Changing the sound and display settings

The following items can be set: •Clock (page 8)

•D.Info (Dual Information) to display the clock and the play mode at the same time (on) or to display the information alternately (off).

•Amber/Green to change the illumination color to amber or green.

•Dimmer to change the brightness of the display.

Select “on” to dim the display. •Contrast to adjust the contrast if the

indications in the display are not recognizable because of the unit’s installed position.

•Beep to turn on or off the beeps.

•RM (Rotary commander) to change the operative direction of the controls of the rotary commander.

Select “norm” to use the rotary commander as the factory-set position.

Select “rev” when you mount the rotary commander on the right side of the steering column.

•M.dspl (Motion display) to turn the motion display on or off.

•A.Scrl (Auto Scroll) (page 9, 17)

1 Press (SHIFT).

2 Press (3) (SET UP) repeatedly until the desired item appears.

Each time you press (3) (SET UP), the item changes as follows:

Clock nD.Info* nAmber/Green n

Dimmer nContrast nBeep nRM n

M.dspl nA.Scrl*

*When no CD or MD is playing, this item will not appear.

Note

The displayed item will differ depending on the source.

3 Press (5) (n) to select the desired setting (Example: on or off).

For the “Contrast” setting, pressing

(5)(n) makes the contrast higher, and pressing (2) (N) makes the contrast lower.

4 Press (SHIFT).

After the mode setting is complete, the display returns to normal playback mode.

Boosting the bass sound

D-bass

You can enjoy a clear and powerful bass sound. The D-bass function boosts the low frequency signal with a sharper curve than conventional bass boost.

You can hear the bass line more clearly even while the vocal volume remains the same. You can emphasize and adjust the bass sound easily with the D-BASS control.

Level

D-BASS 3

 

D-BASS 2

 

D-BASS 1

0dB

Frequency (Hz)

Adjusting the bass curve

Turn the D-BASS control to adjust the bass level (1, 2 or 3).

“D-BASS” appears in the display.

To cancel, turn the control to OFF.

Note

If the bass sound becomes distorted, adjust the D-BASS control or volume.

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