Alpine CDA 9851 Owners Manual - Page 8

Adjusting Volume Turn the Rotary encoder until the desired sound is obtained. Lowering Volume Quickly Radio SOURCE/ TUNE/ POWER A.ME BAND Rotary encoder Activating the Audio Mute function will instantly lower the volume level by 20 dB. Press MUTE to activate the MUTE mode. The audio level will decrease by about 20 dB. Pressing MUTE again will bring the audio back to its previous level. Detaching and Attaching the Front Panel Detaching 1 Turn off the unit power. 2 Press (Release) at the upper left side until the front panel pops out. 3 Grasp the left side of the front panel and pull it out. • The front panel may become hot in normal usage (especially the connector terminals on the back of the front panel.) This is not a malfunction. • To protect the front panel, place it in the supplied carrying case. Attaching 1 Insert the right side of the front panel into the main unit. Align the groove on the front panel with the projections on the main unit. 2 Push the left side of the front panel until it locks firmly into the main unit. 2 1 • 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 and the main unit. • Attach the front panel carefully. Hold the panel by its sides to avoid pushing any buttons by mistake. g MENU f Preset buttons (1 through 6) Changing the Radio Frequencies for each Country For customers not living in North America, change the radio frequencies as follows. 1 Press MENU to select the SETUP mode. 2 Select the "AREA" mode by pressing g or f. 3 Choose either AREA 1 or AREA 2 by turning the Rotary encoder. AREA 1: Radio frequencies for North America AREA 2: Other Radio frequencies 4 Press MENU to select RETURN. The unit returns to normal mode. Pressing and holding MENU for at least 2 seconds will return to normal mode. • The stored radio stations will be cleared every time you change the setting. Listening to Radio 1 Press SOURCE/POWER until a radio frequency appears in the display. 2 Press BAND repeatedly until the desired radio band is displayed. FM1 → FM2 → AM → 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 DX SEEK (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: The frequency is manually tuned in steps (Manual tuning). Continued 7-EN