Alpine CDE-9846 Defeat, Setting the Bass Control, Right/Fader Between Front and Rear, 12-EN

Sound Setting

CDE-9846

Rotary encoder

TRE.C. (MODE)

BAND

BASS C. g f

CDE-9842

MODE 4

BAND

CENT.f. 3 g f

Adjusting Bass/Treble/Balance (Between Left

and Right)/Fader (Between Front and Rear)/

Defeat

1 Press the Rotary encoder (MODE) (CDE-9846

only) or press MODE (CDE-9842 only) repeatedly to choose the desired mode.

Each press changes the mode as follows:

BASS LV → TRE LV → SUBW* → BALANCE → FADER → DEFT → VOLUME → BASS LV

Bass level : -7 ~ +10

Treble level : -7 ~ +7

Subwoofer : 0 ~ +15

Balance : L15 ~ R15

Fader : R15 ~ F15

Defeat : ON/OFF

Volume : 0 ~ 35

¥If the Rotary encoder is not pressed within 5 seconds after selecting the BASS LV, TRE LV, BALANCE, FADER, DEFT or SUBW mode, the unit automatically returns to normal mode.

*When the subwoofer mode is set to OFF, its level cannot be adjusted.

2 Turn the Rotary encoder (MODE) (CDE-9846 only) or press 4 and 3 (CDE-9842 only) until the desired sound is obtained in each mode.

By setting Defeat ON, previously adjusted settings of Bass level and Treble level will return to the factory defaults.

Setting the Bass Control

You can change the bass frequency emphasis to create your own tonal preference.

1 Press BASS C. (CDE-9846 only) or press CENT.f. (CDE-9842 only) to select the Bass (bass center frequency) Control mode.

CDE-9846:

BASS LV ↔ normal

CDE-9842:

BASS LV → TRE LV → normal mode → BASS LV

2-1Setting the bass center frequency:

Press gor fto select the desired bass center frequency.

60Hz ↔ 80Hz ↔ 100Hz ↔ 120Hz ↔ 60Hz

The displayed bass frequency is emphasized.

2-2Setting the bass band width (Q-Factor): Press BAND to select the desired bass band

width.
	→ 1 → 2 →	3 → 4
	←	→	(Wide)
	(Narrow)

Change the boosted bass band width to wide or narrow. A wide 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.

2-3Setting the bass level:

Turn the Rotary encoder (CDE-9846 only) or press 4 and 3 (CDE-9842 only) to select the desired bass level (Ð7~+10).

You can emphasize or weaken the bass frequency.

¥If no operation is performed within 15 seconds, the bass control setting will be turned off 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 band width settings adjusted for one source are effective for all other sources (FM, AM, CD etc.).

¥This function is inoperable when DEFT is set to ON.

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