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Alpine CDE-W203E Owner's Manual

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ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, INC.
1-1-8 Nishi Gotanda,
Shinagawa-ku,
Tokyo 141-0031, Japan
Phone 03-5496-8231
ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AMERICA, INC.
19145 Gramercy Place, Torrance,
California 90501, U.S.A.
Phone 1-800-ALPINE-1 (1-800-257-4631)
ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC.
777 Supertest Road, Toronto,
Ontario M3J 2M9, Canada
Phone 1-800-ALPINE-1 (1-800-257-4631)
YAMAGATA (THAILAND) Co., Ltd.
324 Moo 4, Bangpoo Industrial Estate Soi6, Sukhumvit Road T.Phraeksa,
A.Muang Samutprakarn, Samutprakarn 10280, Thailand
CDE-W203E
• OWNER'S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
•
ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.
161-165 Princes Highway, Hallam
Victoria 3803, Australia
Phone 03-8787-1200
ALPINE ELECTRONICS GmbH
Frankfurter Ring 117, 80807 München, Germany
Phone 089-32 42 640
ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF U.K. LTD.
Alpine House
Fletchamstead Highway, Coventry CV4 9TW, U.K.
Phone 0870-33 33 763
ALPINE ELECTRONICS FRANCE S.A.R.L.
(RCS PONTOISE B 338 101 280)
98, Rue de la Belle Etoile, Z.I. Paris Nord Il,
B.P. 50016, 95945 Roissy Charles de Gaulle
Cedex, France
Phone 01-48638989
R
ALPINE ITALIA S.p.A.
Viale C. Colombo 8, 20090 Trezzano
Sul Naviglio (MI), Italy
Phone 02-484781
ALPINE ELECTRONICS DE ESPAÑA, S.A.
Portal de Gamarra 36, Pabellón, 32
01013 Vitoria (Alava)-APDO 133, Spain
Phone 945-283588
ALPINE ELECTRONICS (BENELUX) GmbH
Leuvensesteenweg 510-B6,
1930 Zaventem, Belgium
Phone 02-725-13 15
Designed by ALPINE Japan
Printed in Thailand (Y)
68-14470Z10-A
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  • Page 1 MP3/WMA/AAC CD Receiver CDE-W203E • OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. • ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, INC. ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. ALPINE ITALIA S.p.A. 1-1-8 Nishi Gotanda, 161-165 Princes Highway, Hallam Viale C. Colombo 8, 20090 Trezzano Shinagawa-ku,...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ENGLISH Contents Sound Setting Adjusting Subwoofer Level/Bass Level/Treble Operating Instructions Level/Balance (Between Left and Right)/Fader (Between Front and Rear)/Defeat ....12 Setting the Bass Control ......... 12 WARNING Setting the Treble Control ....... 13 Adjusting the High Pass Filter ......13 WARNING ..........
  • Page 4 USB memory (Optional) Controlling USB memory (Optional) ..... 17 Playing MP3/WMA/AAC Files with the USB memory (Optional) ........17 USB Memory Connection (Optional) ..... 18 About MP3/WMA/AAC File of USB Memory ............18 iPhone/iPod (Optional) Playback ............19 Searching for a desired Song ......19 Quick Search ...........

  • Page 5: Operating Instructions

    ATTENTION AWAY FROM SAFELY DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE. Failure to do so may cause personal injury or damage to the product. Return it to your authorized Alpine dealer or the nearest Any function that requires your prolonged attention should only be Alpine Service Centre for repairing.
  • Page 6 We Irregular Shaped Discs recommend not using these accessories on discs played in Alpine CD players. Be sure to use round shape discs only for this unit and never use any special shape discs.

  • Page 7: Caution

    • The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth connecting USB memory and Front Aux at the same time. SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Alpine Electronics, Inc. is • If a USB device is inserted in the unit, it projects out and may be under license.

  • Page 8: Getting Started

    Initial System Start-Up Getting Started Be sure to press the RESET switch when using the unit for the first time, after changing the car battery, etc. Turn off the unit power. Press RESET with a ballpoint pen or similar pointed object.

  • Page 9: Setting Time

    • If no operation is performed for 60 seconds, the unit will return to normal mode automatically. Listening to Radio Controllable with Remote Control This unit can be controlled with an optional Alpine remote Press SOURCE/ to select TUNER mode. control. For details, consult your Alpine dealer.

  • Page 10: Presetting Stations Manually

    Presetting Stations Manually CD/MP3/WMA/AAC Select the radio band and tune in a desired radio /REPEAT 4 station you wish to store in the preset memory. /SHUFFLE 5 Press and hold, for at least 2 seconds, any one of the preset buttons (1 through 6) into which you wish to store the station.

  • Page 11: Repeat Play

    Press to select the desired track (file). CD mode : Returning to the beginning of the current track (file): Press : Only a track is repeatedly played back. Fast backward: Press and hold Advancing to the beginning of the next track (file): MP3/WMA/AAC mode : Press Fast forward:...

  • Page 12: Searching For Cd Text

    Searching for CD Text Quick Search On discs utilizing CD Text, songs can be searched and played by using You can search for tracks (files). their recorded titles. For discs without CD Text, searches are made Press and hold /ENT for at least 2 seconds in the using the track numbers associated with each song.
  • Page 13 Supported playback sampling rates and bit rates Order of files Files are played back in the order that the writing software writes them to the disc. Therefore, the playback order may not be what Sampling rates: 48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz, 24 kHz, 22.05 kHz, is expected.

  • Page 14: Sound Setting

    Setting the Bass Control Sound Setting You can change the Bass Frequency emphasis to create your own tonal preference. Press SOUND repeatedly to select the BASS mode. BASS TREBLE BASS Setting the Bass Centre Frequency -1 Press BAND to select the desired bass centre frequency.

  • Page 15: Setting The Treble Control

    Setting the Treble Control Turning Loudness On/Off You can change the Treble Frequency emphasis to create your own tonal Loudness introduces a special low- and high-frequency emphasis at low preference. listening levels. This compensates for the ear’s decreased sensitivity to bass and treble sound.

  • Page 16: Other Functions

    5 seconds before the time returns to the Bluetooth Streaming device with Metadata capabilities is display. correctly connected with a Bluetooth INTERFACE (Alpine • lights up when switching to the TIME display mode. KCE-400BT) (sold separately). (For details on Bluetooth •...

  • Page 17: Using The Front Aux Input Terminal

    Using the Front AUX Input Terminal SETUP Connect a portable music player, etc. by simply connecting it to the You can flexibly customize the unit to suit your own preferences and input on the front panel. An optional adapter cable is required (standard usage.

  • Page 18: Bluetooth Setting

    Scroll Setting (TEXT SCR) Bluetooth Setting SCR AUTO / SCR MANU (Initial setting) This CD player can scroll the disc and track names recorded on Setting the Bluetooth Connection (BT IN) CD-TEXT discs, as well as the text information of MP3/WMA/AAC BT ADAPTER / BT OFF (Initial setting) files, folder names and tags.

  • Page 19: Setting The Aux+ Setup Mode

    POW ON : The speakers are driven by the built-in USB memory (Optional) amplifier. Speakers SPEAKER RIGHT FRONT Front right SPEAKER RIGHT REAR Rear right SPEAKER LEFT REAR Rear left SPEAKER SOURCE/ LEFT FRONT Front left Controlling USB memory (Optional) •...

  • Page 20: Usb Memory Connection (Optional)

    An iPhone/iPod can be connected to this unit by using the proprietary ™ cable or the USB connection terminal. ALPINE FULL SPEED Connection Cable (sold separately). When this unit is connected by using the cable, the controls on the iPod are not Close the cover of the USB connection terminal.

  • Page 21: Playback

    Press /ENT to activate the search selection mode. Playback Turn the Rotary encoder to select the ARTIST search mode, and then press /ENT. Press SOURCE/ to switch to the iPod mode. PLAYLIST ARTIST ALBUM SONG PODCAST TUNER DISC USB AUDIO iPod* /AUX+* GENRE...

  • Page 22: Direct Search Function

    Direct Search Function Random Play Shuffle (M.I.X.) The unit’s direct search function can be used to search for an album, The Shuffle function of the iPhone/iPod is displayed as on this song, etc., more efficiently. In PLAYLIST/ARTIST/ALBUM/SONG/ unit. PODCAST/GENRE/COMPOSER/AUDIOBOOK mode, you can Shuffle Albums: quickly target any song.

  • Page 23: Repeat Play

    Repeat Play Only Repeat One is available for the iPhone/iPod. Repeat One: A single song is repeatedly played back. Press /REPEAT 4. The song is played back repeatedly. (off) (Repeat One) To cancel repeat play, select (off) with the above procedure.

  • Page 24: Information

    /CD button again for at least 2 seconds. • A CD is already in the CD player. If the disc still does not eject, consult your Alpine dealer. - Eject the CD and remove it. • The CD is being improperly inserted.

  • Page 25: Indication For Ipod Mode

    (refer to page 6) and press /CD again. “Connections”). If the disc still cannot be ejected, consult your Alpine dealer. Make sure the cable is not bent excessively. • A copy-protected WMA file was played back. • There are no songs in the iPhone/iPod.

  • Page 26: Specifications

    CHASSIS SIZE Specifications Width 178 mm (7") Height 100 mm (3-15/16") FM TUNER SECTION Depth 160 mm (6-1/4") Tuning Range 87.5-108.0 MHz Mono Usable Sensitivity 9.3 dBf (0.8 µV/75 ohms) • Due to continuous product improvement, specifications and design 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity 13.5 dBf (1.3 µV/75 ohms) are subject to change without notice.

  • Page 27: Installation And Connections

    When connecting the CDE-W203E to the fuse box, make control of the vehicle and cause fire etc. sure the fuse for the intended circuit of the CDE-W203E has the appropriate amperage. Failure to do so may result in damage to KEEP SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS BATTERIES OUT OF THE the unit and/or the vehicle.

  • Page 28: Installation

    Connect each input lead coming from an amplifier to the corresponding output lead coming from the left rear of the CDE-W203E. Connect all other leads of Less than 30° the CDE-W203E according to details described in the CONNECTlONS section.

  • Page 29: Connections

    Connections To iPhone/iPod (sold separately) To Bluetooth INTERFACE (KCE-400BT) (sold separately) Antenna Blue POWER ANT To power antenna REMOTE TURN-ON Blue/White To amplifier Pink/Black AUDIO INTERRUPT IN To vehicle phone Orange ILLUMINATION To the instrument cluster illumination lead IGNITION Ignition Key Yellow BATTERY Black...
  • Page 30 • Connect the ground lead securely to a bare metal spot (remove any paint, dirt or grease if necessary) of the car chassis. • If you add an optional noise suppressor, connect it as far away from the unit as possible. Your Alpine dealer carries various noise suppressors, contact them for further information.

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