Alpine PDP-E800DSP Owner's Manual

Alpine PDP-E800DSP Owner's Manual

8 channel class-d dsp power amplifier
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PDP-E800DSP
8 CHANNEL CLASS-D DSP POWER AMPLIFIER
• OWNER'S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
• BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG
Lesen Sie diese Bedienungsanleitung bitte
vor Gebrauch des Gerätes.
• MODE D'EMPLOI
Veuillez lire avant d'utiliser cet appareil.
• MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN
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ALPINE ELECTRONICS MARKETING, INC.
1-7, Yukigaya-Otsukamachi, Ota-ku,
Tokyo 145-0067, JAPAN
Phone: 03-5499-4531
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 AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.
161-165 Princes Highway, Hallam
Victoria 3803, Australia
Phone 03-8787-1200
ALPINE ELECTRONICS GmbH
Wilhelm-Wagenfeld-Str. 1-3,
80807 München, Germany
Phone 089-32 42 640
• ISTRUZIONI PER L'USO
Si prega di leggere prima di utilizzare il
attrezzatura.
• ANVÄNDARHANDLEDNING
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läsa igenom denna användarhandledning.
• GEBRUIKERSHANDLEIDING
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alvorens dit toestel te gebruiken.
• РУКОВОДСТВО ПО ЭКСПЛУАТАЦИИ
Прочтите настоящее руководство
перед началом использования
оборудования.
ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF U.K. LTD.
Alpine House
Fletchamstead Highway, Coventry CV4 9TW, U.K.
www.alpine.co.uk
ALPINE ELECTRONICS France S.A.R.L.
184 allée des Erables
CS 52016 – Villepinte
95 945 Roissy CDG cedex
FRANCE
Phone : + 33(0)1 48 63 89 89
ALPINE ITALIA S.p.A.
Viale Cristoforo Colombo, 8
20090 Trezzano sul Naviglio MI, Italy
Phone +39 02 484781
ALPINE ELECTRONICS DE ESPAÑA, S.A.
Portal de Gamarra 36, Pabellón, 32
01013 Vitoria (Alava)-APDO 133, Spain
Phone 945-283588
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  • Page 1 CS 52016 – Villepinte Phone 1-800-ALPINE-1 (1-800-257-4631) 95 945 Roissy CDG cedex FRANCE Phone : + 33(0)1 48 63 89 89 ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. 161-165 Princes Highway, Hallam Victoria 3803, Australia ALPINE ITALIA S.p.A. Phone 03-8787-1200 Viale Cristoforo Colombo, 8...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONNECTOR PINNING ............ 11 PC CONNECTION .............. 12 USE THE CORRECT AMPERE RATING WHEN REPLACING ALPINE SOUND LAB FOR PDP-E800DSP ....14 FUSES. ALPINE REMOTE CONTROL APP Failure to do so may result in fire or electric shock.
  • Page 4: Service Care

    HALT USE IMMEDIATELY IF A PROBLEM APPEARS. Failure to do so may cause personal injury or damage to IMPORTANT NOTICE the product. Return it to your authorized Alpine dealer or Customers who purchase the product with which the nearest Alpine Service Center for repairing.
  • Page 5: Product Features

    ON state for a while, even if not at all in use. Conventional aftermarket amplifiers would unnecessarily switch on a drain the battery in those cases. PDP-E800DSP only turns on, if there is an audio signal being detected at its inputs.
  • Page 6: Accessories

    ACCESSORIES 1. DSP Amplifier PDP-E800DSP ....................1 2. Ground Loop Jumper ......................6 3. Power Harness 1,5m ........................ 1 4. Speaker Output Harness ....................... 1 5. RCA Input + Remote Harness ....................1 6. USB Connection Cable ......................1 7. RJ11 Adapter for RUX-Knob ....................1 8.
  • Page 7: Installation Sequence

    INSTALLATION SEQUENCE Please follow the flowchart below when installing the PDP-E800DSP for the first time.
  • Page 8: Hardware Configuration

    3. Release the indicated screws in order to remove HARDWARE the digital board. CONFIGURATION This product uses semiconductors that can be damaged by electrostatic discharge (ESD). ATTENTION OBSERVE PRECAUTIONS FOR HANDLING 4. Flip over the digital board. ELECTROSTATIC SENSITIVE DEVICES When handling, care must be taken so that the devices are not damaged.
  • Page 9: Ground Loop

    Low level inputs (RCA) Example for Ground loop settings on channel 1: 2002 2002 2002 2201 2002 2002 2002 No jumper for Jumper on left Jumper on 2201 ground loop position: right position: This channel is This channel is connected connected with 100Ω...
  • Page 10: Replacing Fuses

    Note: Please do not to set more than 4 channels in 7. Connect the speakers harness to the amplifier. parallel mode to avoid any overheating. This 8. Turn on the amplifier. feature is intended for driving low impedance woofers of factory systems. REPLACING FUSES The main fuses are located under the bottom cover.
  • Page 11: Connections

    CONNECTIONS Make sure the source volume is set to 0 when starting up the PDP-E800DSP for the first time. Caution: Carrying out the following steps will require special tools and technical knowledge. To 3 Input Connector avoid connection mistakes and/ or damage ask your dealer for assistance.
  • Page 12 Appropriate fuse value requirement: 60 A fuse. input signals. If this LED lights up, reduce the i Ground Cable (-) input sensitivity in the Alpine Sound Lab for The ground cable should be connected to a PDP-E800DSP until it switches off.
  • Page 13: Wireless Module

    Ch. 4 Signal Black Ch. 5 Ground White Ch. 5 Signal Due to the high power output of the PDP-E800DSP considerable heat is produced when the amplifier Black Ch. 6 Ground Ch. 6 Signal is in operation. For this reason, the amplifier should be mounted in a location which will allow for free circulation of air, such as inside the luggage area.
  • Page 14: Pc Connection

    Software Installation: You can download the Alpine Sound Lab for PDP-E800DSP software and the device driver from your local Alpine website. The file can be found in the support section. The website will also contain short video clips explaining the process step-by-step.
  • Page 15 Additionally, no devices or speakers should be connected to the amplifier until general settings in the Alpine Sound Lab for PDP-E800DSP software have been made. Especially when the PDP-E800DSP is used to drive a fully active speaker system.
  • Page 16: Alpine Sound Lab For Pdp-E800Dsp

    ALPINE SOUND LAB FOR PDP-E800DSP Tuning Tab 1 Status Bar 7 Connection Bar 2 Preset Bar 8 Crossover Settings 3 Source Selection 9 Master/ Sub Volume Settings 4 Graphical Representation of Settings 0 Channel Gain and Time Correction Settings 5 Channel Bar...
  • Page 17 App setting tab 7 Connection Bar On when wireless connection is established. On when PC is connected via USB. On when data is being transferred to the PDP-E800DSP. Rename channel: All channels can be renamed, like FL Mid-High, Sub 1 etc.
  • Page 18 8 Crossover ! Equalizer Settings 30 Band Parametric EQ for the selected channel. Selection of crossover frequency. Gain Setting +/- 10dB Slope selection (0 up to -30 dB/Oct. possible) Filter characteristics (Butterworth, Bessel, Frequency Setting Chebyshev) Slider bar for quick crossover selection.
  • Page 19 Using this method, you can simply 1. Don’t connect any amplifiers or loudspeakers to create a virtual center channel by applying 50% the outputs of the ALPINE PDP-E800DSP during left signal and 50% right signal. this setup. Every channel should have 100% signal in total 2.
  • Page 20 When all values have been entered simply press the “APPLY” button to store these measurements into each output channel the PDP-E800DSP. The rotary knobs can still be used to make even finer adjustments if required.
  • Page 21 Overview Tab This screen visualizes the response curve(s) of the selected user adjustments of crossover, EQ, TCR and No channel information selected. level for each output channel. All settings are shown in the graphic The parameters and channels to be reflected in the display (EQ, crossover, level).
  • Page 22 Amplifier Setting Tab 1 Channel Status outputs (ex. a connected 2Ω load would appear The status of each channel is shown by the three as 4Ω to each of the two paralleled outputs). indicators below. 4 System Monitor Red: Short circuit on an output line This section allows to check the battery voltage of the vehicle and the temperature of the Red: Clipping on speaker output...
  • Page 23 This may help in cars where no amplifier turn on signal is available. 2 Alpine Sound Lab for PDP-E800DSP Status Here you can find information regarding software and build versions. Depending on the environment the...
  • Page 24: Alpine Remote Control App For Pdp-E800Dsp

    PC software and remote app will change from volume, subwoofer level, source, mute and preset gray to blue. selection of the PDP-E800DSP. The selection of day To initiate communication between the ALPINE and night theme is also possible. Status information Sound Lab or the ALPINE Remote app, push the will be shown in real time.
  • Page 25: Usb Connection For Music Playback

    PC Connection Connect a Windows PC to the PDP-E800DSP’s 2. Select Streaming as source within the remote Micro USB port labeled ‘PC’ . app or PC software 3. Start Apple Airplay and select „PDP-E800DSP “ as WIFI destination OPT IN PROT...
  • Page 26: System Examples

    SYSTEM EXAMPLES 3-way Front System + 2 Subwoofer...
  • Page 27: Speaker Output

    3-way Front System + 2 Subwoofer Possible routing for this setup Output Connections SPEAKER OUTPUT Input/ Output Assignments: Input Assignment Output Assignment CH 1 Front Left CH 1 Tweeter Front Left CH 2 Front Right CH 2 Tweeter Front Right CH 3 Rear Left CH 3...
  • Page 28 3-way Front System + Center + Subwoofer...
  • Page 29 3-way Front System + Center + Subwoofer Possible routing for this setup Output Connections SPEAKER OUTPUT Input/ Output Assignments: Input Assignment Output Assignment CH 1 Front Left CH 1 Tweeter Front Left CH 2 Front Right CH 2 Tweeter Front Right CH 3 Rear Left CH 3...
  • Page 30 2-way Front System + 2-way Passive Rear System + 2 Subwoofer...
  • Page 31 2-way Front System + 2-way Passive Rear System + 2 Subwoofer Possible routing for this setup Output Connections SPEAKER OUTPUT Input/ Output Assignments: Input Assignment Output Assignment CH 1 Front Left CH 1 Tweeter Front Left CH 2 Front Right CH 2 Tweeter Front Right CH 3...
  • Page 32 3-way Front System + Center + Mono Amplifier + Subwoofer...
  • Page 33 3-way Front System + Center + Mono Amplifier + Subwoofer Possible routing for this setup Output Connections SPEAKER OUTPUT MONO AMPLIFIER Input/ Output Assignments: Input Assignment Output Assignment CH 1 Front Left CH 1 Tweeter Front Left CH 2 Front Right CH 2 Tweeter Front Right CH 3...
  • Page 34: Troubleshooting

    • Check DSP amp main fuse under the bottom • Data connection to DSP amp is active only cover. when ALPINE Sound Lab is active. Data • Check vehicle battery voltage connection is terminated on Android devices • Check DSP harness for a secure and low...
  • Page 35: Firmware Update

    FIRMWARE UPDATE Firmware update procedure 8. Drag and drop the new Firmware file to the ALPINE AMP folder. 1. Download the latest Firmware file from your local Alpine homepage. 2. Check the support area. For latest software. 3. Extract the firmware file.
  • Page 37: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS PDP-E800DSP Performance Per Channel, Ref.: 4Ω, 14.4 V, <1% THD 100W RMS Power Output Per Channel, Ref.: 2Ω, 14.4 V, <1% THD+N 120W RMS Frequency Response 20 Hz - 22 kHz Damping Factor >100 Inputs RCA (Low Level) Analogue...
  • Page 40 OM PDP-E800DSP - A...

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