press changes the modes as follows:

Radio mode

Radio frequency Clockmode priority

CD Player and Changer modes

Track No.

Playing time

Clock priority

 

 

 

mode

 

mode

 

mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

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

Setting Time

1In the Clock priority mode, press and hold the DISP button for at least 3 seconds while the time is displayed. The time indication will blink.

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

3When the hour has been adjusted, press the Rotary encoder.

4Turn the Rotary encoder to adjust the minutes while the time indication is blinking. The time is automatically set 5 seconds after the minute adjustment. The time can also be manually set by pressing the Rotary encoder.

Setting the Bass Control

You can change the Bass Frequency emphasis to create your own tonal preference.

1Press the CENTER f button to select the Bass setting mode.

Each press changes the modes as follows:

Bassmodesetting Treblemode setting Normalmode

2-1Setting the Bass Center Frequency: Press the gor fbutton to select the desired Bass center frequency.

60Hz 80Hz 100Hz 200Hz

Emphasizes the displayed Bass frequency ranges.

2-2Setting the Bass Band Width (Q-Factor): Press the BAND button to select the desired Bass Band Width.

1

2

3

4

(Narrow)

........................

(Wide)

 

 

Changes the displayed frequency's band width to narrow or wide.

2-3Setting the Bass Level:

Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Bass Level (-7~+7).

You can emphasize or weaken the bass frequency.

NOTES

If no buttons are pressed within 15 seconds, the Bass control setting will be turned off automatically.

The settings of the Bass Level will be individually memorized for each source (FM, AM and CD) until the setting is changed. The Bass frequency and Bass Band Width settings adjusted for one source are effective for

all other sources (FM, AM and CD).

*Selecting any of the "Setting the Bass Types" (TYPE 1 through 3), temporarily replaces the custom settings you have made above.

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Alpine CDM-9823, cdm-9821 owner manual Displaying Time, Setting Time, Setting the Bass Control

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