Features
External Device Controls
Sound Processing
Features
Digital Media Receiver: The
Alpine iDA-X200 is an in-dash digital media receiver with an AM/FM tuner, a
rear-panel USB input, and a
2-line 2.2" LCD screen, but no CD slot. You can connect and control an
iPod, a USB "thumb" drive, and a CD changer, and the unit is HD Radio ready,
Bluetooth ready, and Satellite radio ready.
CEA-2006 Compliant: The
specifications given by Alpine for the built-in amplifier comply with the
CEA-2006 mobile amplifier power testing and measurement standards from the
Consumer Electronics Association. All manufacturers who comply with the standard
can display the CEA-2006 logo on their product.
MP3/WMA/AAC Playback: The
iDA-X200 can play MP3, WMA, and AAC files stored on a USB Memory device (also
known as a "thumb drive") or in a compatible CD changer. MP3 files can be
recorded with bit rates of 32-320 kbps, WMA files can have 16-320 kbps bit rates,
and AAC files can have 8-576 kbps.
File/Folder Name Search: During
MP3/WMA/AAC playback, you can activate the search mode to locate a specific
folder or file by name.
Sound Quality: The
iDA-X200 uses clean digital connections and a 24-bit
Burr Brown DAC (digital-to-analog converter).
Bass and Treble Controls: The head unit features independent
Bass and Treble controls that allow you to adjust each setting +/-14 dB in 2 dB
steps. The center frequencies are adjustable (60, 80, 100, and 200 Hz for bass
and 10, 12.5, 15, and 17.5 kHz for treble) and the bass bandwidth is adjustable
(from narrow to wide in four steps).
Subwoofer Pre-out: In addition to the front and rear 2-volt
preamp outputs, there is a dedicated 2-volt subwoofer preamp output with
variable level adjustment of 0 to 15.
HPF: The high pass filter (HPF) removes the lower bass from the front
and rear speaker and line level outputs. HPF options are 80 Hz, 120 Hz, 160 Hz,
and off.
Optional Auxiliary Input: With the
optional KCA-121B Ai-NET/RCA interface cable or KCA-410C Versatile Link
Terminal, you can input audio from an auxiliary source unit, such as a TV, VCR
or portable unit.
Center Dial: The iDA-X200
features a large dial near the center of the faceplate. You
can turn the dial in either direction to navigate through the function menus and
the music tracks as they appear on the display. A press
of the Enter button in the center of the dial confirms the highlighted menu item.
Calendar/Clock Display: Using
the View button, you can select the calendar/clock display on the front panel
LCD. The clock can be set to 12 or 24 hour display, and the calendar can be
displayed as M/D/Y (month/day/year), D/M/Y, or Y/M/D. When the calendar/clock
display is given display priority, the time and date are displayed even after the unit is turned off. The calendar/clock
display can be turned on or off with the View button when the unit is powered
off.
Display Dimmer: The LCD screen
and the button illumination will dim when the vehicle's headlights are
turned on. You can also turn the dimmer off in the menu if you prefer. Note: The orange illumination wire in the
supplied wiring harness must be connected to the vehicle's headlight circuit in
order for the dimming feature to work.
Optional Wireless Remotes: The
iDA-X200 does not include a remote control. It is compatible with two optional
wireless remotes; RUE-4190 (item number 500RUE4190) and RUE-4202 (item number 500RUE4202).
Steering Wheel Remote Compatibility: The
iDA-X200 has a steering remote control input on the back panel. When used with
the optional SWI-JACK interface (item number 127SWIJACK), you can retain the use
of your factory steering wheel and/or rear seat radio controls when replacing
the factory head unit in select vehicles. Please
consult "Outfit My Car" to confirm vehicle compatibility.
External Device Controls
iPod Interface: The iDA-X200 allows you to connect an iPod in two ways: using the USB cable supplied with the head unit, or with
the optional Full Speed connection cable (item number 500KCE422i). Before connecting an iPod to this unit, you should download the latest available firmware version for your iPod from the Apple iPod website.
You can connect 5th generation and newer iPods via included USB cable (this includes 1st, 2nd, 3rd
and 4th generation iPod nano, iPod 5th generation, iPod classic, and iPod
touch). With the USB connection you get the fastest speed available and a direct digital connection to the unit's 24-bit DAC.
The controls on the iPod are not
functional with either connection. The iDA-X200 does not support any video
transfer. You can quickly and easily search through all of the music contained
on your iPod through Playlist, Artist, or Album searches. You can view Artist,
Album, Song Information and Song Number right on the head unit's display. The iDA-X200 is compatible with the following iPod models:
- USB Connection:
- 5th generation iPod
- 1st generation iPod nano
- 2nd generation iPod nano
- 3rd generation iPod nano
- iPod classic (80/120/160GB)
- 1st generation iPod touch
- 2nd generation iPod touch
- Full Speed Cable Connection:
- 4th generation iPod
- iPod mini
- 5th generation iPod
- 1st generation iPod nano
- 2nd generation iPod nano
- 3rd generation iPod nano
- iPod classic (80/120/160GB)
- 1st generation iPod touch
- 2nd generation iPod touch
Note: The USB Connection allows charging of all
compatible iPod models. The Full Speed Cable will not charge the iPod touch
2nd generation or iPod nano 4th generation.
iPod Playback Modes: During
iPod playback, you can activate any of the following playback modes:
- Random Play:
- Shuffle Album: An
album in the iPod is selected at random, and is played back in the album
song order.
- Song: All songs in the currently selected mode are played back
in random order.
- Repeat Play: A single song
is repeatedly played back.
iPod Display: Using the View
button, you can change the receiver's front panel display during iPod playback.
The 2-line display can show the following information:
- Track number and elapsed time
- Song title and artist
- Song title and Album title
- Date and Time
iPod Searches: Using the center volume/enter knob you can easily and quickly search for and
locate songs on your iPod. Search by playlist, artist, album, song, composer,
genre, podcast, and audiobook. You can also skip through all your music files by
percentage, in 10% steps.
USB Memory Mode: You can play
MP3, WMA, or AAC files stored on a USB memory device. During playback, the
display shows song, album, and artist title, and elapsed time. If no tag
information exists, the display shows the track number and elapsed time.
Additionally you can connect and control MP3 players like the iRiver Clix,
Creative Zen, or Toshiba Gigabeat, using the MTP protocol. The
iDA-X200 has a bank function that automatically divides the songs on a USB
device into groups of 1,000, enabling quick skipping over many songs at once.
The maximum recognizable number of banks is 10 (10,000 songs). You can repeat the current track or current folder, and play the tracks in the
current folder or all of the tracks in the current memory bank in random order.
Satellite Radio Ready: There
are several options for connecting an optional XM or SIRIUS Satellite Radio
receiver to this receiver:
Bluetooth Interface Ready: Using the Alpine KCE-400BT
Bluetooth adapter (500KCE400B, sold separately) with the KWE-460E interconnect
cable adapter (500KWE460E, sold separately), you can make and receive calls
hands-free on your Bluetooth-capable cellular phone, and communicate through a
microphone (included with the Bluetooth interface) and your vehicle's speakers.
Note: The Pass-Through port of the KCE-400BT allows
you to connect the Bluetooth adapter as well as an iPod to the
iDA-X200's full-speed connection port. The KWE-460 interconnection cable
is still required along with a KCE-433iV Full Speed iPod connection
cable (500KCE433I, sold separately). In this case the KCE-422i cable
will not be needed.
HD Radio Ready: The iDA-X200
can receive HD Radio signals, including multicast broadcasts, when the
TUA-T550HD HD Radio Tuner Module (item number 500TUAT550) is connected via the Ai-NET
connector. The digital seek function allows you to search for only HD Radio
stations if you prefer.
CD Changer Controls: The iDA-X200 is compatible with Alpine
Ai-NET CD changers, including MP3-compatible changers such as the CHA-S634 (item
number 500CHAS634). During playback, the LCD will display the disc and track
numbers and elapsed time, plus, if CD Text exists, the Disc Name and Track Name.
For MP3 discs, the Song, Album, and Artist titles and elapsed time will be
displayed. During CD changer playback, you can repeat the current song, current
folder (if MP3 disc), or current disc. You can also play tracks in the current
disc, current folder (if MP3 disc) or all the tracks in the current CD magazine
in random order. During MP3 disc playback, you can activate the search mode to
locate a specific folder or file by name.
External Processor Controls:
This unit can control an Alpine multi-channel sound processor, such as the
PXA-H701 (item number 500PXAH701).
Sound Processing (with optional PXA-H100)
Imprint: With the addition of
the optional PXA-H100 Imprint box (item number 500PXAH100) and KTX-H100 tuning
kit (item number 500KTXH100) a car's
inherent acoustic shortcomings can be overcome with the MultEQ feature. Imprint
also gives you much more sound adjustment flexibility as detailed below.
MultEQ: MultEQ, developed by Audyssey Labs, automatically
optimizes the audio for the listening environment inside your vehicle. The
Imprint kit includes the hardware, software, and microphone necessary to measure
multiple positions in the car and capture frequency and time domain information
from the vehicle's actual acoustical environment. Once the car's speaker
location delays are measured, along with the frequency peaks and dips caused by
the absorptive and reflective materials in the interior, MultEQ creates a set of
equalization filters to correct the frequency response and time domain problems
for each speaker in the vehicle. It also removes sound distortion caused by the
specific acoustical problems in the vehicle. This
optimizes the sound reproduction to the specific vehicle listening environment
with much greater precision than can be achieved using typical graphic or
parametric equalization. The result is a more accurate soundstage and smoother,
more natural sound optimized to match your vehicle.
Equalizer: 10 typical equalizer settings are preset for a
variety of musical source material. Select from Flat, Pops, Rock,
News, Jazz & Blues, Electrical Dance, Hip Hop & Rap, Easy Listening, Country,
and Classical. You can also save six custom EQ curves you create by
adjusting the parametric or graphic EQ:
- 5- Band Parametric EQ: The Parametric EQ allows you to
adjust the following 5 frequency bands in 1/3 octave steps from -6 to +6 dB
at a bandwidth Q factor of 1, 1.5, or 3
- Band 1:
20 Hz to 80 Hz
- Band 2:
50 Hz to 200 Hz
- Band 3:
125 Hz to 3.2 kHz
- Band 4:
315 Hz to 8 kHz
- Band 5:
800 Hz to 20 kHz
- 7-Band Graphic EQ:
The built-in Graphic EQ allows you to adjust the
following 7 frequencies from -6 to +6 dB
- Band 1:
63 Hz
- Band 2:
150 Hz
- Band 3:
400 Hz
- Band 4:
1 kHz
- Band 5:
2.5 kHz
- Band 6:
6.3 kHz
- Band
7: 17.5 kHz
Crossover: The active crossover can be used as a 2.2 channel (3-way;
low-pass subwoofer, band-pass midrange, high-pass tweeter) or a 4.2 channel
(2-way; high-pass front and rear, low-pass subwoofer). A crossover limits the
frequencies delivered to a given speaker, so you send only the frequencies for
which the speaker is well suited. The crossover adjusts the high pass filter or
low pass filter of each band along with the slope and output level. You can
adjust the following crossover settings:
- 4.2 Channel:
- High Pass Filter:
the front and rear outputs are individually adjustable; crossover from
20 to 200 Hz in 1/3 octave steps with a slope of Flat, 6, 12, 18 or 24
dB/oct, additionally you can adjust the output level from -12 to 0 dB
- Low Pass Filter:
the subwoofer output can be stereo or mono; crossover from 20 to 200 Hz
in 1/3 octave steps with a slope of Flat, 6, 12, 18 or 24 dB/oct,
additionally you can adjust the output level from -12 to 0 dB
- 2.2 Channel:
- Tweeter/High Pass
Filter: crossover from 1 kHz to 20 kHz in
1/3 octave steps with a slope of 6, 12, 18, or 24 dB/oct, additionally
you can adjust the output level from -12 to 0 dB
- Midrange/Band Pass
Filter: a band pass has both high pass
and low pass filters; HPF 20 to 200 Hz in 1/3 octave steps with a slope
of Flat, 6, 12, 18 or 24 dB/oct; LPF from 20 Hz to 20 kHz in 1/3 octave
steps with a slope of Flat, 6, 12, 18 or 24 dB/oct, additionally you can
adjust the output level from -12 to 0 dB
- Subwoofer/Low Pass
Filter: the subwoofer output can be
stereo or mono; crossover from 20 to 200 Hz in 1/3 octave steps with a
slope of Flat, 6, 12, 18 or 24 dB/oct, additionally you can adjust the
output level from -12 to 0 dB
Time Correction:
The time correction feature delays the audio signal to
the speakers closer to the listener. This effectively creates a perception of
increased distance for those speakers. Time Correction allows the listener to be
placed at an equal distance from all speakers for optimum staging. You can
adjust the distance of each speaker and subwoofer (6-channel) to the listener
from 0 to 132.7 inches.
Media Xpander:
The MX (Media Xpander) function makes vocals or instruments sound distinct by
restoring sound quality typically lost during recording or transmission; this
function helps restore audio information that becomes obscured when audio is
compressed. The MX function can be applied to all sources, except AM radio.
There are three settings and each source can have its own setting.
