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Section
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Audio Adjustments

Setting the sound focus

equalizer

Clarifying the sound image of vocals and instru-
ments allows the simple staging of a natural,
pleasant sound environment.
Even greater listening enjoyment will be
obtained if seating positions are chosen care-
fully.
•FRT1 boosts the treble on the front output and
the bass on the rear output.
FRT2 boosts the treble and the bass on the front
output and the bass on the rear output. (The
bass boost is the same for both front and rear.)
For both FRT1 and FRT2 the Hsetting provides a
more pronounced effect than the Lsetting.
1 Press EQ and hold until SFEQ OFF appears
in the display.
2 Press EQ to select the desired SFEQ mode.
FRT1-H (front1-high) —FRT1-L (front1-low) —
FRT2-H (front2-high) —FRT2-L (front2-low) —
CUSTOM (custom) —SFEQ OFF (off)
3 Press 2or 3to select the desired posi-
tion.
LEFT (left) —CENTER (center) —RIGHT (right)
Notes
• If you adjust the bass or treble, CUSTOM
memorizes an SFEQ mode in which the bass
and treble are adjusted for personal prefer-
ence.
• If you switch the SFEQ mode, the H.P.F. func-
tion is automatically switched off. By switch-
ing the H.P.F. function on after selecting the
SFEQ mode, you can combine H.P.F. function
with SFEQ function.

Using balance adjustment

You can select a fader/balance setting that pro-
vides an ideal listening environment in all occu-
pied seats.
1 Press OPEN to open the front panel.
2 Press AUDIO to select Fad.
Press AUDIO until Fad appears in the display.
• If the balance setting has been previously
adjusted, Bal will be displayed.
3 Press 5or ∞to adjust front/rear speaker
balance.
Each press of 5or ∞moves the front/rear
speaker balance towards the front or the rear.
•Fad F 15 – Fad R 15 is displayed as the
front/rear speaker balance moves from front to
rear.
•Fad F/R 0 is the proper setting when only two
speakers are used.
• When the rear output setting is Rear SP:S.W,
you cannot adjust front/rear speaker balance.
Refer to Setting the rear output and subwoofer
controller on page 46.
4 Press 2or 3to adjust left/right speaker
balance.
When you press 2or 3, Bal L/R 0 is displayed.
Each press of 2or 3moves the left/right
speaker balance towards the left or the right.
•Bal L 9 – Bal R 9 is displayed as the left/right
speaker balance moves from left to right.

Using the equalizer

The graphic equalizer lets you adjust the equal-
ization to match car interior acoustic character-
istics as desired.