Alpine PXE-M60-4 User manual

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PXE-M60-4
6-Channel Audio Processor
Amplifier
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For iPhone users, please search "Alpine Music" in APP Store
to download and install it; for Android users, please scan the
QR code on the right to download and install it directly.
•Or you may use a wired controller sold separately for easy
Alpine Music

Types of Precautions ............................................ 2
Copyright Notice
Copyright Notice .................................................. 2
Required Tools
Required Tools ..................................................... 3
Accessories
Accessories .......................................................... 3
Device Interface Functions
Diagram of Device Interfaces ................................ 4
Device Interfaces Functions .................................. 5
Arrangement of Wire Pins
Arrangement of Wire Pins .................................. 6
Diagram of Mobile App
Diagram of Mobile App (General User) ............. 7
Diagram of Mobile App (Professional) ............... 8
Diagram of Mobile App (Home Page) ................. 9
Diagram of Mobile App (EQ) .............................. 10
Diagram of Mobile App (Channel)
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Diagram of Mobile App (Delay) .......................... 12
Diagram of Mobile App (Frequency combination)
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Interface ofPC software
Interface of PC Software ....................................... 14
Description of PC Software .................................. 15
Specifications
Specifications ................. ..................................... 16
Functional Parameters ......................................... 17
Table of Contents
Operation Instructions
Table of Contents

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Prohibited
Indicates a prohibited action (must not be
performed).
Prohibited
Indicates that disassembly is prohibited.
Mandatory
Indicates a mandatory operation (must be
performed).
Indicates that it should draw your close
attention.
Warning
In case of problems, please stop using
the device immediately.
Continued use may result in personal injury or damage to
the product. Please return the product to the authorised
Alpine dealer ornearby Alpine service center for repair.
The product isonly suitable for 12V
negative-grounded vehicles.
Use within other types of vehicles may create a fire or
electrical hazard.
Please contact a professional for wiring
and installation
This product requires professional expertise to wire
and install. Please contact the dealer from whom you
bought the product to install it safely.
Please do not disassemble or refit.
Doing so may result inproduct damage, fire or
electrical hazard.
Small items like bolts or screws must
be kept out of the reach of children.
If ingested, please seek Immediate medical
attention to avoid serious injury.
Any device function that may influence your attention
must be used only when the vehicle is stopped
completely. To use these functions, make sure to stop
your vehicle in a safe area first. Otherwise, it may result
in an accident.
While driving, you must maintain
the volume at a level that allows
outside noise to remain audible.
It is very dangerous not tohear an emergency vehicle
alarm or road warning signal (such as a railway
crossing) and may result in an accident. Moreover,
excessively loud volume may create permanent hearing
damage or hearing loss.
Caution
Product maintainance
Please regularly clean the item with a soft, dry cloth.
For tough stains, use only water to dampen the cloth as
other solvents may result in dissolution.
Temperature
Before starting the device, please ensure that the
temperature inside the vehicle is between +60°C and -
20°C.
Repair
In the case of a problem, please do not attempt to repair
the product yourself. Please return the product to the
authorised Alpine dealer or Alpine service center.
System matching
When PXE-640E-EL is used with active division mode to
assign signals for speakers, please ensure that
the crossover frequency is above 1500 Hz to avoid
damage to tweeters.
Installation environment
The device cannot be installed at the following locations:
•Under direct sunlight or near a hot source.
•With high humidity or near a water source.
•Dusty environments.
•Environments with violent vibration.
The text mark and logo of Bluetooth® are the registered trademarks held by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Alpine Electronics has
been authorised to use these text marks and logos. Other trademarks and names all belong to their holders.
* Electronic products should be discarded via an appropriate recycling channel to reduce electronic waste pollution.
Operating Instructions
Type ofPrecautions
Please do NOT use functions that
may distract you while driving.
Operation Instructions
Copyright Notice

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Panel removal tool
Socket
Electric drill
Torx screwdriver
Phillips screwdriver
Sleeve wrench
Wrench
Wire cutter
Wire crimper
Wire stripper
Spectrum analyzer
Oscilloscope
USB 2.0 cable
Mounting bracket × 2
Machine tooth screw × 4
Self-tapping screw ×2
Host machine
Required Tools (Vehicle Installation Specific)
Accessories

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* The device is embedded with Bluetooth.
Vehicle audio player (sold separately)
External power amplifier (sold separately)
Wired controller or Alpine
media player (sold separately)
Diagram of Device Interfaces

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1, 2
High voltage level input /
output and power interface
The high voltage level input is connected to the power output of the vehicle audio
player and the high voltage level output is connected to the loudspeaker.
3 Input select switch interface
If the switch is put to “ACC,” the device will be started by ACC. Ifput to
“HOST,” the device will be started bythe high voltageinput signal FL-/FL+.
4 Power Indicator Power Indicator.
5 Wired controller interface System extension interface.
6 RCA audio out
One set of RCA audio signal output which can be connected to the external power
amplifier.
7 USB 2.0interface
A USB2.0 cable can be used to connect acomputer and perform sound tuning and
settingsin detail.
Device Interfaces Functions

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White 20AWG ................ Front left channel output +
Purple 20AWG
............... Rear right channel output +
White / Black 20AWG
.....Front left channel output -
Purple /
Black 20AWG ... Rear right channel output -
Grey 20AWG
................ Front right channel output +
Green 20AWG
.................Rear left channel output +
Grey / Black 20AWG
.... Front right channel output -
Green / Black 20AWG
..... Rear left channel output -
Grey 20AWG
................. Front right channel input +
Grey / Black 20AWG
...... Front right channel input -
White 20AWG
................. Front left channel input +
White / Black 20AWG
......Front left channel input -
Green 20AWG
..................Rear left channel input +
Green / Black 20AWG
...... Rear left channel input -
Purple 20AWG
................ Rear right channel input +
Purple / Black 20AWG
.... Rear right channel input -
Blue / White 20AWG
........ REM OUT
Black 18AWG
................... GND
Red 20AWG
...................... ACC
Yellow 18AWG
................ +12V
Arrangement of Wire Pins

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1 Master volume
Drag and rotate the volume adjustment fader or click "+" and "-" to adjust the master volume. The
volume adjusting range is 0~35.
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Mute button
Mute the master volume
3 Connection indicator
When the Bluetooth icon is red, the mobile phone Bluetooth is not connected; when it is green,
the mobile phone Bluetooth is connected.
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Menu bar
Check device version.
5 Mode switch
Switch between General User mode and Professional User mode (General User is selected by
default).
6 Homepage
General User mode only supports quick operations including audio source switch, pre-set sound
effects recall and saving, and device version check.
About
Master volume
Not connected
Homepage
Professional user
Please type in a six-digit password
Password:
Cancel
OK
Diagram of Mobile App (General User)

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1 Menu bar
You can encrypt data, set shutdown delay, share sound effect, save sound effect, select online
effect, select local effect, check device temperature, set EQ gain step, and check version number.
2 Mode switch
Switch between General User mode and Professional User mode. Type in 6-digit password
"888888" to enter Professional User mode, which supports professional tuning operation.
3 Interface selection Profession User mode has 5 pages of different functions of tuning; Homepage, EQ,
Channel, Delay and Frequency combination.
Homepage
Channel
Delay
Frequency combination
General User
Not connected
Master volume
Encryption
Shutdown delay
Share sound effect
Save sound effect
Online sound effect
Local sound effect
Device temperature
EQ gain step size
About
Diagram of Mobile App (Professional User)

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1
Master audio source
Select master audio source (High Level and Bluetooth).
2
Master audio source
attenuation
The higher the attenuation of master audio source, the lower the master volume is. The range of
attenuation is 0% ~ 100%.
3
Auxiliary audio source
Select auxiliary audio source (High Level, Bluetooth and OFF).
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Pre-set sound effects
Save or recall multiple pre-set sound effects.
Caution: If the current audio source mode is selected, this mode cannot be superimposed any more. Otherwise, the auxiliary
audio source will be invalid.
Homepage
Master audio source
High level
Bluetooth
Master audio source attenuation
Auxiliary audio source
Pre-set sound effects
High level
Bluetooth
OFF
Pre-set 1
Pre-set 2
Pre-set 3
Pre-set 6
Pre-set 5
Pre-set 4
Pre-set operations
Recall
Save
Delete
Diagram of Mobile App (Home Page)

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1 Output channel
Slide left and right to select the output channel for EQ adjustment. There are 6 channels to
choose from.
2 Parametric EQ, Graphic EQ Switch between Parametric EQ mode and Graphic EQ mode. Mode switch will lead to
loss ofprevious settings.
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Gain
Pull the fader up and down to adjust the gain. The adjustable range is: -12.0dB ~ +12.0dB.
4 Frequency, Q value, Gain
Adjust the frequency, Q value and gain of the output channel. The gain is adjustable but the
frequency and Q value are fixed in the Graphic EQ interface. The frequency, Q value and
gain are all adjustable in the Parametric EQ interface.
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Reset EQ
Reset EQ setting.
6 Restore EQ, Direct EQ
Switch the tuned EQ data to direct state, click it again to restore the EQ data before Direct
EQ setting.
Graphic EQ
Parametric EQ
Reset EQ
Restore EQ
Diagram of Mobile App (EQ)

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1 Debugging
The debugging modes to choose from include “Copy channel EQ / volume from left to right”
or “Copy channel EQ / volume from right to left”.
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Locking
You can lock the current channel type.
3 Reset channel type
Select "Clear" to set the current channel type as Empty; select "Default" to set the current
channel type as Factory setting.
4 Channel gain
Push the fader left and right to adjust the channel volume in the range of -60dB ~ +6dB; click
the speaker button to mute.
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Channel phase
Select the channel phase (normal phase or reverse phase).
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Channel type
Select the output channel type in the pop-up window.
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Divider
Turn the low-pass filter on or off .
8 Filter type
Select filter type (Linkwitz-Riley, Butterworth or Bessel). Caution: If the slope is -6dB/Oct, the
type is not settable.
9 Frequency divider slope
Select the divider slope (-6dB/Oct, -12dB/Oct, -18dB/Oct, -24dB/Oct, -30dB/Oct, -36dB/Oct,
-42dB/Oct, or -48dB/Oct).
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Divider frequency
Select the divider frequency (between 20Hz and 20kHz).
Channel phase
Channel type
High pass
Type
Slope
Frequency
Frequency
Slope
Type
Low pass
Empty
Empty
Bessel
Linkwitz-Riley
Butterworth
Front left full frequency
Reverse
phase
Normal
phase
Channel type
Rear-middle high-frequency
Ultralow frequency
Left ultralow frequency
Cancel
Confirm
Cancel
Clear
Default
Reset prompt
After system reset, the output mode of the power
amplifier will change. Please confirm that the channels
of the high pitch speakers after system reset are the
same with those of the current system, then increase the
volume and listen, so as to prevent the speakers from
burning out.
Reset
Locking
Debugging
Gain
Channel (CH-1)
Cancel
OK
Lock prompt
Please confirm if the output configuration is locked?
Debugging prompt
Please select the debugging mode
Cancel
OK
Copy channel EQ / volume from Right to Left
Copy channel EQ / volume from Left to Right
Diagram of Mobile App (Channel)

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1 Speaker
Select the speaker of the corresponding channel, click the speaker to mute it, click it again to
unmute.
2 Delay setting
Select the corresponding speaker, push the fader left and right on the pop-up window to adjust
the delay, or click "+" and "-" to adjust the delay.
3 Unit of delay
Units of delay to choose from include ms, cm, and inch. Adjusting range: 0.000 ~ 7.354
milliseconds, 0 ~ 254 centimeters, and 0 ~ 100 inches.
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Delay group
There are 3 delay groups to choose from for each channel.
Delay
Delay setting (CH-3)
Millisecond
Centimeter
Inch
Delay group
None
Left ultralow frequency
Right ultralow frequency
Rear right full frequency
Rear left full frequency
Front right full frequency
Front left full frequency
Cancel
OK
Delay group
Reverse
phase
Normal
phase
Reverse
phase
Normal
phase
Reverse
phase
Normal
phase
Reverse
phase
Normal
phase
Reverse
phase
Normal
phase
Reverse
phase
Normal
phase
Diagram of Mobile App (Delay)

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Active or passive
output
Keep the default setting as "Passive".
Warning: if changed, you will lose the sound mixer setting of this channel.
2 Input channel
Push the fader left and right or press "+" and "-" to adjust the volume of each audio source in the
channel to achieve the purpose of sound mixing and frequency mixing.
Caution: It is strongly recommended to set the total volume of a channel to 100 to avoid clipping.
Description of mobile APP - Frequency
combination
Frequency
combination (CH-1)
Active input
Passive input
High level 1
High level 2
High level 3
High level 4
Bluetooth
Left
Bluetooth
Right
Cancel
OK
Switch prompt
If you switch mode, the set data will be cleared.
Are you sure to continue?
Diagram of Mobile App (Frequency Combination)

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Interface of PC Software

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1
Temperature display
Detect the temperature on the device surface.
2
File
Load or save scene files on PC, load or save all scene files.
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Options
Firmware update, noise gate, restore factory settings, shutdown delay, switch between
English and Chinese, check the version number.
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Encryption
Enter a 6-digit encryption password to encrypt the tuned sound effect data.
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EQ gain step size
Step size can be chosen from the range: 0.1dB ~ 0.5dB ~ 1.0dB.
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Mute button
Mute the master volume
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Master volume
Push the fader left and right to adjust the master volume in the range of 0 ~ 35.
8 Homepage
Master audio source selection (High Level and Bluetooth), Mix audio source selection
(High Level, Bluetooth and OFF), master audio source attenuation adjustment, pre-set sound
effects recall and saving, and recall of multiple sets of online sound effects are supported.
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EQ
Enter the EQ interface to go to the professional tuning interface.
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TCR Enter the Time Correction interface, set the delay value, unit ofdelay anddelay group.
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Mix Enter theMix interface, Sound mixing and Frequency mixing setting.
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Output channel display
Display the output channel curve.
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EQ curve
Display the current EQ curve status, set the frequency, Q value and gain.
14 Frequency, Q value,
Gain
Adjust the frequency, Q value and gain of the output channel. The gain is adjustable but the
frequency and Q value are fixed in the Graphic EQ interface. The frequency, Q value and
gain are all adjustable in the Parametric EQ interface.
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Parametric EQ, Graphic
EQ
Switch between Parametric EQ mode and Graphic EQ mode. Mode switch would lead to
loss of all settings.
16 Low-pass filter
Turn on or off the low-pass filter to cut off high frequency.
Select filter type (Linkwitz-Riley, Butterworth or Bessel).
Select the divider frequency (between 20Hz and 20kHz).
Select the divider slope (-6dB/Oct, -12dB/Oct, -18dB/Oct, -24dB/Oct, -30dB/Oct, -
36dB/Oct, -42dB/Oct, or -48dB/Oct).
17 High-pass filter
Turn on or off the high-pass filter to cut off low frequency.
Select filter type (Linkwitz-Riley, Butterworth or Bessel).
Select the divider frequency (between 20Hz and 20kHz).
Select the divider slope (-6dB/Oct, -12dB/Oct, -18dB/Oct, -24dB/Oct, -30dB/Oct, -
36dB/Oct, -42dB/Oct, or -48dB/Oct).
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Channel phase
Select the channel phase (normal phase or reverse phase).
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Channel gain
Push the fader left and right to adjust the channel gain, that it, to adjust the volume of the
output channel; the adjustable range is: -60dB ~ +6dB.
20 Reset channel type
Select "Clear" to set the current channel type as Empty; select "Default" to set the current
channel type as Factory setting.
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Locking
You can lock the current channel type.
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Sync The syncing modes to choose from include “Copy channel EQ / volume from left to right”
or “Copy channel EQ / volume from right to left”.
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Direct EQ, Restore EQ
Switch the tuned EQ data to direct state, click it again to restore the EQ data before Direct
EQ setting.
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Reset EQ
Reset EQ setting.
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Output channel
There are 6 output channels to choose from. Configure the type of output channel. Click the
speaker button to mute.
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Connection indicator
Connect the PC and the host machine with a USB cable. Open the software to connect the
device. Click it again to turn off the connection.
Description of PC Software

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Dynamic range
≥98dB
SNR (RCA)
≥95dB
Background noise
High level: 75uVrms; RCA: 12uVrms
Channel resolution
≥75dB
THD
≤0.01%
Input voltage
High level: 28Vpp
Output voltage
High level: 28Vpp; RCA: 6.5Vpp
Rated power
4CHX25W (4Ω, 14.4V, 1kHz, 10%THD)
Maximum power
4CHX50W (4Ω, 14.4V, 1kHz, 10%THD)
Input / output sensitivity
1:1.25 (no power amplification)
Frequency response
20Hz 〜20kHz
System sampling rate
48kHz/24bit
Input impedance
High level: 20Ω
Output impedance
51Ω
Operating voltage 9〜16V
Quiescent current
≤2.3mA (in off state)
Stand-by power consumption
≤0.1W
REM startup input
High level (FL-/FL+) or AAC optional
REM startup output
12V (0.2A)
Startup time
10s
Operating ambient temperature
-20~60°C
Storage temperature
-40~85°C
Net weight
1.2kg
Dimensions
160mmX140mmX38mm
Specifications

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Input signals
4 channels of high level, high resolution Bluetooth
Output signals
4 channels of high level, 2 channels of RCA audio
Signal gain of output channel
Range: mute, -60dB ~ +6dB
Output signal equalizer
Type: parametric EQ, graphic EQ
Frequency: 20Hz ~ 20kHz, resolution: 1Hz
Q value (slope or gradient): 0.404~28.852
Gain: -12.0dB ~ +12.0dB, resolution: 0.1dB ~ 0.5dB ~ 1.0dB
Output signal frequency divider
Each output channel is equipped with independent multi-order high-pass filter,
Filter type: Linkwitz-Riley, Bessel, Butterworth
Filter cross-over frequency: 20Hz ~ 20kHz, resolution: 1Hz
Filter slope (gradient): -6dB/Oct~-48dB/Oct
Output phase
Normal phase or reverse phase (0°/180°)
Output delay
0.000~7.354ms, 0~254cm, 0~100inch
Pre-set sound effects
Multiple sets of pre-set sound effects data can be saved in the device, call of online
sound effects is supported
Functional Parameters