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CD Receiver CDE-124SXM/CDE-123/CDE-122 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. MODE D’EMPLOI Veuillez lire avant d’utiliser cet appareil. MANUAL DE OPERACIÓN Léalo antes de utilizar es...
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Contents ENGLISH Sound Setting Operating Instructions Adjusting Subwoofer Level/Bass Level/Mid Level/Treble Level/Balance (Between Left and WARNING Right)/Fader (Between Front and Rear)/ WARNING Loudn...
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Contents ENGLISH Sirius XM (SXM) Satellite Radio Setting i Pod/i Phone (optional) (CDE-124SXM/CDE-123 only) (Only when Connecting an i Pod/i Phone..................................26 a Sirius XM Tuner...
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Contents ENGLISH Information In Case of Difficulty.................................................. Basic Radio......................................................................... CD MP3/WMA/AAC...
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Operating Instructions HALT USE IMMEDIATELY IF A PROBLEM APPEARS. WARNING Failure to do so may cause personal injury or damage to the product. Return it to your authorized Alpine dealer or the nearest...
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If the surface is heavily soiled, dampen a clean, soft cloth in a New Discs solution of mild neutral detergent before cleaning the disc. To prevent the CD from jamming, “ERROR” is displayed if discs w...
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or a re-recording was attempted, copy-protected CDs which do not Fix the Portable audio player in a location where driver operation will conform to the audio CD industry standard. not be hindered. Use...
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*4 The Pandora source can be displayed only when PANDORA is set to ON. For details, refer to “Setting the Pandora Source” on Getting Started page 22. For CDE-123, during PANDORA F source, you can swit...
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Notes Notes Before attaching the front panel, make sure that there is no dirt or dust To synchronize the clock to another clock/watch or radio time on the connector terminals and no foreign object bet...
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Presetting Stations Automatically Radio Press BAND repeatedly until the desired radio band is displayed. Rotary encoder//ENTERSOURCE/ Press and hold TUNEA.ME for at least 2 seconds. The frequency o...
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The playback time may not be correctly displayed when a VBR (Variable Bit Rate) recorded file is played back. CD/MP3/WMA/AAC Repeat Play Rotary encoder/ /ENTERSOURCE/ Press a 4. The song is playe...
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Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired folder. What is MP3? MP3, whose official name is “MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3,” is a compression Press and hold ENTER for at least 2 seconds to play standard p...
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The maximum nested folder depth is 8 (including the root directory). The number of characters for a folder/file name is limited. Valid characters for folder/file names are letters A-Z (all caps), numb...
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Setting the Bass Control Sound Setting After selecting BASS from the 3BAND EQ adjustment You can flexibly customize the unit to suit your own preference and mode, turn the Rotary encoder to select the...
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Setting the Mid Level Turning Subwoofer ON/OFF Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Mid level (-7 When the subwoofer is on, you can adjust the subwoofer output level (refer to “Adjusting Subw...
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About the indication display Other Functions When displaying Text, the following indicators are lit according to the mode. SOURCE/ MP3/WMA/ Indica- i Pod/ Satellite AAC/USB tor/ CD Mode i Phone Radio...
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Press SOURCE, and select the AUXILIARY mode to listen to the portable device. SETUP Portable player, etc. Main unit Rotary encoder/ /ENTER AUDIO/SETUP FAV Optional adapter cable (RCA pin plugs [red...
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Turn the Rotary encoder to select a setting item, and then Notes press ENTER. Depending on the setting, some item may not be selectable. If you do not want to use this function, select “FAV OFF”. (e...
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Note ON: When the PORTABLE is set, PMD is displayed on the unit. Speakers When set to OFF, AUX REAR source cannot be selected. SPEAKER RIGHT FRONT Front Setting the AUX SETUP Mode You can input the au...
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Display Setting Sirius XM (SXM) Satellite Radio Setting (CDE-124SXM/CDE-123 only) (Only when DISPLAY is selected on the setup main menu in step 2. a Sirius XM Tuner is connected and the Dimmer Control...
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Setting the Parental Control i Pod/i Phone and USB Setting You can lock out channels with passcode protection. Channels that are locked cannot be accessed without entering the passcode. You can “i Pod...
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Remove Flash Memory from Front USB Flash Memory/Portable Connection Terminal audio player (optional) Carefully, pull out the Flash Memory from the USB cable or the USB Connection Terminal. Close the c...
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This unit has a BANK function that automatically divides every 1,000 songs stored in Flash Memory/Portable audio player into individual Searching for a desired Song banks to make searching and playing...
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Searching by Explorer (FILE NAME) mode Repeat Play (Flash Memory only) Before performing the following procedures, make sure FILE NAME is Press a 4. selected in “Setting the USB Search Mode” (refer to...
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Select Playlist/Artist/Album/Genre/ i Pod/i Phone (optional) Composer/Folder Playlist*/Artist/Album/Genre/Composer/Folder can be easily changed. Rotary encoder/ /ENTERSOURCE/ For example, if you lis...
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i Phone 3GS: Ver.4.2.1 Hierarchy 1 Hierarchy 2 Hierarchy 3 Hierarchy 4 i Phone 3G: Ver.4.2.1 i Phone: Ver.3.1.3 For clarity in identifying your model of i Pod, please see Apple’s own Podcast Episode d...
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Direct Search Function Search Position Memory The unit’s direct search function can be used to search for an album, During i Pod/i Phone playback, you can quickly return to the song, etc., more effici...
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Repeat Play Pandora Radio (i Phone) Only Repeat One is available for the i Pod/i Phone. (Optional) Repeat One: A single song is repeatedly played back. Rotary encoder/ /ENTERSOURCE/ Press a 4. The s...
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CDE-124SXM/CDE-123/CDE-122 remembers the source just before turning off the power. Even if you reconnect an i Pod/i Phone without Quick Mix launching Pandora Application while the power is off, Pandor...
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Search Position Memory Sirius XM Satellite Radio During playback, you can quickly return to the last-selected hierarchy level in the search mode. Operation (CDE-124SXM, Press . supplied; CDE-123, The...
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Checking the Sirius XM Radio ID Number Category Browsing To subscribe to the Sirius XM Satellite Radio service, it is necessary to Press or in the Sirius XM mode to activate the locate and identif...
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Receiving and Tuning to an Alert Using Jump Memory and Jump Recall function Whenever a stored sports team, artist, or song is playing on another channel, an interruption ALERT appears on the unit disp...
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Press and hold Tag for at least 2 seconds while the desired song is playing. Information The “Tag” blinks at the same time the “TAGGING” is displayed. When completed, “TAG STORED” is displayed and the...
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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. Mechanism error. The CD ha...
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Sirius XM Advisory Messages NO SUPPORT (CDE-124SXM/CDE-123 only) Text information that is not recognizable by the unit has been input. The following messages may be displayed while operating the unit ...
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A locked channel is selected. Input the passcode. On how to input passcode, refer to “How to input passcode?” on page 22. Note If wrong passcode is input, “WRONG CODE” will be displayed and the unit w...
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CHASSIS SIZE Specifications Width 178 mm (7") Height 50 mm (2") Depth 161 mm (6~3/8") FM TUNER SECTION Tuning Range 87.7~107.9 MHz NOSEPIECE SIZE Mono Usable Sensitivity 9.3 d Bf (0.8 μ...
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Installation and Connections Before installing or connecting the unit, please read the following CAUTION and refer to “Operating Instructions” on page 6 for proper use. WARNING HAVE THE WIRING AND I...
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Installation Hex Nut (M5) Screw Caution Bolt Stud When you install this unit in your car, do not remove the detachable front panel. If the detachable front panel is removed during installation, you M...
