Setting the Bass Bandwidth, 14-EN | Alpine CDA-9885 instruction

Setting the Bass Control			Setting the Treble Control
You can change the Bass Frequency emphasis to create your own tonal			You can change the Treble Frequency emphasis to create your own tonal
preference.			preference.
1 Press A.SEL to select the BASS (Bass Center			1 Press A.SEL to select the TREBLE (Treble Center
Frequency) control mode.			Frequency) control mode.
Bass	Treble	HPF Bass	Bass	Treble HPF	Bass

Setting the Bass Center Frequency			Setting the Treble Center Frequency
2-1 Press BAND to select the desired bass center			2-1 Press BAND to select the desired treble center
frequency.			frequency.
80 Hz	100 Hz	200 Hz 60 Hz 80 Hz	10 kHz	12.5 kHz	15 kHz 17.5 kHz 10 kHz
Emphasizes the displayed bass frequency ranges.			Emphasizes the displayed treble frequency ranges.

Setting the Bass Bandwidth

2-2 Press SOURCE/ to select the desired bass bandwidth.

Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Changes the boosted bass bandwidth to wide or narrow. A wider setting will boost a wide range of frequencies above and below the center frequency. A narrower setting will boost only frequencies near the center frequency.

Setting the Bass Level

2-3*Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired bass level (–7~+7).

You can emphasize or weaken the bass level.

3 Press and hold /ESC for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode.

•If no operation is performed for 15 seconds, the unit will return to normal mode automatically.

•The bass level settings will be individually memorized for each source (FM, AM, CD, etc.) until the setting is changed. The bass frequency and bass bandwidth settings adjusted for one source are effective for all other sources (FM, AM, CD, etc.).

•Depending on the connected devices, some functions and display indications do not work. However, Bass Level is still adjustable if an audio processor with the Bass function is connected.

•The function is inoperable when DEFEAT is set to ON.

*The adjustment can also be made by pressing Rotary encoder (AUDIO). Refer to “Adjusting Bass/Treble/Balance (Between Left and Right)/Fader (Between Front and Rear)/Defeat” (page 13).

Setting the Treble Level

2-2*Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired treble level (–7~+7).

You can emphasize or weaken the treble level.

3 Press and hold /ESC for at least 2 seconds to return to normal mode.

•If no operation is performed for 15 seconds, the unit will return to normal mode automatically.

•The treble level settings will be individually memorized for each source (FM, AM, CD, etc.) until the setting is changed. The Treble frequency settings adjusted for one source are effective for all other sources (FM, AM, CD, etc.).

•Depending on the connected devices, some functions and display indications do not work. However, Treble Level is still adjustable if an audio processor with the Treble function is connected.

•The function is inoperable when DEFEAT is set to ON.

*The adjustment can also be made by pressing Rotary encoder (AUDIO). Refer to “Adjusting Bass/Treble/Balance (Between Left and Right)/Fader (Between Front and Rear)/Defeat” (page 13).

14-EN

CDA-9885 specifications

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Setting the Bass Control

Setting the Treble Control