Customizing sound quality

You can customize the sound and store the results in “Custom1” and “Custom2”.

1Do steps 1 to 3 of “Selecting the sound

quality (6-Band Equalizer)” (page 45), and select “Custom1” or “Custom2”.

2Press the jog lever.

3Move the jog lever toward /repeatedly to select the frequency range.

Frequency range (100 Hz) There are six frequency ranges.

100 Hz, 250 Hz, 630 Hz, 1.6 kHz, 4 kHz, 10 kHz

4Turn the VOL +/– control repeatedly to select the sound level.

Level (+10 dB)

You can select from among seven levels.

–10 dB, –6 dB, –3 dB, 0 dB, +3 dB, +6 dB, +10 dB

5Repeat steps 3 and 4 to make adjustments for the remaining frequency ranges.

6Press the jog lever to enter the selection.

Normalizing the playback sound level automatically

(Dynamic Normalizer)

This function automatically normalizes the sound level of the recorded material for comfortable listening during playback.

1While playing, press SOUND repeatedly until “D-Normal” appears in the display.

“d” appears at .

2Turn the VOL +/– control to adjust the volume.

Since this function automatically balances the sound level, it minimizes troublesome volume adjustments, especially for discs containing tracks with very different volume levels.

This function allows you to hear low-volume sounds in places where the surrounding noise is loud without having to turn up the volume too high.

To cancel the setting

Press SOUND repeatedly until “Normal” appears in the display.

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