BAvailable features

Adjusting sound quality

(Parametric equalizer)

You can enjoy your favorite sounds by adjusting sound quality in the following two ways:

•Selecting a preset sound pattern t “Selecting the sound quality you want”

•Adjusting sound quality by yourself t “Customizing sound quality”

Selecting the sound quality you want

1Press DISPLAY/MENU until the MENU screen appears.

2Turn the jog dial to select “SOUND,” then press DISPLAY/MENU.

3Turn the jog dial to select the sound quality you want, then press DISPLAY/ MENU to enter the selection.

Indication

Sound quality

SOFT

For vocals, stressing middle

 

range audio

 

 

ACTIVE

Lively sounds, emphasizing

 

high and low range audio

 

 

HEAVY

Powerful sounds, further

 

emphasizing high and low ranges

 

compared with ACTIVE sound

CUSTOM

Customized sound

 

 

Customizing sound quality

You can customize sound quality by adjusting the sound volume in the 3 frequency ranges “LOW” (low range audio), “MID” (middle range audio) and “HIGH” (high range audio). For each frequency range, you can select the wave pattern from among 3 patterns, and can also adjust the sound volume in 7 levels for the pattern you select.

Adjust sound quality by checking the shape of the wave on the display.

1 Perform steps 1 - 3 of “Selecting the sound quality you want” and select “CUSTOM.”

2 Push the 5-way control key toward

.or > for 2 seconds or more to select the frequency range.

The frequency range you selected flashes.

LOWMIDHIGH

3 Turn the jog dial to select the

sound volume, then push the 5-way

 

control key toward . or >

 

repeatedly to select the shape of

 

the wave from the 3 shapes stored

 

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in memory for each frequency

range.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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LOW MID HIGH

A: Frequency range

B: Sound volume

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to make adjustment for the remaining 2 frequency ranges.

5 Press DISPLAY/MENU to enter the selection.

To return to the previous screen

Press – on the CD player.

To cancel the adjustment operation

Push the 5-way control key toward x/CHG.

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