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15 Audio Adjustments

1Use MULTI-CONTROL to select Subwoofer3.

Subwoofer3 appears in the display.

# When the subwoofer output is on, you can se- lect Subwoofer3.

2Push MULTI-CONTROL up or down to select the phase of subwoofer output. Push MULTI-CONTROL up to select normal phase and appears in the display. Push MULTI-CONTROL down to select reverse phase and appears in the display.

3Push MULTI-CONTROL left or right to select slope.

Each time MULTI-CONTROL is pushed left or right, slopes are selected in the following order:

–18— –12— –6 (dB/oct.)

Note

When slope of subwoofer and high pass filter are

–12dB, and same cut-off frequency, the phase is reversed 180 degrees at the cut-off frequency. In this case, reversing the phase assures improved sound continuity.

Using the high pass filter

When you do not want low sounds from the subwoofer output frequency range to play from the front or rear speakers, turn on the HPF (high pass filter). Only frequencies higher than those in the selected range are outputted from the front or rear speakers.

Muting the speaker units (filters)

You can mute front and rear speaker units (fil- ters) separately. When speaker units (filters) are muted, no sound is outputted from those speakers.

!If you mute the selected speaker unit (fil- ter), MUTE ON is displayed and no adjust- ments are possible.

!Even if any speaker unit (filter) is muted, you can adjust the parameters for other speaker units (filters).

1Use MULTI-CONTROL to select Front HPF (or Rear HPF).

Front HPF (or Rear HPF) appears in the dis- play.

2Push and hold MULTI-CONTROL down to mute the selected speaker unit (filter).

MUTE ON is displayed.

# To cancel the muting, push MULTI-CONTROL up.

Setting the high pass filter for front speakers

1Use MULTI-CONTROL to select Front HPF.

Front HPF appears in the display.

2Push MULTI-CONTROL left or right to select slope.

Each time MULTI-CONTROL is pushed left or right, slopes are selected in the following order:

–12— –6—Pass (0) (dB/oct.)

# If you set the slope to 0 dB/oct. (Pass), the audio signal bypasses the filter, so the filter does not have an effect.

3Turn MULTI-CONTROL to select

Front HPF FREQ.

Front HPF FREQ. appears in the display.

4Push MULTI-CONTROL left or right to select cut-off frequency.

Each time MULTI-CONTROL is pushed left or right, cut-off frequencies are selected in the following order:

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Pioneer DEH-P980BT operation manual Using the high pass filter, Muting the speaker units filters

DEH-P980BT specifications

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