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Enjoying sophisticated sound functions — Advanced Sound Engine
Advanced Sound Engine, Sony’s new sound
engine, creates an ideal in-car sound field with
digital signal processing. Advanced Sound
Engine contains the following features: EQ7,
Listening Position, DM+ Advanced, Rear Bass
Enhancer, Dynamic Loudness.

Selecting the sound quality — EQ7

Preset

You can select an equalizer curve from 7
equalizer curves (“Xplod,” “Vocal,” “Edge,”
“Cruise,” “Space,” “Gravity,” “Custom” or
“off”).
1During reception/playback, press the
multi-way encoder.
2Rotate the multi-way encoder until
“EQ7 Preset” appears, then press it.
3Push the multi-way encoder up/down
until the desired equalizer curve
appears, then press it.
4Press (BACK).
The display returns to normal reception/play
mode.
To cancel the equalizer curve, select “off” on step
3.
Tip
Adjusted equalizer curve settings can be memorized
separately for Tuner, USB (SensMe™, Pandora USB)
and Bluetooth Audio (Bluetooth Pandora) sources.

Customizing the equalizer curve

— EQ7 Parametric Tune

“Custom” of EQ7 allows you to make your own
equalizer settings.
Select “Custom” of EQ7 Preset.
If you set “off” for EQ7 Preset, “EQ7 Parametric
Tune” does not appear in the sound settings
menu.
1Select a source, then press the multi-
way encoder.
2Rotate the multi-way encoder until
“EQ7 Parametric Tune” appears, then
press it.
3Setting the equalizer curve.
•Frequency range
Rotate the multi-way encoder to select “Band1”
to “Band7.”
•Center frequency
Push the multi-way encoder left/right to select
the center frequency.
Selectable center frequency in each band:
Band1: “40 Hz” or “63 Hz”
Band2: “100 Hz” or “160 Hz”
Band3: “250 Hz” or “400 Hz”
Band4: “630 Hz” or “1.0 kHz”
Band5: “1.6 kHz” or “2.5 kHz”
Band6: “4.0 kHz” or “6.3 kHz”
Band7: “10.0 kHz” or “16.0 kHz”
•Volume level
Push the multi-way encoder up/down to adjust
the equalizer curve.
The volume level is adjustable in 1 dB steps,
from –6 dB to +6 dB.
4Press the multi-way encoder when you
finish all equalizer settings.
5Press (BACK).
The display returns to normal reception/play
mode.
To restore the factory-set equalizer curve, select
“Initialize” and “Yes” in step 3.
HPF
FREQ ()
Selects the cut-off frequency: “off,” “50Hz,”
“60Hz,” “80Hz,” “100Hz,” “120Hz.”
Slope ()
Select the HPF slope: ”1,” ”2,” ”3.”
DM+ Advanced (page42)
Rear Bass Enhancer (page42)
Dynamic Loudness (page 42)
Bluetooth Audio Level (page 37)