Product overview
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 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.
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.
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).
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.
Key features
- 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
- 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
- Redial Function
- 24 Menu Languages
Technical specifications
| Radio / DAB Tuner | |
|---|---|
| Preset Stations (FM | 3×12 / DAB: 3×12 / AM: 2×12) |
| Memory | Auto Memory |
| Seek Mode | Local, DX, Pre-Set, Service |
| RDS Functions | PI, PS, AF, TA, TP, PTY, NEWS, RADIO TEXT |
| BLUETOOTH® | |
| Speed Dial | 4 Preset Memory (per phone) |
| Call History Display | Outgoing Calls / Incoming Calls / Missed Calls |
| Speech Volume Level Adjustment | (Outgoing and Incoming) |
| USB Media Connection | |
| 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 |
| General | |
| 2x Camera Connection (Camera Direct connector) Note | does not support KCX-C250MC camera switch box |
| Menu Language | 24 Languages |
| 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 |
| 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 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) |
| Sound Tuning | |
| Subwoofer Level Adjustment | 0 to +15 |
| Subwoofer Phase Setting | 0° or 180° |
| BASS ENGINE SQ | 5 Modes, Level 0 to +6 |
| 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 |
What you are ordering
The exact Alpine model shown above, SKU iLX-F905D. Confirm vehicle compatibility for installation kits, interfaces and vehicle-specific systems before checkout.
Product information verified against the official Alpine product page.