Alpine X308AU 8” Apple CarPlay / Android Auto / Primo 3.0 Navigation / HDMI / USB / Bluetooth / FLAC / DAB+ Receiver

User Manual: X308AU

The all-new X308AU offers a stunning 8” WVGA capacitive display accompanied by an upgraded hardware and software configuration for remarkable speed and responsiveness. The newly refined user-interface makes control better than ever to select from DAB+ digital radio, HDMI input, USB video and audio including playback of high-resolution FLAC music. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto bring Smartphone apps into the dash for phone calls, messages and an endless choice of music which can all be commanded effortlessly via the enormous 8” display or voice control.
The new Primo 3.0 NextGen navigation provides greater operation speed, plus the addition of gesture control such as pinch zoom. With built-in safety camera alerts, school zones, 3D city maps, and 4WD Off-Road maps, plus an extensive Point of Interest (POI) database Alpine’s premium navigation has you covered. With its extra-large 8” display and superior performance, the X308AU will completely transform your driving experience.

TECHNOLOGY: Digital Time Correction, Live Traffic Updates, Made for iPhone, 2D/3D map Display, 3 Pre outs, 3 Year MapCare Updates, 3D Landmarks, 4V Preouts, 4WD Off-Road Adventure Navigation, 50 Watts x 4 Built-in Amplifier, 9-Band Parametric EQ, Alpine Tunelt TTS App, Android Compatible, Bass Engine SQ, Bass EQ, Bluetooth, DAB + built-in, FLAC High-Resolution Music Playback, HDMI Input, Here Maps, Lane Guidance, Made for iPad and iPhone, MediaXpander, Parametric Equaliser, POI Search, Radio Data System, Rear USB for iPhone/iPod, Safety Alerts, Sub Woofers Level, Text-To-Speech Guidance, USB Cable Included, USB for iPod or iPhone and MP3 / WMA / AAC, WMA / MP3 / AAC, Works with Apple CarPlay, WVGA High-Resolution Display.

FEATURES

  Memory Presets: Preset Stations (48 Total; 12 Stations for each band FM1, FM2, MW or LW).
  Memory: Auto Memory.
  Seek Mode: Local / DX Selection
  RDS
  RDS Functions: PI, PS, AF, TA, TP, PTY, EON, NEWS, RADIO TEXT
  DAB Tuner
  DAB+ Tuner Built-in
  DAB+/DMB Supported
  DAB+ Slideshow Service
  DLS (Dynamic Label Service)
  DAB Service Following
  RDS Fallback (where available)
  Service Preset: 18 Preset Memory
  Service Search Function
  PTY Search Function
  Alphabet Search Function
  Antenna Power Supply Selection

Bluetooth

  Built-in BLUETOOTH® Module
 Wide Band Speech Technology
 HFP (Hands - Free Profile) Compatible
 Streaming Music: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) Compatible
 Streaming Music Control: AVRCP (Audio / Video Remote Control Profile) Ver.1.5 Compatible
 Advanced BLUETOOTH® Technology
 Connection: SSP (Simple Secure Pairing) Supported
 Advanced BLUETOOTH® Technology
 Connection: SSP (Simple Secure Pairing) Supported
 Individual Profile Connection Hands Free Phone and Music Streaming
 Phone Book: Phone Book Synchronisation
 Speed Dial: 4 Preset Memory (per phone)
 Multiple Phone Number Registration: 5 Phone Numbers can be stored for one name
 Device name display
 Auto Answer
 Call History Display: Outgoing Calls / Incoming Calls / Missed Calls
 Redial Function
 Speech Volume Level Adjustment: Possible for Outgoing and Incoming Volume
 DTMF (Touch-Tone) Function
 Signal Strength Indicator
 Battery Level Indicator
 Menu Language Selection: 24 Languages
 Microphone Included
 Made for iPod /iPhone
 Compatibility for iPod/iPhone: compatible with all models except 1st and 2nd generation iPhone
 Music Playback
 Available Selections: Playlist / Artist / Album /Song / Podcast / Genre / Composer / Audiobook
 Alphabet Search
 Artwork Display
 Direct Up / Down: Playlist / Artist / Album / Genre / Composer
 M.I.X. (Shuffle) Play: Song, Albums, All
 Repeat
 Battery Charging

Connectivity

 Works with Apple CarPlay (requires CarPlay enabled iPhone)
 Works with Android Auto (Requires Android Auto enabled smartphone)

Navigation Function

 Menu Language: 29 Languages
 Music Playback
 Voice Guidance Language: 29 Languages for Voice Guidance, 15 Languages for Text-to-Speech (TTS)
 Advanced Address Search
 Post Code Search
 Free Form Search
 Partial Name Search
 Advanced POI Functions
 Smart Routes: Smart Routes using historic traffic patterns
 Advanced Route Planning
 Eco Route Search
 7 Alternative Route Recommendation
 Advanced TMC Mode
 Map Display Mode: 2D Heading Up, 2D North Up, 3D
 3D City Mode: 3D Building/Icon Display
 3D Motorway Junction View: Junction View with Sign Post
 Drive Lane Suggestion
 Tunnel Mode
 Highway Mode
 Voice Guidance Mixing
 Text-to-Speech
 Direct Phone Call from POI data
 3 Positioning Sensors: GPS, Gyroscope, Vehicle Speed Pulse
 USB Media Connection
 USB Connection: USB Extension Cable Included
 Music Playback: FLAC/MP3/WMA/AAC compatible
 Video Playback: MP4/AVI/MKV compatible
 File / Folder Name Search
 Tag Info Search
 Folder Up / Down
 M.I.X. Random Play
 Repeat

Sound Tuning

 Bass Engine SQ
 Bass Engine™ Pro
 Subwoofer Level Adjustment
 Subwoofer Phase Select
 4V High Voltage PreOut
 Equaliser: Flat, Pops, Rock, News, Jazz, Electrical Dance, Hip Hop, Easy Listening, Country, Classical
 Dual HD EQ (9-band Parametric Equaliser front/rear)
 6 Channel Digital Time Correction
 Digital Crossover Setting
 Customised Sound Setting by Car Type
 MediaXpander HD
 Application Volume Level Setting
 Sound Setting Data Download
 Easy, Step-by-Step Sound Customisatio
 Alpine TuneIt App ready

General

Power Output: 4 x 50 W High Power Amplifier Advanced Power IC Display: 7-inch Capacitive WVGA Display White LED Backlighting System 50/50 Split Screen: Left / Right Position Changeable Control Type: Touch, Drag, Flick My Favourites Function

 Automatic Setting Change for 2 Users

 High-Grade Audiophile Design

 3 PreOuts (4V, Front / Rear / Subwoofer)

 AUX-In: 1 A/V AUX Input (3.5mm micro jack)

 Steering Wheel Remote Control Function

 Vehicle Display Interface Ready (UART connection)

 Remote Control Ready

 Navigation Guidance Mix

 Camera Connection & Built-in Controls for Multi-View Cameras

 Camera Guide Line Adjustment

 Rear-view Camera Display Automatic Boot-up

 Simple Mode & Info Mode Display Selection

 Visual EQ

 Live Contrast Adjustment

 Menu Language: 24 Languages (for AV / Bluetooth), 29 Languages (Navigation Menu and Voice Guidance)

 Clock

 Auto Dimmer

 Anti-theft security code

 Firmware Updatable

 Power Antenna Lead

 Remote Turn-On

 HDMI Input (Alpine Special HDMI connector required)

 Engine Start-Stop unaffected

 Ready for optional DVD Player DVE-5300

 RCA Camera Input requires CAM-ALP-ADP

Map & Database

 Online Map Update via alpine.naviextras.com

 3 Years free of charge map update (multiple updates possible)

Installation

 Perfect F.I.T. Kit Solutions available

SPECIFICATIONS

Screen

  Screen Size: 8 inch Capacitive WVGA 

  LCD Type: Transparent Type TN LCD

  Operation System: TFT Active Matrix 

  Number of Picture Elements: 1,152,000 pixels (800 x 3 x 480) 

  Illumination System: White LED Backlighting 

  Effective Number of Picture Elements: 99.99% 

  Colour System: NTSC, PAL

Max Power Output Ratings

  Max Power Output: 4 x 50 W 

FM Tuner

 Tuning Range: 87.5 – 108.0 MHz

 Mono Usable Sensitivity: 8.1 dBf (0.7 µV / 75 ohms)

  50dB Quieting Sensitivity: 12 dBf (1.1 µV / 75 ohms)

  Alternate Channel Selectivity: 80 dB 

  Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 65 dB

  Stereo Separation: 35 dB

  Capture Ratio: 2 dB

MW Tuner

 Tuning Range: 531 – 1,602 kHz

 Usable Sensitivity (IEC Standard): 25.1 µV / 28 dBf

LW Tuner

 Tuning Range: 153 – 281 kHz

 Usable Sensitivity (IEC Standard): 31.6 µV / 30 dBf

AM Tuner Section

 Tuning Range: 531 – 1,602 kHz
 Sensitivity (IEC Standard): 22.5 μV/27 dB)

USB Section

 USB Requirements: USB 2.0

 Max. Power Consumption: 1,500 mA (CDP Support)

 USB Class: Mass Storage Class, Play From Device

 File System: FAT 16/32

 MP3 Decoding: MPEG-1/2 AUDIO Layer-3

 WMA Decoding: Windows Media™ Audio

 AAC Decoding: ACC-LC format ′′.m4a′′ file

 FLAC Decoding

 Number of Channels: 2-Channel (Stereo)

 Frequency Response: 5 – 20k Hz ±1 dB *Frequency Response may differ depending on the encoder software/bit rate

 Total Harmonic Distortion (at 1kHz): 0.008%

 DynamicRange(at 1kHz): 95 dB

 Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 100 dB

 Channel Separation (at 1kHz): 85 dB

GPS / Glonass

 GPS / Glonass compatible navigation antenna included

Bluetooth Section

 BLUETOOTH® Version: Bluetooth V3.0

 Output Power: +4 dBm Max. (Power class 2)

 HFP (Hands-Free Profile)

 OPP (Object Push Profile)

 PBAP (Phone Book Access Profile)

 A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)

 AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile)

 SPP (Serial Port Profile)

Sound Tuning

 Subwoofer Level Adjustment: 0 to +15

 Subwoofer Phase Setting: 0° or 180°

 BASS ENGINE SQ: 5Mode, Level 0 to +6

 HighPassFilter: 20 / 25 / 31.5 / 40 / 50 / 63 / 80 / 100 / 125 / 160 / 200 Hz

 HighPassFilter (Slope): Off / -6 / -12 / -18 / -24 dB/oct. A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)

 HighPassFilter (Gain): -12 to 0 dB

 LowPassFilter: 20 / 25 / 31.5 / 40 / 50 / 63 / 80 / 100 / 125 / 160 / 200 Hz

 LowPassFilter (Slope): Off / -6 / -12 / -18 / -24 dB/oct.

 LowPassFilter (Gain): -12 to 0 dB

 Time Correction: 0.0 – 9.9ms (0.1ms step)

 Dual HD EQ Front + Rear

 Parametric Equalizer (Band 1): 20 – 100 Hz

 Parametric Equalizer (Band 2): 63 – 315 Hz

 Parametric Equalizer (Band 3): 125 – 500 Hz

 Parametric Equalizer (Band 4): 250 – 1k Hz

 Parametric Equalizer (Band 5): 500 – 2k Hz

 Parametric Equalizer (Band 6): 1k – 4k Hz

 Parametric Equalizer (Band 7): 2k – 7.2k Hz

 Parametric Equalizer (Band 8): 5.8k – 12k Hz

 Parametric Equalizer (Band 9): 9k – 20k Hz

 Parametric Equalizer (Gain): -14 to +14

 Application Volume Level Setting: -14 to +14

HDMI Section

 Input Format 480p/VGA

 Output Format 480p

General

 Power Requirement: 14.4 V. DC (11-16V allowable)

 Pre Output Voltage (Before Clipping): 4 V / 10k ohms

 Maximum Mounting Angle: 30°

Dimensions

 Din Size: 1DIN chassis and 8” Capacitive Touch Screen

 Chassis Size (W x H x D) mm: 198 x 125 x 147 mm

 Nose Piece Size (W x H x D) mm: 191 x 121 x 19 mm