Alpine ILX-F905D 9-Inch Media Receiver with DAB+ CarPlay & Android Auto

Alpine Halo9 - Our most popular Head Unit is back and better than ever

Halo9 - 9-Inch Media Receiver, featuring DAB+ digital radio, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility

iLX-F905D

The iLX-F905D Alpine Halo9 is the second generation of Alpine's world-famous Halo product line, featuring a 9-inch high-resolution WXGA touch-screen and is compatible with virtually any vehicle with 1DIN or 2DIN installation dock. The super-slim display appears to simply hover over your dashboard and can be adjusted in various ways for the best position.

Enjoy wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto (wired) compatibility, DAB+ digital radio, USB video playback, Hi-Res Audio playback, Bluetooth hands-free and audio streaming and much more with this amazing Head Unit.

Bring exceptionally good sound quality into your vehicle: the Alpine Halo9 is the world's first Head Unit featuring a built-in Class-D amplifier and has a wide array of professional sound tuning functions, such as 2-way X-overs, a Parametric EQ, digital time correction and much more.

The 2nd Generation Alpine Halo9 Is Here

The Alpine Halo9 has become one of the world's most popular Head Units and won many industry awards for its outstanding concept and design. We continued to improve upon this successful product and make it even better. The 2nd generation Alpine Halo9 features a high-res display, Wireless Apple CarPlay, two USB ports, further improved sound quality and tuning options and many more innovations and improvements.

9-inch WXGA HD Display

The large, 9-inch WXGA touch-screen display features a resolution of 1280 x 720p and includes over 2.7 million pixel elements - making icons, menus and visual content extremely crisp and vibrant in your dash. The screen is attached to an adjustable mount connected to a single-DIN chassis that's designed to fit in most 1DIN or 2DIN dash openings.

Wireless Apple CarPlay

The iLX-F905D "Works with Apple CarPlay" wirelessly and lets iPhone users make and receive calls, access and write text messages, play music, and get direction in a way that allows them to stay focused on the road. Apple CarPlay is accessed through the capacitive touchscreen or the mic button to activate Siri voice control. Due to the WiFi connection, you can keep your iPhone in your pocket and do not need to plug it in all the time (except for charging).

2x USB Ports

While the Alpine Halo9 is mech-less (no built-in CD/DVD drive), you still have plenty of entertainment options. 2 USB ports located on the back of the unit allow you for example to connect one mobile device for charging, while the other USB port is used to plug in a USB stick or hard drive to access audio and video files.

User-adjustable Display

With five vertical adjustments, free angle selection, and two separate depths, you can position the floating display in the most optimal position, so you still have access to your dash controls and air vents. The user now can freely adjust the display angle at any time, to achieve best visibility and to avoid sunlight glare.

World's First Head Unit With Built-in Class-D Amplifier

The iLX-F905D is the world's first aftermarket Head Unit featuring a built-in 4x 50 Watts Class-D amplifier - allowing excellent, high-end sound reproduction with highly reduced noise or phase shift. The key benefit of Class-D amplification technology is its high efficiency of about 90%, compared to 50 - 70% of Class AB amplifiers. New high-speed fans with internal heat sinks keep your Alpine Halo9 cool - and the music playing.

Enjoy Excellent Sound Quality

Featuring a 56-band Parametric EQ in the advanced mode, a 2-way digital X-over, 6-channel digital time correction and several Bass Engine SQ and MediaXpander sound tuning options, you have excellent tools at your disposal to tune your Alpine Halo9 and the attached amp / speaker system to perfection. But we didn't stop there: The Alpine Halo9 is Hi-Res Audio certified and can decode and playback Hi-Res Audio files up to 96kHz / 1.536 kbps from USB sources in uncompressed supported formats such as FLAC, WAV and APE.

Wide Entertainment Options

The all new DAB/ radio tuner allows DAB - FM switching and lets you enjoy seamless radio reception without interruptions. Next the increased USB video playback formats (MP4, MOV, FLV, MKV), the Alpine Halo9 features many additional entertainment options: the built-in Bluetooth module allows audio streaming from your phone and the HDMI input enables the connection of an external video playback device. You can of course use Android Auto with any compatible smartphone running Android (wired connection).

Vehicle Data-bus Connection

If your car is equipped with parking sensors and, you can continue to use these convenient functions with your iLX-F905D. Alpine offers many vehicle data-bus interfaces to connect your Alpine Halo9 to your vehicle's data-bus system. This enables compatibility with your vehicle's steering wheel control buttons, display of air conditioning settings as well parking sensor display.

Drive-Assist Cameras

A rear view camera is a great way to make reversing safer. The camera image automatically comes on when you shift into reverse and distance guides that can be adjusted to match your car size will appear on the screen to help you safely park your car. Alpine offers a wide variety of front and rear facing cameras, including multi-view cameras with selectable viewing angles. You can even view the camera screen and parking sensor screen simultaneously, if your car supports it.

External Control Knob

The separately available RUE-BK01 control knob connects wirelessly to the Alpine Halo9 and can be installed to the left or right side of the touch-screen. Alternatively you can also place the control knob anywhere else in the vehicle with a simple custom installation. Turning the knob will adjust the head unit's volume output, while pushing it activates the rear view camera on the screen.

Note: this control knob has no function if wireless Apple CarPlay is active.

TIDAL Hi-Res Audio App

With the integrated TIDAL app you can access the High-Res Audio streaming experience with TIDAL, enjoying its catalog of over 90 million songs and 450,000 videos. TIDAL HiFi and HiFi Plus members get lossless audio and high-fidelity music options for superior sound quality that elevates the music experience. TIDAL Masters, delivered in partnership with Master Quality Authenticated (MQA), allows HiFi Plus Members to listen to music exactly as the artist intended the track to sound. With thousands of expertly curated playlists customers will be able to listen to all genres and discover new artists via TIDAL Rising.

FEATURES

Radio / DAB Tuner

Preset Stations (FM: 3x12 / DAB: 3x12 / AM: 2x12)

Memory: Auto Memory

Seek Mode: Local, DX, Pre-Set, Service

RDS Functions: PI, PS, AF, TA, TP, PTY, NEWS, RADIO TEXT

DAB+/DMB Supported

DAB+ Slideshow Service

DLS (Dynamic Label Service)

DAB Service Following

RDS Fallback (where available)

Auto Ensemble/Service Memory

Service Search Function

PTY Search Function

Alphabet Search Function

BLUETOOTH®

Built-in BLUETOOTH® Module V4.2

HFP (Hands-Free Profile) Compatible

A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) Compatible

AVRCP (Audio / Video Remote Control Profile) Ver.1.5 Compatible

Phone Book Synchronization

Speed Dial: 4 Preset Memory (per phone)

Call History Display: Outgoing Calls / Incoming Calls / Missed Calls

Redial Function

Speech Volume Level Adjustment: (Outgoing and Incoming)

24 Menu Languages

Microphone Included

Works with iPhone®

Compatible with iPhones featuring a lightning connector

Various search functions and Album Artwork Display

Battery Charging 

Connectivity

Works with Apple CarPlay wirelessly (requires CarPlay enabled iPhone)

Works with Android Auto (Requires Android Auto enabled smartphone, wired connection)

Dash-Cam Link for DVR-C320S to allow playback and control of your dash-cam

Navigation Function

Online navigation capability with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatible navigation apps

Includes GPS enabled navigation antenna

USB Media Connection

2x USB cable included

USB port 1: data port / USB port 2: charging port

Music Playback: FLAC, MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, APE compatible

Video Playback: MP4, MOV, FLV, MKV compatible

Supported Video Coding: MPEG-4/H.264 (MPEG-4/AVC)/MPEG-1/MPEG-2

Various search functions included

Sound Tuning

Bass Engine SQ and Bass Engine PRO sound tuning

Subwoofer Level Adjustment

6 V PreOut

10 Equalizer PreSets

13-Channel Parametric EQ x4 audio channels + 4-channel for subwoofer

6-Channel Digital Time Correction

2-way Digital Crossover

Independent Source Volume Level Setting

For detailed sound tuning options please see the owner's manual PDF below in the "SUPPORT" section

General

4x 50 Watts Class-D High Power Amplifier

9-inch Capacitive Touch-Screen WXGA Display (1280 x 720p)

Display angle adjustable after installation

3 PreOuts (6 V, Front / Rear / Subwoofer)

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

1 HDMI input / 1 HDMI output

2 USB Ports (1x USB data port / 1x USB charging)

Steering Wheel Remote Control Ready

Vehicle Display Interface Ready (UART connection)

Remote Control Ready

2x Camera Connection (Camera Direct connector) Note: does not support KCX-C250MC camera switch box

Camera Distance Guides (adjustable)

Live Contrast Adjustment

Menu Language: 24 Languages

Auto Dimmer

Anti-theft security code

Engine Start-Stop unaffected

Installation

Various vehicle specific installation kits available

SPECIFICATIONS

Screen

Screen Size: 9-inch Capacitive WXGA

Number of Picture Elements: 2,764,800 pixels (1280 x 3 x 720)

Illumination System: White LED Backlighting

Effective Number of Picture Elements: 99.99%

Colour System: NTSC, PAL

Max Power Output Ratings

Max Power Output: 4x 50 W

Radio / DAB Tuner

FM Tuning Range: 87.5 - 108.0 MHz

AM Tuning Range: 531 - 1,602 kHz

DAB band III: 174 - 240 MHz

Alternate Channel Selectivity: 80 dB

Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 65 dB / 90 dB

DAB audio format: DAB/MPEG 2, DAB+/AAC, DMB Profile 1/BSAC/DMB profile 2/AAC

WiFi

Reception Frequency: IEEE 802.11 B/g/n (2.4 GHz)

Channels: 1 - 13 ch (2.4 GHz)

Security Protocols: WPA3/WPA2-PSK (TKIP, AES)

USB

USB Requirements: USB 2.0

USB 1: data port / 2,400 mA (Mass Storage Class)

USB 2: charging port / 1,500 mA (CDP support)

USB Class: Mass Storage Class, Play From Device

File System: FAT16 / FAT32 / exFAT

FLAC, MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, APE Decoding

Video Playback: MP4, MOV, FLV, MKV compatible

Supported Video Coding: MPEG-4/H.264 (MPEG-4/AVC)/MPEG-1/MPEG-2

Number of Channels: 2-Channel (Stereo)

Frequency Response: 5 - 40 kHz ±1 dB *Frequency Response may differ depending on the encoder software/bit rate

Total Harmonic Distortion (at 1 kHz): 0.005%

DynamicRange(at 1kHz): 95 dB

Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 95 dB

GPS

GPS compatible navigation antenna included

GPS frequency: 1575.42 +/- 1.023 MHz

Reception sensitivity (search): - 136 dB max

BLUETOOTH®

BLUETOOTH® Version: Bluetooth V4.2

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

HFP (Hands Free Profile)

OPP (Object Push Profile)

PBAP (Phone Book Access Profile)

HSP (Head Set Profile)

A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)

AVRCP (Audio/Video Remote Control Profile)

SPP (Serial Port Profile)

Supports LDAC Audio Codec

Sound Tuning

Subwoofer Level Adjustment: 0 to +15

Subwoofer Phase Setting: 0° or 180°

BASS ENGINE SQ: 5 Modes, Level 0 to +6

For detailed sound setting bands and frequencies please see the owner's manual PDF below in the SUPPORT section

HDMI Section

Input Format 720p / 480p / VGA

General

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

Pre Output Voltage (Before Clipping): 6 V / 10k ohms

Dimensions

Weight: 2.3 kg

Chassis Size (W x H x D) mm: 178 x 50 x 150 mm

Display Size (W x H x D) mm: 232 x 151 x 55 mm

Please Note:

Due to the weight of the large screen, we do not recommend fitting this radio in dashboards only with use of a traditional type of 1DIN frame. Please use radio kits that are properly rooted in the dashboard.