Alpine CDA-9831 - Manual (Page 27)

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Connecting to an External Amplifier
POWER-IC ON (Initial setting) / POWER-IC OFF
When an external amplifier is connected, sound quality can be
improved by stopping the power supply of the built-in amplifier.
POWER-IC OFF : Use this mode when the front and rear pre-
amplifier of the unit are used to drive an external amplifier
connected to the speakers. In this setting, the head unit’s
internal amplifier has no output to drive speakers.
POWER-IC ON : The speakers are driven by the built-in amplifier.
• No sound is produced by the system when the power output is
set to OFF.
Setting the Temperature Display for the
External Amplifier (CDA-9831 only)
A-LINK TEMP °F(Initial setting) / °C
When a separately sold Amplifier Link compatible amplifier is
connected, you can set how to display its temperature. You can switch
the setting between Fahrenheit and Celsius.
°F : The temperature is displayed in Fahrenheit.
°C : The temperature is displayed in Celsius.
Setting the Tone Defeat for External Devices
INT AUDIO ON / INT AUDIO OFF (Initial setting)
When inputting external devices to this unit, turning tone defeat on
will bypass EQ and MX, i.e., sound for external devices is output at
the default setting.
Amplifier
Amplifier
Front
left
Front
right
Rear
left
Rear
right
Adjusting Display Contrast (CDA-9831 only)
LCD CONTRAST
You can adjust the display contrast for better visibility.
You can adjust in a range of - 5 and + 5.
• The initial setting at the factory is “0.”
Demonstration
DEMO ON / DEMO OFF (Initial setting)
This unit has a demonstration feature for the display and sound, and
the CDA-9830 has a demonstration feature only for the sound.
• To quit Demo mode, set to DEMO OFF.
MP3/WMA
Playing MP3/WMA Data
PLAY MODE CD-DA (Initial setting) / PLAY MODE CD-DA &
MP3
This product can playback CDs containing both CD and MP3/WMA
data. However, in some situations (some enhanced CDs), playback
may be difficult. For these special cases, you can select playback of
CD data only. When a disc contains both CD or the MP3/WMA data,
playback starts from the CD data portion of the disc.
CD-DA : Only CD data can be played back.
CD-DA & MP3 : Both CD data and MP3/WMA file tracks can
be played back.
• Perform this setting before inserting a disc. If a disc has already
been inserted, perform the setting after you remove the disc. (If you
use an MP3 changer, you have to change discs.)
External Device
Turning Mute Mode On/Off
INT MUTE ON (Initial setting) / INT MUTE OFF
If a device having the interrupt feature is connected, audio will be
automatically muted whenever the interrupt signal is received from
the device.
Setting the AUX Mode (V-Link)
AUX IN ON / AUX IN OFF (Initial setting)
You can input TV/video sound by connecting an optional Ai-NET/
RCA Interface cable (KCA-121B) or Versatile Link Terminal (KCA-
410C) to this component.
You can change the AUX name display when AUX ON is set. Select
the AUX name by pressing g or f. Then turn the Rotary
encoder.
If the KCA-410C is connected, it is possible to select two AUX
names.
• Via KCA-410C, up to 2 external devices with RCA output can be
connected. In this case, press SOURCE/POWER to select AUX
mode and then press BAND/TEL. to select your desired device.
Speakers
Front
left
Front
right
Rear
left
Rear
right
SPEAKER
RIGHT FRONT
SPEAKER
RIGHT REAR
SPEAKER
LEFT REAR
SPEAKER
LEFT FRONT