Section

 

 

 

 

06

 

Audio Adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boosting the bass

Notes

 

Bass boost function boosts the bass level of

! After turning the F.I.E. function on, use the bal-

 

sound lower than 100 Hz. The more the bass

ance adjustment (refer to page 19) and adjust

 

level is increased, the more the bass sound is

front and rear speaker volume levels until they

 

emphasized and the entire sound becomes

are balanced.

 

powerful. When using this function with the

! Turn the F.I.E. function off when using a 2-

 

subwoofer, the sound under the cut-off fre-

speaker system.

 

quency is boosted.

! F.I.E. function is effective only for built-in

 

1 Press AUDIO to select BASS.

amplifier.

 

 

 

 

# You can also select the bass boost setting by

 

 

 

pressing and holding SW.

Adjusting source levels

 

 

 

2 Press a or b to select a desired level.

0 to +6 is displayed as the level is increased or decreased.

Front image enhancer (F.I.E.)

The F.I.E. (Front Image Enhancer) function is a simple method of enhancing front imaging by cutting mid- and high-range frequency output from the rear speakers, limiting their output to low-range frequencies. You can select the fre- quency you want to cut.

Precaution

When the F.I.E. function is deactivated, the rear speakers output sound of all frequencies, not just bass sounds. Reduce the volume before disenga- ging F.I.E. to prevent a sudden increase in vo- lume.

1 Press AUDIO to select FIE.

#When the rear output setting is R-SP :S/W, you cannot select FIE.

#When the HPF function is on, you cannot se- lect FIE.

2Press a to turn F.I.E. on.

# To turn F.I.E. off, press b.

3Press c or d to select a desired fre- quency.

100—160—250 (Hz)

SLA (source level adjustment) lets you adjust the volume level of each source to prevent ra- dical changes in volume when switching be- tween sources.

!Settings are based on the FM tuner volume level, which remains unchanged.

1Compare the FM tuner volume level with the level of the source you wish to ad- just.

2Press AUDIO to select SLA.

3Press a or b to adjust the source vo- lume.

SLA : +4 to SLA : –4 is displayed as the source volume is increased or decreased.

Notes

!The AM tuner volume level can also be ad- justed with source level adjustments.

!The built-in CD player and the multi-CD player are set to the same source level adjustment volume automatically.

!XM tuner and SIRIUS tuner are set to the same source level adjustment volume auto- matically.

!External unit 1 and external unit 2 are set to

the same source level adjustment volume automatically.

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Sony DEH-P2900MP operation manual Audio Adjustments Boosting the bass, Adjusting source levels, Front image enhancer F.I.E

DEH-P2900MP specifications

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