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Alpine CDE-148EBT, Operating Instructions Manual

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ALPINE CDE-148EBT 68-21627Z94-A (EN)

Ver.2-2
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Contents

ENGLISH

Operating Instructions

WARNING

WARNING ....................................................... 6

CAUTION ........................................................ 6

PRECAUTIONS ............................................... 6

Getting Started

Accessory List ...............................................................9
Turning Power On and Off.......................................9
Source Selection..........................................................9
Detaching and Attaching the Front Panel .........9

Detaching ..................................................................9
Attaching ...................................................................9

Initial System Start-Up............................................ 10
Adjusting Volume .................................................... 10
Lowering Volume Quickly..................................... 10
Setting the Time and Calendar ........................... 10

Radio

Listening to Radio .................................................... 11
Presetting Stations Manually ............................... 11
Presetting Stations Automatically...................... 11
Tuning to Preset Stations ...................................... 11
Frequency Search Function.................................. 11

CD/MP3/WMA/AAC

Playback ...................................................................... 12
Repeat Play................................................................. 12
M.I.X. (Random Play) ............................................... 12
Searching for CD Text ............................................. 12
Folder/File Name Search 
(Concerning MP3/WMA/AAC) ............................. 13

Folder Name Search mode ............................... 13
File Name Search mode..................................... 13

Search Position Memory ....................................... 13
About MP3/WMA/AAC........................................... 13

Terminology........................................................... 14

Sound Setting

Adjusting Subwoofer Level/Bass Level/
Treble Level/Balance (Between Left and Right)/
Fader (Between Front and Rear)/Defeat...........15
Audio Setup................................................................15

Equalizer Presets (Factory’s EQ) .......................15
Adjusting the Parametric Equalizer Curve 
(Parametric EQ)......................................................15

Adjusting the Band....................................................16
Adjusting the Frequency (Freq.) ...........................16
Setting the Bandwidth (Q) ......................................16
Adjusting the Level....................................................16

Setting the Source Volume Level....................16
Turning Subwoofer ON/OFF.............................16
Setting the Subwoofer Phase...........................16
Setting the Subwoofer System ........................16
External Device......................................................16

Connecting to an External Amplifier...................16

Setting the Media Xpander mode 
(MX Setup)...............................................................17

Customizing the Media Xpander setting...........17

Setting the Time Correction Unit 
(TCR Parameter) ....................................................17
Adjusting the Time Correction 
(T. Correction) ........................................................17
Adjusting the SPATIAL.........................................17
Adjusting the Crossover Settings 
(X-Over) ....................................................................18

Adjusting the Channel (Ch.) ...................................18
Selecting the Cut-Off Frequency (Freq.) ............18
Adjusting the Slope...................................................18
Adjusting the Level (Lev.) ........................................18

Storing the Parametric EQ/T.Correction/X-Over 
Settings ....................................................................18
Recalling the Stored Parametric EQ/
T.Correction/X-Over Settings ...........................18

About Time Correction ...........................................18

Example 1: Front Left Seat.................................18
Example 2: All Seats .............................................19

About the Crossover................................................20

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Summary of Contents for CDE-148EBT

Page 1: ...nd Right Fader Between Front and Rear Defeat 15 Audio Setup 15 Equalizer Presets Factory s EQ 15 Adjusting the Parametric Equalizer Curve Parametric EQ 15 Adjusting the Band 16 Adjusting the Frequency Freq 16 Setting the Bandwidth Q 16 Adjusting the Level 16 Setting the Source Volume Level 16 Turning Subwoofer ON OFF 16 Setting the Subwoofer Phase 16 Setting the Subwoofer System 16 External Device...

Page 2: ... APP 27 Setting the TTS Text To Speech volume 27 BT Hands Free Calling CDE 148EBT only Setup Before Using 27 About BLUETOOTH 27 Before Using BLUETOOTH Function 28 How to connect to a BLUETOOTH compatible device Pairing 28 Pairing a BLUETOOTH compatible device with SSP Secure Simple Pairing 28 Pairing a BLUETOOTH compatible device without SSP Secure Simple Pairing 28 BLUETOOTH SETUP 28 Setting the ...

Page 3: ...nge Playlist Artist Album Genre Composer Episode 37 Alphabet search function 37 Search Position Memory 37 Random Play Shuffle M I X 38 Repeat Play 38 vTuner internet radio iPhone Optional Listening to vTuner 38 Storing the desired station to Favourite List 38 Jumping to Favourite station 39 Deleting stored station from Favourite List 39 Searching for a Desired Station 39 Information In Case of Dif...

Page 4: ...Use for other than its designed application may result in fire electric shock or other injury DO NOT PLACE HANDS FINGERS OR FOREIGN OBJECTS IN INSERTION SLOTS OR GAPS Doing so may result in personal injury or damage to the product CAUTION This symbol means important instructions Failure to heed them can result in injury or material property damage HALT USE IMMEDIATELY IF A PROBLEM APPEARS Failure ...

Page 5: ...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 diameter of the disc Using such accessories can cause the disc to...

Page 6: ...wma or m4a file extensions Do not add the above extensions to a file other than audio data This non audio data will not be recognized The resulting playback may contain noise that can damage speakers and or amplifiers It is recommended to back up important data on a personal computer Do not remove the USB device while playback is in progress Change SOURCE to something other than USB then remove th...

Page 7: ...ront Panel 1 Turn off the unit power 2 Press y OPEN to open the front panel figure 1 To close the front panel press the left side until it locks as shown in the figure 2 3 Grasp the front panel firmly slide to the left and then pull to remove Notes The front panel may become hot in normal usage especially the connector terminals on the back of the front panel This is not a malfunction To protect t...

Page 8: ...the Rotary encoder to select Clock Adjust and then press ENTER 4 Turn the Rotary encoder to set year 5 Press ENTER 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 above to set month date hour and minute 7 Press and hold AUDIO SETUP for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode Notes Pressing r returns to the previous SETUP mode If no operation is performed for 60 seconds SETUP is cancelled To synchronise the clock to an...

Page 9: ...with the new station Presetting Stations Automatically 1 Press BAND repeatedly until the desired radio band is displayed 2 Press and hold TUNE A ME for at least 2 seconds The frequency on the display continues to change while the automatic memory is in progress The tuner will automatically seek and store 6 strong stations in the selected band They will be stored into preset buttons 1 to 6 in order...

Page 10: ...Repeat Play 1 Press z 4 The song is played back repeatedly RPT 1 RPT 2 off RPT 1 Only a track file is repeatedly played back 2 Only files in a folder are repeatedly played back MP3 WMA AAC mode only 2 To cancel repeat play select off with the above procedure M I X Random Play 1 Press 5 x The songs are played back in random sequence MIX 1 MIX ALL 2 off MIX 1 Only files in a folder are played back i...

Page 11: ... joint activity institution of the IEC MP3 files contain compressed audio data MP3 encoding is capable of compressing audio data at extremely high ratios reducing the size of music files to as much as one tenth their original size This is achieved while still maintaining near CD quality The MP3 format realises such high compression ratios by eliminating the sounds that are either inaudible to the ...

Page 12: ...ixed Mode CD Enhanced CD CD Extra and Multi Session This device cannot correctly play back discs recorded with Track At Once or packet writing 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 is expected Verify the writing order in the software s documentation The playback order of the folders and files...

Page 13: ...ver 3 Factory s EQ 3 Adjustment cannot be performed when DEFEAT is set to ON 4 Any changes made to either Factory s EQ or Parametric EQ are reflected in the others settings 5 In step 3 nine sound adjustment items can be selected in Parametric EQ mode Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired item and then press ENTER to continue to step 4 6 These functions are inoperable when Subwoofer is set ...

Page 14: ...bwoofer is on you can adjust the subwoofer output level refer to Adjusting Subwoofer Level Bass Level Treble Level Balance Between Left and Right Fader Between Front and Rear Defeat on page 15 Setting item Subwoofer Setting contents OFF ON Initial setting OFF No subwoofer signal is output from the Subwoofer RCA Connectors refer to Connections on page 47 ON The subwoofer signal is output from the S...

Page 15: ... Before performing the following procedures refer to About Time Correction on page 18 1 After selecting T Correction from the Audio Setup mode turn the Rotary encoder to select a speaker to be adjusted and then press ENTER F L 1 F R 2 R L 3 R R 4 SW L SW R 1 Front L 2 Front R 3 Rear L 4 Rear R 2 Turn the Rotary encoder to adjust the distance of the selected speaker and then press ENTER 0 0 cm to 3...

Page 16: ...ver settings are stored in the preset memory 1 After selecting any item of the Parametric EQ T Correction X Over mode e g Band press any one of the preset buttons 1 through 6 that has your desired characteristic in memory to recall the stored settings The adjusted contents of Parametric EQ T Correction X Over stored into the preset button will be demonstrated 2 Press the preset button again during...

Page 17: ...6 5 4 5 0 5 17 0 6 7 6 0 6 20 4 8 0 7 0 7 23 8 9 4 8 0 8 27 2 10 7 9 0 9 30 6 12 1 10 1 0 34 0 13 4 11 1 1 37 4 14 7 12 1 2 40 8 16 1 13 1 3 44 2 17 4 14 1 4 47 6 18 8 15 1 5 51 0 20 1 16 1 6 54 4 21 4 17 1 7 57 8 22 8 18 1 8 61 2 24 1 19 1 9 64 6 25 5 20 2 0 68 0 26 8 21 2 1 71 4 28 1 22 2 2 74 8 29 5 23 2 3 78 2 30 8 24 2 4 81 6 32 2 25 2 5 85 0 33 5 26 2 6 88 4 34 8 27 2 7 91 8 36 2 28 2 8 95 2...

Page 18: ...han the HPF or lower than the LPF Adjustment should be made according to the recommended crossover frequency of the connected speakers Determine the recommended crossover frequency of the speakers Adjusting to a frequency range outside that recommended may cause damage to the speakers For the recommended crossover frequencies of Alpine speakers refer to the respective Owner s Manual We are not res...

Page 19: ...B Memory is displayed as ROOT If there is no text information nothing will be displayed 3 If an MP3 WMA AAC file contains ID3 tag WMA tag information the ID3 tag WMA tag information is displayed e g song name artist name and album name All other tag data is ignored If there is no text information nothing will be displayed 4 When the Text Scroll refer to Scroll Setting Text Scroll on page 26 is set...

Page 20: ...not be available For example when you set AUX as your favourite source and OFF is set in Setting the AUX SETUP Mode refer to Setting the AUX SETUP mode on page 25 the AUX source will not be recalled by pressing FAV Option Menu Setting You can quickly adjust the setting items relevant to the current SOURCE by using Option Menu 1 Press and hold ENTER OPTION for at least 2 seconds to activate the Opt...

Page 21: ...page 33 14 While calling and the Voice Mute is activated the microphone input will mute instantly and Voice Mute will blink This operation can also be done by pressing Refer to Muting the microphone input quickly Voice Mute on page 33 15 If there is a waiting call select this item to display the caller s Name and waiting number 1 or 2 Press VIEW and the display will switch 16 Select this item to h...

Page 22: ...ion No Notification will be displayed The displayable amount of the Notification list depends on the connected Smartphone Setting You can flexibly customize the unit to suit your own preferences and usage From the SETUP menu General Setting Display Setting etc can be modified 1 Press and hold AUDIO SETUP for at least 2 seconds to activate the SETUP mode 2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desi...

Page 23: ... Note The Owner s Manual only describes the setup menu display when English is set Setting the AUX SETUP mode You can input the audio of an external device such as a Portable audio player to the AUX connector of this unit Setting item AUX IN Setting contents OFF ON Initial setting OFF When set to OFF AUX source cannot be selected ON Set to ON when a portable device is connected If V SOURCE is pres...

Page 24: ...Manual The above information is scrolled only when a disc is loaded a channel or track is changed etc Auto CD text information folder and file names and the tag information are scrolled continuously Note In parts of the display scrolling may not occur or scroll content may differ Opening Message ON OFF Setting This unit includes a special message feature with various patterns which when enabled di...

Page 25: ... web site for details Only the iPhone and certain Android Smartphones support this function Setting the TTS Text To Speech volume This function allows for readout of comments etc on a smartphone and outputs sound from the speaker of the unit Setting item TTS Volume Setting contents 0 35 Note The initial volume level is 12 Setup Before Using BLUETOOTH is a wireless technology allowing communication...

Page 26: ...ring a BLUETOOTH Device from the unit on page 29 BLUETOOTH SETUP The following steps 1 to 5 are common to the various BLUETOOTH functions For details refer to each individual function Note Set Bluetooth IN to ON and then perform BLUETOOTH SETUP operation Refer to Setting the BLUETOOTH Connection Bluetooth IN on page 28 1 Press and hold AUDIO SETUP for at least 2 seconds to activate the SETUP mode ...

Page 27: ...an find paired or unpaired devices Setting item Search Device 1 When Search Device is selected and Searching is displayed the search gets started Note The Searching operation can be stopped by pressing r 2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select the name of the device to be connected from the Device Search list and then press ENTER 3 If this unit is successfully connected to a BLUETOOTH compatible devic...

Page 28: ...ion the ordering may affect the playback of Bluetooth Audio When a call is received you can set whether to receive it automatically or not Setting item Auto Answer Setting contents OFF Initial setting ON OFF When a call is received it is not answered automatically Press f or ENTER to receive the call ON When a call is received it is answered automatically after about 5 seconds Note If the received...

Page 29: ...by inputting voice control commands Please refer to your smartphone manual for other voice control commands Notes You can perform this operation only when a Voice recognition compatible Smartphone is connected If the Smartphone is not compatible with the Voice recognition No Support is displayed for 2 seconds The Voice recognition function performance depends on the recognition range of the Smartp...

Page 30: ...e third letter e g C and then press ENTER The names stored in phone book which begin with MIC are searched 5 Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired name e g Michael James and then press ENTER to make the call Notes If the selected name has several numbers registered in phone book you need to turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired number and then press ENTER Press in step 3 or 4 to de...

Page 31: ... Audio Video Remote Control Profile is required Not all functions work with all devices Notes Set Bluetooth IN to ON when you want to use Bluetooth Audio function Refer to Setting the BLUETOOTH Connection Bluetooth IN on page 28 During a call sound on the BLUETOOTH audio source is muted If you operate the Hands free phone e g searching in the phonebook while using the Bluetooth Audio function BLUE...

Page 32: ...ence MIX 1 MIX ALL 2 off MIX 1 All songs in the current folder are played back in random sequence Any one song does not play back again until all songs have been played back 2 All songs in the USB Memory are played back in random sequence 2 To cancel M I X play select off with the above procedure Notes When a song is played back during Random M I X play in the USB mode the song can be played back ...

Page 33: ...tion or the phone functions before going back to music playback on your device If you connect an iPhone to this unit it can be used as an iPod If you use iPhone as a hands free phone use the unit in which the BLUETOOTH function is built About iPod iPhone models usable with this unit Confirmed devices regarding Made for iPod Correct function of earlier versions cannot be guaranteed iPod touch 4th g...

Page 34: ...ly For example Searching by Artist name The following example explains how an Artist search is performed Another search mode can be used for the same operation although the hierarchy differs 1 Press ENTER to activate the search selection mode 2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select the Artist search mode and then press ENTER Shuffle All 1 Playlist Artist Album Song Podcast Genre Composer Audiobook Gen...

Page 35: ...e 83rd song and turn the Rotary encoder to find the desired song Notes This function is also applicable to CD MP3 WMA AAC search This function is inactive during Alphabet Search mode This function is unavailable when Genius Mix List is selected Change Playlist Artist Album Genre Composer Episode Playlist Artist Album Genre Composer Episode can be easily changed For example if you listen to a song ...

Page 36: ...ove procedure Note Depending on the connected iPod track up down may be not available during Repeat play vTuner is your guide to Internet streamed media The vTuner platform connects your Internet enabled iPhone to the wide world of streamed music talk etc Notes Some of the vTuner application functionality for iPhone or iPod touch is not available when using the CDE 148EBT CDE 145E vTuner is also u...

Page 37: ...and then press ENTER vTuner will play that station and N indicator will light up Search by other modes vTuner provides you many ways to search a station such as by Genre Location etc And some search categories may include many search hierarchies For details please visit http www vtuner com 1 Press ENTER to activate the search mode 2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired search category and...

Page 38: ...possible A CD is already in the CD player Eject the CD and remove it The CD is being improperly inserted Make sure the CD is being inserted following instructions in the CD Player Operation section Unable to fast forward or backward the CD The CD has been damaged Eject the CD and discard it using a damaged CD in your unit can cause damage to the mechanism CD playback sound skips due to vibration I...

Page 39: ...Make sure the USB Memory device is correctly connected and the cable is not excessively bent No song file is stored in the USB Memory Connect the USB Memory device after storing songs files A sampling rate bit rate not supported by the unit is used Use a sampling rate bit rate that is supported by the unit A copy protected WMA file was played back You can only play back non copy protected files Th...

Page 40: ...he vTuner Compatible Application for iPhone The device cannot be connected to vTuner internet radio Or the connected iPhone does not support vTuner Change another iPhone that supports vTuner Select a source other than vTuner by pressing V SOURCE The iPhone is buffering broadcast programmes while receiving or after receiving the station Wait until the buffering finishes The loading is in process to...

Page 41: ...t 1 kHz Signal to Noise Ratio 105 dB Channel Separation 85 dB at 1 kHz Wave length 795 nm Laser power CLASS I USB requirements USB 1 1 2 0 Max Power Consumption 1 000 mA USB Class Mass Storage File System FAT 12 16 32 MP3 Decoding MPEG AUDIO Layer 3 WMA Decoding Windows Media Audio BLUETOOTH Specification BLUETOOTH V2 1 EDR Output Power 4 dBm Max Power class 2 Profile HFP Hands Free Profile HSP He...

Page 42: ...rchased this product to have the work done USE SPECIFIED ACCESSORY PARTS AND INSTALL THEM SECURELY Be sure to use only the specified accessory parts Use of other than designated parts may damage this unit internally or may not securely install the unit in place This may cause parts to become loose resulting in hazards or product failure ARRANGE THE WIRING SO IT IS NOT CRIMPED OR PINCHED BY A SHARP...

Page 43: ...CONNECTIONS section Note For the screw marked 2 use an appropriate screw for the chosen mounting location 3 Slide the CDE 148EBT CDE 145E into the dashboard until it clicks This ensures that the unit is properly locked and will not accidentally come out from the dashboard Install the detachable front panel 1 Remove the detachable front panel 2 Insert the bracket keys into the unit along the guides...

Page 44: ...nting the Microphone Only for CDE 148EBT For the sake of safety mount the microphone in the following location In a stable and secure location In a location that does not inhibit safely driving the vehicle Mount the microphone in a location where the driver s voice can easily be picked up Choose a location for the microphone that can easily pick up the drivers voice Requiring the driver to move to...

Page 45: ... power antenna To amplifier To the instrument cluster illumination lead Blue White Ignition Key Red Black Orange Yellow Battery Speakers Green Rear Left Green Black White Front Left White Black Grey Black Front Right Grey Violet Black Rear Right Violet To USB Memory or iPod iPhone Microphone CDE 148EBT only To Portable audio player etc Rear Left Rear Right Front Left Front Right Subwoofers ...

Page 46: ...or Connect this to an USB Memory or to an iPod iPhone To use an iPod iPhone Interface cable for iPod connection is required Notes Use the supplied USB cable If a USB cable other than the supplied is used correct performance cannot be guaranteed Route the USB cable away from other cables Antenna Receptacle Rear Output Input RCA Connectors It can be used as Rear Output or Input RCA connectors RED is...

Page 47: ...About the Rules of Bluetooth Electromagnetic Radiation Regulation Thailand This telecommunication equipment conforms to NTC technical requirement ...

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