Alpine 9835

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Yep. Re-read page 23 of your owner's manual.

I did re-read and still only the 4 main buttons change. I will document with video tonight. All my backlights and buttons remain green while the main 4 change.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

Obviously you've never owned an Alpine.
I find them INCREDIBLY easy to navigate through and adjust. The last great HU Alpine made.

Admittedly no I haven't but from what I have owned, I personally don't find it it that easy or ergonomic. I am glad you have found them to be to your liking in navigation.
Navigation or not, the main importance is that this head unit has it where it relly counts in its audio features. So the navigation is really not important and only a personal preference/oppinion.

 

[ngsm13 5,000+ posts]

When you are in the multicolor illumination menu, press source or band... I can't remember which one...

The rest of the buttons you can toggle b/w green... and amber.

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[96GTIVR6 10+ year member]

Admittedly no I haven't but from what I have owned, I personally don't find it it that easy or ergonomic. I am glad you have found them to be to your liking in navigation.
Navigation or not, the main importance is that this head unit has it where it relly counts in its audio features. So the navigation is really not important and only a personal preference/oppinion.

Perhaps you just haven't spent enough time with it yet. I doubt you need to change the complex menus, (EQ, T/A, and X-over) other then the presets while driving anyway...

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

I have another problem I can't seem to rectify. Ever since I switched head units, I have turn-on thump now. I didn't before. I don't understand why because I thought that had more to do with the amps than head units, plus most amps have soft turn on nowadays anyway.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

When you are in the multicolor illumination menu, press source or band... I can't remember which one...
The rest of the buttons you can toggle b/w green... and amber.

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Yes I can toggle the rest of the buttons between green and amber. I thought you would be able to change them to any color though via the multicolor menu, but you can't. So that feature is teh ghey. Who wants 4 pink buttons with the rest green? I want them all pink dammit!

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

the a.proc button on the remote comes in handy.

for the turn-on thump, is your amps remote leads coming from the HU? if not, it might mean that your amps are turning on before you HU, therefore causing the 'thump'.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

the a.proc button on the remote comes in handy.
for the turn-on thump, is your amps remote leads coming from the HU? if not, it might mean that your amps are turning on before you HU, therefore causing the 'thump'.

That must be it. I have always used a fused link straight to an ignition section of the fuse panel. I do this for a couple reasons but one is that I can test and play with the amps without a head unit by using any Ipod/walkman type deal. It comes in handy when troubleshooting sometimes IMO. My old head unit turned on before the amps so this wasn't an issue. The Alpine has some feature where output is delayed and volume is slowly ramped up when first turned on. I am guessing it is this feature combined with me using the fuse panel as remote lead that gives me this then. I will have to get in and switch my remote lead to the HU.

I haven't even play with the remote lol. I usually put the remotes back in the box and store them in the closet because I could never figure out a logical reason to use one in a car.

 

[James Bang 5,000+ posts]

if you'd still like to be able to have your 'test play' function then you can just add a switch, but that gets a little inconvenient having to turn the switch off and on every time you get enter or leave your car. I had to do that cause the remote turn on lead didn't work on my head unit.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

All you need is a cheap $5 relay.

 

[IamDeMan 5,000+ posts]

if you'd still like to be able to have your 'test play' function then you can just add a switch, but that gets a little inconvenient having to turn the switch off and on every time you get enter or leave your car. I had to do that cause the remote turn on lead didn't work on my head unit.

I did the switch way back in High school and had a few too many days with a dead battery. So I don't even contemplate that anymore.