Alpine TDM-7546E User manual

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FM/AM Cassette Receiver
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ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC.
Tokyo office: 1-1-8 Nishi Gotanda,
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo 141, Japan
Tel.: [phone]
ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AMERICA, INC.
19145 Gramercy Place, Torrance,
California 90501, U.S.A.
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ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC.
Suite 203, 7300 Warden Ave. Markham,
Ontario L3R 9Z6, Canada
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ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.
6-8 Fiveways Boulevarde Keysborough,
Victoria 3173, Australia
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ALPINE ELECTRONICS GmbH
Brandenburger Strasse 2-6 D-40880 Ratingen,
Germany
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ALPINE ITALIA S.p.A.
Via C. Colombo 8, 20090 Trezzano Sul
Naviglio MI, Italy
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ALPINE ELECTRONICS FRANCE S.A.R.L.
98, Rue De La Belle Etoile, Z.I. Paris Nord Il
B.P. 50016 F-95945, Roissy,
Charles De Gaulle Cedex, France
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ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF U.K., LTD.
13 Tanners Drive, Blakelands,
Milton Keynes MK14 5BU, U.K.
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ALPINE ELECTRONICS DE ESPAÑA, S.A.
Portal De Gamarra 36, Pabellón 32
01013 Vitoria (Alava)-Apdo. 133, Spain
Tel.: [phone]
Designed by ALPINE Japan
Printed in Korea (Y)
68P90664W20-B
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Pecaution
Warning
DO NOT DISASSEMBLE OR ALTER
Attempts to disassemble or alter may lead to an accident, fire and/or electric
shock.
KEEP SMALL ARTICLES OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN
Store small articles (screws etc.) in places not accessible to children. If
swallowed, consult a physician immediately.
USE THE CORRECT AMPERE RATING WHEN REPLACING FUSES
Replace fuses only with fuses of the same ampere rating. Failure to do so
may result in a fire and/or damage to the vehicle.
HALT USE IMMEDIATELY IF A PROBLEM APPEARS
When problems appear, stop using the system immediately and contact the
dealer from whom you purchased the equipment. Some problems which may
warrant immediate attention include a lack of sound, noxious odors or smoke
being emitted from the unit, or foreign objects dropped inside the unit.
DO NOT OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT WHILE DRIVING
Do not change settings while driving. If operation requiring a prolonged view
of the display is required, stop the vehicle in a safe location before attempting
operation.
Caution
DO NOT RAISE THE VOLUME EXCESSIVELY
Keep the volume at a level where you can still hear outside noises while driv-
ing. Driving while unable to hear outside sounds could cause an accident.
DO NOT USE THIS EQUIPMENT OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE
Do not use this equipment for purposes other than those listed for a vehicle.
Failure to do so may result in an electric shock or an injury.
KEEP FOREIGN OBJECTS OUT OF THE CASSETTE COMPARTMENT SLOT
Keep any foreign objects, including fingers, out of the cassette compartment
slot.
STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE CARRYING OUT ANY OPERATION THAT COULD
INTERFERE WITH YOUR DRIVING
If loading or unloading a cassette interferes with your driving, stop the vehicle
in a safe location before attempting operation.
This label is intended to alert the user to the presence of important
operating instructions.
Failure to heed the instructions will result severe injury or death.
This label is intended to alert the user to the presence of important
operating instructions.
Failure to heed the instructions can result in injury or material damage.

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Contents English
Page
2 ........................................................................... Precautions
6 ........................................................Detachable Front Panel
Basic Operation
7 ............................................................ Initial System Start-Up
7 ........................................................Automatic Setup (A.S.U.)
8 ......................................................Turning Power On and Off
9 ...............................................Adjusting Volume/Bass/Treble/
Balance/Fader
9 ....................................................... Turning Loudness On/Off
Radio Operation
10 ...................................................................... Manual Tuning
11 .........................................................Automatic Seek Tuning
12 ........................................ Manual Storing of Station Presets
13 .................................. Automatic Memory of Station Presets
14 ..................Storing into Direct Access Preset (D.A.P.) Band
15 ..................................................... Tuning to Preset Stations
Cassette Player Operation
16 ..........................................Inserting/Ejecting Cassette Tape
17 ........................................................................... Normal Play
17 ........................................................................... Repeat Play
18 .....................................................Fast Forward and Rewind
18 ..............................................................Blank Skip (B. SKIP)
19 ....................................................................Manual Reverse
20 ......................................................... Program Sensor (P.S.)
CD Shuttle Operation
21 ......................................... Controlling CD Shuttle (Optional)
22 ..................................................................Switching Display
23 ..................................................... Music Sensor (M.S.) Skip
23 .................................................Fast Forward and Backward
24 ..........................Repeat Play on Single Track or Entire Disc
24 ........................................................... M.I.X. (Random) Play
Clock Operation
25 ..................................................................... Displaying Time
26 .......................................................................... Setting Time
27 ............................................................. In Case of Difficulty
31 ...................................................................... Specifications

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Precautions
Temperature
Be sure the temperature inside the vehicle is
between +60˚C (+140˚F) and –10˚C (+14˚F)
before turning your unit on.
Tape Slack
Check and make sure any slack in the tape is
taken up before inserting the tape into the unit.
A loose tape can get caught in the mechanism
and cause damage to the unit and the tape
itself. Tighten the tape by inserting a pencil or a
similar instrument into the spindle hole and turn
until all the slack has been taken up.
Excessively Thin Tape
C-120 type cassette tapes are not recom-
mended for use in automobile tape players.
Precision Tape Mechanism
Prevent any foreign objects from entering the
cassette opening as the precision mechanism
and tape head may be damaged.
Never play dirty or dusty tapes – they can
damage the tape head.
Tape Head Cleaning
Periodic cleaning (approximately every
20 hours of use) of the tape head with a wet
type head-cleaning cassette tape (available at
audio stores) is necessary for best perform-
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Precautions
Fuse Replacement
When replacing the fuse(s), the replacement
must be of the same amperage as shown on
the fuse holder. If the fuse(s) blows more than
once, carefully check all electrical connections
for shorted circuitry. Also have your vehicle’s
voltage regulator checked.
Maintenance
If you have problems, do not attempt to repair
the unit yourself. Return it to your Alpine dealer
or the nearest Alpine Service Station for
servicing.
Installation Location
Make sure the TDM-7546E player/receiver will
not be exposed to:
•Direct sun and heat
•High humidity
•Excessive dust
•Excessive vibrations
Handling the Detachable
Front Panel
•Do not expose to rain or water.
•Do not drop or apply shock.
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Detachable Front Panel
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Detaching the Front
Panel
Press the PWR button to turn off the power.
Press the release button until the front panel
pops out.
Grasp the left side of the front panel and pull it
out.
Note: To protect the front panel, place it in
the supplied carrying case.
Attaching the Front Panel
•First insert the right side of the front panel
into the main unit by aligning the groove on
the front panel with the 2 projections on the
main unit.
•Then push the left side of the front panel
until it locks firmly in the main unit and a
"click" sound is heard.
Note: Before attaching the front panel, make
sure that there is no dirt or dust on the
connector terminals and no foreign
objects between the front panel and
main unit.
PWR
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Basic Operation
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Initial System Start-Up
Immediately after installing or applying power to
the unit, it should be initialized. To do this, first,
remove the detachable front panel. Behind the
front panel, to the right of the connector, there
is a small hole. Using a ball-point pen or other
pointed object, press the reset button mounted
behind this hole to complete the initialization
procedure.
Press the PWR (POWER) button to turn on the
unit.
Note: When Power is turned on for the very
first time, the A.S.U. (Automatic Setup)
function will be initiated automatically.
See A.S.U. description below.
Automatic Setup (A.S.U.)
This convenient feature sets up the unit
automatically after installation.
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Press and hold the A.S.U. (Automatic Setup)
button for at least 3 seconds to activate the
A.S.U. mode.
"ASU" blinks in the display.
The unit automatically performs the following
operations.
1. Activates Auto Memory mode.
2. Gradually sets the Bass, Treble, Balance
and Fader controls to their center positions.
3. Gradually increases the volume to position
12 in the display.
4. Turns the Loudness on.
5. Ends the A.S.U. mode.
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Turning Power
On and Off
Press the PWR button to turn on the unit.
Note: The unit can be turned on by pressing
any button except the Eject (c) button,
or by inserting a cassette tape.
Press the PWR button again to turn off the unit.
Basic Operation
PWR
PWR

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VOL
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BAS
BAL
FAD
Basic Operation
Adjusting
Volume/Bass/Treble/
Balance/Fader
1
Press the MODE button repeatedly to choose
the desired mode.
Note: If the ∨or ∧button is not pressed in 5
seconds after selecting the BAS, TRE,
BAL and FAD modes, the unit automati-
cally returns to the VOL mode.
Press the ∨and ∧buttons until the desired
sound is obtained in each mode.
Note: The Bass and Treble settings for each
source (FM, AM, TAPE and CD) are
automatically memorized. These
settings remain until you manually
change them.
Turning Loudness On/Off
Loudness introduces a special low- and high-
frequency emphasis at low listening levels to
compensate for the ear's decreased sensitivity
to bass and treble sound.
LOUD
Press and hold the LOUD button for at least
2seconds to activate or deactivate the
loudness mode.
MODE
LOUD
MODE
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Radio Operation
Manual Tuning
Press the SOURCE button until radio frequency
appears in the display.
TAPE
Press the TUNE button repeatedly until the
SEEK indicator disappears.
Note: Initial mode is DX SEEK.
Press the DN or UP button to move downward
or upward one step respectively until the
desired station frequency is displayed.
Note: To listen to the radio while playing a
tape, press the SOURCE button. If you
have an Alpine CD Changer connected,
press this button twice.
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Press the BAND button repeatedly until the
desired radio band is displayed.
F 1
F 2
AM
90.1
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BAND
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TUNE
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F 1 90.1
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Radio Operation
Automatic Seek Tuning
Press the SOURCE button until radio frequency
appears in the display.
TAPE
90.1
SOURCE
F 1 90.1
F 1
F 2
AM
Press the TUNE button to illuminate the DX
indicator in the display. With the DX mode
activated, both strong and weak stations will be
tuned in the Auto-Seek operation.
Press again to return to the local mode. The DX
indicator will turn off and only strong radio
stations will be tuned.
Press and release the DN or UP button to
automatically seek a station downward or
upward respectively.
Note: The ST indicator appears in the display
whenever a Stereo FM station is tuned.
As the stereo FM signal weakens, the
unit gradually changes mode from
stereo to monaural to reduce noise.
Should the level drop low enough to
completely make the signal monaural,
the ST indicator will turn off. When the
signal becomes strong enough, the unit
automatically switches back to the
stereo mode.
ST
Press the BAND button repeatedly until the
desired radio band is displayed.
BAND
PROG
TUNE
UP
DN
1
2
DX SEEK
DX SEEK
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Radio Operation
Manual Storing of Station
Presets
1. Tune in a desired radio station you wish
to store in the preset memory.
2. Press and hold any one of the preset
buttons (1 through 6) for at least 2
seconds. The station frequency will start
blinking.
3. Press the preset button into which you
wish to store the station while the display
is blinking (within 5 seconds).
The display stops blinking to indicate that
the station has been memorized. The
preset number is also displayed.
4. Repeat the procedure to store 5 other
stations onto the same band.
Use this procedure for other bands.
A total of 24 stations can be stored in the preset
memory (6 stations for each band FM1, FM2,
AM and D.A.P.).
Note: If a preset memory has already been set
in the same preset location, it will be
cleared and the new station will be
memorized.
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Radio Operation
Automatic Memory of
Station Presets
Press the SOURCE button until radio frequency
appears in the display.
TAPE
90.1
SOURCE
1
F 1
F 2
AM
Press the BAND button repeatedly until the
desired radio band is displayed.
Press and hold the A. MEMO button for at least
2seconds.
The tuner will automatically seek and store 6
strong stations in the selected band in order of
signal strength.
When the automatic storing has been com-
pleted, the tuner goes to the station stored in
the preset location No. 1.
Note: If no stations are stored, the tuner will
return to the original station you were
listening to before the auto storing
procedure began.
BAND
PROG
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Radio Operation
1
Storing into Direct Ac-
cess Preset (D.A.P.) Band
Any combination of FM and AM stations (up to
6 stations total) can be manually preset into the
D.A.P. band.
Press the D.A.P. button until the D.A.P.
indicator appears.
Press the BAND button to select FM or AM.
The selected band will be displayed.
To memorize stations onto the D.A.P. band,
follow the steps for the Automatic or Manual
Storing of Station Presets section above.
Note: This function can be used together with
the Auto Memory function. In this case,
either all FM or all AM stations will be
stored into D.A.P.
To return to normal preset mode, press the
D.A.P. button until the D.A.P. indicator disap-
pears.
BAND
PROG
D.A.P.
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Tuning to Preset Stations
Radio Operation
Press the SOURCE button until radio frequency
appears in the display.
TAPE
90.1
SOURCE
1
Press the preset button containing the desired
radio station in memory. The Band, Preset
number and station frequency will be displayed.
F 1
F 2
AM
Press the D.A.P. button for at least 2 seconds
to select the D.A.P. band.
Press the BAND button repeatedly until the
desired band is displayed.
2
D.A.P.
BAND
PROG
D.A.P.
BAND
PROG
D.A.P.
B.SKIP
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1
Insert a cassette tape into the slot with the open
side facing to the right. The player
automatically starts tape playback and the
display shows "TAPE" and the tape side being
played ( or ).
When the end of the tape is reached, the player
automatically reverses the tape direction and
plays the other side of the tape.
Cassette Player
Operation
Inserting/Ejecting Cas-
sette Tape
TAPE
2
Press the Eject (c) button when you want to
eject the cassette tape.
Notes:
1. When power is turned off or the front panel is
removed, the full-logic mechanism will
automatically switch to the PAUSE mode.
2. Auto Metal
When a metal cassette tape is inserted, the
player automatically adjusts the equalization
for metal or any other high bias tape for
optimum sound.
The display shows "MTL."

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Normal Play
Insert cassette (if there is a cassette already in
the player, press the source button) to switch
from the tuner or CD Shuttle mode. The player
begins playback. The display shows "TAPE"
and " " or " " during tape playback to show
the tape side being played. When the end of the
tape is reached, the unit automatically stops
and reverses the tape to play the other side of
the tape.
Cassette Player
Operation
1
TAPE
Press the :/Jbutton to pause the tape
playback.
Press again to resume the tape playback.
2
TAPE
TAPE
TUNE
A.MEMO
Press the Eject (c) button to stop the tape play
and eject the cassette. The tape-direction
indicator disappears.
3
TAPE
1
Press the REPEAT button and the REPEAT
indicator appears in the display. The current
program will be played back repeatedly.
Press the REPEAT button to stop the repeat
play.
The REPEAT indicator disappears.
Repeat Play
REPEAT
TAPE
REPEAT
TAPE
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Cassette Player
Operation
Fast Forward and Rewind
Press the DN or UP button during tape play to
fast rewind or forward the tape respectively.
The tape side indicator ( or ) blinks.
When the end of the tape is reached in the
rewind mode, the player stops automatically
and begins playing from the beginning of the
same side. When the end of the tape is reached
in the fast forward mode, the player stops
automatically and begins playing from the
beginning of the opposite side.
2
Press the UP button during forwarding to stop
fast forwarding and resume tape play.
Press the DN button during rewinding to stop
rewinding and resume tape play.
The tape side indicator stops blinking.
DN
UP
TAPE
1
Press the B.SKIP button during tape play to
skip over blank portions of the tape lasting 15
seconds or longer, "B.SKIP" appears on the
display.
Press the B.SKIP button to cancel the blank
skip mode. "B.SKIP" disappears from the
display.
Blank Skip (B.SKIP)
DN
UP
TAPE
B.SKIP
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B.SKIP TAPE
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Cassette Player
Operation
1
Manual Reverse
Press the PROG button during tape play to
change the direction of play. The tape side
indicators ( and ) change to show which
side of the cassette is being played.
TAPE
TAPE
BAND
PROG

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Cassette Player
Operation
1
Program Sensor (P.S.)
Press the P.S. DN button once to return to the
beginning of the current selection being played.
If you wish to return to a selection further back,
press repeatedly until the number of selections
you would like to skip is shown in the display.
The display will show PS-1 with the first press
and will increase by one with each successive
press up to PS-9. The tape indictor will blink
showing the direction of your search.
Press the P.S. UP button once to advance to
the beginning of the next selection. If you wish
to advance to a selection further ahead, press
repeatedly until the number of selections you
would like to skip is shown in the display.
The display will show PS+1 with the first press
and will increase with each successive press up
to PS+9. The tape indicator will blink showing
the direction of your search during searching
operation.
Notes:
•The program sensor feature is functional in
the tape play mode only.
•You can advance to the 9th (max.)
program or retum to the 8th (max.)
programme.
P.S. DN
2
P.S. UP
3
PS-1
PS+1