Alpine Optimize Your CDE 121 Sound Settings: Defeat and Bass Control Guide

Sound Setting

SOURCE/ Rotary encoder (AUDIO/LOUD)

BAND SOUND

/ESC

Adjusting Subwoofer Level/

Bass Level/Treble Level/

Balance (Between Left and

Right)/Fader (Between Front

and Rear)/Defeat

1 Press Rotary encoder (AUDIO) repeatedly to choose the desired mode.

Each press changes the mode as follows:

SUBWOOFER BASS LEVEL TRE LEVEL BALANCE FADER DEFEAT VOLUME SUBWOOFER

Subwoofer : +0 ~ +15

Bass level: –7 ~ +7

Treble level: –7 ~ +7

Balance : L15 ~ R15

Fader : R15 ~ F15

Defeat : ON/OFF

Volume : 0 ~ 35

•If no operation is performed for 5 seconds after selecting the SUBWOOFER, BASS LEVEL, TRE LEVEL, BALANCE, FADER or DEFEAT mode, the unit automatically returns to normal mode.

2 Turn the Rotary encoder until the desired sound is obtained in each mode.

By setting DEFEAT ON, previously adjusted settings of BASS LEVEL and TRE 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 SOUND repeatedly to select the BASS mode.

BASS TREBLE BASS

Setting the Bass Center Frequency

2-1 Press BAND to select the desired bass center frequency.

80 Hz 100 Hz 120 Hz 60 Hz 80 Hz

Emphasizes the displayed bass frequency ranges.

Setting the Bass Bandwidth

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

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*1Turn 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.).

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

*1 The adjustment can also be made by pressing Rotary encoder. Refer to “Adjusting Subwoofer Level/Bass Level/Treble Level/Balance (Between Left and Right)/ Fader (Between Front and Rear)/Defeat” (page 14).

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