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General features
System Q
You can recall the best sound setting preset for
different types of music.
1 Select the source to set
Press the [SRC] button.
2 Select the Sound type
Press the [Q] button.
Each time the button is pressed, the sound
setting switches.
Sound setting Display
User memory "USER"
Rock "ROCK"
Pops "POPS"
Easy "EASY"
Top 40 "TOP40"
Jazz "JAZZ"
Natural "NATURAL"
• User memory : The values set on the <Audio Control>
(page 10).
• Each setting value is changed with the <Speaker
Setting> (page 12).
First, select the speaker type with the Speaker setting.
Audio Control
1 Select the source for adjustment
Press the [SRC] button.
2 Enter Audio Control mode
Press the [VOL] knob.
3 Select the Basic Audio item for adjustment
Press the [VOL] knob.
Each time the knob is pressed, the items that can
be adjusted switch as shown below.
4 Adjust the Basic Audio item
Turn the [VOL] knob.
Adjustment Item Display Range
Rear Volume *1"R-VOL" 0 — 35
Subwoofer level*2,3,4 "SW L" –15 — +15
Bass level*5,6 "BAS L" –8 — +8
Middle level*5,6 "MID L" –8 — +8
Treble level*5,6 "TRE L" –8 — +8
Balance "BAL" Left 15 — Right 15
Fader*4"FAD" Rear 15 — Front 15
Exit Audio Control mode
• *1 You can control this item when "2ZON" of <Audio
Setup> (page 11) is set to "ON".
• *2 You can control this item when <Switching preout>
(page 25) is set to "SWPRE SW". (KDC-MP5028/
MP528 only)
• *3 You can control this item when <Subwoofer
Output> (page 11) is set to "SW ON".
• *4 You can control this item when "2ZON" of <Audio
Setup> (page 11) is set to "OFF".
• *5 These items can be adjusted in detail by the
following methods. (Function of the KDC-X589)
• *6 Source tone memory: The set up value is put in the
memory per source. (Detail Audio item is included)
5 Exit Audio Control mode
Press any button.
Press the button which is not [VOL] knob and
[ATT]/ [ANG] button.
Adjust the detail of Audio Control
1 Select the Audio item for adjustment
By referring to the step 1 — 3 above, select the
desired item to be set in detail from the items
marked with *5.
2 Enter Detail adjustment mode of Audio
Control
Press the [VOL] knob for at least 1 second.
3 Select the Detail Audio item for adjustment
Press the [VOL] knob.
Each time the knob is pressed, the items that
can be adjusted switch as shown below.
4 Adjust the Detail Audio item
Turn the [VOL] knob.
Bass level
Adjustment Item Display Range
Bass Center Frequency "BAS F" 40/50/60/70/80/100/
120/150 Hz
Bass Q Factor "BAS Q" 1.00/1.25/1.50/2.00
Bass Extend "B EX" OFF/ON
Middle level
Adjustment Item Display Range
Middle Center Frequency "MID F" 0.5/1.0/1.5/2.0 kHz
Middle Q Factor "MID Q" 1.0/2.0
Treble level
Adjustment Item Display Range
Treble Center Frequency "TRE" 10.0/12.5/15.0/17.5 kHz