ALPINE PXE-R500 Built-In 6-Sound Track Power-Audio Processor Instruction Manual

ALPINE PXE-R500 Built-In 6-Sound Track Power-Audio Processor

Warning

The symbol indicates important notes. If ignored, it may result in severe personal  injury or death.

• In case of problems, please stop using the device immediately.
  Otherwise, it may result in personal injury or damaged product. Please return the product to the authorized Alpine dealer or nearby Alpine service center to repair.

• The product is only suitable for the 12V negative-grounded vehicles.
  Otherwise, it may lead to an accident like fire, etc.

• Please call the professionals to wire and install.
  It needs professional expertise and experiences to wire and install the product. For safety, please contact the dealer from whom you bought the product to install it.

• Please do not disassemble or refit.
  Otherwise, it may result in an accident, fire or electric shock.

• Small items like bolts or screws should be kept out of the reach of child.
  If ingested, it may result in severe damage. Once ingested, please seek medical attention immediately.

• Please do not use any function that may distract you during driving.
  Any function that may influence your attention should be used only when the vehicle is stopped completely. To use these functions, please first stop your vehicle in a safe area. Otherwise, it may result in an accident.

• During driving, you must maintain the volume at a level such that the noise outside can still be heard.
  It is very dangerous not to clearly hear an emergency vehicle alarm and road warning signal (such as railway crossing) and may result in an accident. Moreover, a too large volume may damage your hearing.

Caution

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• Product cleaning
  Please clean the product regularly with a dry soft cloth. For any dirt difficult to clean, only water can be used to soak the cloth. Any other solvents may lead to dissolution.

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

• Repair
  In case of problems, please do not repair by yourself. Please return the product to the authorized Alpine dealer or nearby Alpine service center to repair.

• Installation site
  The device cannot be installed at the following locations:

• Under direct sunlight and near the hot source.

•  With high humidity and near a water source.

• Dusty sites.

•  Environments with violent vibration.

Copyright notice

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

Description of device

Diagrams of device interfaces

Description of device

Description of device interfaces and their functions

• System extension interface 1

• RCA audio input One set of RCA audio signal input that can connect the RCA audio signal output of the on-vehicle CD/DVD player.

• High voltage level input/output and power interface
  The high voltage level input is connected to the power output of the on- vehicle CD/DVD player and the high voltage level output is connected to the loudspeaker.

• Input select switch
  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 level input signal FL-/FL+.

• Power lamp

• RCA audio out
  Three sets of RCA audio signal outputs which can be connected to the external power amplifier.

• External power amplifier

• System extension interface 2

• USB 2.0 interface
  A USB2.0 cable can be used to connect the computer and perform tone tuning and setting in detail.

• On-vehicle CD/DVD player

Accessory list
The PXE-500 packing box should contain the following accessories. If missing, please contact the authorized dealer of Alpine.

• Accessory                     Quantity
• USB 2.0 cable             One (1)
• Fixing bracket              Four (4)
• QSG (quick start guide) One (1)

Operating instructions of computer software

Once the PXE-R500 software is installed, you can perform the tone tuning and setting for PXE-R500 on the computer.

*The function is only available to the manufacturer and dealers.

Precautions of software installation

• The software can only be used with Microsoft® Windows® operating systems. Operating systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 CPU: 1.6GHz or higher Memory card: 1GB or larger
  Hard disk: 512MB or more free space Computer screen resolution: 1280*768 or higher

•  Please properly install the PXE-R500 computer software before connecting the PXE-R500 device to the computer.

Description of interface

Open the PXE-R500 computer software, then first enter the start interface and enter the tone-tuning main interface.

a、 Select “Load scene file from your computer” to load a scene file previously saved in the computer as the current device working scene.
b、 Select “Save as scene file on your  computer” to save the current device working scene into the computer for use later.
c、 Select “Load all scene files” to load all  the scene files previously saved on your computer to the device (including current working scene, pre-set device scene and output channel configuration data, etc.), i.e., copy all the device data debugged previously to the connected device.

d、 Select “Save all scene files” to save all the data on the connected device as the  computer files (including current working scene, preset device scene and output channel configuration data, etc.) to be used for device copy later.

2. Click on “Options”:

a、 Select “Frequency combination setting” and enter the frequency-combination interface. The volume of various sound sources in the channel can be adjusted to perform sound mixing and frequency

mixing.
b、 Select “Firmware update” to popup the  dialog box and select the file to update in the box. Then click on “Update” key to upgrade the firmware. Once the upgrading progress reaches 100%, it indicates that the firmware has been upgraded successfully. After the update is finished, the device will re-start automatically.

c、 Select “Restore factory setting” to restore all the data set in the device to factory default status.

d、 Select “Switch-off delay” to set the switch-off delay: 0~255s.

e. Select “Language” to switch between Chinese and English.
f. Select “About” to check the device version.

3. Click on “Encryption”:

Enter 6-digit encrypted password in the popup dialog box to encrypt the tuned sound effect data. The data including EQ frequency, Q value and gain, delay, channel volume and phase, etc. can be encrypted.
Only the single set of sound effect data being used now will be encrypted, rather than all the data in the device. The encrypted sound effect data can be saved as a pre-set sound effect or computer file.

The encrypted data can be decrypted by clicking on “Decryption” and entering the correct password. On the decryption interface, click on “Clear data” to decrypt the encryption status with just one key and restore the data to the factory default status.

Sound source selection

1. Master sound source: click on the right key of the master sound source and select the master sound source in the popup window: high level, blue tooth or low level.
2. Auxiliary sound source (sound mixing):
a、 Click on the right key of the auxiliary sound source and select the auxiliary sound source in the popup window: high  level, blue tooth, low level or close.
b、 The higher the attenuation of master  sound source, the lower the master volume is. The tunable values are 0%, 30%, 50%, 80% or 100%.

• If the current sound source mode is selected, this mode cannot be superimposed any more. Otherwise, the auxiliary sound source will be invalid.

Master volume setting

Channel type, mute and debugging

**setting

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Channel delay, phase and volume setting

pressing on the left mouse key to drag. The adjusting range is : 20Hz~20000Hz.

Channel EQ setting

The channel EQ has two interfaces as Graphic EQ and Parametric EQ.

Move the mouse to SN and press on it, then drag it up or down to adjust the equalizer gain or drag it left or right to adjust the equalizer frequency. Move the mouse to the small blue box on the left or right and press on it and then drag left or right to adjust the Q value of the equalizer. Also, you can directly enter a value, scroll the mouse wheel or move the up / down keys to set up the frequency, Q value and gain.

1. Frequency adjusting range: 20Hz ~ 20kHz.
2. Q value adjusting range: 0.404~28.852.
3. Gain adjusting range: -12dB ~+12dB. If the EQ adjustment is available, the Direct

Description of frequency combination setting function

After the PXE-R500 device setting sound source signals enter the audio processor, the volume frequency of various output channels will be divided. The sound source volumes in the channel can be adjusted to perform sound mixing and frequency mixing. In the passive input mode, the frequency division will be set from PC. In the active input mode, the frequency division will be set from the main device of the vehicle.

Example 1: stereo input at low level from main device of original vehicle and stereo full-frequency output.

Example 2: active two-way frequency mixing input at high level from main device of original vehicle and stereo full-frequency output.

Specification parameters

Functional parameters

Input signals| 4 channels of high level, 2 channels of RCA audio and high resolution blue tooth
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Output signals| 4 channels of high level, 6 channels of RCA audio
Output signal gain| Range: mute, -60dB~+6dB
Output signal equalizer| Type: parametric EQ, graphic EQ Frequency: 20Hz~20kHz, resolution: 1Hz Q value( slope): 0.404~28.852

Gain: -12.0dB~+12.0dB, resolution: 0.1dB

Output signal frequency divider| Each output channel is equipped with independent multi-order high-pass filter,

Filter type: Linkwitz-Riley, Bessel or Butterworth

Filter cross-over frequency: 20Hz~20kHz, resolution: 1Hz Filter slope: 6dB/Oct~48dB/Oct

Output phase| Normal phase or reverse phase (+/-)
Output delay| 0.000~7.354ms, 0~254cm, 0~101inch
Pre-set sound effects| 6 sets of pre-set sound effect data can be saved in the device

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