Alpine 5953 - Page 8

OPERATION
ta Single Track
the music track of your choice using the MS/CD UP @9 and DN 60
he REPEAT button @3) . The repeat indicator (ONE) @3) will illuminate.
Jsic track will be played back repeatedly.
) repeat play, press the REPEAT button @3) until the ONE/ALL indicator
ears.
tan Entire Disc
nlaying a disc, press the REPEAT button @3) until the ALL indicator @3) is
‘ed. The changer will play back all the tracks on the disc repeatedly.
) repeat play, press the REPEAT button once until the ONE/ALL indicator
ears.
ng the P.T.M. mode, pressing the REPEAT button 63) changes in order of
One and Off positions.
1e SCAN button @) and the unit will play back the first 10 seconds of each
‘cession. This function is useful in searching ahead on a disc for a specific
*ressing the SCAN button @) a second time deactivates the function.
idom Play)
i disc. Press the M.I.X. button while the changer is in the play or
e. Musical tracks on that disc will be played back in a random sequence
oy the microprocessor. After all the tracks on the disc have been played
the changer will begin to play the next disc in a random sequence.
ferred Track Memory)
*.M. functions only when the 5953 Controller is interconnected with the
2 CD changer which uses the CD Magazine containing 6 discs. The
ws you to preset and play back up to 60 tracks on each CD Magazine. The
i memorize a total of 720 tracks on 12 CD Magazines. The 5953 uses the
itents of the first disc to identify the magazine. Replacing this disc will
function.
:e the preset data will be memorized onto the first disc in each CD Magazine,
ure to insert a good and clean disc (with no scratch, dust or dirt) into the first
housing of the CD Magazine. Otherwise the P.T.M. mode will not function
erly.
P.T.M. indicator lights in yellow if the ignition is turned on in the CD mode,
1e 5953 CD Controller is disconnected then reconnected, or during loading of
CD Magazine into the 5952 CD Shuttle. The DISC Select buttons and the
M button become inoperative and inputtings with these buttons are not
sible while the P.T.M. indicator is on.
acks
1e POWER button (1) to turn on the unit.
he track you wish to preset.
1e P.T.M. button (5) . The digital display (3) will show “P-01” for 3
3 then return to normal display. Each time you press the P.T.M. button it
ag the P-number in the display (up to “P-60").
g the P.T.M. mode, Track storing is not possible.
OPERATION
Playback of Preset Tracks
Press the P.T.M. button (5) for more than 2 seconds. The indicator on the
P.T.M. button (5) will illuminate in red and the unit will begin playback of the preset
tracks starting with the track stored on the Preset P-01.
Clearing Preset Tracks
To clear the preset tracks on a CD Magazine, press the CLR button for more
than 2 seconds. The preset memory on the CD Magazine will be erased, and the
digital display will show “P-00” for 3 seconds then return to the normal display.
To clear all the preset tracks on all CD magazines, eject and remove the CD
Magazine from the changer and press the All CLR button (7) for more than 2
seconds. The digital display will show “[00]" for 3 seconds and will show “ ----
RADIO OPERATION
The following instructions apply only to systems that incorporate the Alpine 1390
FMX™/FM/AM tuner.
FM Stereo/Monaural Switching (MONO Button)
You can select between the Stereo and Monaural modes. During FM stereo re-
ception, should the signal become weak (the ST indicator @) in the display blinks or
disappears), select monaural reception by pressing the MONO button @3) to
decrease the noise level. To activate the stereo mode, press the MONO button @3)
again. If you are listening toa FMX™ broadcsat, press the FMX button (5) to
engage this feature.
Note: When the 1390 Tuner is connected with the 5953 and the FMX signal is
received, the FMX indicator will illuminate in red. If the FMX signal becomes
weak, the FMX indicator turns yellow.
Automatic Seek Tuning
1. Turn the power on by pressing the POWER button (1) and set to the Tuner mode
by pressing the TUNER/BAND button 7)
2. Press the TUNER/BAND button 61) until your desired band (FM1, FM2 or AM)
indicator (8) is displayed.
3. Press the TUNE/DISP button ) until the SEEK indicator @8) appears in the
display.
4. You can select the tuner seek sensitivity (local or distance) by pressing the DX/
SCAN button @). In the distance mode, the DX indicator appears and the
tuner tunes in both strong and weak stations (from A to M in the illustration
below). In the local mode, with no DX indication @2 , the tuner tunes in only
strong stations (C,F,H and L in the illustration below).
Signal Strength
Station Frequencies
5. Press the UP @ or DN 80 button. The unit automatically tunes to the next
higher or lower frequency and locks on that station. To deactivate the seek
tuning, press the TUNE/DISP button @) a second time. The SEEK indicator @8)
will disappear, and the unit will be placed in the manual tuning mode.
6. Holding the UP @ or DN @0 button will search through the frequency band.
When you release the button, the tuner will stop on the next station.
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Manual Tuning
1. Select the desired radio band with the TUNER/BAND button @)) .
2. Press the TUNE/DISP button ©) until the SEEK indicator in the display dis-
appears.
3. To tune to higher frequencies, press the UP button @9 . To tune to lower frequen-
cies, press the DN button @0 .
Manual Memory Preset
Follow the instructions below to program stations into preset memory.
1. Select the tuning band (FM1, FM2 or AM) with the TUNER/BAND
button 1)
2. Tune in your desired station manually or by using Auto Seek tuning.
3. Press and hold any Preset button for more than two seconds. The tuned
frequency and the band indicator (8) in the digital display (3) will begin to blink.
Press that button a second time while the display is blinking (within 5 seconds).
4. Your selected station will be memorized into that preset location and the indicator
will light.
Note: If a preset memory has already been programmed in that location, it will be
cleared and the new station will replace it in the preset memory.
Auto Memory Presets
1. Press the TUNE/DISP button @) to light up the A. MEMO indicator @).
2. Select the desired tuning band (FM1, FM2 or AM) with TUNER/BAND button
3. Press the UP @9 or DN @0 button. The tuner will automatically seek the six
strongest stations in each band and memorize them in order of the signal
strength. These stations are automatically placed in the preset memory with the
strongest station in Preset No. 1 and the 6th strongest station in Preset No. 6.
When seeking stations, the tuner first seeks in the local tuning mode. If less than
6 stations are memorized, the tuner seeks again in the distance (DX) mode.
4. After finishing Auto Memory Preset, the tuner goes to the station placed in preset
memory No. 1. If no stations are memorized, it returns to the original station you
were listening to before the auto memory preset procedure began.
Preset Tuning
After preset stations have been memorized:
os
Select the tuning band (FM1, FM2, or AM) with TUNER/BAND button @)) .
2. Press one of the Preset buttons and the fiber optic indicator in that button will
light.
3. The frequency of the station placed in the selected preset location will appear in
the display.
D.A.P. (Direct Access Preset)
This feature allows the storage of FM and AM presets on the same band. Press
the D.A.P. button @4) to light up the D.A.P. indicator @6) . To program stations into
the D.A.P. band, follow steps 2 - 4 as described in the Manual Memory Preset
section on Page14.
Accessing the D.A.P. Presets
1. Press the D.A.P. button G4). The D.A.P. indicator (@§) will illuminate in the
display.
2. Press one of the Preset buttons and the fiber optic indicator in that button will
light.
3. The frequency of the station placed in the selected D.A.P. location will appear in
the display.