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Variable
Crossover |
A divider
separates the audio signal into two or more frequency bands to
feed different amplifiers or speakers. |
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Optical Out |
Optical output allows the
digital signal to be transmitted between components via fibre
optic cable, maintaining absolute signal purity.. |
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DVD
DVD Audio / Video |
These new multi-channel
formats (5.1 and 6.1) deliver greater realism, audio fidelity
(up to 24-bit/192kHz and clarity, with each instrument or vocal
in its own separate sonic space. |
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WMA
Windows Media Audio |
Devices with this feature lets
you play back CDs you've burned with Windows Media Audio tracks.
This popular compressed format let you keep an enormous amount
of music on a single CD. Models with MediaXpander let you
enhance and restore the sound for full quality. |
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DTS
DTS Format |
The DTS (Digital Theater
Systems) format delivers 5.1 channels of high-quality digital
surround sound, for audio tracks that more closely match the
original master recording than other digitally encoded content.
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Dolby Digital |
Dolby Digital delivers
high-quality 5.1 multi-channel audio for surround sound content
in movies and videos. |
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MP3
MP3 Playback |
The MP3 Compatible head units
let you play CDs that you've burned with MP3 tracks. You can get
12 hours of music on a single disc. Models with MediaXpander™
enhance the MPEG compression for the full digital quality you
expect. |
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DTS-ES / DTS-Neo:6 |
DTS-ES is a high-quality
digital audio format capable of delivering 6.1 channels of
discrete audio and is also fully backwards-compatible with
non-Extended Surround decoders, while Neo:6 provides up to six
channels of matrix decoding from stereo matrix material.
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Dolby EX |
Dolby EX takes Dolby Digital
one step further with 6.1-channel sound, adding greater
dimensional detail to the mobile theatre experience. |
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Road EQ |
An advanced, high-speed
digital EQ system that records the sound of road/engine/fan
noise and automatically generates sound of a completely opposite
phase to cancel the noise_in real time! It also features fully
automatic real-time EQ adjustment for optimum sound in any
vehicle. |
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Touch Control Ready |
This display feature lets you
select menus and control parameters for your system by simply
touching the monitor screen of the IVA-D300E or TME-M770. |
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MobileHub for Nokia
Handsets |
This powerful feature lets you
link a Nokia handset to a compatible Alpine head unit —
providing head unit control and a wealth of interactive phone
functions (such as hands-free answering/dialing, call from
address book and SMS messaging), plus convenient integration
with the navigation Points-of-Interest database. |
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PulseTouch Display |
Uses different vibrations and
pressures to effectively simulate real button and slider control
on the Touch Control panel. Exceptionally easy-to-use and
intuitive, the intelligent layout also ensures consistent
operation throughout different menus. |
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i-Personalize |
Alpine’s new category of
customisation features, i-Personalize gives you up to four major
ways to customise your system: Mulitcolor Illumination, Bass
Engine control, Amplifier Link, and Data Download. |
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Amplifier Link |
Allows direct, custom control
over V12 AccuClass-D amplifiersletting you set 11 sound
processing parameters (including Time Correction and Parametric
EQ) and monitor amp conditions directly from the head unit.
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Data Download |
The perfect solution to
customising the sound of your head unit, Data Download taps into
the power and convenience of the Internet. It lets you finetune
your system settings onlineincluding Time Correction, Crossover,
and Parametric EQthen burn them to a CD-R and easily download
them to the head unit in your car. |
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MediaXpander |
Another great new
quality-boosting Alpine technology. Included on a variety of
head units, it gives you selectable expansion modes for MP3, CD,
DVD, and FM that restore quality lost in recording/transmission.
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Bass Engine® |
Functions that provide
enhanced bass and greater bass management. |
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Bass Engine® Plus |
A combination of functions
that enhance bass and offer extremely fine control over bass and
total tonal response. |
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Bass Engine® Pro |
Advanced technologies and
functions that provide the equivalent of a highly sophisticated
digital signal processor right in the head unit. |
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Quick Search |
This function lets you quickly
and easily find the songs you wantespecially on MP3/WMA discs
and the new HDA-5460. Convenient tools include search by
keyword, artist, album, song, folder, or playlist. |
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Versatile-Link |
Allows audio or video
components to be connected directly to the head unit. |
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MultiColor Illumination |
This feature allows you to
exactly match the illumination of the Alpine head unit with that
of your vehicle’s panel_quickly and easily, with an adjustment
range of 512 colours. |
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Swing Design |
The front panel swings down
for access to the loading slot and can be set at any desired
position. |
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Dual Illumination |
Allows you to switch the
button (and display) illumination between green (blue) and amber
at the touch of a button. |
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M-DAC |
Alpine sets the standard for
D/A converters with higher S/N ratio and wider dynamic range
(both 105dB). |
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4-Volt Preout |
An exclusive Alpine DC-DC
converter doubles PreOut voltage from two to four volts. This
boost in voltage ensures that the music signal will not distort
at high volume levels. |
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V-Drive Amp
60W x 4 Hybrid Amplifier |
Alpine gives you massive power
from a head unit with the V-Drive amp. Using a hybrid design (DCDC
like a regular amp plus BTL), it boosts voltage to 17.2 volts
for conversion into a powerful 60W x 4 output. |
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Class-D Circuitry |
Alpine's advanced application
of Class-D technology keeps the signal in the digital realm
until just prior to output, and markedly improves detail in the
high frequencies, thanks to enhanced time management (pulse)
accuracy. |
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Parametric Equaliser |
A divider separates the audio
signal into two or more frequency bands to feed different
amplifiers or speakers. |
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Bass EQ |
Provides a boost at 40Hz to
increase the impact of sound from the subwoofer. |
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Subsonic-Filter |
Can be used to cut sub-bass
range signals caused by voltage fluctuations for better bass
reproduction. |
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Speaker Level Input |
Allows amp to be connected
directly to a pre-installed head unit that does not have preamp
outputs. |
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MOSFET |
Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
Field Effect Transistors have higher switching speeds than
ordinary FETs, for faster response, better linearity.
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RDS
Radio Data System |
The Radio Data system receives
additional information from FM-Radio Stations such as
Alternative Frequencies and Station names.. |
