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Notes

• A song playing on the iPod/iPhone while it is connected to this unit will 

continue to play from where it was paused after disconnection.

• If you listen to an episode from a selected Podcast or Audiobook, the 

episode can be changed by pressing 

 or 

.

• An episode may have several chapters. The chapter can be changed by 

pressing 

 or 

.

Searching for a desired Song

An iPod/iPhone can contain hundreds of songs. Use one of the search 
modes listed below, that you deem most effective in finding a desired 
song.
Each music category has its own individual hierarchy. Use the Playlist/
Artist/Album/Song/Podcast/Genre/Composer/Audiobook/Genius Mix 
List search mode to narrow searches based on the table below.

For example:

Searching by Artist name
The following example explains how an ARTIST search is performed. 
Selecting another search category operates in the same manner but 
using a different hierarchy.

1

Press 



ENTER

 to activate the search selection mode.

2

Turn the 

Rotary encoder

 to select the ARTIST search 

mode, and then press 



ENTER

.

SHUFFLEALL

*1

 

 PLAYLIST 

 ARTIST 

 ALBUM 

 SONG 

 

PODCAST 

 GENRE 

 COMPOSER 

 AUDIOBOOK 

 

GENIUS MIX

*2/*3

 

 SHUFFLEALL

*1

Refer to “Random Play Shuffle (M.I.X.)” on page 37.

*2

Depending on the connected iPod/iPhone, Genius Mix function 
may not be supported.

*3

When an iPod/iPhone with Genius Mix List created by iTunes is 
connected to this unit, GENIUS MIX search mode can be used 
to search a Genius Mix List.

Note

• The display of search mode list varies depending on the setting of iPod 

LIST. For details, refer to “iPod/iPhone Search Mode Setting” on 
page 27.

3

Turn the 

Rotary encoder

 to select the desired Artist, and 

then press 



ENTER

.

4

Turn the 

Rotary encoder

 to select the desired Album, and 

then press 



ENTER

.

5

Turn the 

Rotary encoder

 to select the desired Song, and 

then press 



ENTER

.

Notes

• This function is unavailable when iPod MODE is selected in “Setting 

the iPod Control” (refer to “Setting the iPod Control” on page 35). And 
“iPod CONT” will be displayed.

• After pressing and holding 



ENTER

 for at least 2 seconds while in 

each hierarchy (except SONG, AUDIOBOOK and GENIUS MIX List 
hierarchy), all songs of the selected hierarchy are played back.

• Playback [ALL] is only applicable for those categories marked with“

*

”, 

press and hold 



ENTER

 for at least 2 seconds to play back all songs 

in the iPod/iPhone or selected search mode.

• If no operation is performed for 60 seconds, the search mode is canceled.
• In the search mode, pressing 

t

 will return to the previous mode.

• When search is made during M.I.X. play, the M.I.X. play mode will be 

canceled.

• When search is made during song downloading on iPhone, 

“UPDATING” will be displayed for a few second and the search mode 
will be canceled.

• “NO SONG” will be displayed if there are no songs in the selected 

playlist in the PLAYLIST search mode.

• “NO PODCAST” will be displayed if there is no podcast data in the 

iPod/iPhone in the PODCAST search mode.

• “NOAUDIOBOK” will be displayed if there is no audiobook data in the 

iPod/iPhone in AUDIOBOOK search mode.

• “NO GENIUS” will be displayed if there is no genius mix list data in the 

GENIUS MIX search mode.

• If “iPod name” stored in the iPod/iPhone is selected in the Playlist 

search mode, and 



ENTER

 is pressed, you can search for all songs in 

the iPod/iPhone. Also, if you press and hold 



ENTER

 for at least 2 

seconds, all songs in the iPod/iPhone are played back.

• Depending on the iPod/iPhone, podcast search is not supported.
• Press any of the 

preset buttons (1 through 6)

 during a search to skip 

over a calculated percentage of songs. For details, refer to “Direct Search 
Function” on page 36.

• During search mode, a search can be made quickly by Alphabet search 

function to find the desired artist or song, etc. For details, refer to 
“Alphabet Search Function” on page 37.

Direct Search Function

The unit’s direct search function can be used to search for an album, 
song, etc., more efficiently. In PLAYLIST/ARTIST/ALBUM/SONG/
PODCAST/GENRE/COMPOSER/AUDIOBOOK mode, you can 
quickly target any song.

In the search mode, press any one of the 

preset buttons (1 

through 6)

 to quickly skip over a designated percent of 

your song content.

Song search example:

If there are 100 songs in your iPod/iPhone, they are divided into 6 
groups using percentages (shown below). These groups are 
assigned to the preset buttons (1 through 6).

Example 1:

Suppose the song you are searching for is located at around the 
middle (50%) of your library: press button 4 to jump to the 50th 
song and turn the 

Rotary encoder

 to find the desired song.

Example 2:

Suppose the song you are searching for is located near the end 
(83%) of your library: press button 6 to jump to the 83rd song 
and turn the 

Rotary encoder

 to find the desired song.

Notes

• This function is inactive during Alphabet Search mode.
• This function is also applicable to CD/MP3/WMA/AAC/FLAC search.

Hierarchy 1

Hierarchy 2

Hierarchy 3

Hierarchy 4

Playlist

Song

Artist

*

Album

*

Song

Album

*

Song

Song

Podcast

Episode

Genre

*

Artist

*

Album

*

Song

Composer

*

Album

*

Song

Audiobook

Genius Mix List

All 100 songs (100%)

0%

17%

33%

50%

67%

83%

Preset 

buttons

1

2

3

4

5

6

Songs

1st 

song

17th 

song

33rd 

song

50th 

song

67th 

song

83rd 

song

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Summary of Contents for CDE-163EBT

Page 1: ...Wilhelm Wagenfeld Str 1 3 80807 M nchen Germany Phone 089 32 42 640 ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF U K LTD Alpine House Fletchamstead Highway Coventry CV4 9TW U K www alpine co uk ALPINE ELECTRONICS France S A...

Page 2: ...Setting BASS ENGINE SQ ON OFF 15 Displaying the BASS ENGINE SQ PARAMETER 15 Adjusting the Parametric Equalizer Curve 9BAND P EQ 15 Adjusting the Frequency CENTER FRQ 15 Setting the Bandwidth WIDTH Q 1...

Page 3: ...TYPE SET 30 Setting the caller information display ON OFF 30 Setting the Phone Book Update 30 Setting the Phone Book Auto Update ON OFF AUTO 30 Setting the Phone Book Manual Update ON OFF MANUAL 30 Ch...

Page 4: ...osition Memory 40 Changing the Display 40 Information In Case of Difficulty 40 Basic 40 Radio 40 CD CDE 163EBT Only 40 MP3 WMA AAC 41 Audio 41 iPod 41 Indication for CD Player CDE 163EBT Only 41 Indic...

Page 5: ...THIS PRODUCT FOR MOBILE 12V APPLICATIONS 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...

Page 6: ...e 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 protec...

Page 7: ...ing 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...

Page 8: ...d state please refer to Demonstration on page 25 Source Selection Press V SOURCE to change the source TUNER DISC 1 USB AUDIO iPod 2 BT AUDIO 3 PANDORA 4 AUXILIARY 5 TUNER 1 CDE 163EBT only 2 Displayed...

Page 9: ...de 2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select GENERAL and then press ENTER 3 Turn the Rotary encoder to select the CLOCK ADJ mode and then press ENTER The time indication will blink 4 Turn the Rotary encoder...

Page 10: ...tation Presetting Stations Automatically 1 Press O 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...

Page 11: ...ith the above procedure Notes a indicator lights up during repeat play mode s indicator lights up during random play mode Searching for CD Text On discs utilizing CD Text songs can be searched and pla...

Page 12: ...ftware MP3 WMA AAC files that are playable on this device have the file extensions mp3 wma m4a Files with no extension cannot be played back WMA ver 7 1 8 and 9 are supported Protected files are not s...

Page 13: ...of the file system The root folder contains all folders and files It is created automatically for all burned discs Adjusting Subwoofer Level Bass Level Treble Level Balance Between Left and Right Fade...

Page 14: ...BASS ENGIN is set to OFF Refer to Setting BASS ENGINE SQ ON OFF on page 15 10 typical equalizer settings are preset at the factory for a variety of musical source material USER settings are created in...

Page 15: ...31 5 40 50 63 80 Initial setting 100 125 160 200 Hz 3WAY System Setting contents LOW MID LOW 20 25 31 5 40 50 63 80 100 125 160 200 250 315 400 500 Initial setting 630 800 Hz MID HIGH 20 25 31 5 40 5...

Page 16: ...stance for all speakers should be less than 510 centimetres 201 inches 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 for setting other speakers By setting these values sound from all speakers can be made to reach the listen...

Page 17: ...ND EQ SUBWOOFER when set this item via Alpine TuneIt App X OVER SUBW SYS and MX SETTING These items are set automatically in BASS ENGINE SQ mode and cannot be adjusted separately From Level 0 to Level...

Page 18: ...Position All Seats Delay Number Time Difference msec Distance cm Distance inch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 4 1 3 2 0 2 6 8 2 7 3 0 3 10 2 4 0 4 0 4 13 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...

Page 19: ...2 78 7 8 265 2 104 5 79 7 9 268 6 105 9 80 8 0 272 0 107 2 81 8 1 275 4 108 5 82 8 2 278 8 109 9 83 8 3 282 2 111 2 84 8 4 285 6 112 6 85 8 5 289 0 113 9 86 8 6 292 4 115 2 87 8 7 295 8 116 6 88 8 8...

Page 20: ...tings X OVER on page 16 to made the setting 3 After setting turn the Rotary encoder to select DONE and then press ENTER ACC OFF ON will be displayed 4 Switch the ignition key to ACC OFF Depending on t...

Page 21: ...f there is no tag information ARTIST ALBUM SONG is displayed 4 Depending on the connected Smartphone the elapsed time may not be displayed Text compatible CDs contain text information such as the disc...

Page 22: ...E MUTE will blink This operation can also be done by pressing Refer to Muting the microphone input quickly Voice Mute on page 33 14 If there is a waiting call select this item to display the waiting p...

Page 23: ...ENTER 3 Then go to step 2 of Receiving Notification Notes When there is no Notification NO NOTIF will be displayed The displayable amount of the Notification list depends on the connected Smartphone I...

Page 24: ...Interrupt In Lead correctly before using this function For details refer to Connections on page 48 Playing MP3 WMA AAC Data PLAY MODE CDE 163EBT Only This unit can play back CDs containing both CD an...

Page 25: ...t another color Notes In step 2 you can switch to another color setting mode by pressing or The setting values in OPTION mode and CUSTOMIZE mode are linked when the setting value in CUSTOMIZE is diffe...

Page 26: ...cation mode with a Smartphone ALPINE APP Set ALPINE APP to USB when an iPhone is connected or set to BT when an Android or a BlackBerry Smartphone is paired Setting item ALPINE APP Setting contents US...

Page 27: ...uetooth compatible device select the ALPINE etc for pairing For Bluetooth compatible device with SSP Secure Simple Pairing 2 1 Turn the Rotary encoder to select PAIR YES and then press ENTER If PAIR N...

Page 28: ...ON Initial setting OFF Turn off the auto pair function ON Auto pair when an iPod iPhone is connected to this unit via the USB port Note USB Auto Pairing cannot take place if either device has been pa...

Page 29: ...to Update ON OFF AUTO When you select AUTO ON in this step whenever the vehicle s ignition is turned ON or after the phone is connected with this unit the phone book will be updated automatically Sett...

Page 30: ...e call finishes Call History is recorded for the last dialed received missed calls 20 records for each There are various ways of making calls based on the Calling The following steps 1 to 5 are common...

Page 31: ...to select the desired number and then press ENTER Press in step 3 or 4 to delete the current entry and return to the previous step You can search for a name by its first letter first two letters or fi...

Page 32: ...ds to switch the call sound between the unit and Smartphone Note Depending on the Smartphone this operation may not be possible Bluetooth Audio Operation With a Bluetooth compatible Smartphone or musi...

Page 33: ...red in USB Memory Playback may not be performed if a USB Memory Device exceeds the limitations described above Do not make a file s playback time more than 1 hour What is FLAC FLAC Free Lossless Audio...

Page 34: ...d iPhone 6Plus Ver 8 1 3 iPhone 6 Ver 8 1 3 iPhone 5s Ver 8 1 3 iPhone 5c Ver 8 1 3 iPhone 5 Ver 8 1 3 iPhone 4s Ver 8 1 3 iPhone 4 Ver 7 1 2 iPhone 3GS Ver 6 1 6 iPhone 3G Ver 4 2 1 iPhone Ver 3 1 3...

Page 35: ...arch is made during M I X play the M I X play mode will be canceled When search is made during song downloading on iPhone UPDATING will be displayed for a few second and the search mode will be cancel...

Page 36: ...r to Setting the iPod Control on page 35 Random Play Shuffle M I X The Shuffle function of the iPod iPhone is displayed as s on this unit Shuffle Albums The songs on each album are played back in the...

Page 37: ...available when using this unit Pandora is also controllable from an iPod touch with Wi Fi connection Pandora is available on iOS Android OS and BlackBerry OS with this unit Before this operation set...

Page 38: ...mode a search can be made quickly by skipping the specified number of channels For details refer to Direct Search Function on page 36 When the desired station can t be found turn to SHUFFLE mode to se...

Page 39: ...lt your authorized Alpine dealer No function or display Vehicle s ignition is off If connected following instructions the unit will not operate with the vehicle s ignition off Improper power lead Red...

Page 40: ...set this unit and the iPod Refer to Initial System Start Up on page 10 To reset the iPod refer to the Owner s Manual of the iPod No CD is inserted Insert a CD Although a disc is inserted NO DISC is di...

Page 41: ...current is run to the iPod iPhone You can solve the problem by reconnecting the iPod iPhone turning ACC off on or turning power off on The iPod iPhone is not connected Make sure the iPod iPhone is cor...

Page 42: ...plication has limited connectivity and is unable to be active Make sure the Smartphone is in a mode other than the airplane mode Wait for the Pandora application to auto recover and resume playback At...

Page 43: ...ation 85 dB at 1 kHz Wave length 795 nm Laser power CLASS I USB requirements USB 1 1 2 0 Max Power Consumption Smartphone charge capable USB Class Mass Storage File System FAT 12 16 32 MP3 Decoding MP...

Page 44: ...d 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 CRIMP...

Page 45: ...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 th...

Page 46: ...g 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...

Page 47: ...woofers Black Black Ignition Key Blue Orange Yellow Battery Speakers 2WAY system 2WAY system 3WAY system 3WAY system Green Front high range L Green Black White Front high range R White Black Gray Blac...

Page 48: ...post of the vehicle s battery Ground Lead Black Connect this lead to a good chassis ground on the vehicle Make sure the connection is made to bare metal and is securely fastened using the sheet metal...

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