Description

Alpine X308AU

8" Navigation/CarPlay/Android Auto Receiver.

Alpine sets the industry standard with remarkable X308AU 8″ Navigation system.

Alpine’s premium navigation gives you high-resolution street maps with 3D city views, safety camera alerts and speed zones. What’s more, you can seamlessly route on-road to an off-road destination with Alpine 3D terrain off-road turn-by-turn navigation, and search to find the nearest caravan and campsites, off-road tracks and 4WD POIs. 

Featuring Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, the Alpine X308AU is a highly equipped head unit allowing seamless use of smartphone apps in the dashboard. You can make calls, send and receive messages and listen to all your favourite music.

With its super-large 8” capacitive display you have a grand view and full control over the multitude of sources including USB video and music, DAB+ digital radio, Bluetooth music streaming, connected HDMI devices, navigation and much more.

Premium Built-In Navigation Navigation has never been easier with the advanced Primo 3.0 platform. This provides an intuitive driving experience with 3D landmarks, 3D cityscapes, high resolution maps, lane guidance and safety camera and speed zone alerts. Avoid accidents and congestion with HereTM live traffic that can automatically reroute you around hazards and blocked roads. GPS reception is received with pinpoint accuracy with the GPS and Glonass dead-reckoning system. Whilst 3 years of free map updates ensure your navigation system is up to date.
Alpine 4WD Off-Road Maps Alpine’s 4WD mode lets you explore thousands of Australia’s most popular tracks. Experience full guidance with a detailed 3D digital terrain and convenient turn-by-turn navigation so you can adventure off-road with ease.	Caravan and Camping Sites The Alpine navigation system includes a comprehensive caravan and campsite database, allowing you to navigate to your favourite camp ground or utilise the points of interest function to find a new one nearby.
4WD Track Search  Navigating through your off-road adventures is made simpler than ever with the convenient search function. Boasting a large 8” capacitive touchscreen you can search for your favourite 4WD tracks with ease.	Points of Interest Database The iGO Primo 3.0 Navigation platform includes an extensive POI database so you can search by category, name and other criteria. This is helpful when looking for restaurants, parking facilities or a specific petrol station.
	Smartphone Navigation The Alpine X308AU includes a precision GPS and Glonass antenna which ensures a pin-point and highly accurate navigation experience when using Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Voice control works seamlessly with this function allowing you via speech to set your destination and start driving.
Apple CarPlay Apple CarPlay provides your iPhone functions all through the 8” display. You can get directions, make calls, send and receive messages and listen to music keeping you connected and entertained while driving.	Android Auto Android Auto allows for the connection of an Android smartphone sanctioning phone calls, text messages, Google maps, other apps and voice control through the magnificent 8” capacitive touch display.
	USB Audio and Video Playback A multitude of source options are available through the USB input on the Alpine X308AU, you can connect memory devices for playback of audio and video files, plus music from compatible iPod’s or iPhone’s.  High resolution music files such as Flac  can be played back at 24Bit/96kHz or greater providing Hi-Res Audio capability. Furthermore, AVI, MKV and MP4 video files can be played up to HD 1080p with superb clarity providing the ultimate in-dash entertainment experience.
Built-In Bluetooth Built-in Bluetooth enables wireless connection of a mobile phone for the convenience and safety of hands free phone and audio streaming. Plus, you can use voice control through the built-in or external wired microphone.	DAB+ Digital Radio DAB+ provides you with a range of quality digital only stations that you can search by station name. DAB+ offers clearer sound and improved reception, achieving a noise free, crystal clear radio listening experience.
Direct Camera Port Add multiple camera’s to your vehicle via the direct camera port on the Alpine X308AU The optional Alpine KCX-C250MC enables up to three camera’s to be added for a clear wide view of all obstacles when reversing and manoeuvring.	Siri, OK Google and Voice Control The Alpine X308AU is compatible with Siri and OK Google voice recognition functions, allowing you to make calls, send and receive messages, navigate and select music all while maintaining full focus on the road.

Alpine X308AU – Features

• Apple CarPlay: Siri Voice Control, Apple Music, Spotify, iHeart Radio, Apple Maps*, Phone Calls, iMessages, Music (*Please check Apple Map availability at Apple official website.)
• Android  Auto: Voice command, Google Play Music, Spotify, Google Maps, Messages, Phone Call, Music
• Power Output: 4 x 50 W High Power Amplifier
• Advanced Power IC
• Display: 8-inch Capacitive WVGA High Resolution Display
• White LED Backlighting System
• 50/50 Split Screen: Left / Right Position Changeable
• Control Type: Touch, Drag, Flick
• My Favourites Function
• High Grade Audiophile Design
• 3 PreOuts (4 V, 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
• Rearview 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
• HDMI Input
• Engine Start-Stop unaffected
• Ready for optional DVD Player DVE-5300

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
• Auto Ensemble/Service 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
• Individual Profile Connection Hands Free Phone and Music Streaming
• Phone Book: Phone Book Synchronization
• 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
• Microphone Included

Made for iPod® and iPhone®

• Compatibility for iPod/iPhone: compatible with all models except 1st and 2nd generation iPhone
• Connection: KCU-471i Required (Sold separately)
• 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

Navigation Function

• Map Coverage: Australia and New Zealand
• Menu Language: 29 Languages
• 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
• Elevation Map Display: 3D maps with elevation mode
• 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 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
• 4 V 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 Customisation

Alpine X308AU - 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

USB

• 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®

• BLUETOOTH® Version: Bluetooth V2.1+EDR
• Output Power: +4 dBm Max. (Power class 2)
• HFP: HFP (Hands Free Profile)
• OPP (Object Push Profile)
• PBAP (Phone Book Access Profile)
• HSP (Head Set Profile)
• A2DP: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
• AVRCP: 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.
• 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 720p/480p/VGA
• Output Format 480p

General

• Power Requirement: 14.4 V. DC (11-16V allowable)
• Pre Output Voltage (Before Clipping): 4 V / 10k ohms

Dimensions

• Din Size: 1DIN chassis and 8” Capacitive Touch Screen
• Chassis Size (W x H x D) mm: 178 x 50 x 164 mm
• Monitor-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

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