Alpine CDE-9846 User Manual

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Getting Started

CDE-9846

CDE-9842

Turning Power On and Off

Press SOURCE/POWER to turn on the unit.

• The unit can be turned on by pressing any other button except eject

c and TITLE/

Press and hold SOURCE/POWER for at least 2
seconds to turn off the unit.

• The first time power is turned on, the volume will start from level 12.

Detaching and Attaching the Front Panel

Detaching

Turn off the unit power.

Press

(Release) at the lower left side until the

front panel pops out.

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

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.

Push the left side of the front panel until it locks
firmly into the main unit.

• 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, holding the sides of the front panel

to avoid pushing buttons by mistake.

Initial System Start-Up

Be sure to press the RESET switch when using the unit for the first
time, after changing the car battery, etc.

Turn off the unit power.

Remove the detachable front panel.

Press RESET with a ballpoint pen or similar
pointed object.

Adjusting Volume

Turn the Rotary encoder (CDE-9846 only) or press

and

3 (CDE-9842 only) until the desired sound is

obtained.

Lowering Volume Quickly

Activating the Audio Mute function will instantly lower the volume
level by 20 dB.

Press MUTE/SETUP to activate the MUTE mode.

The audio level will decrease by about 20 dB.

Pressing MUTE/SETUP again will bring the audio
back to its previous level.

SOURCE/POWER

Rotary encoder

SOURCE/POWER

RESET switch

MUTE/SETUP