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Introducing the iLX-F509Ai Halo9 by Alpine.
Alpine - Never the Same!
Experience Unmatched Excellence with the Alpine iLX-F509Ai: The Future of In-Car Entertainment
Are you ready to elevate your driving experience? Alpine’s commitment to excellence shines through in the next generation of its flagship product, the iLX-F509Ai. This innovative head unit not only introduces industry-first features but also features a breathtaking WXGA display, Hi-Res Audio capabilities, and cutting-edge wireless connectivity, transforming your dashboard into a multimedia powerhouse. Imagine a stunning WXGA display boasting 2.7 million pixels and a revolutionary laminated construction—this means crystal-clear images with vibrant colours and exceptional contrast. Whether you're watching high-definition videos from USB or HDMI sources, every detail comes to life like never before! But that’s just the beginning!
Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
With wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto integration, your smartphone seamlessly connects to your dashboard. Need directions? Want to make calls or send messages? Or perhaps you’re in the mood for high-resolution streaming music? All this can be done without a single cable in sight! The Alpine iLX-F509Ai brings the concert experience directly into your vehicle with its Hi-Res Audio and LDAC wireless technology. Play high-resolution music via USB or stream from your favourite smartphone apps—experience recordings exactly as the artist intended!
Built-in Class D Amplifier.
What sets this unit apart is its world-first built-in Class-D amplifier, which redefines power in head units. It delivers rich soundscapes and dynamic crescendos across all music genres and live performances, ensuring that every note resonates beautifully through any loudspeaker. Plus, customising your audio experience has never been easier! With simple sound settings and MediaXpander technology at your fingertips, you can enhance your cabin space and musical enjoyment with just a touch of the display. For audiophiles and professional users alike, an advanced tuning mode featuring a 56-band parametric EQ, digital crossover, and time correction enables unparalleled system tuning.
You can adapt the sound perfectly to fit your vehicle's acoustics while personalising it to suit your unique preferences. With unrivalled technology, seamless connectivity, impeccable visual clarity, and high-resolution audio quality, the iLX-F509Ai stands as an extraordinary centrepiece for any dashboard. Are you ready to bring emotion back into every drive?
Don’t miss out on transforming how you enjoy music on the road—explore more about the Alpine iLX-F509Ai today! Your journey deserves nothing less than exceptional.
Now Compatible with iDatalink Maestro

Transform Your Driving Experience with iDatalink Maestro.
Are you ready to revolutionise the way you interact with your vehicle? Look no further than iDatalink Maestro, the ultimate vehicle integration solution designed to elevate your driving experience.
Imagine effortlessly retaining essential safety features such as parking sensors, multi-view and 360-degree cameras, climate controls, and personalised vehicle settings—all seamlessly integrated into your system. But that’s just the beginning!
With iDatalink Maestro, you unlock a treasure trove of advanced features that go beyond what traditional OEM systems offer. Picture real-time performance gauges at your fingertips and customizable steering controls tailored to fit your unique driving style. Why settle for ordinary when you can have extraordinary?
And here’s the best part: all these incredible features are accessible right from the comfort of your Alpine head unit! No more fumbling through menus or sacrificing functionality—everything you need is at your command. Upgrade your driving experience today with iDatalink Maestro—where innovation meets convenience. The possibilities are endless!
* Please note that the iDatalink Maestro module and accessories are sold separately.

Performance Gauges
Access a variety of vehicle performance gauges, including speed, boost, engine temperature, and transmission temperature, in real time on a modern race-inspired digital cluster.
Vehicle Info
Monitor vehicle health and stay notified of potential warnings such as irregular battery voltage, un-latched seatbelts, low tyre pressure, open doors and more.
Advanced Camera Integration
Visual safety aids such as 360º degree and multi-view cameras, dynamic guidelines, and park distance control can be retained and work seamlessly to ensure a safer and more enjoyable journey.
Climate Control
Quickly and easily control climate functions such as heated and cooled seating, airflow direction, air temperature, and fan speed.
Vehicle Settings
Retain an expansive range of safety, comfort and convenience vehicle settings and additional Maestro settings within a neatly organised menu.
Programmable Steering Controls
In addition to performing the OEM steering control functions, iDatalink provides even greater utility, allowing you to quickly assign two functions per button to view cameras or display a screen of your choice.
Features and specifications of iDatalink Maestro will vary by vehicle.
For more info on vehicle compatibility and features, please refer to the iDatalink website:
https://australia.idatalinkmaestro.com/en


High-Definition Laminated Display
Alpine’s incredible WXGA display has to be seen to be believed; colours are intensely vibrant and realistic, video motion is ultra-smooth, and the image detail is razor-sharp. Moreover, with its laminated display technology, brightness and contrast are indeed next level, so no matter the lighting conditions or viewing angle, the display reveals incredible clarity and true-to-life colour. Alpine’s new WXGA high-definition display is stunningly beautiful—bringing a cinematic experience into your dashboard.

Apple CarPlay Wireless or USB
No wires, no fuss, get in and drive with your iPhone wirelessly connected to use Apple CarPlay. Listen to your favourite music apps, make and receive calls or messages, and use maps or navigation apps, all at your command via the display or voice control. If you need to charge up, plug in your iPhone via USB.

Android Auto Wireless or USB
The convenience of Android Auto allows a wide array of applications on your car's dash. Interact via touch or voice command. You can make calls, send messages, play music apps, and more. All this, now with wireless connectivity or if you need to charge up on the go, connect via the USB port.


Smartphone Navigation
The incredible Alpine WXGA high-definition display gives you access to and the convenience of highly accurate navigation, further enhancing the Apple CarPlay and Android Auto experience.
With an array of navigation platforms and apps, such as Apple Maps, Google Maps, Waze and Sygic, you can effortlessly search and get to your destination. You’ll have voice and visual prompts for turn-by-turn navigation, and finding locations is a breeze via the display or voice control.
Furthermore, the built-in GPS/GLONASS circuit, antenna, and vehicle speed pulse sense connectivity ensure your vehicle position has pinpoint accuracy on the road. This keeps you en route through complex and dense city road systems, tunnels, bridges, elevated mountain highways, and terrains.

Hi-Res Audio Certified with USB and Wireless Connectivity
Audiophiles and music fans can now enjoy an authentic high-fidelity audio experience with the astonishing detail and musical beauty of Hi-Res Audio. The Alpine iLX-F509Ai supports up to 192kHz/24Bit FLAC/WAV and APE high-resolution audio files with their intended playback specification of 96kHz/24Bit.
This means, you no longer have to compromise your listening experience lost in highly-compressed traditional audio formats, in Hi-Res your music now comes alive with stunning clarity and every nuance is revealed, just as the artist intended. The Alpine iLX-F509Ai Halo9 will display the Hi-Res icon and file bit rate when playing Hi-Res Audio files.
Even more impressive, equipped with Hi-Res Audio Wireless and LDAC technology, you can connect your smartphone via USB or wirelessly and use Hi-Res Audio streaming services or apps, bringing a virtually limitless music library with the purest sound inside your car.

Spotify
Access the world's music library with millions of tracks and episodes available on Spotify. When using Apple CarPlay or Android Auto with the Spotify app, you can play the latest songs from your favourite artists, charts, and playlists. Plus, browse the collections of friends, artists, celebrities and radio stations, all from the comfort of the driver’s seat. All this is done without a single physical connection, thanks to the added convenience of Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

Audio Streaming Apps
With Apple Music onboard for Apple CarPlay, you can access 60+ million ad-free songs at your fingertips, which you can use to search genres, artists, podcasts, and expertly crafted playlists. With Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, Amazon Music and YouTube Music provide limitless entertainment to stream or download songs from over 40 million ad-free tracks. Amazon Music, YouTube Music and Apple Music are paid subscriptions.
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Built-in Class-D Amplifier
Experience the thrill of the industry’s first, the Alpine iLX-F509Ai Halo9! This powerhouse boasts cutting-edge Class-D amplifier technology, unleashing a whopping 50 x 4 Watts of power. Enjoy the ultimate sound quality and dynamic range from your high-resolution music like never before! Class-D amplifiers are known to be highly efficient and capable of beautiful high-end sound reproduction with significantly reduced noise and phase shift. Moreover, new ultra-high-spec fans and internal heat sinks direct and dissipate unwanted heat, ensuring optimum temperature control and audio performance.

DAB+ Digital Radio
DAB+ provides a range of quality digital-only stations that you can search by station name and genre. It offers a variety of stations with music eras and types, as well as talkback stations. DAB+ displays station info and music metadata and offers clearer sound and improved reception, achieving a noise-free, crystal-clear radio listening experience.

External Control Knob (RUE-BK01A sold separately)
The Alpine RUE-BK01A external control knob (sold separately) wirelessly connects to the Alpine iLX-F509Ai Halo9. It can be installed on either side of the display or anywhere else within the vehicle for added convenience. The knob controls the unit volume output and can cycle through your vehicle's safety cameras on screen.


Advanced Sound Tuning
Alpine's sound quality performance is of the highest standards. With advanced sound tuning, you have the tools to tune your system to perfection. As well as the specific environment of your vehicle.
It improves sound for high-end systems with a 56-band EQ, a 2-way crossover, and 6-channel time correction.

HDMI Connectivity
HDMI enables connectivity to several devices, including smartphone mirroring. Making audio and video playback possible in high-definition through the 9-inch display for virtually limitless entertainment.

USB Connections x 2
The 2 x rear USB ports allow for even greater flexibility. USB port 1 provides fast charging of your smartphone while using wireless connectivity. USB Port 2 is your entertainment gateway. Allowing audio and video playback via connection of a memory stick, portable drive or SSD. Plus, if desired, wired connectivity to your smartphone for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.
Four Camera Input
The Alpine iLX-F509Ai allows adding a reverse camera and a front or side camera directly into the unit. Individuals needing more visibility can expand their setup to four cameras using the KCX-C250MC Multi-Camera Selector Interface, sold separately. You can directly toggle all your connected cameras from the unit, allowing you to view any obstacles around your vehicle.

All new GUI
Designed to provide a user-friendly in-car experience to enhance your driving experience.

User-adjustable Display
Alpine iLX-F509Ai Halo9 allows you to position the floating display in the most optimal position. This means there is no loss of access to dash controls or air vents. There are five vertical adjustments, free-angle selection, and two separate depths. You can now freely adjust the display angle anytime to achieve the best visibility and avoid sunlight glare.

Adjustable Display Height
Positioning the display in the dashboard is crucial for aesthetics and function. Achieve the perfect display height with an adjustable range of +/- 3cm from the centre position. This allows installation into virtually any dashboard with a 1 or 2 DIN slot. You can adjust the display distance from your dashboard within a 20mm range.

1-DIN Blanking Plates for 2-DIN Installation (Optional)
The KAE-1DT and KAE-1DB (optional) blanking plates make any 2-DIN installation a breeze with a professional finish. Therefore, these plates fill the void of the 1-DIN space when using a conventional 2-DIN dash fascia installation kit.

1-DIN Blanking Plate Fitment (Optional)
You can securely install the Alpine KAE-1DT and KAE-1DB at both ends of the iLX-F509Ai chassis, no matter where your Halo9 is positioned!
Secured by machine thread screws, the installation of the blanking plate is robust and straightforward.


Bring outstanding sound quality into your vehicle. The Alpine Halo9 is a Groundbreaking Head Unit with a built in Class-D Amplifier and advanced sound tuning capabilities. This includes 2-way X-overs, a Parametric EQ, and digital time correction, allowing for a truly immersive audio experience.











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