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01GB03iXA-W404ETOC.fm

ALPINE iXA-W404E 68-14470Z14-A (EN)

USB Memory / Portable audio player 

(Optional)

BANK Function (USB memory only)  ............ 44

Playback .......................................................... 45

Repeat Play  ..................................................... 45

Random Play Shuffle (M.I.X.)  ....................... 45

Searching for a desired Song .......................... 45

Searching by artist name  ............................. 45

Selecting Playlists/Artists/Albums/Genres/

Composers ................................................... 46

Select the desired Folder 

(Folder up/down)  ......................................... 46

Creating the playlist from the Artist/Album 

information of the current song ................... 46

About MP3/WMA/AAC ................................. 46

iPhone/iPod (Optional)

Playback .......................................................... 47

Searching for a desired Song .......................... 48

Searching by artist name  ............................. 48

Page Skip Function/Percent Skip Function/

Alphabet Skip Function ............................... 49

Selecting Playlist/Artist/Album/Genre/

Composer/Episode/Category ....................... 49

Random Play Shuffle (M.I.X.)  ....................... 49

Repeat Play  ..................................................... 49

Information

List of World Clock  ........................................ 50

In Case of Difficulty  ....................................... 51

Specifications .................................................. 53

Installation and Connections

Warning .................................................. 54

Caution ................................................... 54

Precautions ............................................ 54

Installation ...................................................... 55

Connections .................................................... 57

System Example  ............................................. 60

01GB00iXA-W404E.book  Page 3  Tuesday, March 3, 2009  5:01 PM

Summary of Contents for iXA-W404E

Page 1: ...ghway Hallam Victoria 3803 Australia Phone 03 8787 1200 ALPINE ELECTRONICS GmbH Wilhelm Wagenfeld Strasse 1 3 80807 M nchen Germany Phone 089 32 42 640 ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF U K LTD Alpine House Fletc...

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Page 3: ...he Backlighting 16 Adjusting the Minimum Level of Backlight 16 Switching Background Textures 16 Setting Automatic Background Textures 16 Adjusting the Touch Panel 16 Display Mode On and Off 16 General...

Page 4: ...p 36 Bluetooth Setup Operation 36 Hands Free Phone Control 38 About the Hands Free Phone 38 Answering a Call 38 Hanging up the Telephone 38 Adjusting the volume when receiving a Call 38 Redial Functio...

Page 5: ...ist Album information of the current song 46 About MP3 WMA AAC 46 iPhone iPod Optional Playback 47 Searching for a desired Song 48 Searching by artist name 48 Page Skip Function Percent Skip Function...

Page 6: ...in an accident LISTENING AT LOUD VOLUME LEVELS IN A CAR MAY ALSO CAUSE HEARING DAMAGE MINIMIZE DISPLAY VIEWING WHILE DRIVING Viewing the display may distract the driver from looking ahead of the vehi...

Page 7: ...he iXA W404E is connected directly to the positive post of the vehicle s battery the battery may be discharged An SPST Single Pole Single Throw switch sold separately can be added to simplify this pro...

Page 8: ...er way the unit may not be able to correctly play back the files WMDRM10 is supported by the unit A file that is copy protected copyright protection cannot be played back It is recommended to back up...

Page 9: ...ss in the outer ring and rotate the Double Action encoder to the left or right When you release the Double Action encoder the display changes Depending on the current mode the resultant action varies...

Page 10: ...anges the disc NAVIGATION button Press to recall the navigation mode when an optional Alpine Navigation system is connected and NAV IN is set to ON page 19 Press again will return to Audio Visual mode...

Page 11: ...ADAPTER Refer to Setting the Bluetooth Connection Bluetooth IN page 19 The mode can also be switched by pressing and If the current mode is not Audio Visual mode you can switch to the Audio Visual mod...

Page 12: ...s the same efficiency as touching and holding or for at least 2 seconds Display example for FM Radio main screen DX SEEK 1 button Displays the tuning mode selection list Displays the preset number 2 f...

Page 13: ...tune in the preset stations in memory on each band using the preset number 1 After selecting the desired band touch PRESET to display the list screen of preset stations 2 Touch any one of the preset s...

Page 14: ...nal Audio Processor Optional on page 23 or IMPRINT Operation Optional on page 29 Adjusting Bass Treble You can change the Bass Treble frequency emphasis to create your own tonal preference Touch to di...

Page 15: ...that the desired city belongs to in the right column A list of city names of the selected continent will be displayed in the left column 3 Touch the desired city name 4 Touch X to return to the world...

Page 16: ...an also be made referring to Changing MultEQ mode on page 29 Rear Entertainment Function The rear entertainment function independently routes different sources to the front and the rear inside a car F...

Page 17: ...Search Mode Setting The unit allows you to search for the iPhone iPod using eight different search modes When the search mode is in Playlists Artists Albums Podcasts Audiobooks the initial setting is...

Page 18: ...ntents OFF ON Wallpapers downloaded from Downloading the Background data page 22 are recalled Adjustment becomes necessary when the display position on the LCD and the touch position on the touch pane...

Page 19: ...e if folder name file name or tag information is entered Setting item Auto Scroll Setting contents OFF ON The display scrolls on the unit when the screen is filled up Song artist and album name etc sc...

Page 20: ...ut using the Monitor control lead is touched the command is executed regardless of the remote control sensor setting Note however that the remote control sensor that has been set takes priority if it...

Page 21: ...put Audio Level After setting to ON in Setting the AUX Mode this setting can be carried out Setting item Level Setting contents LOW HIGH Switching the Visual Input Signal System After setting to ON in...

Page 22: ...Calendar Calculator AV Info AV Cont Sound Cont IMPRINT You can set this item only when an IMPRINT audio processor PXA H100 is connected 4 Touch the desired item e g touch Calendar 5 Touch a present it...

Page 23: ...to CONTRAST CUSTOM is displayed Setting item Bright Setting content 15 15 You can adjust the brightness between 15 and 15 When any Visual EQ Preset is selected the brightness is automatically adjusted...

Page 24: ...W404E To start Background download access the URL below and follow the on screen instructions http www alpine com or http www alpine europe com or http www alpine com au 1 Insert the USB Memory that...

Page 25: ...adjustments etc We recommend to make the Automatic adjustments before the Dolby Surround adjustments External Audio Processor Optional The Parking Brake must be engaged to access the Audio Processor...

Page 26: ...ed sound in all the bands MX DVD OFF MOVIE MX 1 to 2 The dialog portion of the video is reproduced more clearly MX AUX OFF CMPM MX MOVIE MX MUSIC MX Choose the MX mode CMPM MUSIC or MOVIE that corresp...

Page 27: ...when 5 1 channel DTS or Dolby Digital signals are input If the setting of REAR FILL is made when REAR MIX is ON sound is unchanged in the rear fill setting because REAR MIX is given priority during 2...

Page 28: ...suit your taste Setting item G EQ 1 Select L R or L R by touching or of G EQ When parametric EQ is adjusted this setting will be turned off 2 Touch of G EQ The G EQ list screen appears 3 Touch of the...

Page 29: ...ng the centre width in PL II MUSIC see Using the Pro Logic II Mode on page 25 makes this function ineffective Avoid stopping pausing switching the disc cueing fast forwarding or switching the audio ch...

Page 30: ...re Rear and Subwoofer If not the sound may not be balanced When centre is set to OFF the setting is ineffective even if centre is set with this function Through changing the settings on each speaker a...

Page 31: ...d Media Xpander F EQ P EQ and G EQ Adjustment are inoperable when Defeat is set to ON 10 typical equalizer settings and 6 user s preset setting are preset at the factory for a variety of musical sourc...

Page 32: ...octave steps Band 1 20 Hz 80 Hz 63 Hz Band 2 50 Hz 200 Hz 150 Hz Band 3 125 Hz 3 2 kHz 400 Hz Band 4 315 Hz 8 kHz 1 kHz Band 5 800 Hz 20 kHz 2 5 kHz Adjusting the Level Touch or of Level to adjust th...

Page 33: ...Mid H High 2 2ch 3WAY System L R Setting contents Low L Low R Mid L L Mid L R Mid H L Mid H R High L High R 4 Adjust the crossover to your preference Selecting the Cut Off Frequency Touch or of Freq...

Page 34: ...of Audio Setup The AUDIO SETUP screen appears The AUDIO SETUP screen can also be activated directly by pressing SOUND IMPRINT 3 Touch or of Subwoofer to set the subwoofer ON OFF 4 Touch of Subwoofer a...

Page 35: ...ue to the farthest speaker and the other speakers L distance to farthest speaker distance to other speakers These values are the time correction values for the different speakers Setting these values...

Page 36: ...damage to the speaker due to the low frequency content You cannot adjust the crossover frequency higher than the HPF or lower than the LPF Adjustment should be made according to the recommended cross...

Page 37: ...ystem has been able to overcome them Until now with the introduction of IMPRINT Alpine provides a hardware software combination that not only solves these problems it actually improves the sound stage...

Page 38: ...The mobile phone can be searched directly from this unit refer to Registering the Bluetooth Device page 37 If a Bluetooth compatible device is successfully connected the next time when the ignition ke...

Page 39: ...Mode Depending on the mobile phone it may be necessary to input a passcode For inputting the mobile phone s passcode refer to the mobile phone s Owner s Manual Setting the Received Calls automaticall...

Page 40: ...t call When Setting the Received Calls automatically Auto Answer page 37 is set to ON you can receive a call automatically While calling the source sound on the unit is muted After calling playback wi...

Page 41: ...ning with B from those beginning with A Only applicable to English alphabetic characters If one name has several numbers registered in the telephone book choose and touch the desired number after touc...

Page 42: ...URCE repeatedly to select BT AUDIO source 4 Press ENTER The BT AUDIO source is activated and the display changes to the BT AUDIO main screen Selecting the desired Song Touch Returns the beginning of t...

Page 43: ...ode switches circularly in the following order Audio Visual Navigation Camera Telephone Multi Info Audio Visual 3 Slide the display vertically with your finger or press SOURCE repeatedly to select AUX...

Page 44: ...ys the current changing mode CH or FAV Calling up Main Menu Screen Touch MENU to call up the main menu screen Calling up Menu Operation Mode 1 Touch P1 2 The function guide appears 2 Touch MENU CONT t...

Page 45: ...l When a Disc CD Changer is connected Touch DISC or or press BAND to select the desired DISC When an MP3 compatible CD changer is connected 1 Touch P1 2 to change the Function Guide display 2 Touch DI...

Page 46: ...NKING is displayed If another bank is selected when unit power is turned on the ACC position is set or USB connection is made banking will start It can take anywhere from a few seconds to up to 10 min...

Page 47: ...M I X The Shuffle function of the USB memory or Portable audio player is displayed as on the iXA W404E Shuffle ALL All songs in the USB memory or Portable audio player are played back in random sequen...

Page 48: ...Creating the playlist from the Artist Album information of the current song When a song is played back a playlist about all the songs with the same Artist or Album stored in the USB memory or Portabl...

Page 49: ...cted to this unit by using the USB connection cable When this unit is connected by using the cable the controls on the iPod are not functional Internet or telephone functions etc of the iPhone or iPod...

Page 50: ...is activated and the search list screen appears Touching for at least 2 seconds will return to last search mode 2 Touch Music The Music search menu screen is displayed If Video mode is selected the Vi...

Page 51: ...is not possible Random Play Shuffle M I X The Shuffle function of the iPhone iPod is displayed as on the iXA W404E Shuffle ALL All songs in the iPhone iPod are played back in random sequence Any one...

Page 52: ...50 EN List of World Clock For details see page 13 Information...

Page 53: ...are in a weak signal area Make sure the tuner is in DX mode If the area you are in is a primary signal area the antenna may not be grounded and connected properly Check your antenna connections make...

Page 54: ...ry Portable audio player A USB device Portable audio player that is not supported by unit is connected Attempt to connect another USB memory Portable audio player A USB memory Portable audio player is...

Page 55: ...B Stereo Separation 35 dB Capture Ratio 2 0 dB Tuning Range 531 1 602 kHz Usable Sensitivity 22 5 V 27 dBf USB requirements USB 1 1 2 0 Max Power Consumption 500mA USB Class USB Play From Device USB M...

Page 56: ...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...

Page 57: ...screws supplied with iXA W404E 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 veh...

Page 58: ...ition and the battery may be discharged iXA W404E Red Yellow SPST SW Optional FUSE 5A Optional FUSE 20A Optional Battery IGNITION BATTERY To prevent external noise from entering the audio system Locat...

Page 59: ...ntenna White Green Black Violet Grey Black IGNITION Red Battery Speakers Amplifier Amplifier Amplifier To iPhone iPod To USB memory Portable audio player To remote input lead To remote output lead Whi...

Page 60: ...or building up the AUX IN sold separately Refer to Setting the AUX Mode page 20 Steering Remote Control Interface Connector To steering remote control interface box For details about connections consu...

Page 61: ...ad 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 screw provided Right Front Speaker Output Lead Grey Right Front...

Page 62: ...e Be careful not to bend the Fiber Optic Cable at a sharp angle Navigation system Sold Separately Audio Processor Ai NET Fiber Optic Digital compatible Sold Separately Fiber optic digital Input termin...

Page 63: ...the output or input connector of other product equipped with Ai NET Video Input Connector AUX INPUT Yellow Connect the video output lead of a DVD video player or DVD changer to this terminal RCA Exte...

Page 64: ...Orange White Use only when a back up camera is connected Connect to the plus side of the car s reverse lamp This lamp illuminates when the transmission is shifted into reverse R With this lead proper...

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