Basic Operation
SOURCE/POWER | Rotary encoder |
MX B. OUT | DISP/TITLE |
Setting the MX Mode
MX (Media Xpander) makes vocals or instruments sound distinct regardless of the music source. The radio, CD, and MP3, will be able to reproduce the music clearly even in cars with a lot of road noise.
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2 Press the SOURCE/POWER button to select the source you want to MX (Media
3 Press and hold the MX button for at least 2 seconds to select the MX mode.
4 Turn the Rotary encoder to select your preferred mode or OFF.
FM (MX level 1 to 3):
The medium to high frequencies become more clear, and produces well balanced sound in all the bands. CD (MX level 1 to 3):
CD mode processes a large quantity of data. This data is used to reproduce the sound cleanly by making use of the data quantity.
MP3/WMA/XM (MX level 1 to 3):
This corrects information that was omitted at the time of compression. This reproduces a
DVD (or Video CD):
•(MOVIE MX level 1 to 2)
The dialog portion of the video is reproduced more clearly.
•(MUSIC MX level 1):
This disk contains a large quantity of data such as music clip. MX uses this data to reproduce the sound
accurately. AUX (MX level 1):
Choose the MX mode (MP3, MUSIC, or MOVIE) that corresponds to the media connected.
If two external devices are connected, the MX mode of each media can be selected.
5 After setting, press the Rotary encoder to return to the normal mode.
NOTES
•By "Setting the External Input Defeat Mode" (page 12) to ON, operation is bypassed.
•To cancel MX mode for all music sources, press the MX button to turn MX off.
•MX mode is automatically canceled if no buttons are pressed within 15 seconds.
•Each music source, such as radio, CD, and MP3 can have its own MX setting.
•On disks with both MP3 and
•Setting to MX OFF makes MX mode of each music source OFF.
•This function is inoperable when DEFEAT is ON.
•MX mode does not function when MX is ON for AM radio.
•If the unit is connected to an audio processor with the MX function, such as
Blackout Mode On and Off
When the Blackout mode is turned on, the display will turn off to reduce power consumption.
This additional power enhances the sound quality.
1 Press and hold the B.OUT button for at least 3 seconds to start the blackout mode. By doing so the display will turn off.
NOTE
If any button on the unit is pressed during the blackout mode, the function will be displayed for 5 seconds to show the operation before returning to Blackout mode.
To cancel the blackout mode, press and hold the B.OUT button for at least 3 seconds.
