Alpine VPA-B222R Setting Bass Sound Control, Speaker Setup, Setting Bass Compressor, 36-EN

Setting Bass Sound Control

1 Check that Defeat mode is off (page 12).

2 Press and hold TA/RTN/SETUP for at least 2 seconds.

The SETUP screen is displayed.

3 Press the joystick up or down to select AP SETUP and press the joystick right.

The AP SETUP screen is displayed.

4 Press the joystick up or down to select B.SOUND CNTL, then press the joystick right.

Setting Bass Compressor

You can adjust the sound of low frequencies as desired.

5 Press the joystick up or down to select BASS COMP.

6 Press the joystick left or right to select the desired mode.

Bass sound is emphasized more as the mode is sequentially switched as MODE1 2 3, offering you vivid low frequencies.

Select OFF when the setting is not necessary.

Press TA/RTN/SETUP to return to the previous screen.

Setting Bass Focus

Using the previously specified delay number (time difference) allows you to set a time difference between the front-rear/left-right speakers. Namely, it enables a time correction based on your preference. With an initial delay of 0.05 ms for each of the 0 to 400 steps, audible time correction can be achieved.

5 Press the joystick up or down to select the desired speaker.

6 Press the joystick left or right to adjust the front, rear, left and right speakers.

7 Repeat step 5 and 6 to set other speakers.

•Any setting in Bass Focus is applied in time correction, too.

•Press TA/RTN/SETUP to return to the previous screen.

Speaker Setup

The PXA-H700 or PXA-H701 can be set according to the playable frequency range of your speakers.

Check the playable frequency range of the speakers (not including the subwoofer) before performing this operation to verify whether the speakers can play low frequencies (of about 80 Hz or less).

•Avoid stopping, pausing, switching the disc, cueing, fast-forwarding or switching the audio channel of this unit while making this adjustment. The setting is cancelled if Decode mode is switched.

1 Check that Defeat mode is off (page 12).

2 Press and hold TA/RTN/SETUP for at least 2 seconds.

The SETUP screen is displayed.

3 Press the joystick up or down to select AP SETUP, then press the joystick right.

The AP SETUP screen is displayed.

4 Press the joystick up or down to select SPEAKER SETUP, then press the joystick right.

5 Press the joystick up or down to select the desired speaker.

6 Press the joystick left or right to select the speaker characteristic.

OFF*1: When no speaker is connected.

SMALL: When a speaker that cannot play low frequencies (80 Hz or less) is connected.

LARGE*2: When a speaker that can play low frequencies (80 Hz or less) is connected.

*1 It is not possible to set the front speakers to “OFF”. *2 If the front speakers are set to “SMALL”, the rear and

centre speakers cannot be set to “LARGE”.

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