Page 2 - Warning; DO NOT DISASSEMBLE OR ALTER; Precaution
3 Warning DO NOT DISASSEMBLE OR ALTER Attempts to disassemble or alter maylead to an accident, fire and/or electricshock. KEEP SMALL ARTICLES OUT OF THEREACH OF CHILDREN Store small articles (batteries, screws,etc.) in places not accessible tochildren. If swallowed, consult aphysician immediately. U...
Page 3 - Caution
4 Caution DO NOT BLOCK VENTS OR RADIA-TOR PANELS Do not block air vents or heat dis-charge plates. Blocking them willcause heat to build up inside and mayresult in fire. DO NOT RAISE THE VOLUME EXCES-SIVELY Keep the volume at a level where youcan still hear outside noises whiledriving. Driving while...
Page 4 - Contents; Basic Operation
5 Contents English Page3 ............................................................................ Precautions8 ......................................................... Detachable Front Panel Basic Operation 10 ........................................................... Initial System Start-Up10...
Page 5 - Precautions
6 English Precautions Temperature Be sure the temperature inside the vehicle isbetween +60 ° C (+140 ° F) and –10 ° C (+14 ° F) before turing your unit on. Tape Slack Check and make sure any slack in the tape istaken up before inserting the tape into the unit.A loose tape can get caught in the mecha...
Page 6 - Installation Location
7 English Precautions Installation Location Make sure the TDA-7548E/TDA-7547E will notbe installed in a location subjected to: • Direct sun and heat • High humidity and water • Excessive dust • Excessive vibrations Handling the DetachableFront Panel • Do not expose to rain or water. • Do not drop or...
Page 9 - Initial System Start-Up
10 English Basic Operation Initial System Start-Up Press the PWR (POWER) button to turn on theunit. Note: When Power is turned on for the very first time, the A.S.U. (Automatic Set-Up)function will be initiated automatically.See A.S.U. description below. Automatic Setup (A.S.U.) This convenient feat...
Page 10 - NFP OFF
11 English Basic Operation Turning PowerOn and Off Press the PWR button to turn on the unit. Note: The unit can be turned on by pressing any other button except the eject c and CLK buttons. The volume level gradually increases to theprevious level you were listening to before theunit was turned off....
Page 11 - Turning Loudness On/Off
12 English Basic Operation Turning Loudness On/Off Press and hold the AUDIO CONTROL buttonfor at least 2 seconds to activate or deactivatethe loudness mode. The display shows "LOUD"when the loudness mode is activated. Note: When an optional Alpine Audio Proces- sor (Equalizer or Divider) is ...
Page 13 - Demonstration; DEMO
14 English Basic Operation Demonstration In the Demonstration (DEMO) mode, the unitscans each source; tuner, cassette tape andCD. Press and hold the DEMO button for at least 3seconds to activate the DEMO mode."DEMO" blinks in the display.The unit automatically performs the followingscanning ...
Page 14 - Radio Operation; Manual Tuning
15 Radio Operation English Press the SOURCE button until radio frequencyappears in the display. 1 Manual Tuning Press the BAND button repeatedly until thedesired radio band is displayed. 2 90.10 TAPE SOURCE A.S.U. Press the TUNE button repeatedly until "DXSEEK" and "SEEK" disappears ...
Page 15 - Automatic Seek Tuning
16 Radio Operation English Automatic Seek Tuning 1 Press the SOURCE button until radio frequencyappears in the display. Press the BAND button repeatedly until thedesired radio band is displayed. 2 90.10 TAPE SOURCE A.S.U. BAND PROG F 1 F 2 AM Press the TUNE button to illuminate the DX andSEEK indica...
Page 16 - Mono/Stereo Switching
17 Radio Operation English Mono/Stereo Switching 1 Press the "F" button. The function indicator onthe button will turn off. "ST" indicator appears when a stereo station istuned in. Press the MONO button to switch from stereoto monaural FM reception. This will help inreducing the nois...
Page 20 - Tuning to Preset Stations
21 Radio Operation English Tuning to Preset Stations Press the SOURCE button until the frequencyappears in the display. Press the BAND button repeatedly until thedesired band is displayed. 1 2 To select the D.A.P. band, press the F buttonthen the D.A.P. button.The D.A.P. indicator will appear in the...
Page 21 - Displaying Station Titles; ALPINE
22 Radio Operation English Displaying Station Titles If a title has been entered for the selectedstation, it can be displayed in place of thefrequency. The display will toggle between thefrequency and title display with each press ofthe TITLE button.(Refer to page 23 to title stations.) 1 Title not ...
Page 22 - Titling Stations; BLPINE
23 Radio Operation English Titling Stations 1 Tune in a station to be titled. Press and hold the TITLE button for at least 3seconds. The first digit will blink. 3 Press the TITLE button twice (once if you arealready in the Clock Priority mode) to select thepreset station titling mode. "--------&...
Page 24 - F1 ALPINE
25 Radio Operation English 1 Press the TITLE button to activate the TitleDisplay mode. Press the DN g or UP f button to select the desired station title. 3 Press and hold the T.S.M. button for at least 2seconds while the station title is displayed.The titled station in memory blinks in the display. ...
Page 26 - Normal Play
27 English Cassette PlayerOperation 1 Normal Play Insert cassette (if there is a cassette already inthe player, press the source button) to switchfrom the tuner or CD Shuttle mode. The playerbegins playback. The display shows "TAPE"and " " or " " during tape playback to show ...
Page 27 - Repeat Play
28 English Cassette PlayerOperation 1 After inserting a Dolby B NR encoded tape,press the p button. The display shows the Dolby NR mark ( p ). The tape noise is reduced in the Dolby NRmode when a Dolby B NR encoded tape isplayed.Press the p button to cancel the Dolby NR mode. 1 Repeat Play Press the...
Page 28 - Fast Forward and Rewind
29 English Cassette PlayerOperation Press the UP button during forwarding to stopfast forwarding and resume tape play.Press the DN button during rewinding to stoprewinding and resume tape play.The tape side indicator stops blinking. Fast Forward and Rewind Press the DN or UP button during tape play ...
Page 29 - Scanning Programs; Manual Reverse
30 English Cassette PlayerOperation Scanning Programs Press the SCAN button to play the first 10seconds of each program on the tape. "SCAN"appears on the display. Press the SCAN button to cancel the scanningwhen the desired program is found. 1 SCAN SCAN 6 Note: The SCAN operation cannot dete...
Page 32 - CD Shuttle Operation
33 English CD Shuttle Operation Controlling CD Shuttle(Optional) An optional Alpine CD Shuttle may be con-nected to the Ai-NET connector of the TDA-7548E/TDA-7547E. All of the CD functions canbe accessed through the head unit's frontpanel.The TDA-7548E/TDA-7547E can controlmultiple Alpine Shuttles w...
Page 36 - Disc Scan; To display CD Titles
37 English CD Shuttle Operation 1 Press the "F" button * . The function indicator will turn off. * In the 12-disc CD Shuttle mode, press thisbutton twice. Disc Scan 2 Press the SCAN button to play the first 10 secondsof each track on the disc. The display shows thedisc number, elapsed time, ...
Page 37 - Titling Disc
38 English CD Shuttle Operation Titling Disc Press the TITLE button to select the disc titlingmode. 1 TITLE Press the Preset buttons to select the desireddisc to be titled. Note: You can also select the desired disc by pressing the 8 and 9 buttons. 2 3 Press and hold the TITLE button for at least 3s...
Page 40 - Erasing Disc Title
41 English CD Shuttle Operation Erasing Disc Title 1 Press the TITLE button to select the disctitling mode. Then press and hold it for atleast 3 seconds. Press and hold the SOURCE button for atleast 3 seconds to activate the title erasingmode. The title in the display will blink, forexample "ALP...
Page 41 - Multi-Changer Selection
42 English CD Shuttle Operation Multi-Changer Selection Alpine's Ai-NET system will support up to 6 CDShuttles. When operating two or morechangers, they must be connected through theMulti-Changer Switching device (KCA-400C) tothe TDA-7548E/TDA-7547E. If you use 1Switching device, you can connect up ...
Page 43 - Clock Operation
44 Audio processorOperation Activating Equalizer orDivider (optional) (TDA-7548E only) If an optional Alpine Equalizer or Divider isAi-NET connected to the unit, you canoperate the Equalizer or Divider from theRemote Controller RUE-4180 (supplied withTDA-7548E). Clock Operation English 1 RUE-4180 1 ...
Page 44 - Displaying Time
45 Clock Operation English Displaying Time 1 12:00 Press the CLK (Clock) button to display thetime. The unit displays the clock time. Note: Selecting any tuner, tape or CD function while in the clock mode willinterrupt the time display momentarily.The function selected will be displayedfor about 5 s...
Page 45 - Setting Time
46 Clock Operation English Setting Time 12:00 Press and hold the CLK (Clock) button for atleast 3 seconds until the time indicationblinks. 9:00 Example: To adjust to 9:35. Rotate the Audio Control knob to adjust thehours while the time indication is blinking. When the hours has been adjusted, presst...
Page 46 - Controls; Remote Control
47 1 Power SwitchPress the switch to turn the power on/off. 2 Button Radio mode: SEEK (UP) ButtonTape mode: FF ButtonCD Shuttle mode: Press the button toadvance to the beginning of the nexttrack. 3 Button Radio mode: Pressing the button willselect, in descending order, stationsprogrammed into the ra...
Page 48 - Battery Replacement
49 Remote Control (RUE-4182 supplied with TDA-7554/TDA-7552) Battery Replacement Applicable battery: Use one CR2025 orequivalent. Opening the battery case 1 Place the remote upside down at alocation that is level.Looking at the back of the remote, graspthe bottom of the unit between your forefinger ...
Page 49 - In Case of Difficulty
50 English If you encounter a problem, please review theitems in the following checklist. This guide willhelp you isolate the problem if the unit is atfault. Otherwise, make sure the rest of yoursystem is properly connected or consult yourauthorized Alpine dealer. Initial Turn-on AfterInstallation S...
Page 50 - Radio Mode; Tape Mode
51 English Radio Mode Symptom Cause and Solution Unable to receive stations. • No antenna or open connection in cable. – Make sure the antenna is properly connected; replace the antenna or cableif necessary. Unable to tune stations in the seek mode. • You are in a weak signal area. – Make sure the t...
Page 51 - CD Shuttle Mode
52 English CD Shuttle Mode Symptom Cause and Solution CD not functioning. • Out of operating temperature range +50˚C(+120˚F) for CD. – Allow the car's interior (or trunk) tempera- ture to cool. CD playback sound is wavering. • Moisture condensation in the CD Module. – Allow enough time for the conde...
Page 52 - Indication for CD Shuttle; HI TEMP
53 English Indication for CD Shuttle Cause and Solution Indication • Protective circuit is activated due to hightemperature. – The indicator will disappear when the temperature returns to within operationrange. • Malfunction in the CD Shuttle. – Consult your Alpine dealer. Press the magazine eject b...
Page 53 - Specifications
54 English Specifications FM TUNER SECTION Tuning Range ....................................................................................................... 87.5 – 108.0 MHz Mono Usable Sensitivity ............................................................................ 9.3 dBf (0.8 µ V/75 oh...