Setting The Aux Mode (V-Link); Setting The External Digital Input (Digital Aux); Connecting To An External Amplifier; Tuner Setting - Alpine CDA9857 Owner's Manual

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)

Digtal AUX ON / Digtal 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.
• 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.

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

Tuner Setting

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

Adjusting Source Signal Levels

FM Level High (Initial setting) / FM Level Low
If the difference in volume level between the CD player and FM radio is
too great, adjust the FM signal level.
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