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ALPINE CDE-W203E 68-14470Z10-A (EN)

Searching for CD Text 

On discs utilizing CD Text, songs can be searched and played by using 
their recorded titles. For discs without CD Text, searches are made 
using the track numbers associated with each song.

1

Press 

/ENT

 during play. 

This will set the search mode.

2

Turn the 

Rotary encoder

 to select the desired 

track, and then press 

/

ENT

This will play the selected track. 

• Press 

/ESC in the search mode to cancel. Or, the search mode is 

cancelled if no operation is performed for 10 seconds.

• When CD Text Search is made during M.I.X. play, the M.I.X. play 

mode will be cancelled.

File/Folder Name Search 
(concerning MP3/WMA/AAC)

Folder and file names may be searched and displayed during playback.

1

During MP3/WMA/AAC playback, press 

/ENT 

to 

activate the search mode.

2

Turn the 

Rotary encoder

 to select Folder Name 

Search mode or File Name Search mode, and then 
press 

/ENT

.

Folder Name Search mode

3

Turn the 

Rotary encoder

 to select the desired 

folder.

4

Press and hold 

/ENT

 for at least 2 seconds to 

play back the first file in the selected folder.

• Press and hold 

/ESC for at least 2 seconds in the search mode to 

cancel. Or, the search mode is cancelled if no operation is performed 
for 10 seconds.

• To search for files in the Folder Name Search mode, press 

/ENT. Files in the folder may be searched.

• Press /ESC to exit Folder Name Search mode in step 3 in order to 

select File Name Search mode.

• The root folder is displayed as “ROOT”.
• When Folder Name Search is made during M.I.X. play, the M.I.X. 

play mode will be cancelled.

File Name Search mode

3

Press 

1

 or 

2

 to select another Folder.

4

Select the desired file by turning the 

Rotary 

encoder

.

5

Press 

/ENT

 to play back the selected file.

• Press and hold 

/ESC for at least 2 seconds in the search mode to 

cancel. Or, the search mode is cancelled if no operation is performed 
for 10 seconds.

• Press /ESC in the search mode to return to the previous mode.
• When File Name Search is made during M.I.X. play, the M.I.X. play 

mode will be cancelled.

Quick Search

You can search for tracks (files).

1

Press and hold 

/ENT

 for at least 2 seconds in the 

CD/MP3/WMA/AAC mode to activate Quick Search 
mode.

2

Turn the 

Rotary encoder

 to select a desired track 

(file). 

The selected track is played back immediately.

• Press 

/ESC in the search mode to cancel. Or, the search mode is 

cancelled if no operation is performed for 10 seconds. 

About MP3/WMA/AAC

What is MP3?

MP3, whose official name is “MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3”, is a 
compression standard prescribed by the ISO, the International 
Standardization Organization and MPEG which is a 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 human 
ear or masked by other sounds.

What is WMA?

WMA, or “Windows Media™ Audio”, is compressed audio data.
WMA is similar to MP3 audio data and can achieve CD quality 
sound with small file sizes.

What is AAC?

AAC is the abbreviation for “Advanced Audio Coding”, and is a 
basic format of audio compression used by MPEG2 or MPEG4.

Method for creating MP3/WMA/AAC files

Audio data is compressed using software with MP3/WMA/AAC 
codecs. For details on creating MP3/WMA/AAC files, refer to the 
user’s manual for that software.
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 supported, neither are raw AAC files 
(using the “.aac” extension).

There are many different versions of the AAC format. Confirm 
that the software being used conforms to the acceptable 
formats listed above. It’s possible that the format may be 
unplayable even though the extension is valid.
Playback of AAC files encoded by iTunes is supported.

CAUTION

Except for private use, duplicating audio data (including 
MP3/WMA/AAC data) or distributing, transferring, or copying it, 
whether for free or for a fee, without permission of the copyright 
holder is strictly prohibited by the Copyright Act and by 
international treaty.

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Summary of Contents for CDE-W203E

Page 1: ...00 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 Frankfurter Ring 117 80807 München Germany Phone 089 32 42 640 ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF U K LTD Alpine House Fletchamstead Highway Coventry CV4 9TW U K Phone 0870 33 33 763 ALPINE ELECTRONICS FRANCE S A R L RCS PONTOISE B 338 101 280 98 R...

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Page 3: ...r Level Bass Level Treble Level Balance Between Left and Right Fader Between Front and Rear Defeat 12 Setting the Bass Control 12 Setting the Treble Control 13 Adjusting the High Pass Filter 13 Turning Loudness On Off 13 Other Functions Displaying the Text 14 Displaying Time 14 Using the Front AUX Input Terminal 15 SETUP Bluetooth Setting Setting the Bluetooth Connection BT IN 16 Sound Customizing...

Page 4: ... Memory 18 iPhone iPod Optional Playback 19 Searching for a desired Song 19 Quick Search 19 Direct Search Function 20 Select Playlist Artist Album Genre Composer 20 Random Play Shuffle M I X 20 Repeat Play 21 Displaying the Text 21 Information In Case of Difficulty 22 Specifications 24 Installation and Connections Warning 25 Caution 25 Precautions 25 Installation 26 Connections 27 ...

Page 5: ...e and may result in fire USE 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 OR GAPS Doing so may result in personal injury or damage to the product HALT USE IMMEDIATELY IF A PROBLEM APPEARS Failure to do so may cause personal injury or damage to t...

Page 6: ...ther such instrument then insert the disc again Irregular Shaped Discs Be sure to use round shape discs only for this unit and never use any special shape discs Use of special shape discs may cause damage to the mechanism Installation Location Make sure this unit will not be installed in a location subjected to Direct sun and heat High humidity and water Excessive dust Excessive vibrations Correct...

Page 7: ...rosive substances are present Fix the USB memory in a location where driver operation will not be hindered USB memory may not function correctly at high or low temperature The USB flash memory supports only 512 or 2 048 bytes per sector Use only certified USB memory Note that even certified USB memory may not function correctly depending on its type or state USB memory function is not guaranteed U...

Page 8: ...t Up Be sure to press the RESET switch when using the unit for the first time after changing the car battery etc 1 Turn off the unit power 2 Press RESET with a ballpoint pen or similar pointed object Adjusting Volume Turn the Rotary encoder until the desired sound is obtained Lowering Volume Quickly Activating the Audio Mute function will instantly lower the volume level by 20 dB Press MUTE to act...

Page 9: ...until the desired radio band is displayed F1 FM1 F2 FM2 AM F1 FM1 3 Press TUNE A ME to select the tuning mode DX SEEK Distance mode SEEK Local mode OFF Manual mode DX SEEK The initial mode is Distance mode Distance mode Both strong and weak stations will be automatically tuned in Automatic Seek Tuning Local mode Only strong stations will be automatically tuned in Automatic Seek Tuning Manual mode ...

Page 10: ...tion No 1 If no stations are stored the tuner will return to the original station you were listening to before the auto memory procedure began Tuning to Preset Stations 1 Press BAND repeatedly until the desired band is displayed 2 Press any one of the station preset buttons 1 through 6 that has your desired radio station in memory The display shows the band preset number and frequency of the stati...

Page 11: ...ack is the file numbers recorded on the disc The playback time may not be correctly displayed when a VBR Variable Bit Rate recorded file is played back MP3 WMA AAC Play Display The folder number and file number will be displayed as described below Press VIEW to switch the display See Displaying the Text page 14 for information about display switching Repeat Play Press REPEAT 4 to play back repeate...

Page 12: ...s and hold ENT for at least 2 seconds in the CD MP3 WMA AAC mode to activate Quick Search mode 2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select a desired track file The selected track is played back immediately Press ESC in the search mode to cancel Or the search mode is cancelled if no operation is performed for 10 seconds About MP3 WMA AAC What is MP3 MP3 whose official name is MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 is a comp...

Page 13: ...re 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 is as follows The folder No folder Name will not be displayed if no file is contained in the folder Bit rate This is the sound compression rate specified for encodi...

Page 14: ...uency 80 Hz 100 Hz 200 Hz 60 Hz 80 Hz Emphasizes the displayed bass frequency ranges 2 2 Press SOURCE to select the desired bass bandwidth Changes the boosted bass bandwidth to wide or narrow A wider setting will boost a wide range of frequencies above and below the centre frequency A narrower setting will boost only frequencies near the centre frequency 2 3 1Turn the Rotary encoder to select the ...

Page 15: ... be made by pressing Rotary encoder Refer to Adjusting Subwoofer Level Bass Level Treble Level Balance Between Left and Right Fader Between Front and Rear Defeat page 12 Adjusting the High Pass Filter The High Pass Filter on this unit can be adjusted to suit your personal taste 1 Press SOUND repeatedly to select the HPF mode BASS TREBLE HPF BASS 2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired HPF ...

Page 16: ...as BT AUDIO lights up when switching to the TIME display mode About the indication display When displaying Text the following indicators are lit according to the mode 1 Tag information If there is no tag information ARTIST ALBUM SONG is displayed 2 The root folder of disc is displayed as FOLDER The root folder of USB memory is displayed as ROOT 3 If there is no Text Disc Name or Track Name DISC TE...

Page 17: ...ge From the SETUP menu Sound Customizing Visual Customizing etc can be modified 1 Press SETUP to activate the SETUP mode 2 Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired SETUP menu and then press ENT e g Select SUBWOOFER BT IN 1 CLOCK ADJ 2 PLAY MODE INT MUTE 3 AUX SETUP AUX NAME 4 AUX NAME POWER IC DEMO SUBWOOFER SUBW SYS 5 DIMMER SCROLLTYPE TEXT SCR BT IN 1 Displayed only when INT MUTE is set to ...

Page 18: ...c contains both CD and MP3 WMA AAC data playback starts from the CD data portion of the disc Perform this setting before inserting a disc If a disc has already been inserted remove it first Turning Mute Mode On Off INT MUTE If a device having the interrupt feature is connected audio will be automatically muted whenever the interrupt signal is received from the device Connecting to an External Ampl...

Page 19: ...ode will change every time the button is pressed TUNER DISC USB AUDIO iPod 1 AUX 2 BT AUDIO 3 AUX 4 TUNER 1 Displayed only when the iPhone iPod is connected and AUX SETUP is set to OFF refer to Setting the AUX SETUP Mode page 17 2 Displayed only when the AUX SETUP is set to ON refer to Setting the AUX SETUP Mode page 17 3 Only when BT IN is set to ADAPTER refer to Setting the Bluetooth Connection ...

Page 20: ...he iPod are not functional Set AUX SETUP to OFF when an iPhone iPod is connected refer to Setting the AUX SETUP Mode on page 17 If the Bluetooth INTERFACE KCE 400BT and an iPhone iPod are connected at the same time be sure to disconnect the iPhone iPod from the Bluetooth INTERFACE KCE 400BT while turning ACC to OFF Internet and telephone functions of iPod touch or iPhone etc can also be used when ...

Page 21: ...th press and hold ENT for at least 2 seconds to play back all songs in the iPhone iPod or selected search mode While in the search mode if you press and hold ESC for 2 seconds or no operation is performed for 10 seconds the search mode is cancelled In the search mode pressing ESC will return to the previous mode When search is made during M I X play the M I X play mode will be cancelled NO SONG wi...

Page 22: ... is inactive If an album is selected during an artist search other albums by that artist are searchable This function is inactive during shuffle playback Random Play Shuffle M I X The Shuffle function of the iPhone iPod is displayed as on this unit Shuffle Albums The songs on each album are played back in proper order Upon completion of all the songs on the album the next album is selected randoml...

Page 23: ...IEW for at least 2 seconds the current text will be scrolled one time TAG information ARTIST ALBUM SONG is displayed if there is no tag information Only alphanumeric characters ASCII can be displayed If the artist album or song name created in iTunes has too many characters songs may not be played back when connected to the adapter Therefore a maximum of 250 characters is recommended The maximum n...

Page 24: ...out 1 hour CD insertion not 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 so...

Page 25: ...d 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 Text information that is not recognizable by the unit has been input Use a USB memory device with input text information that is supported by the unit The iPhone iPod is not connected Make sure the iPhone iPod is correctly connec...

Page 26: ...e 95 dB at 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 500 mA USB Class Mass Storage File System FAT 12 16 32 MP3 Decoding MPEG 1 2 AUDIO Layer 3 WMA Decoding Windows Media Audio AAC Decoding AAC LC format m4a file Number of Channels 2 Channel Stereo Frequency Response 5 20 000 Hz 1 d...

Page 27: ...he dealer where you purchased 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...

Page 28: ...hboard Face Plate Included This unit Pressure Plates 2 Reinforce the head unit with the metal mounting strap not supplied Secure the ground lead of the unit to a clean metal spot using a screw 1 already attached to the vehicle s chassis For the screw marked 2 use an appropriate screw for the chosen mounting location Connect each input lead coming from an amplifier to the corresponding output lead ...

Page 29: ...k White Black Grey Violet Black Violet To iPhone iPod sold separately To power antenna To amplifier To the instrument cluster illumination lead Ignition Key Battery Speakers Rear Left Front Right Rear Right White SPEAKER RIGHT FRONT SPEAKER RIGHT REAR SPEAKER LEFT REAR SPEAKER LEFT FRONT Front Left REMOTE TURN ON Front or Subwoofers AUDIO INTERRUPT IN Pink Black Red IGNITION Grey Black To vehicle ...

Page 30: ...e Fuse Holder 10A Steering Remote Control Interface Connector To steering Remote control interface box Front Subwoofer Output RCA Connectors RED is right and WHITE is left RCA Extension Cable sold separately RED is right and WHITE is left Full Speed connector Control iPhone iPod signals Connect this to an iPhone iPod or to an optional Bluetooth INTERFACE KCE 400BT To use a hands free mobile phone ...

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