demoninvictus
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Alpines DON'T like HEAT!!!
I am very pleased with my purchase of my Alpine 7894 headunit.. plays when i want it to, doesn't skip much as long as i don't feed it a really scratched up cd, works real nice, looks sleek and everything. but today, the first day we've had thats been so hot (over 85), the interior of my car was heated up to about 110 to 120 degrees and low and behold, the cd feeder quit working. these faceplates will run hot to the touch (120 degrees at least) in 40 degree weather after they've been running for a long while, but this is the first time i've ever had a problem as such.. this is going to be a fun summer with NO air conditioning in the car.
peace
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Flowmaster Axleback--butchered ebay intake, cone filter minus air box -- body color moldings/bumpers--clear corners--custom grille--hyper-whites all around--Alpine CDA-7894--Pioneer 6 1/2" 2ways w/ Kenwood crossovers and 1/2" tweets--Boston Acoustic 6 1/2" 2ways--JBL 50x4 powering speakers--(NEW) Blue MX-3 front seats (thanx wil)--Optima Redtop Battery--(FUTURE) Amp and 2 EDesigns 10K's w/ Monster Cable wiring--Monster XLN's RCA's--rims or suspension??
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Wow, no AC in the car? That has got to suck. I went without AC in my old '89 Grand Am back in '92 and '93. It got SO HOT and at the time I was working on the beach, so it sat in a hot black asphalt parking lot all day long! I don't miss those days. (Except working there was fun). I noticed that my Alpine unit gets hot. It used to get even more so when the built in amp was hooked to all 4 factory speakers (at the time). I guess that is Alpine for ya.
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Alpine CD player CDE 7830
SoundStream Class A 3.0 and 6.0
Gel America 1.5 farad Stiffening cap
SoundQuest Distribution Block
Coustic XM1E crossover
Boston Acoustics Pro 5.4 components
SoundStream SS6.1 midbass
EDesigns 12K.44 DVC subs
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JAC
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Are you using the internal amp? if not then you should turn it off, I´ve heard that this helps to keep it cool.
I LOVE MY ALPINE!
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2003 Allegro HB. Niagara Blue, 5speed.
-KartBoy SS/Bushings
-Alpine CDA-9815
-JL XR525-cs
-PG Tantrum 300.2
-D. audio 404 (aka, cheesy amp)
-JL 12"w0
-All PG wiring
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demoninvictus
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i'm rewiring the front speakers today to run the four channels of my stereo off my 4 channel amp.... would that shut the internal amplifier off?
peace
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--94 Protege LX--
Flowmaster Axleback--butchered ebay intake, cone filter minus air box -- body color moldings/bumpers--clear corners--custom grille--hyper-whites all around--Alpine CDA-7894--Pioneer 6 1/2" 2ways w/ Kenwood crossovers and 1/2" tweets--Boston Acoustic 6 1/2" 2ways--JBL 50x4 powering speakers--(NEW) Blue MX-3 front seats (thanx wil)--Optima Redtop Battery--(FUTURE) Amp and 2 EDesigns 10K's w/ Monster Cable wiring--Monster XLN's RCA's--rims or suspension??
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JAC
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Press and hold the func/setup button for like 3 seconds or so until you activate the setup mode, use the |<< or >>| buttons to cycle through the options until you get to one called "PWR-IC", press the band button to switch it off.
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2003 Allegro HB. Niagara Blue, 5speed.
-KartBoy SS/Bushings
-Alpine CDA-9815
-JL XR525-cs
-PG Tantrum 300.2
-D. audio 404 (aka, cheesy amp)
-JL 12"w0
-All PG wiring
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quote:
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Originally posted by JAC
Press and hold the func/setup button for like 3 seconds or so until you activate the setup mode, use the |<< or >>| buttons to cycle through the options until you get to one called "PWR-IC", press the band button to switch it off.
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is there a way of changing the LCD brightness as well?
I also have an Alpine - my second one actually and I hope to have a third one soon. My old one - 7833 - refused to play CDs one day. It was VERY hot here and it just couldn't play a CD. I could hear the servo mechanism trying to pick up the track, but it just couldn't lock on it... I had to wait till the car cooled down. Then I was able to play the CD.
Right now I have a 9807 and I haven't had problems with it so far. I don't like the silver though. I am going to sell it and get a 9813 or a 9815 if I really feel like spending the extra $100 just for the color (black with blue buttons).
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JAC
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Well, I have a 9815 and it does have a dimmer option but you can also hook it up to the "ilumination" wire from your wire harness so that it will dim itself when you turn on the headlights, my harness didn´t have one though.
And the difference is more than just the colors man, it has the i-personalize feature wich is worth the extra 100$ alone IMO, the display is WAY nicer and it has some other extra features that I can´t reccall right now.
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2003 Allegro HB. Niagara Blue, 5speed.
-KartBoy SS/Bushings
-Alpine CDA-9815
-JL XR525-cs
-PG Tantrum 300.2
-D. audio 404 (aka, cheesy amp)
-JL 12"w0
-All PG wiring
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I have a JVC SH-99 , and the face pivots out to 3 different positions. You can also turn off the internal amp, although when I had the IA off it did not get to hot. But when I started using it (IA ON) it gets warm..
But with the face tilted , I guess air gets back there and it has a way to vent itself
Brucehere is a pic I am not sure what the Alpine looks like...
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Alpines DON'T like HEAT!!!
I am very pleased with my purchase of my Alpine 7894 headunit.. plays when i want it to, doesn't skip much as long as i don't feed it a really scratched up cd, works real nice, looks sleek and everything. but today, the first day we've had thats been so hot (over 85), the interior of my car was heated up to about 110 to 120 degrees and low and behold, the cd feeder quit working. these faceplates will run hot to the touch (120 degrees at least) in 40 degree weather after they've been running for a long while, but this is the first time i've ever had a problem as such.. this is going to be a fun summer with NO air conditioning in the car.
peace
__________________
--94 Protege LX--
Flowmaster Axleback--butchered ebay intake, cone filter minus air box -- body color moldings/bumpers--clear corners--custom grille--hyper-whites all around--Alpine CDA-7894--Pioneer 6 1/2" 2ways w/ Kenwood crossovers and 1/2" tweets--Boston Acoustic 6 1/2" 2ways--JBL 50x4 powering speakers--(NEW) Blue MX-3 front seats (thanx wil)--Optima Redtop Battery--(FUTURE) Amp and 2 EDesigns 10K's w/ Monster Cable wiring--Monster XLN's RCA's--rims or suspension??
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MisterT
ES Sedan Man
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: Charleston, SC
Posts: 766
Wow, no AC in the car? That has got to suck. I went without AC in my old '89 Grand Am back in '92 and '93. It got SO HOT and at the time I was working on the beach, so it sat in a hot black asphalt parking lot all day long! I don't miss those days. (Except working there was fun). I noticed that my Alpine unit gets hot. It used to get even more so when the built in amp was hooked to all 4 factory speakers (at the time). I guess that is Alpine for ya.
Mister T
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Alpine CD player CDE 7830
SoundStream Class A 3.0 and 6.0
Gel America 1.5 farad Stiffening cap
SoundQuest Distribution Block
Coustic XM1E crossover
Boston Acoustics Pro 5.4 components
SoundStream SS6.1 midbass
EDesigns 12K.44 DVC subs
Groundkit
Dynamo dry cell battery
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JAC
huh?
Registered: Jun 2002
Location: Caracas,Venezuela
Posts: 567
Are you using the internal amp? if not then you should turn it off, I´ve heard that this helps to keep it cool.
I LOVE MY ALPINE!
__________________
2003 Allegro HB. Niagara Blue, 5speed.
-KartBoy SS/Bushings
-Alpine CDA-9815
-JL XR525-cs
-PG Tantrum 300.2
-D. audio 404 (aka, cheesy amp)
-JL 12"w0
-All PG wiring
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demoninvictus
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Registered: Feb 2003
Location: Philly
Posts: 724
i'm rewiring the front speakers today to run the four channels of my stereo off my 4 channel amp.... would that shut the internal amplifier off?
peace
__________________
--94 Protege LX--
Flowmaster Axleback--butchered ebay intake, cone filter minus air box -- body color moldings/bumpers--clear corners--custom grille--hyper-whites all around--Alpine CDA-7894--Pioneer 6 1/2" 2ways w/ Kenwood crossovers and 1/2" tweets--Boston Acoustic 6 1/2" 2ways--JBL 50x4 powering speakers--(NEW) Blue MX-3 front seats (thanx wil)--Optima Redtop Battery--(FUTURE) Amp and 2 EDesigns 10K's w/ Monster Cable wiring--Monster XLN's RCA's--rims or suspension??
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JAC
huh?
Registered: Jun 2002
Location: Caracas,Venezuela
Posts: 567
Press and hold the func/setup button for like 3 seconds or so until you activate the setup mode, use the |<< or >>| buttons to cycle through the options until you get to one called "PWR-IC", press the band button to switch it off.
__________________
2003 Allegro HB. Niagara Blue, 5speed.
-KartBoy SS/Bushings
-Alpine CDA-9815
-JL XR525-cs
-PG Tantrum 300.2
-D. audio 404 (aka, cheesy amp)
-JL 12"w0
-All PG wiring
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Posts: 438
quote:
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Originally posted by JAC
Press and hold the func/setup button for like 3 seconds or so until you activate the setup mode, use the |<< or >>| buttons to cycle through the options until you get to one called "PWR-IC", press the band button to switch it off.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
is there a way of changing the LCD brightness as well?
I also have an Alpine - my second one actually and I hope to have a third one soon. My old one - 7833 - refused to play CDs one day. It was VERY hot here and it just couldn't play a CD. I could hear the servo mechanism trying to pick up the track, but it just couldn't lock on it... I had to wait till the car cooled down. Then I was able to play the CD.
Right now I have a 9807 and I haven't had problems with it so far. I don't like the silver though. I am going to sell it and get a 9813 or a 9815 if I really feel like spending the extra $100 just for the color (black with blue buttons).
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JAC
huh?
Registered: Jun 2002
Location: Caracas,Venezuela
Posts: 567
Well, I have a 9815 and it does have a dimmer option but you can also hook it up to the "ilumination" wire from your wire harness so that it will dim itself when you turn on the headlights, my harness didn´t have one though.
And the difference is more than just the colors man, it has the i-personalize feature wich is worth the extra 100$ alone IMO, the display is WAY nicer and it has some other extra features that I can´t reccall right now.
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2003 Allegro HB. Niagara Blue, 5speed.
-KartBoy SS/Bushings
-Alpine CDA-9815
-JL XR525-cs
-PG Tantrum 300.2
-D. audio 404 (aka, cheesy amp)
-JL 12"w0
-All PG wiring
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I have a JVC SH-99 , and the face pivots out to 3 different positions. You can also turn off the internal amp, although when I had the IA off it did not get to hot. But when I started using it (IA ON) it gets warm..
But with the face tilted , I guess air gets back there and it has a way to vent itself
Brucehere is a pic I am not sure what the Alpine looks like...
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