Alpine PXE-X120-10DP User manual

PXE-X120-10DP
12-Sound Track High Sound Quality Audio
Processor
●For iPhone users, please search "PXE-X120-10DP Tuning APP" in the APP Store to
download and install; for Android users, please scan the QR code on the right to download
and install the app directly.
●Or you may use a wired controller sold separately for easy control of the device.
Tuning APP

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Operating Instructions
Type of precautions ....................................................... 2
Copyright notice
Copyright notice ............................................................ 2
Repair tool
Tools that may be required (depending on the vehicle) . 3
Accessory list
Accessory list ................................................................ 3
Device description
Diagram of device interfaces ......................................... 4
Description of device interfaces and their functions ...... 5
Wire pin arrangement
Wire pin arrangement.................................................... 6
Description of APP
Description of mobile APP - Homepage (full sound field) .........8
Description of mobile APP - Homepage (sound zone) .............9
Description of mobile APP - Delay ...........................................10
Description of mobile APP - Channel .......................................11
Description of mobile APP - EQ...............................................12
Description of mobile APP - Frequency combination................13
Description of PC software
Interface of PC software (full sound field)...................... 14
Description of PC software (full sound field).................. 15
Interface of PC software (sound zone).......................... 16
Description of PC software (sound zone)...................... 17
Technical parameters
Specifications ................................................................ 18
Functional parameters................................................... 19
Information
Hazardous substances.................................................. 20
Information of maintenance stations.............................. 20
Contents

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Type of precautions
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
When a problem occurs, please stop
using the device immediately
Otherwise, it may result in personal injury or a damaged
product. Please return the product to the authorized Alpine
dealer or nearby Alpine service center for repair.
The product is only suitable for 12V
negative-grounded vehicles.
Otherwise, it may lead to an accident like fire, etc.
Please call a professional for wiring
and installation
It needs professional expertise and experiences to wire
and install the product. Please contact the dealer from
whom you bought the product to install it for safety.
Please do not disassemble or refit.
Otherwise, it may result in an accident, fire or electric
shock.
Small items like bolts or screws
should be kept out of the reach of
child.
If ingested, it may result in severe injury. Once ingested,
please seek medical attention immediately.
Please do not use any function that
may distract you during driving.
Any function that may influence your attention should be
used only when the vehicle is stopped completely. To use
these functions, please first stop your
vehicle in a safe
area. Otherwise, it may result in an accident.
When driving, you must maintain
the volume at a level such that the
noise outside can still be heard.
It is very dangerous not to clearly hear an emergency
vehicle alarm and road warning
signal (such as a railway
crossing) and may result in an accident. Moreover, high
volume may damage your hearing.
Caution
Product cleaning
Please clean the product regularly with a soft dry cloth.
For any dirt difficult to clean, only water can be
used to
soak the cloth. Any other solvents may lead to dissolution.
Temperature
Before starting the device, please ensure that the
temperature inside the vehicle is between +60°C and
-
20°C.
Repair
In case of problems, please do not repair them by
yourself. Please return the product to the authorized
Alpine dealer or nearby Alpine service center for repair.
System matching
When PXE-X120-10DP is used with active division mode
to assign signals for speakers, please ensure that the
frequency
division point of high pitch is above 1500 Hz to
avoid damage to high pitch speakers
Installation site
The device cannot be installed at the following locations:
●
Under direct sunlight and near a hot source
●
Places with very high humidity or near a water source
●
Dusty sites
● Environments with violent vibration
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Operating 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
2×13P Input line
2×12P Input line
2×8P Power cord
USB 2.0 cable
Machine tooth screw ×4
Self-tapping screw ×4
Mounting bracket
Host machine
Bluetooth
Tools that may be required
Accessory list

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Diagram of device interfaces
External Bluetooth
Wired controller or Alpine media
player (sold separately)
External power amplifier (sold separately)
Vehicle audio player (sold separately)
Vehicle
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1 RCA audio output interface
One set of RCA audio signal output which can be connected to the
external power amplifier.
2 RCA audio input interface
One set of RCA audio signal input which can be connected to the
RCA audio signal output of the vehicle audio player.
3
High level input interface
Connected to the high level output of the vehicle audio player.
4 Ambient light interface
Connecting the ambient light interface to control the operation of
ambient light.
5 Optical/Coaxial input interface
Connecting the optical fiber cable or coaxial cable of the vehicle
audio player and switch the audio source of the device to a digital
signal input to play optical or coaxial digital signals.
6 External Bluetooth input
interface
When High-Definition Bluetooth is selected as the input signal or
PXE-X120-10DP mobile Tuning APP is successfully connected,
the Bluetooth icon is constant on.
7
Wired controller interface
A system extension interface.
8 USB 2.0 interface
A USB 2.0 cable can be used to connect the computer and
perform tone tuning and setting in detail.
9
Protection display lamp
Protection display lamp.
10
Power display lamp
Power display lamp.
11 Input switch interface
If the switch is put to “ACC”, the device will be started by ACC; if
put to “HOST”, the device will be started by the high voltage level
input signal H1-/H1+.
12
Fuse socket
Two 30A fuses.
13
Power interface
Connect the vehicle battery.
14
High level input interface
Connect the power amplifier output of the device to speakers.
15
External power amplifier
Connect the external power amplifier
16
Vehicle audio player
Connect the vehicle audio player.
Description of device interfaces and their functions

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Wire pin arrangement
Yellow 16AWG ......................+12V
Yellow 16AWG ......................+12V
Yellow 16AWG ......................+12V
Yellow 16AWG ......................+12V
Yellow 16AWG ..................
....+12V
Yellow 16AWG ......................+12V
Black 16AWG .........................GND
Black 16AWG .........................GND
Black 16AWG .........................GND
Black 16AWG .........................GND
Black 16AWG .........................GND
Black 16AWG .........................GND
Blue/White 20AWG ................
...REM OUT
NC
Red 20AWG ............................ACC
NC
White/Black 20AWG ..................Output channel 1-
White 20AWG ............................Output channel 1+
White/Black 20AWG ..................Output channel 2
-
White 20AWG ............................Output channel 2+
White/Black 20AWG ..................Output channel
3-
White 20AWG ............................Output channel 3+
White/Black 20AWG ..................Output channel 4
-
White 20AWG ............................Output channel 4+
White/Black 20AWG ..................Output channel 5
-
White 20AWG ................
............Output channel 5+
White/Black 16AWG ..................Output channel 6
-
White 16AWG ............................Output channel 6+
White/Black 16AWG ..................Output channel 7
-
White 16AWG ............................Output channel 7+
Wh
ite/Black 16AWG ..................Output channel 8-
White 16AWG ............................Output channel 8+
White 16AWG ............................Output channel 9+
White 16AWG ............................Output channel 9+
White/Black 16AWG
..................Output channel 9-
White/Black 16AWG ..................Output channel 9
-
White/Black 16AWG ..................Output channel 10
-
White/Black 16AWG ..................Output channel 10
-
White 16AWG ............................Output channel 1
0+
White 16AWG ............................Output channel 10+

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Wire pin arrangement
White/Black 22AWG..............High level input channel 1-
White
22AWG........................High level input channel 1+
White/Black 22AWG..............High level input channel 2
-
White 22AWG........................High level input channel 2+
White/Black 22AWG..............High level input channel 3
-
White 22AWG.......
.................High level input channel 3+
White/Black 22AWG..............High level input channel 4
-
White 22AWG........................High level input channel 4+
White/Black 22AWG..............High level input channel 5
-
White 22AWG...................
.....High level input channel 5+
White/Black 22AWG..............High level input channel 6
-
White 22AWG........................High level input channel 6+
White/Black 22AWG..............High level input channel 7
-
White 22AWG........................High le
vel input channel 7+
White/Black 22AWG..............High level input channel 8
-
White 22AWG........................High level input channel 8+
White/Black 22AWG..............High level input channel 9
-
White 22AWG........................High level input ch
annel 9+
White/Black 22AWG..............High level input channel 10
-
White 22AWG........................High level input channel 10+
White/Black 22AWG..............High level input channel 11
-
White 22AWG........................High level input channel 11+
White/Black 22AWG..............High level input channel 12
-
White 22AWG........................High level input channel 12+
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1
Mute button
Mute the master volume
2
Master volume
Pull the fader up and down to adjust the master volume.
3
Master audio
source
Switch master audio source (optical, coaxial, high level, Bluetooth and low level).
4
Sound zone switch
Switch sound zone on or off (off by default).
5
Connection
indication
When the Bluetooth icon is red, the mobile phone Bluetooth is not connected; when
it is green, the mobile phone Bluetooth is connected.
6 Menu bar
You can set DSP high pitch protection, built-in sound effect switch, data encryption,
EQ gain step, shutdown delay, share sound effects, save sound effects, online
sound effects, local sound effects, set temperature and view version number.
7 Auxiliary audio
source
Switch auxiliary audio source (optical, coaxial, high level, Bluetooth and low level);
the more the attenuation of master audio source, the lower the master sound
volume, range of attenuation: 0%~100%.
8
Pre-set sound
effects
Save and call multiple pre-set sound effect data, slide left and right to select
different preset sound effect data.
9 Page selection
There are 5 pages of different functions, Delay, Channel, Homepage, EQ, and
Frequency combination, and the device goes to Homepage (full sound field) by
default.
Caution: the Bluetooth audio source and low level audio source are mutually exclusive and cannot be
superposed.
Description of mobile APP - Homepage (full sound field)

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Click to turn on the sound zone switch in Homepage for sound zone setting, you can match the audio sources
of the front and rear sound fields of sound zone I and sound zone II flexibly and freely. For example, set front
sound field of sound zone I to CH1~CH6 and select high level as master audio source, set rear sound field of
sound zone II to CH7~CH12 and select optical as master audio source, then CH1~CH6 of front sound field will
play music from high level audio source and CH7~CH12 of rear sound field will play music from optical audio
source, such that audio sources of front and rear sound fields are matched flexibly and freely.
When sound zone switch is turned on, the sound zone interface is shown in the figure above
1 Sound zone I
Select sound zone I and you can switch master audio source of sound zone I
(optical, coaxial, high level, Bluetooth, and low level), switch auxiliary audio source
(optical, coaxial, high level, Bluetooth, low level and off), select channel, adjust
sound volume (range 0~35) and set attenuation of master audio source (range
0~100).
2 Sound zone II
Select sound zone II and you can switch master audio source (optical, coaxial, high
level, Bluetooth and low level), select channel, and adjust sound volume (range
0~35).
Caution:
1. The master audio source and auxiliary audio source of sound zone I are mutually exclusive, that is, the
auxiliary audio source and the current master audio source input cannot be superimposed; otherwise the
auxiliary audio source will be invalid (optical and coaxial are both digital audio sources and cannot be
superimposed);
2. The channels of sound zone I and sound zone II are mutually exclusive. If CH1~CH6 are selected as
channel of sound zone I, CH1~CH6 will be invalid for sound zone II.
Description of mobile APP - Homepage (sound zone)

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1 Speaker
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.
2
Delay group
There are 6 delay groups to choose from for each channel.
3 Unit of delay
Units of delay to choose from include ms, cm, and in.
Adjusting range: 0.000~20.000 ms, 0~692 cm, 0~273 in.
Description of mobile APP - Delay

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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”.
2
Locking
You can lock the current channel type.
3 Slope
Select the divider slope (-6dB/Oct, -12dB/Oct, -18dB/Oct -24dB/Oct -30dB/Oct, -
36dB/Oct, -42dB/Oct, or -48dB/Oct).
Output channel
Slide left and right to select the output channel to set. There are 12 channels to
choose from.
5
Bridging
Bridging and Stereo selection between CH9/CH10
6
Divider
Turn on or off High-pass/Low-pass.
7
Filter type
Select filter type (Linkwitz-Riley, Butterworth or Bessel)
8
Divider frequency
Select the divider frequency (between 20Hz and 20kHz).
9
Channel type
Select the channel type in the pull-down menu.
10 Channel volume
Push and fader left and right to adjust the channel volume in the range of -
60dB~6dB; click the speaker button to mute.
11
Channel phase
Select the channel phase (normal phase or reverse phase).
12
Low pitch phase
Adjust the low pitch phase of output channel in the range of 0°~360°.
13 Reset channel type
Select "Clear" to set the current channel type as Empty; select "OK" to set the
current channel type as Factory setting.
Description of mobile APP - Channel

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1
Reset EQ
Reset EQ setting.
2
Restore EQ, Direct
EQ
Switch the tuned EQ data to direct state, click it again to restore the EQ data
before Direct EQ setting.
3 Output channel
Slide left and right to select the output channel for EQ adjustment. There are 12
channels to choose from.
4
EQ display
Display the EQ adjustment curve.
5 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.
6 Gain
Pull the fader up and down to adjust the gain. The adjustable range is: -
12.0dB~+12.0dB.
7 Waveband ON/OFF
Switch the tuned EQ data of the current waveband to the direct state, and click it
again to restore the EQ data before the Direct EQ setting.
8
Parametric EQ,
Graphic EQ
Switch between Parametric EQ mode and Graphic EQ mode. Mode switch
would lead to loss of all settings.
Description of mobile APP - EQ

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1
Output channel
Slide left and right to select the output channel for combined frequency setting.
There are 12 channels to choose from.
2
Active or passive
input
Keep the default setting as "Passive". Warning: if changed, you will lose the sound
mixer setting of this channel.
3
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

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Interface of PC software (full sound field)

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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.
3 Options
DSP high pitch protection, firmware update, noise gate, built-in power amplifier,
restore factory settings, shutdown delay, switch between English and Chinese,
check the version number.
4
Encryption
Enter a 6-digit password to encrypt the tuned sound effect data.
5
EQ gain step size
Step size can be chosen from the range: 0.1dB ~ 0.5dB ~ 1.0dB.
6
Mute button
Mute the master volume
7
Master volume
Pull the fader left and right to adjust the master volume.
8
Sound zone switch
Switch sound zone on or off (off by default).
9 Homepage
Selection of master audio source (optical, coaxial, high level, Bluetooth and low
level).
Selection of auxiliary audio source (optical, coaxial, high level, Bluetooth, low
level and off).
Adjustment of master audio source attenuation (adjustable range 0~100%).
Save or call multiple sets of pre-set sound effects, support call of online sound
effects.
10
EQ
Enter the EQ interface, professional tuning interface.
11
Delay
Enter the Delay interface, set the delay value, unit of delay and delay group.
12
Frequency
combination
Enter the Frequency Combination interface, set Sound Mixing and Frequency
Mixing.
13
Output channel
display
Display the output channel curve.
14
EQ curve
Display the current EQ curve status, set the frequency, Q value and gain.
15 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.
17 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).
18 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).
19
Channel phase
Select the channel phase (normal phase or reverse phase).
20
Low pitch phase
Adjust the low pitch phase of output channel in the range of 0°~360°.
21 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.
22
Direct EQ, Restore
EQ
Switch the tuned EQ data to direct state, click it again to restore the EQ data
before Direct EQ setting.
23
Reset EQ
Reset EQ setting.
24 Output channel
There are 12 output channels to choose from. Configure the type of output
channel. Click the speaker button to mute.
25 Connection indication
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 (full sound field)

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Interface of PC software (sound zone)

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When sound zone switch is turned on, the sound zone interface is shown in the figure above
1
Sound zone switch
Turn on sound zone switch to make sound zone settings.
2 Homepage
You can match the audio sources of the front and rear sound fields of sound zone I
and sound zone II flexibly and freely on the Homepage. For example, set front
sound field of sound zone I to CH1~CH6 and select high level as master audio
source, set rear sound field of sound zone II to CH7~CH12 and select optical as
master audio source, then CH1~CH6 of front sound field will play music from high
level audio source and CH7~CH12 of rear sound field will play music from optical
audio source, such that audio sources of front and rear sound fields are matched
flexibly and freely.
Sound zone I
Select sound zone I and you can switch master audio source of sound zone I
(optical, coaxial, high level, Bluetooth, and low level), switch auxiliary audio source
(optical, coaxial, high level, Bluetooth, low level and off), select channel, adjust
sound volume (range 0~35) and set attenuation of master audio source (adjustable
range 0~100).
4 Sound zone II
Select sound zone II and you can switch master audio source (optical, coaxial, high
level, Bluetooth and low level), select channel, and adjust master sound volume
(range 0~35).
Caution:
1. The master audio source and auxiliary audio source of sound zone I are mutually exclusive, that is, the
auxiliary audio source and the current master audio source input cannot be superimposed; otherwise the
auxiliary audio source will be invalid (optical and coaxial are both digital audio sources and cannot be
superimposed);
2. The channels of sound zone I and sound zone II are mutually exclusive. If CH1~CH6 are selected as
channel of sound zone I, CH1~CH6 will be invalid for sound zone II.
Description of PC software (sound zone)

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Dynamic range
≥100dB
Signal to noise ratio (RCA)
≥100dB
Background noise
High level CH1~CH4: 58uVrms, CH5~CH8: 113uVrms,
CH9~CH10: 115uVrms; RCA: 8.8uVrms
Channel resolution
≥80dB
THD
≤0.01%
Input voltage
High level: 30Vpp; RCA: 6.5Vpp
Output voltage
High level CH1~CH4: 28Vpp, CH5~CH8: 40Vpp,
CH9~CH10: 58Vpp; RCA: 8Vpp
Rated power
CH1~CH4: 25W, CH5~CH8: 50W,
CH9~CH10: 100W (4Ω, 14.4V, 1kHz, 10%THD),
Bridging CH9~CH10: 1CH×200W (4Ω, 14.4V, 1kHz, 10%THD)
Maximum power
CH1~CH4: 50W, CH5~CH8: 100W,
CH9~CH10: 200W (4Ω, 14.4V, 1kHz, 10%THD),
Bridging CH9~CH10: 1CH×400W (4Ω, 14.4V, 1kHz, 10%THD)
Input/output sensitivity (RCA)
1:1.23 (no power amplification)
Frequency response 20Hz 〜20kHz
System sampling rate
48kHz/24bit
Input impedance
High level: 18Ω; RCA: 15kΩ
Output impedance
51Ω
Working voltage 9〜16V
Quiescent current
≤3mA (in off state)
Stand-by power consumption
≤0.1W
REM startup input
High level (H1-/H1+), ACC optional
REM startup output
12V (0.2A)
Startup time
10s
Operating ambient temperature
-20~60°C
Storage temperature
-40~85°C
Net weight
3.9kg
Dimensions
250mm×234mm×50mm
Specification parameters