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CD/Cassette/DSP Receiver

CDA-W550E

RECEIVER

40W

• OWNER'S MANUAL (page 2- page 68)

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Page 1: ...r CDA W550E RECEIVER E 40W x 4 OWNER S MANUAL page 2 page 68 Please read this manual to maximize your enjoyment of the outstanding performance and feature capabilities of the equipment then retain the manual for future reference ...

Page 2: ...2 English ...

Page 3: ...e cause of accident 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 insertion slots Doing so may result in personal injury or damage to the equipment DO NOT MIX NEW BATTERIES WITH OLD BATTERIES INSERT WIT...

Page 4: ...ion Button 18 Clock Operation Radio Operation 20 Manual Tuning 21 Automatic Seek Tuning 22 Manual Storing of Station Presets 23 Mono Stereo Switching 24 Automatic Memory of Station Presets 25 Storing into Direct Access Preset D A P Band 26 Tuning to Preset Stations 27 Displaying the Title 28 Titling Stations CD Operation 30 Opening and Closing the Movable Display 31 Playback 33 Fast Forward and Ba...

Page 5: ... Surround Operation 49 DSP Surround Presets 50 Adjusting the Surround Settings Equalizer Operation 51 Equalizer Presets 52 Adjusting the Equalizer Settings 53 Memorizing the Equalizer Settings 54 Recalling the Memorized Equalizer Surround Settings 55 Switching Graphic Screens L P S Operation 56 Choosing the Listening Position Selector L P S 57 Remote Control 60 Disc Care 61 In Case of Difficulty 6...

Page 6: ... the disc from the player and wait about an hour for the moisture to evaporate Damaged Disc Do not attempt to play cracked warped or damaged discs Playing a bad disc could severely damage the playback mechanism Maintenance If you have problems do not attempt to repair the unit yourself Return it to your Alpine dealer or the nearest Alpine Service Station for servicing Irregular Shaped Discs Make s...

Page 7: ...side edge of the hole and outside edge of the disc with a ball point pen or other such instrument then insert the disc again Fuse Replacement When replacing the fuse s the replacement must be of the same amperage as shown on the fuse holder If the fuse blows more than once carefully check all electrical connections for shorted circuitry Also have your vehicle s voltage regulator checked Installati...

Page 8: ...e slack has been taken up Excessively Thin Tape C 120 type cassette tapes are not recom mended for use in automobile tape players Precision Tape Mechanism Prevent any foreign objects from entering the cassette opening as the precision mechanism and tape head may be damaged Never play dirty or dusty tapes they can damage the tape head Tape Head Cleaning Periodic cleaning approximately every 20 hour...

Page 9: ...encil or other pointed object press this reset button to complete the initialization procedure Turning Power On and Off Press the PWR button to turn on the unit Note The unit can be turned on by pressing any other button except the CDh and CSTh buttons The volume level gradually increases to the previous level you were listening to before the unit was turned off Press the PWR button again to turn ...

Page 10: ... Leave the Subwoofer OFF as long as the Subwoofer output is not being used When the subwoofer is turned on the subwoofer output level can be adjusted For more details refer to the Adjusting Volume Balance Fader section on page 14 Demonstration This device has a demonstration mode to show off only the display effects Press the DEMO demonstration button The demonstration mode will be activated and w...

Page 11: ... seconds Press the Preset button and the display shows BEEP ON Pressing the button again turns the Sound Guide function off BEEP OFF will be displayed and no tones will be heard Press the INTLZ button to activate the normal mode Notes Initial mode is BEEP ON The warning buzzer when opening and closing the movable display will sound regardless of the BEEP ON OFF setting 2 BEEP ON BEEP OFF 3 ...

Page 12: ...o 16 characters Press and hold the INTLZ initialize button for at least 3 seconds Press the preset button SCRL and select SCROLL AUTO or SCROLL MANUAL SCROLL AUTO the display of CD text is scrolled continuously SCROLL MANUAL the display is scrolled only when a disc is loaded or when a track is changed and the text information exceeds 16 digits It is also possible to scroll the display by pressing ...

Page 13: ...the interrupt signal is received from the device This function can be turned ON or OFF from the head unit by following procedure below Press and hold the INTLZ button for at least 3 seconds Press the Preset button to select the MUTE ON or OFF mode Press the INTLZ button to activate the normal mode Note Initial mode is MUTE ON 1 2 MUTE ON MUTE OFF 3 ...

Page 14: ... desired mode Notes If the or button is not pressed in 5 seconds after selecting the BALANCE and FADER modes the unit automatically returns to the VOLUME mode With the Subwoofer mode turned on Subwoofer output level can be adjusted Press the button or until the desired sound is obtained in each mode 2 VOL FAD BAL Sub W ...

Page 15: ...display pattern Indicator 1 The indicators will flash outward from the center following the audio levels Indicator 2 The indicators will flash outward from the center regardless of the audio levels Indicator 3 All the indicators flash according to the audio levels Note There is no display indication for the selected mode confirm the display pattern by viewing the level indicator ...

Page 16: ...adjusted angle of the display is stored in memory There is no need to re adjust the angle when turning the power back on Caution Be careful not to let fingers or any other object get caught when the display is opening or closing or when adjusting the display angle This could cause an injury or malfunction as a result The back of the movable display will get very warm under normal operating conditi...

Page 17: ...the FUNCTION switch ON or OFF Note This function is not available for the built in CD cassette of this device Press the FUNCTION button The function mode will change each time you press the button Refer to the chart below Press any one of the buttons 1 2 RADIO OFF ON OFF ON1 ON2 12CD Shuttle connected CD Shuttle Function Mode Switch Note When connecting to the CD Shuttle applicable with CD Text ...

Page 18: ...he button is pressed Select the time display mode Notes When the power is off the time will not be displayed regardless of whether the DISP1 button is pressed The battery may be discharged when using this device for extended periods with the engine off This could cause the engine to fail to start 12 00 ...

Page 19: ...CT button while the time indication is blinking For example if the time shown in the display is 9 35 the CT function will change it to 10 00 If the display shows 9 29 the CT function will set the time to 9 00 Example To adjust to 9 35 Press the H button to adjust the hours while the time indication is blinking Press the M button to adjust the minutes while the time indication is blinking The time ...

Page 20: ...he BAND button repeatedly until the desired radio band is displayed Press the 9 DN or UP 8 button to move downward or upward one step respectively until the desired station frequency is displayed Note The ST indicator in the display shows that a stereo broadcast is being received 2 3 FM1 FM2 AM Downward Upward TUNER CD CHANGER TAPE CD ...

Page 21: ...X indicator in the display With the DX mode activated both strong and weak stations will be tuned auto matically Press again to return to the local mode The DX indicator will turn off and only strong stations will be tuned Refer to Using the Function button on page 17 Press the cDN or UP fbutton to automati cally seek a station downward or upward respectively The unit will stop at the next station...

Page 22: ... station has been memorized The display shows the band preset No and the station frequency memorized 4 Repeat the procedure to store 5 other stations onto the same band To use this procedure for other bands simply select the band desired and follow steps 1 3 above A total of 24 stations can be stored in the preset memory 6 stations for each band FM1 FM2 AM and D A P Notes Preset memory works when ...

Page 23: ... is tuned in When the Function mode is ON press the MONO button to switch from stereo to monaural FM reception This will help in reducing the noise of weak FM Stereo broad casts In the monaural mode the ST indicator turns off Press the MONO button again to return to the stereo mode Refer to Using the Function button on page 17 OFF ...

Page 24: ...he automatic memory is in progress The tuner will automatically seek and store 6 strong stations in the selected band in order of signal strength When the automatic memory has been completed the tuner goes to the station stored in the preset location No 1 Refer to Using the Function button on page 17 Note If no stations are stored the tuner will return to the original station you were listening to...

Page 25: ...et onto the D A P band When the Function mode is ON press the D A P button to activate the D A P mode Refer to Using the Function button on page 17 Press the BAND button to select FM or AM The selected band will be displayed To memorize stations onto the D A P band follow the steps for the automatic or Manual Storing of Station Presets section above To cancel the D A P mode press the D A P button ...

Page 26: ...desired band is displayed Press the D A P button when the station desired was stored using the D A P function Press the station preset button through that has your desired radio station in memory The display shows the band preset number and frequency of the station selected FM1 FM2 AM 2 90 1 FM1 P2 ...

Page 27: ...can be displayed if they were previously input For details on inputting titles see Titling Stations page 28 Press the TITLE button while in the TUNER mode The display mode changes every time the button is pressed NO TITLE will be displayed when a title has not been inputted 1 FREQUENCYDISPLAY TITLE DISPLAY TIME DISPLAY ...

Page 28: ...d hold the TITLE button for at least 2 seconds The first digit of the display blinks and allows the title input Press the MODE button while the character is flashing The mode will change every time the button is pressed 1 Press either the 9DN button or the UP8 button and select the character symbol to input 2 Press the UP fbutton to confirm the first digit Press the cDN button will return to the p...

Page 29: ...ory is full and no more titles will be accepted To input a new title one of the previously inputted titles must first be deleted To delete a title name change all of its characters to Blanks Input using the same procedure as above For radio broadcast stations up to 24 station titles including both FM and AM can be stored in memory Removing power from the unit may delete these titles Use caution wh...

Page 30: ...eturn to normal as time elapses The display will stop at the set angle when closing Caution Be careful not to let fingers or any other object get caught when the display is opening or closing or when adjusting the display angle This could cause an injury or malfunction as a result The back of the movable display will get very warm under normal operating conditions This is not a malfunction Do not ...

Page 31: ...able display will close and playback will begin When a disc is already inserted press the SOURCE button to switch to the CD mode The mode will change every time the button is pressed Only when the CD shuttle is connected To pause playback press the k button Pressing the k button again will resume playback To eject the disc press the CDh button 2 3 4 EJECT CD II T01 TUNER CD CHANGER TAPE CD ...

Page 32: ...e unit Only one disc can be inserted at a time After a disc has been ejected the disc will be automatically pulled back in if it is not removed within several seconds Only compact discs containing the mark shown can be used Caution Be careful not to let fingers or any other object get caught when the display is opening or closing or when adjusting the display angle This could cause an injury or ma...

Page 33: ...peat Play Press the RPT button to play back repeatedly the track being played The unit enters the Repeat mode and the track will be played repeatedly Press the RPT button again to deactivate the repeat play Note If a CD Shuttle is connected and the RPT ALL mode is selected the unit repeatedly plays back all tracks on the disc selected 1 OFF One track All tracks CD Shuttle mode ...

Page 34: ...ack repeatedly press until you reach the desired track Press the UP fbutton once to advance to the beginning of the next track If you wish to access a track further ahead press repeatedly until the desired track is reached The example shows the Music Sensor operation starting from track No 4 Note The music sensor feature is functional in the play or pause mode T04 T05 ...

Page 35: ... disc have been played back once the player will load the next disc and begin a new random sequence until the M I X mode is canceled To cancel M I X play press the M I X button again Note If a CD Shuttle equipped with the ALL M I X function is connected ALL M I X will also be selectable In this mode the tracks on all the CD s in the current magazine will be included in the random playback sequence...

Page 36: ...peration 1 OFF 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 the Scan press the SCAN button to deactivate the Scan mode ...

Page 37: ...ssible to input the CD name see page 38 This inputted name is referred to as a title Text Text compatible CDs contain text information such as the disc name and track name Such text information is referred to as text If the text display is too long exceeds 16 digits press the SCRL button When the scroll setting is set to the manual mode Each line of text is scrolled one at a time After the scrolli...

Page 38: ...LE button for at least 2 seconds The first digit of the display blinks and allows the title input Press the MODE button while the character is flashing The mode will change every time the button is pressed 1 Press either the 9DN button or the UP8 button and select the character symbol to input 2 Press the UP fbutton to confirm the first digit Press the cDN button will return to the previous digit ...

Page 39: ...nput a new title one of the previously inputted titles must first be deleted To delete a title name change all of its characters to Blanks Input using the same procedure as above The built in CD player can store up to 18 CD titles in the memory Up to 8 characters are allowed for CD changer titles The number of titles allowed depends on the CD Changer model Removing power from the unit may delete t...

Page 40: ... the CD shuttle is connected Press either the 9 DN button or the UP 8 button to select the disc set in the CD changer The selected disc no will be displayed Pressing the function buttons will allow direct selection of discs see page 17 Lightly press the cDN button or UP fbutton to specify the track number Note RPT and M I X features can be used when using the function buttons For details see Using...

Page 41: ...old the TITLE button for at least 2 seconds The first digit of the display will flash Press and hold the SOURCE button for at least 3 seconds The stored title will be displayed regardless of whether the CD is being played Press either the cDN button or the UP f button to search the title name to delete Press and hold the SOURCE button for at least 3 seconds The title will be deleted To cancel the ...

Page 42: ...e display mode For details see Displaying the Title Text page 37 Press and hold the TITLE button for at least 2 seconds The first digit of the display will flash Press the T S M Title Search Menu button The unit will enter the search mode and the title of the first disc will flash Press either the cDN button or the UP f button to select the desired disc Press the T S M button The unit will search ...

Page 43: ... SOURCE button on the Remote Control RUE 4185 to activate the CD Shuttle mode Proceed to Step below to select the desired CD Shuttle Press the BAND button on the CDA W550E or the RUE 4185 to activate the CD Shuttle Selection mode The CD Shuttle Selection mode remains active for 3 seconds after Step is performed Press the BAND button until the desired CD Shuttle indicator appears on the display Not...

Page 44: ...ed press the SOURCE button to select the TAPE mode The mode will change each time the button is pressed Only with a CD Shuttle connected Press the k button to pause the tape playback Press again to resume tape playback Pressing the CSTh button stops the playback and ejects the cassette 3 Playback TUNER CD CHANGER TAPE CD PAUSE ...

Page 45: ... of Dolby Laborato ries Licensing Corporation After inserting a Dolby B NR encoded tape press the button The tape noise is reduced in the Dolby NR mode when a Dolby B NR encoded tape is played Press the button to cancel the Dolby NR mode Repeat Play Press the RPT button and the unit enters the Repeat mode The current program will be played back repeatedly Press the RPT button to stop the repeat pl...

Page 46: ... of the same side When the end of the tape is reached in the fast forward mode the player stops automatically and begins playing from the beginning of the opposite side Press the kbutton to stop fast rewinding or forwarding to resume tape play Blank Skip B SKIP Press the B SKIP button during tape play to skip over parts of the tape without sound lasting 10 seconds or longer The Blank Skip function...

Page 47: ...ay to change the direction of play Scanning Programs Press the SCAN button to play the first 10 seconds of each program on the tape Press the SCAN button to cancel the scanning when the desired program is found Note The SCAN operation cannot detect blank sections of less than 4 seconds 1 OFF ...

Page 48: ...one with each successive press up to PS 9 Press the P S UP button once to advance to the beginning of the next selection If you wish to advance to a selection further ahead press repeatedly until the number of selections you would like to skip is shown in the display The display will show PS 1 with the first press and will increase with each successive press up to PS 9 Notes The program sensor fea...

Page 49: ...ction of the desired mode There are 6 preset surround modes to choose from NORMAL STADIUM LIVE DANCE CHURCH and HALL Note The sample display will differ with the actual display 1 2 HALL NORMAL STADIUM LIVE CHURCH DANCE NORMAL Flat Surround mode will not be active STADIUM An outdoor stadium effect will be created LIVE A small concert hall effect will be created using little reverberation DANCE A da...

Page 50: ...tton for at least 2 seconds within 10 seconds of Step Press either the 9 DN button or the UP 8 button within 10 seconds of Step and adjust the surround level The surround level can be adjusted between the range of 4 and 4 Notes when setting Surround Equalizer L P S While making this adjustment other operations will not be accepted When turning the unit power on for the first time after resetting e...

Page 51: ...e button is pressed for a selection of the desired equalizer character istic There are 6 preset equalizer modes to choose from FLAT MALE FEMALE POPS ROCK and NEWS Note The sample display will differ with the actual display NEWS FLAT MALE FEMALE ROCK POPS 2 EQ OFF SUR LPS Pattern 6 NEWS Emphasized mid range Pattern 5 ROCK Emphasized high and mid range Pattern 1 FLAT Flat frequency Pattern4 POPS Tot...

Page 52: ...just See Equalizer Presets page 51 Press and hold the DSP button for at least 2 seconds within 10 seconds of Step Press either the cDN button or the UP f button within 10 seconds of Step and flash the frequency band to adjust While the frequency band is flashing press either the 9 DN button or the UP 8 button to adjust to the desired level To adjust another frequency band repeat the above procedur...

Page 53: ...ting step press and hold any one of the Preset buttons for at least 2 seconds The indicators blink for 10 seconds showing the unit is ready for storing While the indicators are blinking press the Preset button into which you wish to store the selected equalization setting Repeat Steps to to store other settings The example shows the setting has been stored at the Preset 2 Note You can store the Su...

Page 54: ...qualizer Surround Settings Press the DSP button and select either the equalizer or surround mode To recall your preset pressing one of the preset switches within 10 seconds after the operation in Section This provides sound characteristics of your own design 2 ...

Page 55: ...ton is pressed Screen Display Contents SCREEN 1 Normal display SCREEN 2 Peak hold display SCREEN 3 Peak rise display SCREEN 4 Dual display SCREEN 5 Mirror display SCREEN 6 Cross display SCREEN 7 Screw display SCREEN 8 Wave display SCREEN 9 Drop display SCREEN 10 Mode character display SCREEN 11 EQ pattern display SCREEN 12 SCAN display displays each screen from 1 10 at 10 second intervals ...

Page 56: ...zed for the front passenger driver front passenger and driver or front and rear passengers and driver Press the DSP button and select the L P S mode The mode will change every time the button is pressed Press either the 9 DN button or the UP 8 button within 10 seconds of Step The seat position will change every time the button is pressed Select the desired seat position 1 2 EQ OFF SUR LPS All seat...

Page 57: ... Button 6 Volume Adjustment Buttons To increase the volume level Press the button To decrease the volume level Press the button 7 Button Radio mode Pressing the button will select in ascending order stations programmed into the radio s presets as shown below Tape mode Pressing this button enters the Program Sensor Up mode This allows for music selection towards the end of the tape See page 48 for ...

Page 58: ... programmed into the radio s presets as shown below Tape mode Pressing this button enters the Program Sensor Down mode This allows for music selection towards the beginning of the tape See page 48 for Program Sensor operation CD Shuttle mode DISC Select DN Button Press the button to select a disc in descending order Equalizer Surround mode After calling each mode with the A PROC button press the b...

Page 59: ...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 as illustrated Closing the cover Push the cover as illustrated until a click is heard d e e d ...

Page 60: ...laying surface with a clean soft cloth from the centre of the disc to the outer edge If the surface is heavily soiled dampen a clean soft cloth in a solution of mild neutral detergent before cleaning the disc Disc Accessories There are various accessories available on the market for protecting the disc surface and improving sound quality However most of them will influence the thickness and or dia...

Page 61: ...stem is properly connected or consult your authorized Alpine dealer Cause and Solution Car s ignition is off If connected per instructions the unit will not operate with the car s ignition off Improper connection of power leads Check connections of the power leads Blown fuse Check the fuses on the Battery leads replace with the proper value if neces sary Symptom No function or display Initial Turn...

Page 62: ...the DX mode If the area you are in is not known to be a weak signal area the antenna may not be grounded and connected properly Check your antenna connections make sure the antenna is properly grounded at its mounting location The antenna may not be the proper length Make sure the antenna is fully extended if broken replace the antenna with a new one The antenna is not the proper length Extend the...

Page 63: ...l Moisture condensation in the CD Module Allow enough time for the condensation to evaporate about 1 hour The CD has been damaged Eject the CD and discard using a damaged CD in your unit can cause damage to the transport Improper mounting Securely re mount the unit Disc is very dirty Clean the disc Disc has scratches Change the disc Dirty or scratched disc Clean the disc damaged discs should be re...

Page 64: ...vable display will open 2 Press and hold the CDh button for at least 2 seconds with the movable display opened Mechanism error 1 Press the CDh button and eject the CD If not ejecting consult your Alpine dealer 2 When the error indication remains after ejecting press the CDh button again If the error indication still does not turn off after pressing the CDh button for a few times consult your Alpin...

Page 65: ...annot be pulled out consult your Alpine dealer Magazine ejection not possible Press the magazine eject button If the magazine does not eject consult your Alpine dealer 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 Shuttl...

Page 66: ...electivity 80 dB Signal to Noise Ratio 70 dB Stereo Separation 35 dB Capture Ratio 2 0 dB AM TUNER SECTION Tuning Range 531 1 602 kHz Usable Sensitivity 22 5µV 27 0 dB CD SECTION Frequency Response 5 20 000 Hz 1 dB Wow Flutter WRMS Below measurable limits Total Harmonic Distortion 0 008 at 1 kHz Dynamic Range 95 dB at 1 kHz Signal to Noise Ratio 105 dB Channel Separation 85 dB at 1 kHz ...

Page 67: ...68 60 dB Frequency Response With Alpine Test Tape 30 20 000 Hz 3 dB EQUALIZER SECTION Number of Bands 7 Equalizer Centre Frequency Range 63 160 400 Hz 1 2 5 6 3 16 kHz 10 dB for each range REMOTE CONTROL Battery Type AAA sized dry battry Battery Quantity 2 Dimensions W x H x D 56mm 2 1 4 x 14mm 9 16 x 105mm 4 1 8 Weight without battery 50 g 1 oz ...

Page 68: ...epth 25 5mm 1 Under maximum operating voltage and input signal into 4 ohms Note Due to product improvement specifications and design are subject to change without notice GENERAL Power Requirement 14 4V DC 11 16V allowable Maximum Power Output 40W x 4 Output Voltage 500 mV 10k ohms Maximum Pre Output Voltage 2V 10k ohms Weight 2 6 kg 5 lbs 12 oz ...

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