Setting The External Digital Input; Setting The Aux Mode (V-Link); Connecting To An External Amplifier - Alpine CDA-9886R Owner’s Manual

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.
You can change the Digital AUX name display when Digital AUX is set
to ON. Press /ENT when Digital AUX is set to ON, and select
Digital AUX name by turning the Rotary encoder, then press
/ENT. After that, turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired
Digital AUX name.
• Press SOURCE/ , and select the D.Aux mode, and adjust the
volume, etc.
• After input selection is completed, turn the ignition off and back on
again. Setting of the optical digital input switch is completed.
• 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.

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 /ENT when AUX IN is set to ON, and select AUX Name by
turning the Rotary encoder, and then press
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/
then press BAND/TA to select your desired device.
22
-EN
/ENT.
to select AUX mode and

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 line output of this unit
is used to drive an external amplifier. In this
setting, the head unit's internal amplifier is
turned OFF and can not 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.
Front
left
Amplifier
Front
right
Rear
left
Amplifier
Rear
right
Speakers
Front
right
Rear
right
Rear
left
Front
left