Alpine CDM-7871 owner manual Selecting BBE Mode, Setting the Bass Control

Press the BASS C. button to turn on the Bass setting mode.

Basic Operation

SOURCE BAND

gDN

fUP

DISP 2 BBE

SETUP

BASS.C TREBLE.C1

Selecting BBE Mode

The BBE (Barcus Berry Electronics) processor installed in this unit is designed to correct the phase distortion inherent in most loudspeaker designs. Ensuring the phase integrity of the signal driving the speakers improves the accurate reproduction of the sound.

1 Press and hold the BBE button for at least 2 seconds to turn BBE on.

Each press toggles between the BBE on and off modes.

2 In BBE mode, press the BBE button to switch to the BBE adjusting mode.

NOTE

In BBE adjusting mode, wait 5 seconds without pressing any button. The BBE adjusting mode is turned OFF.

3 To change to a desired BBE level, press the 5 or

6buttons.

The BBE level can be changed from +1 to +3.

Setting the Bass Control

You can change the Bass Frequency emphasis to create your own tonal preference.

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2-1Setting the Bass frequency:

Press the g DN or f UP button to select the desired Bass center frequency.

60Hz ↔ 80Hz ↔ 100Hz ↔ 200Hz

Emphasizes the displayed Bass frequency ranges.

2-2Setting the Bass Band Width (Q-Factor): Press the BAND button to select the desired Bass Band Width.

→WIDE1 → WIDE2 → WIDE3 → WIDE4 (Wide)←...............................→ (Narrow)

Changes the displayed frequency's band width to wide or narrow.

2-3Setting the Bass Level:

Press the 5 or 6 button to select the desired Bass Level (-7~+7).

You can emphasize or weaken the bass frequency.

NOTES

•If no buttons are pressed within 5 seconds, the Bass control setting will be turned off automatically.

•The settings of the Bass and Treble will be individually memorized for each source (FM, AM and CD) until the setting is changed. Depending on the connected devices, some functions and display indications do not work.

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