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Selecting a soundstage
menu
— Dynamic Soundstage Organizer (DSO)
If your speakers are installed into the lower
part of the doors, the sound will come from
below and may not be clear.
The DSO (Dynamic Soundstage Organizer)
function creates a more ambient sound as if
there were speakers in the dashboard (virtual
speakers).
Soundstage menu
Memory presets
Meaning
DSO 1, 2, and 3
Virtual speakers (Standard)
Wide
Virtual speakers (Wide)
off
Cancel
Image of virtual speakers
*
1
*
1
*
2
*
2
*
3
*
3
*
1
Standard
*
2
Wide
*
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Acutual speakers position
(lower part of the front doors).
Selecting the DSO
1
Press
(SOURCE)
to select a source (tuner,
CD, or MD).
2
Press
(DSO)
repeatedly to select the
desired DSO mode.
Each time you press
(DSO)
, the mode
changes as follows:
B
1
B
2
B
3
B
Wide
off
b
To cancel the DSO mode, select “off.”
After three seconds, the display returns to
the normal playback mode.
Adjusting the balance
(BAL)
You can adjust the sound balance from the left
and right speakers.
1
Press
(SOURCE)
to select a source (tuner,
CD, or MD).
2
Press
(SOUND)
repeatedly until “BAL”
appears.
3
Press either side of
(SEEK/AMS)
to adjust
the balance.
After three seconds, the display returns to
the normal playback mode.
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Adjusting the front and
rear fader
1
Press
(SOURCE)
to select a source (tuner,
CD, or MD).
2
Press
(SOUND)
repeatedly until “F” for
the front speakers or “R” for the rear
speakers appears.
3
Press either side of
(SEEK/AMS)
to adjust
the volume of front/rear speakers.
4
Press
(MENU)
twice.
After three seconds, the display returns to
the normal playback mode.
Adjusting the cut-off frequency
and the output volume level for
the front/rear speakers
To match the characteristics of the installed
speaker system, you can adjust the output
volume level and the cut-off frequency of the
speakers.
1
Press
(MENU)
.
2
Press either side of
(DISC/PRST)
repeatedly until “Front HPF” or
“Rear HPF” appears, then press
(ENTER)
.
Level
Frequency (Hz)
Cut-off frequency
3
Select the desired frequency and level.
1
Press either side of
(SEEK/AMS)
to
select the cut-off frequency.
Each time you press
(SEEK/AMS)
, the
frequency changes as follows:
off
y
78 Hz
y
99 Hz
y
125 Hz
y
157 Hz
y
198 Hz
2
Press either side of
(DISC/PRST)
to
adjust the volume level .
The volume is adjustable by 1 dB steps
from –12 dB to +12 dB.
4
Press
(MENU)
twice.
When the effect setting is complete, the
normal playback mode appears.
Tip
When you lower the volume all the way down,
“ATT” appears and the cut-off frequency is
disabled.
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Adjusting the volume of
the subwoofer(s)
1
Press
(SOURCE)
to select a source (tuner,
CD, or MD).
2
Press
(SOUND)
repeatedly until “SUB”
appears.
3
Press either side of
(SEEK/AMS)
to adjust
the volume level.
4
Press
(MENU)
twice.
After three seconds, the display returns to
the normal playback mode.
Tip
When you lower the volume all the way down,
“ATT” appears and the cut-off frequency of the
subwoofer is disabled.
Adjusting the frequency of the
subwoofer(s)
To match the characteristics of the connected
subwoofer(s), you can cut out the unwanted
high and middle frequency signals entering
the subwoofer(s). By setting the cut-off
frequency (see the diagram below), the
subwoofer(s) will output only low frequency
signals so you can get a clearer sound image.
1
Press
(MENU)
.
2
Press either side of
(DISC/PRST)
repeatedly until “SUB LPF” appears, then
press
(ENTER)
.
Level
Cut-off frequency
Frequency (Hz)
3
Select the desired frequency and level.
1
Press either side of
(SEEK/AMS)
to
select the desired frequency.
Each time you press
(SEEK/AMS)
, the
frequency changes as follows:
62 Hz
y
78 Hz
y
99 Hz
y
125 Hz
y
157 Hz
y
off
2
Press either side of
(DISC/PRST)
to
adjust the desired volume level.
The volume is adjustable by 1 dB steps
from –12 dB to +12 dB.
4
Press
(MENU)
twice.
After the frequency setting is complete, the
display returns to the normal playback
mode.
Tip
When you lower the volume all the way down,
“ATT” appears and the cut-off frequency is
disabled.
Listening to each
programme source in its
registered DSO
— Source Sound Memory (SSM)
Each time you return to the same source, you
can hear the same DSO menu and equalizer
curve registered for that source, even after
changing the programme source or turning the
unit off and then on again.
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Other Functions
You can also control this unit with the rotary
commander (option).
Labeling the rotary
commander
Depending on how you mount the rotary
commander, attach the appropriate label as
shown in the illustration below.
SOUND
DSPL
MODE
SOUND
DSPL
MODE
Selecting the spectrum
analyzer
The sound signal level is displayed on a
spectrum analyzer. You can select a display
pattern from 1 to 6, or the automatic display
mode.
Mode
Display patterns
SA 1
SA 2
SA 3
SA 4
SA 5
SA 6
off
Cancel
SA Auto
All of these display patterns
appear one by one automatically.
1
Press
(SOURCE)
to select a source (tuner,
CD, or MD).
2
Press
(MENU)
.
3
Press either side of
(DISC/PRST)
repeatedly until “SA” appears.
4
Press (+) side of
(SEEK/AMS)
repeatedly
to select the desired setting.
Each time you press (+) side of
(SEEK/AMS)
, the setting changes as follows:
B
SA 1
B
… SA 6
SA Auto
b
SA off
b
5
Press
(ENTER)
.