Alpine 7390M - Operation; Basic Operations; Mode Switching and Radio Operation

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OPERATION
@ BASIC OPERATION
Power Switch and Volume Control &
Rotating the Power Switch 49 clockwise turns power ON and continuously increases the
volume. Rotating the control counterclockwise will continuously decrease the volume,
and turn the Power Off.
Note: Keep the volume control turned fully counterclockwise before your program
starts. Adjust the volume by gradually turning the contro! clockwise once
playback begins.
Do not turn the control clockwise abruptly as the excessive power could
damage the speakers.
Balance Control @
Pull on the Volume Control @ and rotate to balance between left and right speakers.
Fader Control
Rotate the Fader Control @ for your desired front to rear volume balance.
Separate Bass and Treble Controls (©, @) ;
Slide these controls to the right to increase, and to the left to decrease the level of Bass
or Treble.
Loudness
Press and hold the LOUD button @0 for more than two seconds to activate the loudness
function. Press and hold the LOUD button for more than two seconds again to defeat this
feature.
Mode Switching of the 7390M
1. Radio Mode
Press the TUNER Switch © to put the unit into Radio mode. The Band indicator @
(FM, MW or LW) will appear in the display.
2. Cassette Player Mode
Press the TAPE button & to put the unit into the cassette player mode.
3. C.D. Changer Mode
Press the DISC button @ to put the unit into the CD mode. If the Alpine 5952 CD
Changer has not been connected, “E E E E" will appear in the display @.
@ RADIO OPERATION
Turn the power on and set the unit to the Radio mode.
Band Selector Switch
Press the BAND Switch © to select the desired tuning band. The Band Indicator @
shows your selection.
Local/Distance (DX) Sensitivity Switching for FM, MW and LW
You can select the radio SEEK sensitivity (local or distance (DX)) by pressing the DX
Switch ©.
In the distance mode, with DX indication @, the radio tunes in both strong and weak
stations (from A to M in the illustration).
In the Local mode, with no DX indication @, the radio tunes in only strong stations (C, F,
H and L in the illustration).
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Signal Strength
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Station Frequencies
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OPERATION
Automatic FM Stereo/Monaural Switching
During FM stereo reception, the “ST” indicator © lights up.
When the station signal becomes weak, the unit automatically switches to the monaural
mode to reduce the noise and the “ST” indicator disappears. Should the signal become
strong enough, the unit automatically changes back to the stereo mode.
Manual Tuning
1. Press the TUNE button © until the SEEK 63 and A. MEMO 42 indicators disappear in
the display ©.
2. To select the tuning band, press the BAND Switch ©. The band indicator @ shows
your selection.
3. To tune to higher frequencies, press the M.S. - CD button on the top (UP) ®.
4. To tune to lower frequencies, press this same button on the bottom (DowN) @9.
Auto Seek Tuning
1. Press the TUNE button © until the SEEK indicator @ appears in the display.
2. Select the tuning band with the BAND Switch ©.
3. Press the UP pp or DOWN 4 @ button. The unit automatically tunes to the
next higher or lower frequency and locks on that station.
Manual Memory Preset
Follow the instructions below to program stations into preset memory.
1. Select the tuning band (FM1, FM2, MW, LW) @ with the BAND switch ©.
2. Tune in your desired station by manual or Auto Seek tuning.
3. Press and hold any Preset Button (@ — @) for more than two seconds. The tuned
frequency in the Numeric Display © will begin to blink. Press that button a second
time while the indication is blinking (within five seconds.)
4. Your selected station will be placed into that preset location and the indicator will light.
Note: |f a preset memory has already been programmed in that location, it will be
cleared and the new station will replace in the preset memory.
Auto Memory Preset
1. Press the TUNE button © to light up the A-LMEMO indicator 2.
2. Select the desired tuning band (FM1, FM2, MW or LW) @ with the BAND Switch @®.
3. Press the UP ® or DN @ 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 the preset stations have been memorized, you can tune in your desired station
(within the band displayed) with one touch of a button.
1. Select the tuning band (FM1, FM2, MW or LW) @ with the BAND Switch ©.
2. Press any one of the Preset buttons {@ — @) and the 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, MW and LW presets on the same band. Press
the D.A.P. button @ 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 Page 15.
Accessing the D.A.P. Presets
1. Press the D.A.P. button @. The D.A-P. indicator & will illuminate in the display.
2. Press one of preset buttons (@— @) and the 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.
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Traffic Information Receiving
This model is equipped with traffic information receiving apparatus to £
Germany where the traffic information is broadcast in FM. The following
this unit to receive traffic information broadcasting.
1. Select FM position.
2. Depress the SDK switch @ and tune to a station. If the station is a tr
station, the SK indicator @ will glow and show the reception of a brox
traffic information station.
NOTE: SK Indicator
When SK signal is received irrespective of the SDK switch position, tt
will illuminate.
3. In the SDK mode, stations other than traffic information stations are r
out. Therefore, it is easy to select a traffic information station.
4. As the signal of the tuned traffic information station becomes weak, 1
will extinguish. Then after the lapse of 25 seconds, a rhythmical alar
urge retuning to another stronger station. If the reception of further t
is required, tune in the desired traffic information station. When rece
will stop and the SK indicator illuminates. Since the alarm will contint
from any other traffic stations can be received, release SDK switch fc
normal broadcasting.
5. When the unit is playing a tape or a CD with the SDK switch pushed
traffic information station, the tape or CD play is interrupted and char
if the pre-tuned station begins a traffic information message. When 1
over, the unit reverts to tape or CD play automatically.
6. Even if the VOLUME control is set to the minimum position, the volur
information will be automatically adjusted to proper level. After the n
sound volume returns to the previously adjusted level.
7. If traffic information reception is no longer necessary, release SDK sv
radio reception.
NOTE: When the SDK switch is pressed and there is no SK signal, ALA
after the lapse of 25 seconds. Press the SDK switch again to s
@ TAPE PLAYER OPERATION
Turn the unit on and press the TAPE » / & button @ to access the t
Dolby* B/C Noise Reduction
Before playing a cassette tape, check to see if it is encoded with Dolb:
reduction.
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Press the Dolby B or C button (@ or @) when playing a Dolby encodec
B or Dolby C indicator in the button will illuminate to show you which noi:
system you have activated.
Cassette Loading and Reloading
1. Insert a prerecorded cassette tape into the tape slot © with the open
your right.
2. If the cassette tape is not completely loaded into the deck, lightly pre
into the slot.
Eject
Press the EJECT button 9 to eject the cassette tape from the tape mé
Playback
1. Insert a prerecorded cassette tape with open side facing right. The pl
immediately.
2. If a cassette tape is already loaded in the unit, press the Play ( » / Il
start playback.
3. To stop tape play, press the EJECT button 69 or turn the power off w
switch 69.