Alpine CDE-196DAB - Single Din CD MP3 DAB Bluetooth USB AUX iPod iPhone 3 Pre-outs 4 x 50 Watts Car Radio Stereo

Alpine CDE-196DAB - Single Din CD MP3 DAB Bluetooth USB AUX iPod iPhone 3 Pre-outs 4 x 50 Watts Car Radio Stereo 

The CDE-196DAB combines all the cool features and functions such as opening message customisation, a 3-way crossover, professional sound equalisation and even digital time correction with a high quality DAB/DAB⁺ receiver featuring DAB-DAB following. Enjoy radio stations in CD quality.

It’s Steering Wheel Remote Control Ready for a perfect install in almost any vehicle. If your car is equipped with a start-stop engine, this Head Unit is even more interesting for you, since it will keep playing when your engine stops at a crossroad.

You can even adjust the button and display illumination colour separately with a stunning 150.000 colour variations.

Built-in DAB, DAB+ and DMB Tuners

The unit lets you enjoy radio with excellent digital sound quality via its built-in DAB, DAB+ and DMB tuners. It provides Service Search and automatic switching between DAB and RDS (depending on regional availability). It also has a DAB antenna power supply. A compatible DAB Antenna is required.

Customisable Opening Screen

You can easily create your own customized opening message of up to 10 digits. Use your car model, your name or a simple HELLO to give your radio a personalized touch.

Brightness Adjustment

Adjust the main button illumination brightness in 5 steps to match your dash illumination.

Variable Illumination Gives You a World of Colour

With Variable Illumination, you’re no longer limited to a choice of just a few colours. You can actually browse through a range of more than 150,000 colours to select exactly the tone to match or complement your dashboard illumination. Many preset colours are also available. Display and button illumination are independently selectable. You can choose to match your car manufacturers style, e.g. VW red buttons and a blue display.

Tune Your Sound, Check Your Facebook

Download the Alpine TuneIt App, then connect your iPhone via USB or Android based smartphone via Bluetooth. Now you’re ready to use your phone as a handy interface to achieve exactly the sound you want in your car. If you’re on Facebook, the app will also notify you of new messages on both your phone and the head unit. For more details, see the Alpine TuneIt App description in the Apps product category.

3-way X-OVER

This unit is equipped with an active crossover. The crossover limits the frequencies delivered to the outputs. Each channel is controlled independently. Thus, each speaker pair can be driven by the frequencies for which they have been optimally designed.

The crossover adjusts the HPF (high pass filter) or LPF (low pass filter) of each band, and also the slope (how fast the filter rolls off the highs or lows). Adjustments should be made according to the reproduction characteristics of the speakers. Depending on the speakers, a passive network may not be necessary. If you are unsure about this point, please consult your authorized Alpine dealer.

Built-in Bluetooth® Has Many Advantages

Bluetooth® comes built in, so you can enjoy hands-free phone operation and a wide range of convenient functions for superior in-car phone use. These include the ability to hold and switch incoming calls, phonebook functions like auto updating and easy ABC search, and easier control of music search and playback functions. When an iPhone is connected to the USB port for the first time, the unit will automatically start the inital Bluetooth setup.

Technology and Features for Competition-Level Sound

The unit uses our best parts and technologies, such BassEngine Pro customisation features like Digital Time Correction, 9-Band Parametric EQ, factory EQ presets, crossover, a 24-Bit DAC and three 4 Volt PreOuts.

BASS ENGINE SQ

The BASS button next to the central control knob takes you directly to the advanced bass level adjustment function. As you choose one of the six levels, it automatically adjusts frequency cut-off, Q factor and subwoofer level for optimum sound quality and tonal balance.

CDE-196DAB Features:

• DAB
• Bluetooth
• Compatibility for iPod/iPod
• USB
• Power Output: 4 x 50W High Power Amplifier
• Display: 13 Segments RGB LCD Display, 1 Lines
• Control Type: Rotary Encoder Knob
• Face Color: Black
• Illumination Buttons: Variable RGB Illumination Buttons
• Display Colour Setting: Variable RGB Color Display
• Display and button illumination independently selectable
• Source key with adjustable brightness
• Opening Screen Customoize
• High Grade Audiophile Design
• 3 PreOuts (2V, Front + Rear + Subwoofer)
• DAC: 24-bit DAC
• AUX-In: Front AUX Input (3.5mm mini jack)
• Steering Wheel Remote Control Ready: Direct connection
• OEM Sub-display Ready
• Dimmer Level Control: 4Steps
• Fader & Balance:
• Source Change Fade-In
• Mute: -20dB Mute (Remote control only)
• Remote Control Ready
• Menu Language: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Russian
• Clock
• Firmware Updatable via USB
• Detachable DIN Trim Plate
• Detachable Face Plate
• Dimmer
• Power Antenna Lead
• Remote Turn-On
• Audio Interrupt
• Start-Stop Engine unaffected