Pioneer AVH-P4050DVD operation manual Adjusting 3-band parametric equalizer

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4Touch c or d to adjust the distance be- tween the selected speaker and the listen- ing position.

Each time you touch cor d increases or de- creases the distance. 0.0cm to 500.0cm is dis- played as the distance is increased or decreased.

Using the equalizer

The equalizer lets you adjust the equalization to match the car’s interior acoustic character- istics as desired.

Recalling equalizer curves

There are seven stored equalizer curves which you can easily recall at any time. Here is a list of the equalizer curves.

Display	Equalizer curve
POWERFUL	Powerful
NATURAL	Natural
VOCAL	Vocal
FLAT	Flat
CUSTOM1	Custom 1
CUSTOM2	Custom 2

center frequency, an equalizer level and a Q factor for each band.

!A separate CUSTOM1 curve can be cre- ated for each source.

!A CUSTOM2 curve can be created com- mon to all sources.

!The center speaker largely determines the sound image and getting the balance right isn’t easy. We recommend reproducing a 2- ch. audio (a CD for example) and getting the balance right among the speakers ex- cept for the center, and then reproducing a 5.1-ch. audio (Dolby Digital or DTS) and ad- justing the center speaker output to the balance you have already got among the other speakers.

1Touch NEXT twice on the DSP function menu.

2Touch PARAMETRIC EQ.

3Touch a or b to select the desired item. Each time you touch aor b selects the item in the following order:

EQ (equalizer)—SP-SELECT (speakers)— BAND (bands)—FREQUENCY (center fre- quency)—LEVEL (equalizer level)—

Q. FACTOR (Q factor)

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SUPER BASS Super bass

!CUSTOM1 and CUSTOM2 are adjusted equalizer curves.

!When FLAT is selected, no supplement or correction is made to the sound. This is useful to check the effect of the equalizer curves by switching alternatively between FLAT and a set equalizer curve.

%Press EQ repeatedly to switch between the following equalizers:

POWERFUL—NATURAL—VOCAL—FLAT— CUSTOM1—CUSTOM2—SUPER BASS

Adjusting 3-band parametric equalizer

For CUSTOM1 and CUSTOM2 equalizer curves, you can adjust the front, rear and cen- ter equalizer curves separately by selecting a

4 Touch d to select the equalizer.

Touch d repeatedly to switch between the fol- lowing equalizers:

POWERFUL—NATURAL—VOCAL—FLAT— CUSTOM1—CUSTOM2—SUPER BASS

5Touch b and then touch c or d to se- lect the speaker to be adjusted.

Touch c or d until the desired speaker ap- pears in the display.

REAR (rear speakers)—CENTER (center speak-

er)—FRONT (front speakers)

# You cannot select speakers whose size is set at OFF. (Refer to Setting the speaker setting on page 70.)

6Touch b and then touch c or d to se- lect the equalizer band to be adjusted. Each time you touch cor d selects equalizer bands in the following order:

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