| Media |
MiniDisc with MDLP at both double and quadruple length, CD with CD TEXT, and MP3 discs on CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW |
| Customised Sound Database |
CSD holds about 250 Japanese cars. Choose the car, the front speaker size (10, 13 or 16 cm, including Alpine DDDrive), whether separate tweeters are fitted, whether a subwoofer is fitted, and whether the seats are leather or cloth, and the deck sets the cabin acoustics to suit |
| Equaliser |
7 band graphic at 63, 160, 400 Hz, 1, 2.5, 6.3 and 16 kHz, plus the Maker's EQ presets FLAT, POPS, ROCK and NEWS on the number keys. Six user curves stored, and they survive a reset or a battery disconnection |
| Active crossover |
X-OVER dividing network ahead of the amplifiers, switched between 2 way and 3 way on the base of the chassis. Cut-off points in third octave steps: 20–200 Hz on the low and mid high-pass, 20 Hz–20 kHz on the mid low-pass and 1–20 kHz on the high high-pass. Slopes at 6, 12, 18 or 24 dB/oct or flat, level from 0 to minus 12 dB on every band |
| Time correction |
Set per speaker to align arrival times and pull the image to the centre, with stored presets |
| Media Xpander |
MX1 to MX3 or off, held separately for each source. Separate characters for FM, CD, MP3 and MD, video, and the auxiliary input |
| Auto volume |
Detects engine and road noise and corrects the level automatically, at LOW, HIGH or off |
| Subwoofer |
Dedicated output with level from 0 to plus 15, phase at 0 or 180 degrees, and stereo or mono output |
| MP3 support |
Sampling 32–44.1 kHz at 32–320 kbps, ID3 tag v1 showing track, artist and album. ISO 9660 level 1 and 2 to eight folder levels, up to 510 files and folders per disc, multi-session, Mixed Mode and CD-Extra |
| Display |
Motorised panel with powered angle adjustment. Graphic screens selected on DISP including spectrum analyser patterns and screen savers, and the button illumination turns orange to show which DSP mode is live. An illumination lead dims the display with the car's lights |
| Expansion |
Ai-NET control of Alpine changers such as the CHA-S634 CD changer and MHA-S670 MD changer, and of an Ai-NET television tuner. Auxiliary input switched on in the setup menu and renameable on screen, through the optional KCA-121B Ai-RCA cable or the KCA-410C Versatile Link Terminal |
| Tuner |
FM 76.0–90.0 MHz and AM 522–1,629 kHz, both as printed on the chassis label (Japan domestic bands). FM sensitivity 0.8 uV at 9.3 dBf, S/N 80 dB or better, stereo separation 45 dB or better |
| Power |
50W x 4 maximum, speakers of 3.2 to 8 ohms, pre-out 500 mV/10 kohm |
| CD spec |
5 Hz–20 kHz (plus or minus 1 dB), S/N 105 dB or better at 1 kHz, dynamic range 93 dB or better, channel separation 86 dB or better |
| MD spec |
20 Hz–20 kHz (plus or minus 0.5 dB), S/N 105 dB or better at 1 kHz, dynamic range 90 dB or better |
| Dolby |
Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation |
| Remote support |
Carries a remote sensor in the fascia, so you can even add a remote to control it |
| Fitting note |
The chassis label warns that fitting to a Nissan needs the optional KTX-N24J mounting kit or an equivalent Nissan-specific kit |
| Electrical |
DC 14.4V (11 to 16V), negative earth, 15A fuse. Built in Japan |
| Form factor |
Double DIN (2-DIN), 178 x 100 x 160 mm, 2.5 kg |
