Sound Control

SQ (Sound Quality)

SQ Selection Based on Genre

SQ Adjustment

You have 6 preset modes (FLAT, ROCK, POP, VOCAL,

 

JAZZ, CLUB). You can customize your settings for these

 

and save them for instant recall.

(FLAT) flat frequency response:

 

 

SQ Changeover

does not emphasize any part. (Default)

 

1Press [SQ] to activate the SQ selection mode.

 

2Press [SQ] to select the sound type as follows.

(ROCK) speedy and heavy sound:

 

 

Press [DISP] to return to the regular mode.

exaggerates bass and treble.

 

Notes:

 

(POP) wide-ranged and deep sound:

• After pressing [SQ] on the main unit, you can also

select a sound type by pressing the preset buttons [1]

slightly emphasizes bass and treble.

to [6].

 

 

• Please refer to page 22 for the adjustment to each

 

speaker and an optional subwoofer.

(VOCAL) clear sound:

· Bass adjustment

emphasizes middle tone and slightly

· Treble adjustment

emphasizes treble.

· Balance adjustment

 

· Fader adjustment

 

· Subwoofer level adjustment

(JAZZ) jazz-specific deep sound:

· Subwoofer low pass filter

· Re-master setting

sound with emphasis on sharpness of high-

 

 

hat and echo saxophone.

 

 

(CLUB) club and disco-specific sound:

 

 

reproduction of realism being in a club.

You can adjust the characteristics of the currently

1 Press [VOL] (PUSH SEL:

selected sound type (SQ). (above)

Select) to open the menu.

It is also possible to preset up to 5 different adjusted

 

SQs.

 

2 Press [VOL] (PUSH SEL: Select) to

 

 

SQ3 (3-Band Sound Quality)

select a mode to be adjusted.

Center frequency and level are adjustable in each of

3 Adjust each band.

3 bands. This lets you fine-tune sound quality for each

1/2: center frequency up/down

genre to suit car-interior acoustics and your personal

[] []: Band selection

preferences.

 

[] []: Level up/down

Tone/SQ adjustable range: 12 dB to 12 dB (by 2 dB)

Band

SQ Low/Bass:

±12 dB (at 60 Hz, 80 Hz, 100 Hz,

Level

 

200 Hz)

 

Frequency

SQ Mid:

±12 dB (at 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz,

 

 

3 kHz)

4 Hold down the numeric button [2] to [6]

SQ High/Treble: ±12 dB (at 8 kHz, 10 kHz, 12 kHz,

 

15 kHz)

for 2 sec. or more.

• The bass/treble control level of each frequency is fixed

• The adjusted SQ is preset in the number of the selected

to the frequency that has been selected for SQ.

button, and return to the regular mode resumes.

 

• When you suspend the SQ preset adjustment, each level

To return an adjusted SQ to the default setting

remains your recent adjustment until a new SQ presetting

1Press [SQ], and select the SQ which is to be returned

operation is performed or you call up the SQ preset.

to the default setting. (Only for main unit)

Notes:

2Hold down [BAND] for 2 sec. or more.

• You cannot save any SQ presetting value in [1] button.

 

• Any SQ adjustments will not change the call up screen

 

names such as ROCK and JAZZ.

 

• Do not activate SQ and Bass/Treble at the same time to

 

avoid causing sound distortion.

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