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General features
Equalizer Control
1 Select the source for adjustment
Press the [SRC] button.
2 Select the key function section
Press the [NEXT] button.
Repeatedly press the button until "EQ"/"SYS.Q"
is displayed above the [3] (KDC-X889/MP828)/[1]
(KDC-MP7028/MP728/X789/MP628) button.
Refer to <Notes on Multi-function Key System>
(page 9).
3 Enter Equalizer Control mode
Press the [3] ("EQ")/[1] ("SYS.Q") button.
• When "2 ZONE" of <Audio Setup> (page 13) is ON,
you cannnot select "EQ". (KDC-X889/MP828 only)
4 Select the Equalizer Control item for
adjustment
Press the [1] — [3]/[5] button.
Multi-function key operation Equalizer Control Item
[1] "SYS.Q" System Q Setting
[2] "F"* Equalizer Front Setting
[3] "R"* Equalizer Rear Setting
[5] "Preset"* [1] "CALL"
[2] "MEM"
Call mode
Memory mode
• * Function of the KDC-X889/MP828
• "Preset": You can store an adjusted equalizer control
value by selecting "MEM". Refer to <Memory
mode> (page 18). Also, you can recall it by
selecting "CALL". Refer to <Memory Recall
mode> (page 18).
5 Adjust the Equalizer control item
System Q Setting (Sound Type)
Push the Control knob to [4] or [¢].
Each time the knob is pushed, the setting
switches as shown below.
KDC-X889/MP828 KDC-MP7028/
MP728/X789/MP628
Sound setting Display Sound setting Display
User memory "USER" User memory "USER"
Natural "NATURAL" Rock "ROCK"
Rock "ROCK" Pops "POPS"
Pops "POPS" Easy "EASY"
Easy "EASY" Top 40 "TOP 40"
Top 40 "TOP 40" Jazz "JAZZ"
Jazz "JAZZ" Natural "NATURAL"
• User memory:
The values set on the <Audio Control> (page 10/12).
• Each setting value is changed with the <Speaker
Setting> (KDC-MP7028/MP728/X789/MP628) (page
13) / <Sound Management system> (KDC-X889/
MP828) (page 15).
First, select the speaker type with the Speaker setting.
Equalizer Front Setting/
Equalizer Rear Setting (KDC-X889/MP828
only)
1 Select a frequency band you wish to adjust
Press the [2] ("F") or [3] ("R") button.
Each time the button is pressed, it switches
between "Band 1" and "Band 4".
2 Select the adjustment items for Equalizer.
Push the Control knob to [FM] or [AM].
Each time the button is pressed, the items that
can be adjusted switch as shown below.
3 Adjust the Equalizer.
Push the Control knob to [4] or [¢].
Each time the knob is pushed, the setting
switches as shown below.
Equarizer adjustment item Range
Equalizer Front Frequency/
Equalizer Rear Frequency
Refer to the followings.
Equalizer Front Level/
Equalizer Rear Level
–9 — +9
Equalizer Front Quality/
Equalizer Rear Quality
0.25/ 0.50/ 1.00/ 2.00
• The frequency which can be selected by each
Frequency band is shown below.
Band Frequency
Band1 60/ 80/ 100/ 120/ 160/ 200 (Hz)
Band2 250/ 315/ 400/ 500/ 630/ 800 (Hz)/ 1 (kHz)
Band3 1.25/ 1.6/ 2/ 2.5/ 3.15/ 4 (kHz)
Band4 5/ 6.3/ 8/ 10/ 12.5/ 16 (kHz)
• To get the best sound, first set the Cabin Setting
and Speaker Select Front/Rear parameters using the
<Sound Management system> (page 15).
6 Exit Equalizer Control mode
(KDC-X889/MP828 only)
Press the [6] ("RTN") button.