General Setting; Birthday Opening Message Setting (Birthday Set); Setting The Clock Display (Clock Mode); Turning The Clock Display On/Off - Alpine CDA9857 Owner's Manual

General Setting

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

Birthday Opening Message Setting (Birthday Set)

mm/dd
By inputting your birthday details, a message can be displayed on that
day. Turn the Rotary encoder to set "mm" (Month), then press
MODE. Turn the Rotary encoder again to set "dd" (Date), then press
MODE again.

Setting the Clock Display (Clock Mode)

AM (Before noon) 12:00 (12-hour) (Initial setting) /
00:00 (24-hour)
You can select the clock display type, 12-hour or 24-hour, depending on
your preference.

Turning the Clock Display ON/OFF

Clock ON (Initial Setting) / Clock OFF
When ON is set, the time always appears in the lower left of the display.

Playing MP3/WMA Data (Play Mode)

CD-DA (Initial setting) / CDDA&MP3/WMA
This product can playback CDs containing both CD and MP3/WMA
data. However, in some situations (some enhanced CDs), playback may
be difficult. For these special cases, you can select playback of a single
session only, containing the CD data. When a disc contains both CD or
the MP3/WMA data, playback starts from the CD data portion of the
disc.
CD-DA :
Only the CD data in Session 1 can be
played back.
CDDA&MP3/WMA :Both CD data and MP3/WMA file tracks on a
mixed mode, multi-session disc can be played
back.
• Perform this setting before inserting a disc. If a disc has already been
inserted, perform the setting after you remove the disc. (If you use an
MP3 changer, you have to change discs.)

Sound (Beep) Guide Function

BEEP ON (Initial setting) / BEEP OFF
This function will give audible feedback with varying tones depending
upon the button pressed.

Turning Mute Mode On/Off (INT Mute)

INT Mute ON (Initial setting) / INT Mute OFF
If a device having the interrupt feature is connected, audio will be
automatically muted whenever the interrupt signal is received from the
device.

Setting the AUX Mode (V-Link)

AUX IN ON / AUX IN OFF (Initial setting)
You can input TV/video sound by connecting an optional Ai-NET/RCA
Interface cable (KCA-121B) or Versatile Link Terminal (KCA-410C) to
this component.
You can change the AUX name display when AUX IN is set to ON.
Press MODE when AUX IN is set to ON, and select the AUX Name
mode by pressing or
After that, turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired AUX name.
If the KCA-410C is connected, it is possible to select two AUX names.
• Via KCA-410C, up to 2 external devices with RCA output can be
connected. In this case, press SOURCE/POWER to select AUX mode
and then press BAND to select your desired device.

Setting the External Digital Input

Digital AUX ON / Digital AUX OFF (Initial setting)
When an ALPINE Ai-NET compatible digital audio processor (PXA-H701)
and a DVD player (DVE-5207) not compatible with Ai-NET are connected,
set Digital AUX to ON to enjoy 5.1-channel surround sound.
• Press SOURCE/POWER, and select the D.AUX mode, and adjust
the volume, etc.
• Depending on the connected audio processor, DVD player sound
may continue to be output, even though the source is changed to
another one. If this occurs, set the DVD player's power to OFF.

Connecting to an External Amplifier

Power IC ON (Initial setting) / Power IC OFF
When an external amplifier is connected, sound quality can be improved
by stopping the power supply of the built-in amplifier.
Power IC OFF : Use this mode when the front and rear pre-
amplifier of the unit are used to drive an
external amplifier connected to the speakers. In
this setting, the head unit's internal amplifier
has no output to drive speakers.
Power IC ON : The speakers are driven by the built-in amplifier.
SPEAKER
RIGHT FRONT
SPEAKER
RIGHT REAR
SPEAKER
LEFT REAR
SPEAKER
LEFT FRONT
• No sound is produced by the system when the power output is set to
OFF.
, then press MODE.
Front
left
Amplifier
Front
right
Rear
left
Amplifier
Rear
right
Speakers
Front
right
Rear
right
Rear
left
Front
left
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