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Page 2: Safety Guidelines 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE SAFETY GUIDELINES ............3 GETTING STARTED .
Page 4 SAFETY GUIDELINES CONTENTS WARNINGS/CAUTIONS/PRECAUTIONS ..4 CYBERSECURITY ..... . .13...
Page 5: Warnings/Cautions/Precautions
4 SAFETY GUIDELINES WARNINGS/CAUTIONS/PRECAUTIONS accident. LISTENING AT LOUD VOLUME LEVELS IN A CAR MAY ALSO CAUSE HEARING DAMAGE. WARNING! DO NOT DISASSEMBLE OR ALTER. Doing so may result in an accident, fire or electric shock. Always drive safely with your hands on the steering wheel and obey all applicable laws.
Page 6 SAFETY GUIDELINES 5 USE THIS PRODUCT FOR MOBILE 12 VOLT APPLI- PRECAUTIONS CATIONS. Product Cleaning Use for other than its designed application may result in Use a soft dry cloth for periodic cleaning of the product. fire, electric shock or other injury. For more severe stains, please dampen the cloth with DO NOT PLACE HANDS, FINGERS OR FOREIGN water only.
Page 7 6 SAFETY GUIDELINES Maintenance Inserting Discs If you have problems, do not attempt to repair the unit Your player accepts only one disc at a time for playback. yourself. Return it to your Alpine dealer or the nearest Do not attempt to load more than one disc. Alpine Service Station for servicing.
Page 8 SAFETY GUIDELINES 7 Irregular Shaped Discs Installation Location Be sure to use round discs only for this unit and never Ensure this unit will not be installed in a location use any special shaped discs. subjected to: • Direct sun and heat Use of anything but round discs may cause damage to the mechanism.
Page 9 8 SAFETY GUIDELINES Correct Handling Disc Cleaning Do not drop the disc while handling. Hold the disc so Fingerprints, dust, or soil on the surface of the disc could you will not leave fingerprints on the surface. Do not cause the CD player to skip. For routine cleaning, wipe affix tape, paper, or gummed labels to the disc.
Page 10 SAFETY GUIDELINES 9 Disc Accessories On handling Compact Discs (CD/CD-R/CD-RW) • Do not touch the surface. There are various accessories available on the market for protecting the disc surface and improving sound quality. • Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight. However, most of them will influence the thickness •...
Page 11 10 SAFETY GUIDELINES • Some of the following CDs may not play on this unit: About media that can be played Flawed CDs, CDs with fingerprints, CDs exposed to Use only compact discs with the label side showing the extreme temperatures or sunlight (e.g., left in the car or CD logo marks below.
Page 12 SAFETY GUIDELINES 11 • Depending on the connected Flash Memory device, • Fix the Flash Memory in a location where driver the unit may not function or some functions may not operation will not be hindered. be performed. • Flash Memory may not function correctly at high or •...
Page 13 12 SAFETY GUIDELINES • Do not add the above extensions to a file other than • The Bluetooth word mark and logos are registered audio data. This non-audio data will not be recog- trademarks owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any nized.
Page 14: Cybersecurity
SAFETY GUIDELINES 13 software updates to improve the usability and perfor- • Pandora, the Pandora logo, and the Pandora trade mance of your systems or to reduce the potential risk of dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of unauthorized and unlawful access to your vehicle sys- Pandora Media, Inc., used with permission.
Page 15 14 SAFETY GUIDELINES • To help further improve vehicle security and minimize WARNING! (Continued) the potential risk of a security breach, vehicle owners • ONLY insert media (e.g., USB, SD card, or CD) into should: your vehicle if it came from a trusted source. Media •...
Page 16: Table Of Contents
GETTING STARTED CONTENTS ▫ Adjusting Volume ..... .19 GETTING STARTED..... .16 ▫...
Page 17: Getting Started
16 GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED WARNING! Always drive safely with your hands on the steering wheel and obey all applicable laws. You have full responsibility and assume all risks related to the use of the features and applications in this vehicle. Only use the features and applications in this vehicle when it is safe to do so.
Page 18: Source Selection
GETTING STARTED 17 • /SOURCE key blinks each time the unit is *5 Displayed only when the AUX IN is set to ON, refer to powered on. “Setting The AUX SETUP Mode” on page 70. Press and hold for at least 2 seconds to turn off the Detaching And Attaching The Front Panel unit.
Page 19: Initial System Start-Up
18 GETTING STARTED 3. Grasp the front panel firmly, slide to the left (1), and then pull to remove (2). NOTE: • The front panel may become hot in normal usage (especially the connector terminals on the back of the front panel).
Page 20: Adjusting Volume
GETTING STARTED 19 To reset the system, perform the following procedure: Setting The Dimmer Control Press and hold DIM for at least two seconds to select the 1. Turn off the unit. DIMMER mode. 2. Press (OPEN) to open the front panel, and then DIMMER AUTO →...
Page 21: Controllable With Remote Control
20 GETTING STARTED 2. Turn the Rotary encoder to select the General mode, Controllable With Remote Control and then press /ENTER. This unit can be controlled with an optional Alpine remote control. For details, consult your Alpine dealer. 3. Turn the Rotary knob to select Clock Adjust, and then Point the optional remote control transmitter at the press /ENTER.
Page 22 RADIO CONTENTS ▫ Presetting Stations Automatically ...24 RADIO .......22 ▫...
Page 23: Radio
22 RADIO RADIO WARNING! Always drive safely with your hands on the steering wheel and obey all applicable laws. You have full responsibility and assume all risks related to the use of the features and applications in this vehicle. Only use the features and applications in this vehicle when it is safe to do so.
Page 24: Listening To Radio
RADIO 23 Listening To Radio 4. Press to tune in the desired station. Holding down will change the frequency 1. Press /SOURCE to select Radio mode. continuously. 2. Press BAND repeatedly until the desired radio band is Presetting Stations Manually displayed.
Page 25: Presetting Stations Automatically
24 RADIO Presetting Stations Automatically The display shows the band, preset number and frequency of the station selected. 1. Press BAND repeatedly until the desired radio band is displayed. Frequency Search Function You can search for a radio station by its frequency. 2.
Page 26 RBDS CONTENTS ▫ Displaying Radio Text ....26 RBDS ....... .26 ▫...
Page 27 26 RBDS RBDS 2. Turn the Rotary encoder to select PTY SELECT, and then press /ENTER. The RBDS (Radio Broadcast Data System) is a radio information system. 3. Turn the Rotary encoder to choose the desired pro- gram type while the PTY (program type) is being displayed.
Page 28 CD/MP3/WMA CONTENTS ▫ Folder/File Name Search (Concerning CD/MP3/WMA......28 MP3/WMA) ......31 ▫...
Page 29: Cd/Mp3/Wma
28 CD/MP3/WMA CD/MP3/WMA WARNING! Always drive safely with your hands on the steering wheel and obey all applicable laws. You have full responsibility and assume all risks related to the use of the features and applications in this vehicle. Only use the features and applications in this vehicle when it is safe to do so.
Page 30 CD/MP3/WMA 29 6. To pause playback, press Pressing again will resume playback. 7. After pressing (OPEN) to open the front panel, press to eject the disc. NOTE: • Do not remove a CD during its eject cycle. Do not load more than one disc at a time.
Page 31: Repeat And Random (M.i.x.) Play
30 CD/MP3/WMA Repeat And Random (M.I.X.) Play Searching For CD Text On discs utilizing CD Text, songs can be searched and 1. During playback, press until the setting played by using their recorded titles. For discs without appears. CD Text, searches are made using the track numbers REPEAT ONE: associated with each song.
Page 32: Folder/File Name Search (Concerning Mp3/Wma)
CD/MP3/WMA 31 • When Folder Name Search is made during M.I.X. play, Folder/File Name Search (Concerning MP3/WMA) the M.I.X. play mode will be canceled. Folder and file names may be searched and displayed • The root folder of a disc is displayed as “\ROOT”. during playback.
Page 33: Search Position Memory
32 CD/MP3/WMA • When File Name Search is made during M.I.X. play, What is MP3? the M.I.X. play mode will be canceled. MP3, whose official name is “MPEG Audio Layer 3,” is • If any one of the preset buttons (1 through 6) is pressed a compression standard prescribed by the ISO, the International Standardization Organization and MPEG in the search mode, a search can be made quickly by...
Page 34 CD/MP3/WMA 33 that the software being used conforms to the acceptable and album name ID3 tag/WMA/AAC tag data. This formats listed above. It’s possible that the format may be device can only display single-byte alphanumeric unplayable even though the extension is valid. characters (up to 32 for ID3 tags and up to 32 for WMA tags) and the underscore.
Page 35 34 CD/MP3/WMA Corresponding File Systems Formats supported This device supports discs formatted with This device supports CD-ROM XA, Mixed Mode CD, ISO9660 Level 1 or Level 2. Under the ISO9660 stan- Enhanced CD (CD-Extra) and Multi-Session. dard, there are some restrictions to remember. The This device cannot correctly play back discs recorded maximum nested folder depth is 8 (including the root with Track At Once or packet writing.
Page 36 CD/MP3/WMA 35 * The folder No./ folder Name will not be displayed if no file is contained in the folder.
Page 37 36 CD/MP3/WMA Terminology Encoding Bit rate Converting music CDs, WAVE (AIFF) files, and other sound files into the specified audio compression format. This is the “sound” compression rate specified for encod- ing. The higher the bit rate, the higher the sound quality, but also the larger the files.
Page 38 SOUND SETTING CONTENTS ▫ About “Text” ......60 SOUND SETTING ..... . .38 ▫...
Page 39: Sound Setting
38 SOUND SETTING SUBWOOFER*1/*2 → BASS LEVEL*2/*3 → TRE SOUND SETTING LEVEL*2/*3 → BALANCE → FADER*4 → DEFEAT → VOLUME→ SUBWOOFER *1 When the subwoofer mode is set to OFF, its level cannot be adjusted, refer to “Turning Subwoofer ON/ OFF”.
Page 40: Audio Setup
SOUND SETTING 39 NOTE: 2. Turn the Rotary Encoder to select Audio, and then • If no operation is performed for five seconds after press /ENTER. selecting the SubW LEVEL, BASS, TREBLE, BAL- 3. Turn the Rotary Encoder to select the desired sound ANCE, FADER, DEFEAT or VOLUME mode, the setting menu, and then press /ENTER.
Page 41 40 SOUND SETTING • You can access the Sound menu mode directly by *6 Not displayed when BASS ENGINE is set to OFF. pressing BASS when BASS ENGINE is set to OFF. *7 In step 3, after selecting a Band (BAND1 to BAND9) Refer to “Setting BASS ENGINE SQ ON/ OFF”.
Page 42 SOUND SETTING 41 Setting contents: Adjusting The Parametric Equalizer Curve (Parametric EQ) OFF (Initial setting) / ON You can modify the Equalizer settings to create a re- OFF (MANUAL SET mode): sponse curve more appealing to your personal taste. Adjust each audio effect setting separately. 1.
Page 43 42 SOUND SETTING Adjusting The Frequency (Freq.) NOTE: • Band 2 and Band 8 are the same as the Bass and Treble Adjustable frequency bands: 20 Hz to 20 kHz controls. Their Level adjustment can also be controlled Band 1 20 Hz ~ 100 Hz (63 Hz) by pressing AUDIO and selecting Bass Level or Treble Band 2...
Page 44 SOUND SETTING 43 • Further setting items: Tuner / SiriusXM / Disc / USB 3. Repeat step 2 to adjust the Slope and Level within the / iPod / BTAudio / Pandora / AUX selected channel. Setting contents: Selecting The Cut-Off Frequency (Freq.) 2WAY System −14 dB ~ +14 dB 20 / 25 / 31.5 / 40 / 50 / 63 / 80 (Initial setting) / 100...
Page 45 44 SOUND SETTING Adjusting The Slope Setting contents: 2WAY System OFF/ON (Initial setting) FLAT / 6 / 12 / 18 / 24 (dB/oct.) OFF: No subwoofer signal is output from the Sub- 3WAY System woofer RCA Connector. FLAT / 6 / 12 (dB/oct.) ON: The subwoofer signal is output from the Sub- NOTE: The Initial setting for 2WAY is FLAT.
Page 46 SOUND SETTING 45 F-L*1 ↔ F-R*2 ↔ R-L*3 ↔ R-R*4 ↔ SSW-L ↔ SW-R System 1: Subwoofer level changes according to the main vol- *1 Front-L ume setting. *2 Front-R System 2: *3 Rear-L Subwoofer level change is different from the main volume setting.
Page 47 46 SOUND SETTING External Device Connecting to an External Amplifier (POWER IC) When an external amplifier is connected, sound quality can be improved by stopping the power supply of the built-in amplifier. Setting item: POWER IC Setting contents: OFF / ON (Initial setting) OFF : NOTE: Use this mode when the line output of this unit is used to...
Page 48: Bass Engine Sq Function
SOUND SETTING 47 • Setting item: MX Setup BASS ENGINE SQ: 1. Turn the Rotary Encoder to select the source to which Adjust the relevant Bass parameters uniformly and au- you want to apply Media Xpander, and then press tomatically. /ENTER.
Page 49: About Time Correction
48 SOUND SETTING • From Level 0 to Level 6, the effect of BASS ENGINE SQ Adjusting BASS ENGINE SQ Level Enhance increases level by level. With BASS ENGINE SQ ON, adjusting the Bass Level uniformly effects various sound parameters for optimum About Setup when the external power amplifier is Bass effect.
Page 50 SOUND SETTING 49 To correct this, this unit is able to delay the audio signal to the speakers closest to the listener. This effectively creates a perception of increased distance for those speak- ers. The listener can be placed at an equal distance between the left and right speakers for optimum staging.
Page 51 50 SOUND SETTING Calculation: L = 2.25 m - 0.5 m = 1.75 m (68-7/8 ) These values are the time correction values for the different speakers. Setting these values to make each Time correction = 1.75 ÷ 343* × 1000 = 5.1 (ms) sound reach the listening position at the same time as the * Speed of sound: 343 m/s (765 mph) at 20°C sound of other speakers.
Page 52 SOUND SETTING 51 Delay Time Dif- Distance Distance Delay Time Dif- Distance Distance Number ference (cm) (inch) Number ference (cm) (inch) (ms) (ms) 44.2 17.4 105.4 41.5 47.6 18.8 108.8 42.9 51.0 20.1 112.2 44.2 54.4 21.4 115.6 45.6 57.8 22.8 119.0 46.9...
Page 53 52 SOUND SETTING Delay Time Dif- Distance Distance Delay Time Dif- Distance Distance Number ference (cm) (inch) Number ference (cm) (inch) (ms) (ms) 166.6 65.7 227.8 89.8 170.0 67.0 231.2 91.1 173.4 68.3 234.6 92.5 176.8 69.7 238.0 93.8 180.2 71.0 241.4 95.1...
Page 54: About The Crossover
SOUND SETTING 53 About The Crossover Delay Time Dif- Distance Distance Number ference (cm) (inch) Crossover (X-Over): (ms) This unit is equipped with an active crossover. The 289.0 113.9 crossover limits the frequencies delivered to the outputs. 292.4 115.2 Each channel is controlled independently. Thus, each speaker pair can be driven by the frequencies for which 295.8 116.6...
Page 55 54 SOUND SETTING 2WAY Mode Cut-off frequency (1/3 octave steps) Slope Level Low range — 20 Hz - 200 Hz — Flat, 6, 12, 18, 0 to −12 dB speaker 24 dB/oct. Rear high range 20 Hz - 200 Hz —...
Page 56 SOUND SETTING 55 1 — Low Range 2 — High Range 3WAY Mode Cut-off frequency (1/3 octave Slope Level steps) Low range — 20 Hz - 800 Hz — Flat, 6, 12 dB/ 0 to −12 dB speaker oct. 20 Hz - 800 Hz 20 Hz - 20 kHz Flat, 6, 12 dB/ Flat, 6, 12 dB/...
Page 57 56 SOUND SETTING Front high 1 Hz - 20 Hz — Flat, 6, 12 dB/ — 0 to −12 dB range speaker oct. * 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 3WAY mode, as speaker damage may result.
Page 58 SOUND SETTING 57 • Slope: The level change (in dB) for a frequency change Switching The 2WAY/3WAY System Mode of one octave. 1. Press the AUDIO/SETUP and the PHONE button at • The higher the slope value, the steeper the slope the same time.
Page 59 58 SOUND SETTING NOTE: • If you skip the 4th and the 5th steps, the setting results will not be saved and unit will return to previous mode. • While playing back music after the vehicle’s ignition is turned off (STAY ON mode), you cannot adjust the 2WAY/3WAY mode.
Page 60: Other Functions
SOUND SETTING 59 • Use the Sub-W output cord to connect the unit to the disc. It is also possible to display the folder name, the file low range speaker. name and the tag, etc. while playing MP3/WMA/AAC files. • You cannot adjust the fader when set to 3WAY. Press View.
Page 61: About "Text
60 SOUND SETTING The display in CD mode: information is displayed (e.g., song name, artist name, and album name). All other tag data is ignored. If there is TRACK NO./ELAPSED TIME → DISC TEXT*1/TRACK no tag information, “ARTIST”/“ALBUM”/“SONG” is TEXT*1 → TRACK NO./CLOCK → TRACK NO./ displayed.
Page 62: Option Menu Setting
SOUND SETTING 61 Press SOURCE, and select the AUXILIARY mode to listen NOTE: This function is available only when AUX SETUP to the portable device. is set to ON. For details, refer to “Setting the AUX SETUP mode”. CDE-164BT Option Menu Setting Portable player, etc.
Page 63 62 SOUND SETTING SiriusXM mode: Phone mode (Non-calling mode): TUNE SCAN*5 ↔ ALERT MEMO*6 ↔ SXM SET*7 ↔ PHONE SET*13 ↔ SOURCE VOL*14 ↔ PHONE SET SOURCE VOL*3 ↔ MX SETTING*4 ↔ TUNE SCAN Phone mode (Calling mode): DISC mode: MIC GAIN*15 ↔...
Page 64 SOUND SETTING 63 *7 ALERTSETUP, GAME ALERT, P-LOCK, SIGNAL this setting. The setting values in Option mode and in IND and TUNE START can be selected in this mode. SETUP mode are linked. Refer to “Adjusting The For details about these settings, refer to “SiriusXM Volume (SOURCE VOL)”.
Page 65: Applying Tuneit
64 SOUND SETTING • Some functions of TuneIt may not be available when Applying TuneIt the Smartphone is not in service area or receives no This unit’s sound tuning is programmable from a con- signal. nected Smartphone. It is also possible to download specific parameters for certain vehicles from Alpine’s Adjusting The Sound Via Smartphone TuneIt database stored in the Cloud.
Page 66: Facebook Notification Function
SOUND SETTING 65 • When the unit is powered off or during a call, sound 2. Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired mode, setting cannot be done via the Smartphone. and then press /ENTER . Like*1 ↔ Replay ↔ Next ↔ Previous ↔ TTS Vol- •...
Page 67: Displaying Notification List
66 SOUND SETTING NOTE: 2. Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Notifi- cation, and then press /ENTER . • Press to return to the previous mode. 3. Then go to step 2 of “Receiving Notification”. • A new received Notification prompt will last for 30 seconds.
Page 68 SETUP CONTENTS ▫ Tuner Setting ......74 SETUP .......68 ▫...
Page 69: Setup
68 SETUP SETUP Use steps 1 to 5 to select one of the SETUP modes to modify. See the applicable section below for details about the selected SETUP item. 1. Press and hold AUDIO/SETUP for at least two sec- onds to activate the SETUP mode. 2.
Page 70: General Setting
SETUP 69 iPod: NOTE: • Pressing IPOD LIST returns to the previous SETUP mode. Application: • If no operation is performed for 60 seconds, SETUP is canceled. ALPINE APP ↔ TTS VOLUME ↔ ALPINE APP General Setting *1 Refer to “Sound Settings” General is selected on the setup main menu in step 2.
Page 71 70 SETUP Setting The AUX SETUP mode Turning Mute Mode On/Off (INT MUTE) You can input the audio of an external device, (such as a If a device having the interrupt feature is connected, Portable audio player) to the AUX connector of this unit. audio will be automatically muted whenever the inter- rupt signal is received from the device.
Page 72 SETUP 71 enhanced CD may be difficult. In this case, you can select continue enjoying music for the selected period. If 6 is not playback of a single session only, containing the CD data. pressed, the unit will power off within 15 seconds. When a disc contains both CD and MP3/WMA data, During this period, you can only receive a call by playback starts from the CD data portion of the disc.
Page 73: Display Setting
72 SETUP STANDBY: Quit the demonstration mode. Note that if 1. After entering CUSTOMIZE, turn the Rotary encoder this unit is disconnected from the vehicle’s battery, the to select a color (RED, GREEN, BLUE) you want to next time you use this unit the DEMO mode will be ON. adjust, and then press ENTER.
Page 74 SETUP 73 Dimmer Control Manual: Set the Dimmer control to Auto to decrease the illumina- The display is scrolled when a disc is loaded or when tion brightness of the unit with the head lights of the a track is changed, etc. vehicle ON.
Page 75: Tuner Setting
74 SETUP TYPE 2: Setting contents: Words are built up from left to right, a single character Hi-Fi / Normal (Initial setting) / Stable at a time. When the display is full, it is cleared and the Hi-Fi: subsequent words are displayed the same way until all words of the title have been shown.
Page 76: Ipod&Usb Setting
SETUP 75 • For search mode details, refer to “Searching for a NOTE: desired song” on page 95. • Noise may be more noticeable when Hi-Fi is set, depending on the reception status. In this case, the Application Setting (APP) Normal setting is recommended.
Page 77 76 SETUP OFF: Setting The TTS (Text To Speech) Volume This function allows for readout of comments, etc., on a No Smartphone is connected. Smartphone, and outputs sound from the speaker of the NOTE: unit. • It takes a few seconds to validate this function. •...
Page 78 BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING CONTENTS ▫ Hands-Free Phone Control ....87 BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING ..78 ▫ Setup Before Using .....79 ▫...
Page 79: Bluetooth Hands Free Calling
78 BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING NOTE: • Always drive safely with your hands on the steering wheel and obey all applicable laws. You have full responsibility and assume all risks related to the use of the features and applications in this vehicle. Only use the features and applications in this vehicle when it is safe to do so.
Page 80: Setup Before Using
BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING 79 • Depending on the connected BLUETOOTH compat- Setup Before Using ible device(s), the function may differ. Also refer to the About BLUETOOTH Owner’s Manual of the connected device(s). BLUETOOTH is a wireless technology allowing commu- •...
Page 81 80 BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING Pairing a BLUETOOTH compatible device with 3. If the pairing was successful, “Connected” is dis- SSP (Secure Simple Pairing) played for a few seconds. The head unit then returns to its previous state. 1. Using your BLUETOOTH compatible device, select the “Alpine CD Receiver”...
Page 82: Bluetooth Setup
BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING 81 3. Turn the Rotary encoder to select “PAIR YES”, and BLUETOOTH Setup then press ENTER. * The following steps one to five are common to the If “PAIR NO” is selected, the connection will be various BLUETOOTH functions.
Page 83 82 BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING • Setting item: Bluetooth IN *1 The items are not displayed during a phone call. *2 The items are not displayed if “Bluetooth IN” is set Setting contents: to OFF. Refer to “Setting the BLUETOOTH Connection OFF / ON (Initial setting) (Bluetooth IN)”.
Page 84 BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING 83 Setting item: USB PAIR NOTE: • If the connection is successfully changed, “Connected” Setting contents: is displayed for two seconds and the indicator OFF / ON (Initial setting) lights up, then the display returns to the SETUP OFF: Turn off the auto pair function.
Page 85 84 BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING • If all the five positions have been registered, you Adjusting The Volume (SOURCE VOL) cannot register the 4th device. To register another You can emphasize or weaken the volume level of the device, you need to delete one of the devices from Phone call, the ring tone and the microphone input to fit position 1 to 3 first.
Page 86 BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING 85 • Setting item: Caller ID TYPE2: Enhances the noise reduction Setting contents: TYPE3: Enhances the echo-cancel OFF / ON (Initial setting) TYPE4: If you want to keep the ID information of the caller from Enhances both noise reduction and echo-cancel others, set this item to OFF.
Page 87 86 BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING • Setting contents: • Setting item: PB Order Auto OFF / Auto ON (Initial setting) Setting contents: NOTE: First Name (Initial setting) / Last Name • Updating” will be displayed during the phone book NOTE: update.
Page 88: Hands-Free Phone Control
BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING 87 • Setting item: FW Update F-L: The sound only be output from the front left speaker. Setting contents: F-R: NO (Initial setting) / YES The sound only be output from the front right speaker. Hands-Free Phone Control F-LR: About The Hands-Free Phone Hands-free calls are possible when using a HSP (Head...
Page 89 88 BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING • Certain Smartphone features are dependent on the NOTE: capabilities and settings of your service provider’s • While calling, the source sound on the unit is muted. network. Additionally, certain features may not be After calling, playback will resume. activated by your service provider, and/or the provid- er’s network settings may limit the feature’s Hanging Up The Telephone...
Page 90 BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING 89 Received: 5. Press /ENTER. The selected telephone number will be called. Received history If one name has several numbers registered in the Missed: telephone book, press /ENTER after selecting the Missed incoming history name*, then turn the Rotary encoder to choose the Phone Book: desired number and press /ENTER, the tele-...
Page 91 90 BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING • Setting item: Dialed NOTE: • The order of the list display depends on the setting of Dialing A Number In Incoming History “PB Order” (refer to “Changing the Phone book List Telephone numbers (maximum number of call record is Order”.
Page 92 BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING 91 For example: NOTE: • The Alphabet Search Function is only applicable to Searching a name “Michael James”. English alphabet characters. The following example explains how the search is per- • If the selected name has several numbers registered in formed.
Page 93 92 BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING After the Voice Recognition mode is activated and Call Waiting Function “Speak” is displayed, you can make a phone call, play a If a second call is received during a current call, you can song, etc., via this unit by inputting voice control com- have the first caller wait momentarily while you take the mands*.
Page 94 BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING 93 • If you store a phone number in a preset with a Preset A Number In The Phone Menu (Shortcut Dial) previously stored number, the current number will be cleared and replaced by the new one. Assign numbers that you dial frequently to presets for quick recall.
Page 95: Bluetooth Audio Operation
94 BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING NOTE: While calling, press BAND or press and hold for at least two seconds to switch the call sound between the • You may need to increase volume from your regular unit and Smartphone. audio listening source level. However, increasing the volume excessively may result in feedback.
Page 96 BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING 95 • If you operate the Hands-free phone (e.g. searching in Selecting The Desired Group (Folder) the phonebook) while using the Bluetooth Audio func- Press Rewind Forward to select the desired tion, BLUETOOTH Audio playback may be affected. Group (Folder).
Page 97 96 BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE CALLING NOTE: • Search mode may differ depending on the connected device. • The pause mode may be canceled after the search. • This function may not available depending on the paired device.
Page 98 ACCESSORIES CONTENTS ▫ Random Play Shuffle (M.I.X.) ... . .107 FLASH MEMORY — IF EQUIPPED ...98 ▫ Connecting The Flash Memory (Optional) ..98 ▫...
Page 99: Flash Memory - If Equipped
98 ACCESSORIES FLASH MEMORY — IF EQUIPPED Playback 1. Press SOURCE to select the USB mode. 2. To pause playback, press . Pressing again will resume playback. NOTE: • This unit plays back files in Flash Memory with the same controls and modes used for playback of CDs containing MP3/WMA.
Page 100: About Mp3/Wma File Of Flash Memory
ACCESSORIES About MP3/WMA File Of Flash Memory IPOD/IPHONE — IF EQUIPPED Playing Back MP3/WMA MP3/WMA files are prepared, then stored to a Flash Memory Device. This unit can recognize at most 255 fold- ers and 255 files per folder stored in Flash Memory. Playback may not be performed if a Flash Memory Device exceeds the limitations described above.
Page 101: Connecting An Ipod/Iphone
100 ACCESSORIES Connecting An iPod/iPhone NOTE: • Internet and telephone functions of the iPod touch or An iPod/iPhone can be connected to this unit by using the Interface cable for iPod (included with iPod/iPhone). iPhone, etc., can also be used when connecting to this When this unit is connected by using the cable, the unit.
Page 102: Setting The Ipod Control
ACCESSORIES • For clarity in identifying your model of iPod, please iPod nano (5th generation): Ver.1.0.2 see Apple’s own document “Identifying iPod models” iPod classic (160 GB) (Late 2009): Ver.2.0.4 at http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1353. iPod touch (2nd generation): Ver.4.2.1 • This unit does not support video playback from iPod/ iPod classic (120 GB): Ver.2.0.1 iPhone, even using a video-compatible cable.
Page 103: Playback
102 ACCESSORIES NOTE: NOTE: • During HU Mode, you can switch to iPod Mode • A song playing on the iPod/iPhone while it is con- directly by pressing BAND. nected to this unit will continue to play from where it was paused after disconnection.
Page 104 ACCESSORIES Hierarchy 1 Hierarchy 2 Hierarchy 3 Hierarchy 4 Playlist Song — — Artist* Album* Song — Album* Song — — Song — — Podcast Episode — — Genre* Artist* Album* Song Composer* Album* Song — Audiobook — — — Genius Mix list —...
Page 105 104 ACCESSORIES • In the search mode, pressing t will return to the 3. Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Artist, and then press /ENTER. previous mode. • When search is made during M.I.X. play, the M.I.X. 4. Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Album, and then press /ENTER.
Page 106: Direct Search Function
ACCESSORIES Also, if you press and hold ENTER for at least two Song search example: seconds, all songs in the iPod/iPhone are played If there are 100 songs in your iPod/iPhone, they are back. divided into 6 groups using percentages (shown below). •...
Page 107: Select Playlist/Artist/Album/Genre
106 ACCESSORIES All 100 songs (100%) Preset but- tons Songs 1st song 17th song 33rd song 50th song 67th song 83rd song Press Rewind Forward to change to the pre- NOTE: vious next Playlist/ Artist/Album/Genre/ • The Alphabet Search Function is only applicable to Composer/Episode.
Page 108: Search Position Memory
ACCESSORIES 1. During search mode, press BAND/ABC SEARCH to Search Position Memory activate Alphabet Search function. During iPod/iPhone playback, you can quickly return to the last-selected hierarchy level in the search mode. 2. Turn the Rotary Encoder to select a desired letter (e.g.
Page 109: Repeat Play
108 ACCESSORIES Shuffle Songs: Shuffle All: Song shuffle randomly plays back songs within a selected Shuffle All plays all songs in the iPod/iPhone randomly. category (playlist, album, etc.). The songs within the Any one song does not play back again until all songs category are played just once until all songs have been have been played back.
Page 110: Displaying The Text
ACCESSORIES Repeat One: NOTE: • When the Text Scroll is set to Manual (refer to “Scroll A single song is repeatedly played back. Setting (Text Scroll)” on page 73), press and hold 1. Press VIEW for at least two seconds, the current text The song is played back repeatedly.
Page 111: Pandora Internet Radio
110 ACCESSORIES PANDORA INTERNET RADIO — IF EQUIPPED Just start with the name of one of your favorite artists, songs or classical composers and Pandora will create a “station” that plays their music and more music like it. The unit enables you to interact with your Pandora account by connecting a Smartphone that has the latest version of the Pandora application installed.
Page 112: Thumbs" Feedback
ACCESSORIES 3. To pause playback, press . Pressing again will “Thumbs” Feedback resume playback. You can personalize your stations with “Thumbs Up” or “Thumbs Down” feedback, which the system takes into 4. To skip to the next song, press account for future music selections. NOTE: During playback, press for thumbs up or...
Page 113 112 ACCESSORIES 2. Turn the Rotary encoder to select “A-Z”, and then Search by Genre: press /ENTER. 1. Press /ENTER to activate the Search mode. The “A-Z” search mode is activated and the station The “GENRE” search mode is activated and all the names are listed alphabetically.
Page 114: Shuffle
ACCESSORIES Shuffle Bookmarking A Desired Song Or Artist Use Shuffle to create a playlist based on two or more of The currently playing track or artist can be bookmarked your Pandora stations. Edit your Shuffle station selec- and saved to your Pandora account. tions on the Pandora Compatible Application for iPhone 1.
Page 115: Search Position Memory
114 ACCESSORIES 2. Turn the Rotary encoder to select “Track” or “Artist”, Changing The Display and then press /ENTER. Press VIEW. A “New Track” or “New Artist” pop-up screen. A New Station based on current track or artist is created. NOTE: •...
Page 116 SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED CONTENTS ▫ SmartFavorites Function ....123 SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED......116 ▫...
Page 117: Siriusxm Satellite Radio Operation - If Equipped
116 SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED SiriusXM Tuner operation: WARNING! Always drive safely with your hands on the steering wheel and obey all applicable laws. You have full responsibility and assume all risks related to the use of the features and applications in this vehicle.
Page 118: Receiving Channels With The Siriusxm Tuner
SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED 117 Receiving Channels With The SiriusXM Tuner Alternatively, you can enter the number of the desired channel using the numeric keypad on an optional About SiriusXM Satellite Radio remote control. Only SiriusXM brings you more of what you love to SiriusXM Setting listen to, all in one place.
Page 119: Managing Artist And Song Alerts
118 SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED NOTE: 2. Turn the Rotary encoder and select a stored Artist or Song and press / ENTER. • Press to return to the previous mode. 3. Turn the Rotary encoder to select either Alert to enable •...
Page 120: Setting The Favorite Sports Team Alerts
SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED 119 Turn the Rotary encoder to select ON or OFF, and then 2. Turn the Rotary encoder to select a team you want to press /ENTER. store and press /ENTER. “TEAM SAVED” and “XXU(sed)/YYE(mpty)” are dis- If ON is set, the alert of all source is enabled.
Page 121 120 SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED How to input pass code? Turn the Rotary encoder to select YES, and then press / ENTER. 1. After select Parental Lock, a pass code input screen Locked CH: will be displayed. After selecting this item, turn the Rotary encoder to select 2.
Page 122: Confirming The Strength Of The Siriusxm Signal
SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED 121 1. Press and hold AUDIO/SETUP for at least two sec- NOTE: onds to activate the SETUP mode. • If the Signal Indicator reports Weak or No Signal and 2. Turn the Rotary encoder to select “SiriusXM”, and your vehicle is parked outside with no obstructions to then press / ENTER.
Page 123: Checking The Siriusxm Radio Id Number
122 SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED Checking The SiriusXM Radio ID Number 2. Tune to the desired channel, and then press and hold (for at least two seconds) one of the preset buttons To subscribe to the SiriusXM Satellite Radio service, it is (1 through 6) to store the channel.
Page 124: Smartfavorites Function
SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED 123 SmartFavorites Function can even skip back if you think you missed the preview or if you are not interested in the current preview, skip SmartFavorites allow you to rewind and replay any forward.
Page 125: Tunestart Function
124 SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED • If you use this function after changing the band within Storing The Desired Artist And Song Alerts five seconds, “SCAN UNAVL” will be displayed. While listening to SiriusXM Satellite Radio, you can be •...
Page 126: Receiving And Tuning To An Alert
SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED 125 X is the total number of song titles or artist names 1. Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired game, stored in memory, and Y is the total number of artist or song from the list of active alerts. memory locations still available for storage.
Page 127: Search Function
126 SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED Search Function Searching By Category You can search for SiriusXM programming content by 1. Enter SEARCH mode by pressing /ENTER while Category or by Channel. in the SiriusXM mode. Searching by Channel 2.
Page 128 SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED 127 NOTE: NOTE: • Press • Press VIEW, the information of the broadcasting , the information of the broadcasting chan- channels will be displayed. You can choose the nels will be displayed. desired channel from the artist name list or song •...
Page 129: Using Jump Memory And Jump Recall Function
128 SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED 3. Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired channel, 3. Press and hold BAND for at least two seconds to and then press /ENTER to confirm. recall, and then tune to the saved Jump Source chan- nel.
Page 130: Parental Lock Function
SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED 129 During REPLAY playback: Parental Lock Function • Fast rewind: This function can help restrict the listening of channels to Press and hold children of appropriate age levels only. For information • Fast forward: on setting the Parental Control passcode, refer to “Setting the Parental Control”...
Page 131: Itunes Radio Tagging
130 SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED • When the memory of iPod/iPhone is full, “iPod Full” iTunes Radio Tagging and “Tag Count X” are displayed. The tag information iTunes Tagging lets you tag songs heard on SiriusXM will be stored to the unit. channels.
Page 132: Changing The Display
SIRIUSXM SATELLITE RADIO OPERATION — IF EQUIPPED 131 Changing The Display Text information, such as the channel name, artist name/ feature and song/program title, is available with each SiriusXM channel. The unit can display this text informa- tion as explained below. In SiriusXM mode, press VIEW.
Page 134: Additional Information
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTENTS ▫ Flash Memory Messages....137 IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY....134 ▫...
Page 135: In Case Of Difficulty
134 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY – Press the RESET switch with a ballpoint pen or other pointed article. For details, refer to “Initial If you encounter a problem, turn the power off, then on System Start-Up”. again. If the unit is still not functioning normally, review the items in the following checklist.
Page 136 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 135 • The CD is being improperly inserted. Broadcast in noisy. – Make sure the CD is being inserted following in- • The antenna is not the proper length. structions in the CD Player Operation section. – Extend the antenna fully; replace it if it is broken. Unable to fast forward or backward the CD.
Page 137: Mp3/Wma
136 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Error displays (built-in CD player only). iPod • Mechanical error. iPod does not play and no sound is output. – Press . After the error indication disappears, • The iPod has not been recognized. insert the disc again. If the above-mentioned –...
Page 138: Flash Memory Messages
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 137 • Text information that is not recognizable by the unit is 2. When the error indication remains after ejecting, press button again. being used. • Change the text information to text that is supported If the error indication still does not turn off after by the unit.
Page 139: Ipod Messages
138 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION No USB Device – Change the text information to text that is sup- ported by the unit. • A Flash Memory is not connected. Device Error – Make sure the Flash Memory device is correctly connected. • An unsupported USB device is connected. No File –...
Page 140: Bluetooth Mode
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 139 Error-03 Bluetooth Mode • The iPod/iPhone is not verified. No Unit – You can solve the problem by reconnecting the • The BLUETOOTH device is not connected. iPod/iPhone. – Connect the BLUETOOTH device. Error-04 SiriusXM Advisory Messages •...
Page 141 140 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION No Signal 866-635-2349 if you have questions about your sub- scription package or would like to subscribe to this • The SiriusXM Connect Vehicle Tuner is having diffi- channel. culty receiving the SiriusXM satellite signal. CH UNAVAIL –...
Page 142: Pandora Mode Messages
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 141 CH Locked → Lock Code? Pandora Mode Messages • When a locked channel is selected, “CH LOCKED” is No Pandora displayed, then press ENTER or turn Rotary encoder, • You have not created any personalized Pandora Sta- “LOCK CODE?”...
Page 143 142 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION No Service Update____PandoraAPP • You switched CDE-HD149BT to Pandora mode by • You switch CDE-W265BT/CDE-164BT to Pandora pressing /SOURCE with a Smartphone con- mode by pressing SOURCE with a Smartphone con- nected, without launching or installing the Pandora nected, with an old version Pandora Compatible Ap- Application.
Page 144: Specifications
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 143 Station________N/A CD PLAYER SECTION • The searched station is no longer available on Pandora Frequency Response 5~20,000 Hz (±1 dB) servers. Wow & Flutter (% WRMS) Below measurable limits – Select another station to play. Total Harmonic Distortion 0.008% (at 1 kHz) Specifications Dynamic Range...
Page 145 144 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BLUETOOTH SECTION Maximum Pre-Output 4V/10k ohms Voltage BLUETOOTH Bluetooth V2.1 + EDR Bass ±9.1 dB at 100 Hz Specification Treble ±9.1 dB at 10 kHz Output Power +4 dBm Max. Loudness 10 dB at 100 Hz (Power class 2) Weight 1.5 kg (3 lbs.
Page 146: About The Rules Of Bluetooth Electromagnetic Radiation Regulation
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 145 About The Rules Of Bluetooth Electromagnetic Radiation Regulation USA/Canada FCC CAUTION Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This device complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules and Industry Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s).
Page 147 146 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION USA/Canada This equipment complies with FCC/IC radiation expo- sure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment and meets the FCC radio frequency (RF) Exposure Guidelines in Supplement C to OET65 and RSS-102 of the IC radio frequency (RF) Exposure rules. This equip- ment has very low levels of RF energy that it deemed to comply without maximum permissive exposure evalu- ation (MPE).
Page 148 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 147 México La operación de este equipo está sujeta a las siguientes dos condiciones: (1) es posible que este equipo o dis- positivo no cause interferencia perjudicial y (2) este equipo o dispositivo debe aceptar cualquier interferen- cia, incluyendo la que pueda causar su operación no deseada.

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