ALPINE PXE-M60-4 6 Channel Digital Audio Processor Instruction Manual

ALPINE PXE-M60-4 6 Channel Digital Audio Processor

Product Information

Specifications

• Model: PXE-M60-4
• Product Type: 6-Channel Audio Processor 4-Channel Amplifier
• Brand: Alpine Music

Operation Instructions

Type of Precautions

• Prohibited: Indicates a prohibited action (must not be performed).
• Mandatory: Indicates a mandatory operation (must be performed).
• Warning: Indicates that it should draw your close attention.
• Caution: In case of problems, please stop using the device immediately.

Types of Precautions

• Any device function that may influence your attention must be used only when the vehicle is stopped completely. To use these functions, make sure to stop your vehicle in a safe area first. Otherwise, it may result in an accident.
• While driving, you must maintain the volume at a level that allows outside noise to remain audible. It is very dangerous not to hear an emergency vehicle alarm or road warning signal (such as a railway crossing) and may result in an accident. Moreover, excessively loud volume may create permanent hearing damage or hearing loss.
• In case of problems, please stop using the device immediately. Continued use may result in personal injury or damage to the product. Please return the product to the authorized Alpine dealer or nearby Alpine service center for repair.
• The product is only suitable for 12V negative-grounded vehicles. Use within other types of vehicles may create a fire or electrical hazard.
• This product requires professional expertise to wire and install. Please contact the dealer from whom you bought the product to install it safely.
• Please do not disassemble or refit. Doing so may result in product damage, fire, or electrical hazard.
• Small items like bolts or screws must be kept out of the reach of children. If ingested, please seek immediate medical attention to avoid serious injury.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

• Q: Can I use this product in a vehicle that is not 12V negative-grounded?
  A: No, using this product in other types of vehicles may create a fire or electrical hazard. It is only suitable for 12V negative-grounded vehicles.

• Q: What should I do if I encounter problems with the device?
  A: If you experience any issues, please stop using the device immediately. Continued use may result in personal injury or damage to the product. Please return the product to the authorized Alpine dealer or nearby Alpine service center for repair.

• Q: Can I disassemble or modify the product?
  A: No, disassembling or modifying the product may result in product damage, fire, or electrical hazard. Please do not attempt any disassembly or modification.

• Q: Are there any precautions regarding the volume level?
  A: Yes, while driving, you must maintain the volume at a level that allows outside noise to remain audible. It is very dangerous not to hear an emergency vehicle alarm or road warning signal (such as a railway crossing) and may result in an accident. Moreover, excessively loud volume may create permanent hearing damage or hearing loss.

For iPhone users, please search “Alpine Music” in APP Store to download and install the tuning software; for Android users, please scan the QR code on the right to download and install the software directly.

Operation Instructions

Type of Precautions

Warning

• In case of problems, please stop using the device immediately.
• Continued use may result in personal injury or damage to the product. Please return the product to the authorized Alpine dealer or nearby Alpine service center for repair.
• The product is only suitable for 12V negative-grounded vehicles.
• Use within other types of vehicles may create a fire or electrical hazard.
• Please contact a professional for wiring and installation
• This product requires professional expertise to wire and install. Please contact the dealer from whom you bought the product to install it safely.
• Please do not disassemble or refit.
• Doing so may result in product damage, fire or electrical hazard.
• Small items like bolts or screws must be kept out of the reach of children.
• If ingested, please seek Immediate medical attention to avoid serious injury.
• Please do NOT use functions that may distract you while driving.
• Any device function that may influence your attention must be used only when the vehicle is stopped completely. To use these functions, make sure to stop your vehicle in a safe area first. Otherwise, it may result in an accident.
• While driving, you must maintain the volume at a level that allows outside noise to remain audible.
• It is very dangerous not to hear an emergency vehicle alarm or road warning signal (such as a railway crossing) and may result in an accident. Moreover, excessively loud volume may create permanent hearing damage or hearing loss.

Caution

Product maintainance
Please regularly clean the item with a soft, dry cloth. For tough stains, use only water to dampen the cloth as other solvents may result in dissolution.

Temperature
Before starting the device, please ensure that the temperature inside the vehicle is between +60°C and -20°C.

Repair
In the case of a problem, please do not attempt to repair the product yourself. Please return the product to the authorised Alpine dealer or Alpine service center.

System matching
When PXE-M60-4 is used with active division mode to assign signals for speakers, please ensure that the crossover frequency is above 1500 Hz to avoid damage to tweeters.

Installation environment
The device cannot be installed at the following locations:

• Under direct sunlight or near a source of heat.
• With high humidity or near a source of water.
• Dusty environments.
• Environments with violent vibration.

Copyright Notice
The text mark and logo of Bluetooth® are the registered trademarks held by Bluetooth SIG, Inc. Alpine Electronics has been authorised to use these text marks and logos. Other trademarks and names all belong to their holders.

• Electronic products should be discarded via an appropriate recycling channel to reduce electronic waste pollution.

Required Tools (Vehicle Installation Specific)

Accessories

Diagram of Device Interfaces

Device Interfaces Functions

1, 2| High voltage level input / output and power interface| The high voltage level input is connected to the power output of the vehicle audio player and the high voltage level output is connected to the loudspeaker.
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3| Input select switch interface| If the switch is put to “ACC,” the device will be started by ACC. If put to “HOST,” the device will be started by the high voltage input signal FL-/FL+.
4| Power indicator| Power Indicator.
5| Wired controller interface| System extension interface.
6| RCA audio out| One set of RCA audio signal output which can be connected to the external power amplifier.
7| **** USB 2.0 interface| A USB2.0 cable can be used to connect a computer and perform sound tuning and settings in detail.

Arrangement of Wire Pins

Diagram of Mobile App (General User)

1| Master volume| Drag and rotate the volume adjustment fader or click “+” and “-” to adjust the master volume. The volume adjusting range is 0~35.
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2| Mute button| Mute the master volume.
3| Connection indicator| When the Bluetooth icon is red, the mobile phone Bluetooth is not connected; when it is green, the mobile phone Bluetooth is connected.
4| Menu bar| Check device version.
5| Mode switch| Switch between General User mode and Professional User mode (General User is selected by default).
6| Homepage| General User mode only supports quick operations including audio source switch, pre-set sound effects recall and saving, and device version check.

Diagram of Mobile App (Professional User)

1| Menu bar| You can encrypt data, set shutdown delay, share sound effect, save sound effect, select online effect, select local effect, check device temperature, set EQ gain step, and check version number.
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2| Mode switch| Switch between General User mode and Professional User mode. Type in 6-digit password “888888” to enter Professional User mode, which supports professional tuning operation.
3| Interface selection| Profession User mode has 5 pages of different functions of tuning ; Homepage, EQ, Channel, Delay and Frequency combination.

Diagram of Mobile App (Home Page)

source, the lower the master volume is. The range of attenuation is 0% ~ 100%.
3| Auxiliary audio source| Select auxiliary audio source (High Level, Bluetooth or OFF).
4| Pre-set sound effects| Save or recall multiple pre-set sound effects.

Caution: If the current audio source mode is selected, this mode cannot be superimposed any more. Otherwise, the auxiliary audio source will be invalid.

Diagram of Mobile App (EQ)

1| Output channel| Slide left and right to select the output channel for EQ adjustment. There are 6 channels to choose from.
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2| Parametric EQ, Graphic EQ| Switch between Parametric EQ mode and Graphic EQ mode. Mode switch will lead to loss of previous settings.
3| Gain| Pull the fader up and down to adjust the gain. The adjustable range is: -12.0dB ~ +12.0dB.
4| Frequency, Q value, Gain| Adjust the frequency, Q value and gain of the output channel. The gain is adjustable but the frequency and Q value are fixed in the Graphic EQ interface. The frequency, Q value and gain are all adjustable in the Parametric EQ interface.
5| Reset EQ| Reset EQ setting.
6| Restore EQ, Direct EQ| Switch the tuned EQ data to direct state, click it again to restore the EQ data before Direct EQ setting.

Diagram of Mobile App (Channel)

1| Debugging| The debugging modes to choose from include “Copy channel EQ / volume from left to right” or “Copy channel EQ / volume from right to left”.
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2| Locking| You can lock the current channel type.
3| Reset channel type| Select “Clear” to set the current channel type as Empty; select “Default” to set the current channel type as Factory setting.
4| Channel gain| Push the fader left and right to adjust the channel volume in the range of -60dB ~ +6dB; click the speaker button to mute.
5| Channel phase| Select the channel phase (normal phase or reverse phase).
6| Channel type| Select the output channel type in the pop-up window.
7| Divider| Turn the low-pass filter on or off .
8| Filter type| Select filter type (Linkwitz-Riley, Butterworth or Bessel). Caution: If the slope is -6dB/Oct, the type is not settable.
9| Frequency divider slope| Select the divider slope (-6dB/Oct, -12dB/Oct, -18dB/Oct, -24dB/Oct, -30dB/Oct, -36dB/Oct, -42dB/Oct, or -48dB/Oct).
10| Divider frequency| Select the divider frequency (between 20Hz and 20kHz).

Diagram of Mobile App (Delay)

1| Speaker| Select the speaker of the corresponding channel, click the speaker to mute it, click it again to unmute.
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2| Delay setting| Select the corresponding speaker, push the fader left and right on the pop-up window to adjust the delay, or click “+” and “-” to adjust the delay.
3| Unit of delay| Units of delay to choose from include ms, cm, and inch. Adjusting range: 0.000 ~ 7.354 milliseconds, 0 ~ 254 centimeters, and 0 ~ 100 inches.
4| Delay group| There are 3 delay groups to choose from for each channel.

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1| Active or passive output| Keep the default setting as “Passive”.
Warning: if changed, you will lose the sound mixer setting of this channel.
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2| Input channel| Push the fader left and right or press “+” and “-” to adjust the volume of each audio channel.

Caution: It is strongly recommended to set the total volume of a channel to 100 to avoid clipping.

Interface of PC Software

Description of PC Software

shutdown delay, switch between English and Chinese, check the version number.
4| Encryption| Enter a 6-digit encryption password to encrypt the tuned sound effect data.
5| EQ gain step size| Step size can be chosen from the range: 0.1dB ~ 0.5dB ~ 1.0dB.
6| Mute button| Mute the master volume
7| Master volume| Push the fader left and right to adjust the master volume in the range of 0 ~ 35.
8| Homepage| Master audio source selection (High Level and Bluetooth), Mix audio source selection (High Level, Bluetooth and OFF), master audio source attenuation adjustment, pre-set sound effects recall and saving, and recall of multiple sets of online sound effects are supported.
9| EQ| Enter the EQ interface to go to the professional tuning interface.
10| TCR| Enter the Time Correction interface, set the delay value, unit of delay and delay group.
11| Mix| Enter the Mix interface, Sound mixing and Frequency mixing setting.
12| Output channel display| Display the output channel curve.
13| EQ curve| Display the current EQ curve status, set the frequency, Q value and gain.
14| Frequency, Q value, Gain| Adjust the frequency, Q value and gain of the output channel. The gain is adjustable but the frequency and Q value are fixed in the Graphic EQ interface. The frequency, Q value and gain are all adjustable in the Parametric EQ interface.
15| Parametric EQ, Graphic EQ| Switch between Parametric EQ mode and Graphic EQ mode. Mode switch would lead to loss of all settings.
16| Low-pass filter| Turn on or off the low-pass filter to cut off high frequency. Select filter type (Linkwitz-Riley, Butterworth or Bessel). Select the divider frequency (between 20Hz and 20kHz).
Select the divider slope (-6dB/Oct, -12dB/Oct, -18dB/Oct, -24dB/Oct, -30dB/Oct, – 36dB/Oct, -42dB/Oct, or -48dB/Oct).
17| High-pass filter| Turn on or off the high-pass filter to cut off low frequency. Select filter type (Linkwitz-Riley, Butterworth or Bessel). Select the divider frequency (between 20Hz and 20kHz).
Select the divider slope (-6dB/Oct, -12dB/Oct, -18dB/Oct, -24dB/Oct, -30dB/Oct, – 36dB/Oct, -42dB/Oct, or -48dB/Oct).
18| Channel phase| Select the channel phase (normal phase or reverse phase).
19| Channel gain| Push the fader left and right to adjust the channel gain, that it, to adjust the volume of the output channel; the adjustable range is: -60dB ~ +6dB.
20| Reset channel type| Select “Clear” to set the current channel type as Empty; select “Default” to set the current channel type as Factory setting.
21| Locking| You can lock the current channel type.
22| Sync| The syncing modes to choose from include “Copy channel EQ / volume from left to right” or “Copy channel EQ / volume from right to left”.
23| Direct EQ, Restore EQ| Switch the tuned EQ data to direct state, click it again to restore the EQ data before Direct EQ setting.
24| Reset EQ| Reset EQ setting.
25| Output channel| There are 6 output channels to choose from. Configure the type of output channel. Click the speaker button to mute.
**** 26| Connection indicator| Connect the PC and the host machine with a USB cable. Open the software to connect the device. Click it again to turn off the connection.

Specifications

Functional Parameters

• Type: parametric EQ, graphic EQ Frequency: 20Hz ~ 20kHz, resolution: 1Hz Q value (slope or gradient): 0.404~28.852
• Gain: -12.0dB ~ +12.0dB, resolution: 0.1dB ~ 0.5dB ~ 1.0dB

**** Output signal frequency divider|

• Each output channel is equipped with independent multi-order high-pass filter, Filter type: Linkwitz-Riley, Bessel, Butterworth
• Filter cross-over frequency: 20Hz ~ 20kHz, resolution: 1Hz Filter slope (gradient): -6dB/Oct~-48dB/Oct

Output phase| Normal phase or reverse phase (0°/180°)
Output delay| 0.000~7.354ms, 0~254cm, 0~100inch
Pre-set sound effects| Multiple sets of pre-set sound effects data can be saved in the device, call of online sound effects is supported

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