Sound Settings and Setup Menu
Enjoying sophisticated sound functions — Advanced Sound Engine
Advanced Sound Engine creates an ideal in- car sound field with digital signal processing.
Selecting the sound quality
— EQ7 Preset
You can select an equalizer curve from 7 equalizer curves (XPLOD, VOCAL, EDGE, CRUISE, SPACE, GRAVITY, CUSTOM or OFF).
1During reception/playback, press , rotate the control dial until “SOUND” appears, then press it.
2Rotate the control dial until “EQ7 PRESET” appears, then press it.
3Rotate the control dial until the desired equalizer curve appears, then press it.
4Press 
(BACK) to return to the previous display.
To cancel the equalizer curve, select “OFF” in step 3.
Tip
The equalizer curve setting can be memorized for each source.
Customizing the equalizer curve — EQ7 Setting
“CUSTOM” of EQ7 allows you to make your own equalizer settings.
1After selecting a source, press , rotate the control dial until “SOUND” appears, then press it.
2Rotate the control dial until “EQ7 SETTING” appears, then press it.
3Rotate the control dial until “BASE” appears, then press it.
You can select an equalizer curve as a basis for further customizing.
4Rotate the control dial to select the equalizer curve, then press it.
5Setting the equalizer curve.
Rotate the control dial to select the frequency range, then press it.
BAND1: 63 Hz
BAND2: 160 Hz
BAND3: 400 Hz
BAND4: 1 kHz
BAND5: 2.5 kHz
BAND6: 6.3 kHz
BAND7: 16.0 kHz
Rotate the control dial to adjust the volume level, then press it.
The volume level is adjustable in 1 dB steps, from
Repeat steps and to adjust other frequency ranges.
6Press 
(BACK) to return to the previous display.
The equalizer curve is stored in “CUSTOM.”
Optimizing sound by Time Alignment — Listening Position
The unit can simulate a natural sound field by delaying the sound output from each speaker to suit your position.
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