Imported Alpine HU

sid_misra · 28th September 2007, 23:48

I am planning on Buying a decent audio System for my Indica Xeta GLG with a budget around 12K.
For this im thinking of getting an Alpine HU CDE9873 from abroad as it works out cheaper.Would this work fine???If so,Then what should be the things that could go well along with it?A woofer is 1 thing im looking for.
If not what should be the Ideal Combination for good acoustic effect.

yogi1771 · 28th September 2007, 23:53

by the way were are you planning to get it imported from if from U.S check this thread out http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/ask-gurus/28801-h-u-u-s.html

sid_misra · 29th September 2007, 00:05

yeah its from the US
this link doesnt work :-(

blueraven316 · 29th September 2007, 00:19

I have an Alpine 9807 head running in my car which is from the US. Some USA Heads don't have multiple FM area support, and cant play FM, mine works fine though.

swale84 · 29th September 2007, 02:58

Heres a thread I found on the crutchfield forum discussing FM radio tuning for american/European markets. It isn't clear though whether the remedy provided is for the kenwood or alpine hu being discussed.

Alpine 9887 From US FM to Europen FM - Crutchfield Community

Can somebody shed some light on this? Ive Pm d Hydrashok, hopefully he will be able to paint a clear picture.

Suhail

hydrashok · 29th September 2007, 09:07

I'm kinda dumb on the radio side (never use radio, don't even have an antenna in my car). My HU manual doesn't mention anythig about US/European tuning system either. But here are a few threads that discuss the same thing.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/ask-gu...new-q-269.html
(post #4021 onwards)

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/ask-gu...ow-solved.html

Like you said, the Crutchfield thread doesn't really let us know whether the fix mentioned there works or not.

yogi1771 · 29th September 2007, 10:19

OT why does the link which i provided show as page not found

iraghava · 29th September 2007, 10:51

In Alpine's the method is here goes. Long press the button marked "Setup" and then toggle through the options using the track up & down buttons. One option will be "Area" here you can select 1 or 2 using the source button. Area 1 is for US frequencies while Area 2 is for Indian frequencies.

P.S. This is for an Alpine 9813 but seeing how Alpine interface is I would expect it to work in the newer sets too.

DerAlte · 29th September 2007, 11:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by yogi1771

OT why does the link which i provided show as page not found

Because the link is missing the forum name part ("ask-gurus") - you can see that if you do a mouse-over on the link.

The correct link is http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/ask-gu...1-h-u-u-s.html

28th September 2007, 23:48	#1
sid_misra Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bhubaneswar Posts: 12 Thanked: Once	Imported Alpine HU I am planning on Buying a decent audio System for my Indica Xeta GLG with a budget around 12K. For this im thinking of getting an Alpine HU CDE9873 from abroad as it works out cheaper.Would this work fine???If so,Then what should be the things that could go well along with it?A woofer is 1 thing im looking for. If not what should be the Ideal Combination for good acoustic effect.
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28th September 2007, 23:53	#2
yogi1771 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 697 Thanked: 15 Times	by the way were are you planning to get it imported from if from U.S check this thread out http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/ask-gurus/28801-h-u-u-s.html
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29th September 2007, 00:05	#3
sid_misra Newbie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bhubaneswar Posts: 12 Thanked: Once	yeah its from the US this link doesnt work :-(
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29th September 2007, 02:58	#5
swale84 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 459 Thanked: 9 Times	Heres a thread I found on the crutchfield forum discussing FM radio tuning for american/European markets. It isn't clear though whether the remedy provided is for the kenwood or alpine hu being discussed. Alpine 9887 From US FM to Europen FM - Crutchfield Community Can somebody shed some light on this? Ive Pm d Hydrashok, hopefully he will be able to paint a clear picture. Suhail
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29th September 2007, 09:07	#6
hydrashok Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In my Office Posts: 2,528 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	I'm kinda dumb on the radio side (never use radio, don't even have an antenna in my car). My HU manual doesn't mention anythig about US/European tuning system either. But here are a few threads that discuss the same thing. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/ask-gu...new-q-269.html (post #4021 onwards) http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/ask-gu...ow-solved.html Like you said, the Crutchfield thread doesn't really let us know whether the fix mentioned there works or not. Last edited by hydrashok : 29th September 2007 at 09:14.
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29th September 2007, 00:19	#4
blueraven316 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,110 Thanked: 19 Times View My Garage	I have an Alpine 9807 head running in my car which is from the US. Some USA Heads don't have multiple FM area support, and cant play FM, mine works fine though.
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29th September 2007, 10:19	#7
yogi1771 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 697 Thanked: 15 Times	OT why does the link which i provided show as page not found
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29th September 2007, 10:51	#8
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 272 Times View My Garage	In Alpine's the method is here goes. Long press the button marked "Setup" and then toggle through the options using the track up & down buttons. One option will be "Area" here you can select 1 or 2 using the source button. Area 1 is for US frequencies while Area 2 is for Indian frequencies. P.S. This is for an Alpine 9813 but seeing how Alpine interface is I would expect it to work in the newer sets too.
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