Alpine Headunit with Imprint Issues

[Phoenixcolt]

Sup guys, I replaced my Alpine IDA-X305 with an INA-W910 today. I am using the same Imprint processor (PXA-H100), and it was working yesterday with the IDA-X305, but it is not working right with the INA-W910.

I have flipped the appropriate switch on the new headunit to EQ/DIV, but when I hook it up and play music, it is only playing at full volume. The volume numbers go up and down but there is no change in the actual volume I am hearing, or I can turn it down to 0 volume and it mutes.

The Imprint Processor signal is being fed back into the headunit like it always has so I can equalize. I am just using the headunit amp for my door speakers at the current time.

Any ideas what might be happening? Why would it only play at one high volume? I am bummed out about it and can't imagine what I could have messed up, it's set up the same as it always has been on the other headunit.

[Phoenixcolt]

I just reset the headunit again after I switched it back to normal on the bottom of the headunit, but then it still only played at high volume.

I disconnected the yellow and black wires on the Imprint unit and reset the headunit again and then I can play at normal volumes again but obviously at that point the processor is not able to be used.

Could I have caused any problems combining wires? I bunched all of the grounds together as well as bunched all of the yellows together during my install, but I can't imagine why that would cause any problems.

[todd217]

bad AInet cable connection or maybe the new w910 does flip the rcas to input from output like some alpines.

[ttocs]

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I don't see the h100 listed on the accesory area but read in some places that they have still got it to work, dunno.

[Phoenixcolt]

bad AInet cable connection or maybe the new w910 does flip the rcas to input from output like some alpines.

Could be...I don't know how I would tell, maybe I will have to pick up another AI-Net cable and try. As far as the RCA's though, you would think Alpine would mention that if that was the case, maybe I will call them again tomorrow.

It does appear that the P.EQ, Time Correction, and High Pass Xover is already built into this unit which is mainly what I used it for on the X305. Maybe it just doesn't flip the RCAs like you said...that would make me feel a whole lot better, I been depressed since 5 oclock that I messed something up : ).

It does boost the signal to 4V as well, but I just picked up a sweet Audio Control Line Driver that will do better than that for my X600 anyway.

[Phoenixcolt]

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I don't see the h100 listed on the accesory area but read in some places that they have still got it to work, dunno.

Interesting, maybe most of the features that the PXA-H100 enables on the IDA unit are just built into the INA unit. I will have to play around with it a bit tomorrow.

[Phoenixcolt]

maybe the new w910 doesn't flip the rcas to input from output like some alpines.

This was the issue, confirmed it with Alpine.

Without the processor hooked up, there are a few minor things I lost, but nothing that I lived by. Also, without the processor, this unit sounds waaaay better than my X305 ever did with the processor. I am impressed. The sub bass is even much better, more full sounding and clearer.

Maybe the H100 wasn't even truly bumping the hu output up to 4V like it was supposed to and now my X600 gain is higher than it should be...which I will be correcting this weekend once I add the line driver.

[ttocs]

I didn't think the imprint software had anything to do with the voltage output of the rca's.