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BAND MUTE DISC TITLE MEMORY 7839 CD RECEIVER 40WX4 CDA-7839/ CDA-7838 FM/AM Compact Disc Receiver OWNER'S MANUAL Please read this manual to maximize your enjoy- ment of the outstanding performance and feature capabilities of the equipment, then retain the manual for future reference.
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WARNING The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle and "WARN- ING" are intended to alert the user to the presence of important oper- ating instructions. Failure to heed the instructions will result in severe injury or death. DO NOT DISASSEMBLE OR ALTER. Doing so may lead to accident, fire or electric shock.
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WARNING English HALT USE IMMEDIATELY IF A PROB- LEM APPEARS. When problems occur such as a lack of sound or video, foreign objects inside the unit, smoke coming out, or noxious odors, stop use immediately and contact the dealer where you bought the equip- ment.
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WARNING DO NOT USE THIS EQUIPMENT FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN STATED FOR THE VEHICLE. Failure to do so may result in electric shock or injury. DO NOT PLACE FOREIGN OBJECTS IN INSERTION SLOTS OR GAPS. Do not insert hands, fingers or foreign objects in the disc or cassette inser- tion slots, or in gaps during monitor startup/storage.
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CAUTION English The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle and "CAUTION" are intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating instructions. Failure to heed the instructions can result in injury or material damage. DO NOT BLOCK VENTS OR RADIA- TOR PANELS.
Adjusting Volume/Bass/Treble/Balance (Between Left and Right)/Fader (Between Front and Rear) ... 18 Audio Mute Function ... 19 BBE Mode On/Off (CDA-7839 only) ... 20 Turning Loudness On/Off (CDA-7838 only) ... 21 Displaying Time ... 22 Setting Time ... 23 Radio Operation Manual Tuning ...
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Silencieux (fonction MUTE) ... 19 Activation/désactivation du mode BBE (CDA-7839 uniquement) ... 20 Activation/annulation de la correction physiologique (CDA-7838 uniquement) ... 21 Affichage de l'heure ... 22 Réglage de l'heure ... 23 Fonctionnement de la radio Accord manuel ... 24 Accord par recherche automatique ...
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Función de silenciamiento de audio ... 19 Activación/desactivación del modo BBE (CDA-7839 solamente) ... 20 Activación/desactivación del efecto de sonoridad (CDA-7838 solamente) ... 21 Visualización de la hora ... 22 Ajuste de la hora ... 23 Operación de la radio Sintonía manual ...
Mantenimiento Si tiene problemas, no intente reparar la unidad por sí mismo. Devuélvala a su proveedor Alpine o a la estación de servicio Alpine para que se la reparen.
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Precautions Never Attempt the Following Do not grip or pull out the disc while it is being pulled back into the player by the automatic reloading mechanism. Do not attempt to insert a disc into the unit when the unit power is off. Inserting Discs Your player accepts only one disc at a time for playback.
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Precautions English Bumps Résidus Abultamientos New Discs As a protective measure to prevent the CD from jamming, the CD player will automati- cally eject discs with irregular surfaces or inserted incorrectly. When a new disc is inserted into the player and ejected after initial loading, using your finger, feel around the inside of the center hole and outside edge of the disc.
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Precautions Installation Location Make sure the CDA-7839/CDA-7838 will not be installed in a location subjected to: Direct sun and heat High humidity and water Excessive dust Excessive vibrations Handling the Detachable Front Panel Do not expose to rain or water.
Detaching the Front Panel Press the PWR (Power) button to turn off the power. Press the Release ( ) button at lower left corner until the front panel pops out. Grasp the left side of the front panel and pull it out. Notes: The front panel may become hot under normal usage (especially...
Attaching the Front Panel 1. First, insert the right side of the front panel into the main unit. Align the 2 small holes on the front panel with the 2 projections on the main unit. 2. Push the left side of the front panel until it locks firmly into the main unit.
Initial System Start-Up Immediately after installing or applying power to the unit, it should be initial- ized. To do this, first, remove the detachable front panel. Behind the front panel, to the right of the connector, there is a small hole. Using a pencil or other pointed object, press the red reset button mounted behind this hole to complete the initialization procedure.
Turning Power On and Off Press the PWR (Power) button to turn on the unit. Note: The unit can be turned on by pressing any other button except the eject c and DISP/TITLE buttons. The volume level gradually increases to the previous level you were listening to before the unit was turned off.
Non Fading Pre-Out (N.F.P.) On and Off Press and hold the eject (c) button for at least 3 seconds. With each press, N.F.P. is toggled On or Off. N.F.P. ON: In this position, the Front Pre- Output will not be affected by the fader.
Adjusting Volume/Bass/Treble/ Balance (Between Left and Right)/Fader (Between Front and Rear) Press the MODE (Audio Control) knob repeatedly to choose the desired mode. Each press changes the modes as follows: Note: If the MODE (Audio Control) knob is not rotated within 5 seconds after selecting the BASS, TREBLE, BALANCE, or FADER mode, the unit automatically returns to the...
Audio Mute Function Activating this function will instantly lower the volume level by 20 dB. Press the MUTE button to activate the MUTE mode. The audio level will decrease by about 20 dB. Pressing the MUTE button again will bring the audio back to its previous level.
BBE Mode On/Off (CDA-7839 only) The BBE (Barcus Berry Electronics) processor installed in this unit is de- signed to correct the phase distortion inherent in most loudspeaker designs. Ensuring the phase integrity of the signal driving the speakers improves the accurate reproduction of the sound.
Turnig Loudness On/Off (CDA-7838 only) Loudness introduces a special low- and high-frequency emphasis at low listening levels to compensate for the ear’s decreased sensitivity to bass and treble sound. Press and hold the MODE (Audio Control) button for at least 2 seconds to activate or deactivate the loudness mode.
Displaying Time Press the CLK (Clock) button repeatedly until the clock time is displayed. Each press changes the modes as follows: Clock Priority Station Title mode mode or CD Title mode Normal mode Note: Selecting any tuner or CD function while in the clock priority mode will interrupt the time display momentar- ily.
Setting Time Press and hold the CLK (Clock) button for at least 3 seconds while the time is displayed until the time indication blinks. Rotate the MODE (Audio Control) knob to adjust the hours while the time indication is blinking. When the hours has been adjusted, press the MODE (Audio Control) knob.
Manual Tuning Press the SOURCE button until a radio frequency appears in the display. Press the BAND button repeatedly until the desired radio band is displayed. Each press changes the band; Press the TUNE button repeatedly until "DX SEEK" and "SEEK" disappear from the display.
Automatic Seek Tuning Accord par recherche Press the SOURCE button until a radio frequency appears in the display. Press the BAND button repeatedly until the desired radio band is displayed. Each press changes the band: Press the TUNE button to illuminate the DX and SEEK indicators in the display.
Manual Storing of Station Presets Select the radio band and tune in a desired radio station you wish to store in the preset memory. Press and hold any one of the preset buttons (1 through 6) for at least 2 seconds until the station frequency on the display blinks.
Automatic Memory of Station Presets Press the SOURCE button to select the radio mode. Press the BAND button repeatedly until the desired radio band is displayed. Press and hold the A. ME button for at least 2 seconds. The frequency on the display continues to change while the automatic memory is in progress.
Storing into Direct Access Preset (D.A.P.) Band A combination of radio stations in any band (up to 6 stations) can be manually preset into the D.A.P. band. Press the "F" button. The lamp on the button will turn off. Press the D.A.P. button until the D.A.P. indicator appears.
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Press the "F" button to activate the normal mode. The lamp on the button will illuminate. Note: Setting should be performed within 5 seconds after the "F" button is pressed. The unit will automatically return to the normal mode 5 seconds after pressing the "F"...
Tuning to Preset Stations Press the SOURCE button to select the radio mode. Press the BAND button repeatedly until the desired band is displayed. To select the D.A.P. band, press the D.A.P. button until the D.A.P. indicator appears in the display. (See page 28.) Press the station preset button that has your desired radio station in memory.
Mono/Stereo Switching Press the "F" button. The lamp on the button will turn off. "ST" indicator appears when a stereo FM station is tuned in. Press the MONO button to switch from stereo to monaural FM reception. This will help in reducing the noise of weak FM Stereo broadcasts.
The display will toggle between the frequency and title displays with each press of the TITLE button. (Refer to page 33 to title stations.) 90.1 12:58 -------- ALPINE Title not entered Title entered Titre mémorisé Titre non mémorisé Título sin memorizar Título memorizar...
Titling Stations Tune in a station to be titled. Press the TITLE button twice (once if you are already in the Clock Priority mode) to select the preset station titling mode. "--------" will flash in the display. Press and hold the TITLE button for at least 3 seconds.
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Repeat the steps 4 and 5 above to complete the titling. All 8 character positions should be filled. Use spaces where charac- ters are not needed (for example at the end of a 5 character title, use 3 spaces to complete the title).
Searching for Titled Stations (Title Search Menu) Press and hold the T.S.M. button for at least 2 seconds while the station title is displayed. The titled station in memory blinks in the display. Press the g DN or UP f button to select the desired station title.
Inserting/Ejecting Disc Insert a CD half way into the slot with the label side facing up. The player automati- cally draws the disc into the disc compart- ment. The Disc indicator in the display appears to show that a disc is loaded. Note: Three-inch (8cm) CD's can be used.
Normal Play and Pause Lecture normale et Insert a CD. The CD player begins playback from the first track on the disc. The display shows the track number and elapsed time of the track being played. When the last track is played back the player returns to the first track and begins playback from that point.
Music Sensor (Skip) Momentarily press the DN g button once during CD play to return to the beginning of the current track. If you wish to access a track further back, repeatedly press until you reach the desired track. Press the f UP button once to advance to the beginning of the next track.
Repeat Play Press the RPT button to play back repeatedly the track being played. The REPEAT indicator appears and the track will be played repeatedly. REPEAT REPEAT ALL Press the RPT button again and select OFF to deactivate the repeat play. Note: If a CD Shuttle is connected and the REPEAT ALL mode is selected, the unit repeatedly plays back all tracks...
M.I.X. (Random Play) Press the M.I.X. button in the play or pause mode. The M.I.X. indicator will illuminate and the tracks on the disc will be played back in a random sequence. After all the tracks on the disc have been played back once, the player will begin a new random sequence play until the M.I.X.
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English Notes: In case a 6-disc CD Shuttle is con- nected: Press the "F" button. The lamp on the button will turn off and go to step 1 within 5 seconds. In case a 12-disc CD Shuttle is con- nected: Press the "F"...
Scanning Programs Press the SCAN button to activate the Scan mode. The first 10 seconds of each track will be played back in succession. To stop scanning, press the SCAN button to deactivate the Scan mode. Notes: In case a 6-disc CD Shuttle is con- nected: Press the "F"...
TITLE button (see example below). (Refer to page 44 to title the disc.) 11'03 12:58 - - - - - - - - ALPINE Title not entered Titre non mémorisé Título sin memorizar Title entered Titre mémorisé...
Titling Discs Press the TITLE button to display the disc title. (Refer to page 43.) Press and hold the TITLE button for at least 3 seconds. The first digit will blink. Rotate the MODE (Audio Control) knob to select the desired letter/numeral/symbol available for naming.
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Repeat the steps 3 and 4 above to complete the titling. Pressing the MODE (Audio Control) button after entering the eighth character, automatically stores the title into memory. When entering a title of less than 8 characters (for example, 3 character title): After entering 3 characters to complete your title, the 4th character space will be...
Erasing Disc Title Press the TITLE button to select the disc titling mode. Then, press and hold for at least 3 seconds. Press and hold the SOURCE button for at least 3 seconds to activate the title scanning mode. The title in the display will blink.
Controlling CD Shuttle (Optional) An optional 6-disc or 12-disc CD Shuttle may be connected to the CDA-7839/CDA-7838 if it is Ai- NET compatible. With a CD Shuttle connected to the Ai-NET input of the CDA-7839/CDA-7838, the CD Shuttle will be controllable from the CDA-7839/CDA-7838.
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Notes: After selecting the desired disc, you can operate in the same way as for the CDA-7839/CDA-7838 CD player. For details, please see the CD Operation section. If the lamp on the "F" button is turned off the Disc Select buttons become nonfunctional.
Searching for Titled Discs You can search for CDs with their titles if they are titled. (To title CDs, refer to "Titling Discs" on pages 44 and 45.) Press and hold the T.S.M. button for at least 2 seconds while a CD title is dis- played.
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Remote Control (RUE-4185) to activate the CD Shuttle mode. Proceed to Step 3 below to select the desired CD Shuttle. Press the BAND button on the CDA-7839/ CDA-7838 or the RUE-4185 to activate the CD Shuttle Selection mode. English Sélection du multi- changeur Le système Ai-NET Alpine supporte...
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The CD Shuttle Selection mode remains active for 3 seconds after Step 2 is performed. Press the BAND button until the desired CD Shuttle indicator appears on the display. Note: If the selected CD Shuttle is not connected, the display will show "NO CHGRX."...
Controls on Remote Control (RUE-4185 supplied with CDA-7839) 1 Mute Button Press the button to lower the volume by 20 dB instantly. Press the button again to cancel. 2 Power Switch Press the switch to turn the power on/off. 3 -/J Button Press the button to switch between the Play and Pause modes for CD.
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7 8 Button Radio mode: Pressing the button will select, in ascending order, stations programmed into the radio's presets as shown below. 1 2...6 CD Shuttle mode: DISC Select (UP) Button Press the button to select a disc in ascending order. 8 g Button Radio mode: SEEK (DN) Button CD mode: Press the button to go back to the beginning...
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! 9 Button Radio mode: Pressing the button will select, in descending order, stations programmed into the radio's presets as shown below. 6 5...1 CD Shuttle mode: DISC Select (DN) Button Press the button to select a disc in descending order. "...
Battery Replacement Applicable battery: Use two "AAA" sized dry batteries or equivalent. Opening the battery cover Slide out the battery cover while firmly pressing outward. Replacing the battery Put the batteries in the case observing the polarities as illustrated. Closing the cover Push the cover as illustrated until a click is heard.
Using such accessories can cause the disc to be out of standard specifications and may create operational problems. We recommend not using these accessories on discs played in Alpine CD players. INCORRECT CORRECT INCORRECTE...
Ce guide devrait vous aider à résoudre tout problème provenant de l'appareil. Sinon, vérifiez les connexions du reste du système ou consultez un revendeur Alpine autorisé. Fonctions inopérantes ou pas d'affichage. La clé de contact du véhicule est sur la position d'arrêt.
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In Case of Difficulty Unable to receive stations. No antenna or open connection in cable. – Make sure the antenna is properly connected; replace the antenna or cable if necessary. Unable to tune stations in the seek mode. You are in a weak signal area. –...
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In Case of Difficulty English Broadcast is noisy. The antenna is not the proper length. – Extend the antenna fully; replace it if it is broken. The antenna is poorly grounded. – Make sure the antenna is grounded properly at its mounting location. CD Player/Shuttle not function- ing.
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In Case of Difficulty Unable to fast forward or back- ward the CD. The CD has been damaged. – Eject the CD and discard it; using a damaged CD in your unit can cause damage to the mechanism. CD playback sound skips due to vibration.
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– El indicador desaparecerá cuando la temperatura vuelva a la gama de operación. Mal funcionamiento del cambiador de discos compactos. – Consulte a su proveedor Alpine. Presione el botón de expulsión del cargador y extraiga éste. Compruebe la indicación. Vuelva a insertar el cargador.
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In Case of Difficulty Indication for CD Shuttle A disc is left inside the CD Shuttle. – Press the Eject button to activate the eject function. When the CD Shuttle finishes the eject function, insert an empty CD magazine into the CD Shuttle to receive the disc left inside the CD Shuttle.
SECTION TUNER FM Plage d'accord ... 87,7 – 107,9 MHz Sensibilité mono utilisable ... 9,3 dBf (0,8 µV/75 ohms) Seuil de sensibilité 50 dB ... 13,5 dBf (1,3 µV/75 ohms) Sélectivité de canal alternatif ... 80 dB Rapport signal sur bruit ... 65 dB Séparation stéréo ...
SECCIÓN DEL SINTONIZADOR DE FM Gama de sintonía ... 87,7 – 107,9 MHz Sensibilidad útil en modo monoaural ... 9,3 dBf (0,8 µV/75 ohmios) Sensibilidad con un silenciamiento de 50 dB ... 13,5 dBf (1,3 µV/75 ohmios) Selectividad de canal alternativo ... 80 dB Relación señal-ruido ...
Specifications ... 63 Storing into Direct Access Preset (D.A.P.) Band ... 28 Titling Discs ... 44 Titling Stations ... 33 Tuning to Preset Stations ... 30 Turning Loudness on/off (CDA-7838 only) ... 21 Turning Power On and Off ... 16...
Accord par recherche automatique ... 25 Activation et désactivation de la sortie de préamplificateur sans fondu (N.F.P.) ... 17 Activation/annulation de la correction physiologique (CDA-7838 uniquement) ... 21 Activation/désactivation du mode BBE (CDA-7839 uniquement) ... 20 Affichage de l’heure ... 22 Affichage du nom de la station ...
Activación y desactivación de la salida de preamplificador sin desvanecimiento (N.F.P.) ... 17 Activación/desactivación del efecto de sonoridad (CDA-7838 solamente) ... 21 Activación/desactivación del modo BBE (CDA-7839 solamente) ... 20 Ajuste de la hora ... 23 Ajuste del volumen/los graves/los agudos/el equilibrio entre los altavoces derechos e izquierdos/el equilibrio entre los altavoces delanteros y traseros ...
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