Subwoofer On And Off; Adjusting Volume/Balance (Between Left And Right)/Fader (Between Front And Rear); Turning Loudness On/Off (Cde-7872/Cde-7870 Only); Audio Mute Function - Alpine CDE-7872 Owner's Manual

Subwoofer On and Off

1
Press the SETUP button for at least 3 seconds.
2
Press the g DN or f UP button to select
the Sub-w mode. (CDM-7874 only)
3
Press the BAND button to select Subwoofer ON
or OFF.
4
After setting is completed, press the SETUP
button to return to normal mode.
NOTES
• Initial mode is "Subwoofer ON."
• Set to "Subwoofer OFF" unless the subwoofer is used.
• When the subwoofer is turned on, the subwoofer
output level can be adjusted. For more details, refer to
the Adjusting Volume/Balance/Fader.
Adjusting Volume/Balance
(Between Left and Right)/Fader
(Between Front and Rear)
1
Press the MODE button repeatedly to choose
the desired mode.
Each press changes the modes as follows:
→ Volume → Balance
Volume : 0 ~ 35
Balance : L15 ~ R15 (CDM-7874 only)
L+8 ~ R+8 (CDE-7872/CDE-7870 only)
Fader : R15 ~ F15 (CDM-7874 only)
R+8 ~ F+8 (CDE-7872/CDE-7870 only)
NOTES
• If the 5 or 6 button is not pressed or the Rotary
encoder is not rotated within 5 seconds after selecting
the BALANCE or FADER mode, the unit automatically
returns to the VOLUME mode.
• When the subwoofer is set to ON, the level of the
subwoofer can be adjusted.
• <CDE-7872/CDE-7870 only>
Each time you press the 5 5 5 5 5 or 6 6 6 6 6 button twice, the level
of Balance/Fader value increases or decreases by
one. (the value of MAX (+8) is excluded)
2
Press the 5 5 5 5 5 and 6 6 6 6 6 buttons or rotate the Rotary
encoder until the desired sound is obtained in
each mode.
→ Fader
Turning Loudness On/Off
(CDE-7872/CDE-7870 only)
Loudness introduces a special low- and high-
frequency emphasis at low listening levels. This
compensates for the ear's decreased sensitivity to
bass and treble sound.
1
Press and hold the LOUD button for at least
2 seconds to activate or deactivate the loudness
mode.
The display shows "LOUD" when the loudness
mode is activated.

Audio Mute Function

Activating this function will instantly lower the
volume level by 20 dB.
1
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
(CDM-7874 only)
The BBE (Barcus Berry Electronics) processor
installed in this unit is designed 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.
1
Press and hold the BBE button for at least 2
seconds to turn on the BBE mode.
Each press toggles between the BBE on and off
modes.
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