3.8

Out of 20 Ratings

Owner's of the Alpine Car Stereo System cda-9886 gave it a score of 3.8 out of 5. Here's how the scores stacked up:
  • Reliability

    3.9 out of 5
  • Durability

    3.63 out of 5
  • Maintenance

    3.75 out of 5
  • Performance

    4.16 out of 5
  • Ease of Use

    3.58 out of 5
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Sound (Beep) Guide Function
This function will give audible feedback with varying tones depending
upon the button pressed.
Turning Mute Mode On/Off (INT Mute)
If a device having the interrupt feature is connected, audio will be
automatically muted whenever the interrupt signal is received from the
device.
Setting the AUX+ Setup Mode
An external device (such as a portable music player) can be connected
to the iPod Direct connector of this unit. An iPod Direct/RCA Interface
cable (optional) is required.
A portable music device and an iPod cannot be connected to the iPod
Direct connector at the same time.
You can change the AUX+ name display when AUX+ is set to ON.
Press
/ENT when AUX+ is set to ON, and select AUX+ name by
turning the Rotary encoder, then press /ENT. After that, turn the
Rotary encoder to select the desired AUX+ name.
Setting the AUX+ Level (AUX IN GAIN)
After setting to ON in “Setting the AUX+ Setup Mode”, this setting can
be carried out.
Setting the External Digital Input
When an ALPINE Ai-NET compatible digital audio processor
(PXA-H701) and a DVD player (DVE-5207) not compatible with
Ai-NET are connected, set Digital AUX to ON to enjoy 5.1-channel
surround sound.
You can change the Digital AUX name display when Digital AUX is set
to ON. Press
/ENT when Digital AUX is set to ON, and select
Digital AUX name by turning the Rotary encoder, then press
/ENT. After that, turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired
Digital AUX name.
Press SOURCE/ , and select the D.Aux mode, and adjust the
volume, etc.
After input selection is completed, turn the ignition off and back on
again. Setting of the optical digital input switch is completed.
Depending on the connected audio processor, DVD player sound
may continue to be output, even though the source is changed to
another one. If this occurs, set the DVD player’s power to OFF.
Setting the AUX Mode (V-Link)
You can input TV/video sound by connecting an optional Ai-NET/RCA
Interface cable (KCA-121B) or Versatile Link Terminal (KCA-410C) to
this component.
You can change the AUX Name display when AUX IN is set to ON.
Press
/ENT when AUX IN is set to ON, and select AUX Name by
turning the Rotary encoder, and then press /ENT.
After that, turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired AUX name.
If the KCA-410C is connected, it is possible to select two AUX names.
Via KCA-410C, up to 2 external devices with RCA output can be
connected. In this case, press SOURCE/
to select AUX mode and
then press BAND to select your desired device.
Changer Name Setting
This setting is used when the head unit is connected to the USB Adapter
for MP3 (KCA-620M). You can set the name to be displayed on the unit
depending on the device to which the USB Adapter for MP3
(KCA-620M) is connected.
Connecting to an External Amplifier
When an external amplifier is connected, sound quality can be improved
by stopping the power supply of the built-in amplifier.
No sound is produced by the system when the power output is set to
OFF.
Beep ON (Initial setting) / Beep OFF
INT Mute ON / INT Mute OFF (Initial setting)
AUX+ Setup ON / AUX+ Setup OFF (Initial Setting)
AUX+ ON : Set to ON when a portable device is connected. If
SOURCE/ is pressed and AUX+ is selected, the
sound of the portable device is input to the unit.
AUX+ OFF : Set to OFF when an iPod is connected.
Low (Initial setting ) / High
Low: Decreases the external input audio level.
High: Increases the external input audio level.
Digital AUX ON / Digital AUX OFF (Initial setting)
AUX IN ON / AUX IN OFF (Initial setting)
Changer (Initial Setting) / USB / Portable
Power IC ON (Initial setting) / Power IC OFF
Power IC OFF :
Use this mode when the line output of this unit
is used to drive an external amplifier. In this
setting, the head unit’s internal amplifier is
turned OFF and can not drive speakers.
Power IC ON : The speakers are driven by the built-in
amplifier.
Amplifier
Front
left
Front
right
Amplifier
Rear
left
Rear
right
Speakers
SPEAKER
RIGHT FRONT
Front
right
SPEAKER
RIGHT REAR
Rear
right
SPEAKER
LEFT REAR
Rear
left
SPEAKER
LEFT FRONT
Front
left