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FROM 3DE-7985-3L 11-4-96

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OWNER'S MANUAL
    Please read before using this equipment.

Tuner/CD Changer

3DE-7985E

Z–ACTION MECHANISM

PWR

DN

TUNE/A.ME

UP

CT

H

M

CLK

TUNER/CD CHANGER

3DE-7985E

INTLZ

ACTION

   DISC TITLE MEMORY 

MODE/LOUD

BAND

D.A.P.

MONO

1

2

3

M.I.X.

RPT

4

5

6

SCAN

MUTE

T. RCL

F

TITLE

DX

MO

LD

RPT

ST

M.I.X.

SEEK

ALL

D.A.P

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SOURCE

A.S.U.

Summary of Contents for 3DE-7985E

Page 1: ...this equipment Tuner CD Changer 3DE 7985E Z ACTION MECHANISM PWR DN TUNE A ME UP CT H M CLK TUNER CD CHANGER 3DE 7985E INTLZ ACTION DISC TITLE MEMORY MODE LOUD BAND D A P MONO 1 2 3 M I X RPT 4 5 6 SCAN MUTE T RCL F TITLE DX MO LD RPT ST M I X SEEK ALL D A P SOURCE A S U ...

Page 2: ...2 Contents PRECAUTIONS 3 DETACHABLE FRONT PANEL 6 BASIC OPERATION 7 RADIO OPERATION 12 CD OPERATION 23 CLOCK OPERATION 32 REMOTE CONTROL 34 DISC CARE 37 IN CASE OF DIFFICULTY 38 SPECIFICATIONS 42 ...

Page 3: ... You may notice the CD playback sound wavering due to condensation If this happens remove 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...

Page 4: ...n or other such instrument then insert the disc again Handling Magazine When discs are being exchanged in the 3DE 7985E the magazine is pushed out from the changer While this operation is in progress do not try to pull out the magazine or stop its movement in any way as this could cause damage to the mechanism In addition be aware of the changer s operation so it will not interfere with your drivi...

Page 5: ...ure the 3DE 7985E player receiver will not be exposed to Direct sun and heat High humidity Excessive dust Excessive vibrations Handling the Detachable Front Panel Do not expose to rain or water Do not drop or apply shock Precautions ...

Page 6: ... the Front Panel 1 First insert the right side of the front panel into the main unit Align the 2 small holes on the front panel with the 2 projections on the main unit 2 Push the left side of the front panel until it locks firmly into the main unit Note Before attaching the front panel make sure that there is no dirt or dust on the connector terminals and no foreign object between the front panel ...

Page 7: ...his hole 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 eject h and CLK 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 off the unit Note When Power is turned on ...

Page 8: ...play The unit will automatically perform the following operation 1 Activates Auto Memory mode 2 Gradually sets the Bass Treble Balance and Fader controls to their center positions and turns the Loudness mode on 3 Increases gradually the volume level up to the 12 position in the display 4 Ends the A S U mode Note When the power is turned on immedi ately after installation the A S U function is acti...

Page 9: ...the buttons harder will change the level quickly The BASS and TREBLE settings for each source FM AM and CD are automati cally memorized These settings remain until you manually change them Turning Loudness On Off Loudness introduces a special low and high frequency emphasis at low listening levels to compensate for the ear s decreased sensitiv ity to bass and treble sound Press and hold the MODE L...

Page 10: ...o its previous level and the display will return to normal Turning Cellular Mute Mode On Off With a cellular phone connected audio will be interrupted whenever a call is received This function can be turned ON or OFF from the head unit by following procedure below Press and hold the PWR button for at least 3 seconds Press the Preset 3 button to select the MUTE ON or OFF mode Press the PWR button t...

Page 11: ...s the PWR button to activate the normal mode ACT Function Touching the CD magazine during its eject or disc change cycle can damage the mecha nism To prevent this a warning light and beep will activate while the cycle is in progress The audible beep may be disabled leaving only the warning light active Press and hold the PWR button for at least 3 seconds Press the Preset 2 button to select the ACT...

Page 12: ... displayed Press the TUNE button repeatedly until DX SEEK and SEEK disappears from the display Note The initial mode is DX SEEK Press the DN c or UP f button to move downward or upward one step respectively until the desired station frequency is displayed 1 1 2 4 3 UP DN 2 3 4 90 1 F1 F1 F2 AM BAND SEEK SEEK DX OFF TUNE A ME TUNER 3D SOURCE A S U ...

Page 13: ...k stations will be tuned automatically Press again to return to the local mode The DX indicator will turn off and only the SEEK indicator will remain illuminated Now only strong stations will be tuned Press the DN c or UP f button to automatically seek a station downward or upward respectively The unit will stop at the next station it finds Press the same button again to seek next station 1 2 4 3 ...

Page 14: ...ing once the station has been memorized The display shows the band preset No with a triangle 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 Not...

Page 15: ...in Press the MONO button to switch from stereo to monaural FM reception This will help in reducing the noise of weak FM Stereo broadcasts In the monaural mode the MO indicator appears Press the MONO button again to return to the stereo mode Press the F button to activate the normal mode The function indicator will illuminate F MONO 2 1 2 2 90 1 F1 ST 90 1 F1 MO 3 F ...

Page 16: ...o change while the 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 Note If no stations are stored the tuner will return to the original station you were listening to before the auto memory proced...

Page 17: ...utton 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 Note When Automatic Memory Preset is used with D A P 4 FM and 2 AM stations will be stored in Presets 1 4 and 5 6 respectively To cancel the D A P mode press the D A P button The D A P indicator will turn off Pre...

Page 18: ...n then the D A P button The D A P indicator will appear in the display Make sure that the Function indicator illuminates and press the station preset button that has your desired radio station in memory The display shows the band preset number with a triangle and frequency of the station selected 1 3 2 1 3 F1 F2 AM D A P 90 1 F2 2 2 CT H M D A P MONO 1 2 3 M I X RPT 4 5 6 SCAN TUNER 3D SOURCE A S ...

Page 19: ...1 8 will appear next to the L This function can only be selected in the Tuner mode Change source to CD Field strength for the station being received will be displayed during playback To turn T RCL off return to the Tuner mode and press the T RCL button Notes In cars using a power antenna activating T RCL will keep the antenna extended regardless of the source selected CD T RCL can only be activate...

Page 20: ...an be displayed in place of the frequency The display will toggle between the frequency and title display with each press of the TITLE button Refer to page 21 to title stations 1 1 CLK TITLE 90 1 F1 12 58 F1 ALPINE F1 F1 NORMAL Mode CLOCK PRIORITY Mode STATION TITLE Mode Title entered Title not entered ...

Page 21: ...station titling mode will appear in the display Refer to page 20 Press and hold the TITLE button for at least 3 seconds The first digit will blink Press the DN c or UP f button to select the desired letter numeral symbol available for naming A for example 1 2 CLK TITLE 2 4 3 CLK TITLE 4 BLPINE or ou o DN ALPINE or ou o A UP Las ilust del punto 3 y 4 tienen papel or or ...

Page 22: ...t needed for example at the end of a 5 character title use 3 spaces to complete the title After the last character has been entered character number 8 the title will automati cally be stored Notes When you want to erase a title enter the symbol into all spaces When the title memory is used up the display shows FULL DATA Storing new station titles after the FULL DATA message has been displayed caus...

Page 23: ...ect The disc will come halfway out from the CD magazine so pull out the disc by grasping the disc by the edge with your hand Note Hold the disc so you will not leave fingerprints on the disc surface refer to Disc Care section Notes 1 Do not insert heat deformed discs into the CD magazine 2 Do not forcibly remove the CD magazine by hand 3 Only one disc can be inserted in each housing slot Attemptin...

Page 24: ...dly to select the 3D mode Press one of the preset number buttons 1 3 to select the desired disc number CD play starts Press the k button to pause the CD play To resume playback press the k button again Press the eject h button to eject the magazine 2 3 4 D A P MONO 1 2 3 TUNER 3D EJECT T RCL 1 3 2 4 SOURCE A S U Indication for CD mode T 01 ...

Page 25: ...atedly press until you reach the desired track Press the UP f button once to advance to the beginning of the next track If you wish to access a track further ahead press repeat edly 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 1 DN UP T04 T05 ...

Page 26: ...on of the track 1 Repeat Play Press the RPT button to play back repeatedly the track being played The RPT indicator appears and the track will be played repeat edly Press the RPT button again to deactivate the repeat play Note If the RPT ALL mode is selected the unit repeatedly plays back all tracks on the disc selected 1 1 1 DN UP RPT RPT ALL H RPT 5 ...

Page 27: ... 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 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 1 1 CT M I X 4 M I X 1 1 T01 T...

Page 28: ...e between Normal Clock and CD Title with each press of the CLK TITLE button see example below Refer to page 29 to title the disc 1 2 CLK TITLE 1 11 03 T08 12 58 T08 ALPINE NORMAL Mode CLOCK PRIORITY Mode CD TITLE Mode Title entered Title not entered Characters and Symbols A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Blank ...

Page 29: ...e Refer to page 28 Press and hold the TITLE button for at least 3 seconds The first digit will blink Press the DN c or UP f button to select the desired letter numeral symbol available for naming A for example 1 3 BLPINE or CLK TITLE CLK TITLE 2 3 DN UP Hay papel en ilust de punto2 or ...

Page 30: ...e titling Pressing the TITLE button after entering the 8 characters automatically stores the title into memory In case of storing a title of less than 8 characters For example after 3rd digit character is completed 4th digit character is blinking Then go to step Press and hold the TITLE button for at least 3 seconds to record the title Note The memory capacity for the disc titles is 18 If you try ...

Page 31: ...nning mode The title in the display will blink for example ALPINE Press the DN c or UP f button repeatedly until the disc title you want to erase is displayed Press and hold the SOURCE button for at least 3 seconds to erase the disc title displayed Press and hold the TITLE button for at least 3 seconds to cancel the disc title erasing mode 1 4 5 2 3 DN UP CLK TITLE CLK TITLE 1 3 2 ALPINE SOURCE A ...

Page 32: ...ill interrupt the time display momentarily The function selected will be displayed for about 5 seconds before the time returns to the display The time will be displayed even with power to the head unit turned off as long as the ignition key is on Press the CLK Clock button to turn off the time and to show other functions 1 Clock Operation 12 00 1 2 CLK TITLE 2 CLK TITLE ...

Page 33: ...T 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 automatically sets after 5 seconds of inactivity It can be manually set by pressing the CLK button immedia...

Page 34: ...g order stations programmed into the radio s presets as shown below CD mode DISC Select DN Button Press the button to select a disc in descending order 4 A PROC Button Not used 5 Audio Select Button Press to select the audio source 6 Volume Adjustment Buttons To increase the volume level Press the button To decrease the volume level Press the button Remote Control 6 5 1 VOL PWR REMOTE CONTROL UNIT...

Page 35: ...ton Press the button to select a disc in ascending order 8 Button Radio mode SEEK DN Button CD mode Press the button to go back to the beginning of the current track 9 Band Program Button Radio mode BAND Button Press the button and the band will change as shown below Remote Control 1 2 6 VOL PWR REMOTE CONTROL UNIT BAND PROG SOURCE A PROC CD 3D 6D RUE 4180 7 8 9 FM1 FM2 AM ...

Page 36: ...d thumb Insert a pointed object into the left side of the elongated hole Slide the pointed object to the right as indicated by the arrow while at the same time pulling on the battery holder 2 Pull the battery holder gently out with your thumb and forefinger Replacing the battery Put the battery in the case with the indication upward as shown in the illustration Closing the case Push the battery ho...

Page 37: ...ft 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 diameter of the disc Using such a...

Page 38: ... is properly connected or consult your authorized Alpine dealer Initial Turn on After Installa tion Symptom No function or display 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 ...

Page 39: ...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 ant...

Page 40: ... car s interior or trunk temperature to cool Moisture condensation in the CD Module Allow enough time for the condensa tion 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 di...

Page 41: ...ularities see pages 3 4 If there appears to be no problems with the disc insert the CD back into the magazine When the ERROR indication disappears from the display insert the magazine into the unit If the magazine does not eject consult your Alpine dealer Magazine ejection not possible Press the magazine eject button If the magazine does not eject consult your Alpine dealer Magazine ejects without...

Page 42: ...trol Unit Holder GENERAL 14 4V DC 11 16V allowable 500 mV 10k ohms 15 dB at 30 Hz 10 dB at 10 kHz 1 8 kg 3 lbs 15 oz Tuning Range Mono Usable Sensitivity 50 dB Quieting Sensitivity Alternate Channel Selectivity Signal to Noise Ratio Stereo Separation Capture Ratio Tuning Range Usable Sensitivity Frequency Response Wow Flutter WRMS Total Harmonic Distortion Dynamic Range Signal to Noise Ratio Chann...

Page 43: ...CHASSIS SIZE 178mm 7 50mm 2 153mm 6 NOSEPIECE SIZE 170mm 6 3 4 46mm 1 13 16 18mm 11 16 Note Due to product improvement specifica tions and design are subject to change without notice Width Height Depth Width Height Depth ...

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