General features

Audio Control

1Select the source for adjustment Press the [SRC] button.

2Enter Audio Control mode Press the [VOL] knob.

3Select 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.

4Adjust the Basic Audio item Turn the [VOL] knob.

Adjustment Item

Display

Range

Rear Volume *1

"Rear Volume"

0 — 35

Subwoofer level*2,3,4

"Sub-WLevel"

–15 — +15

Bass level*5

"Bass Level"

–8 — +8

Middle level*5

"Middle Level"

–8 — +8

Treble level*5

"Treble Level"

–8 — +8

Balance

"Balance"

Left 15 — Right 15

Fader*4

"Fader"

Rear 15 — Front 15

Exit Audio Control mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*1 You can control this item when "2 ZONE" of <Audio Setup> (page 12) is set to "ON".

*2 You can control this item when <Switching preout> (page 36) is set to "SWPRE Sub-W". (KDC-W7031 only)

*3 You can control this item when <Subwoofer Output> (page 13) is set to "SW ON".

*4 You can control this item when "2 ZONE" of <Audio Setup> (page 12) is set to "OFF".

*5 These items can be adjusted in detail by the following methods.

*5 Source tone memory: The set up value is put in the memory per source. (Detail Audio item is included)

5Exit Audio Control mode Press any button.

Press the button which is not [VOL] knob and [ATT]/[ANG] button.

Adjust the detail of Audio Control

1Select 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.

2Enter Detail adjustment mode of Audio Control

Press the [VOL] knob for at least 1 second.

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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

"Bass FRQ"

40/50/60/70/80/100/

 

 

120/150 Hz

Bass Q Factor

"Bass Q Factor" 1.00/1.25/1.50/2.00

Bass Extend

"Bass EXT"

OFF/ON

Middle level

 

 

Adjustment Item

Display

Range

Middle Center

"Middle FRQ"

0.5/1.0/1.5/2.0 kHz

Frequency

 

 

Middle Q Factor

"Middle Q Factor"

1.00/2.00

Treble level

 

 

Adjustment Item

Display

Range

Treble Center Frequency "Treble FRQ"

10.0/12.5/15.0/17.5 kHz

5 Exit the Detail Audio Control mode

Press the [VOL] knob for at least 1 second.

When the Bass Extend is set to ON, low frequency response is extended by 20%.

You can exit the Audio Control mode at anytime by pressing any button except for [VOL] and [ATT]/[ANG] buttons.

Audio Setup

Setting the Sound system, such as Cross over Network.

1Select the source for adjustment Press the [SRC] button.

2Enter Audio Setup mode

Press the [VOL] knob for at least 1 second.

3Select the Audio Setup item for adjustment Press the [VOL] knob.

Each time the knob is pressed, the items that can be adjusted switch as shown below.

4Setup the Audio item Turn the [VOL] knob.

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Kenwood KDC-W7531, KDC-W7031, KDC-W8531 instruction manual Audio Control, Audio Setup

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