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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.
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”).
1
During reception/playback, press the
select button.
2
Rotate the control dial until “EQ7
PRESET” appears, then press it.
3
Rotate the control dial until the
desired equalizer curve appears, then
press it.
4
Press
(BACK).
The display returns to normal reception/play
mode.
To cancel the equalizer curve, select “OFF” in
step 3.
Tip
The equalizer curve setting can be memorized for
each source.
Customizing the equalizer curve
— EQ7 Setting
“CUSTOM” of EQ7 allows you to make your
own equalizer settings.
1
Select a source, then press the select
button.
2
Rotate the control dial until “EQ7
SETTING” appears, then press it.
3
Rotate the control dial until “BASE”
appears, then press it.
You can select an equalizer curve as a basis
for further customizing.
To not customize a preset equalizer curve,
skip to step 5.
4
Rotate the control dial to select the
equalizer curve, then press it.
5
Setting the equalizer curve.
1
Rotate the control dial to select the
frequency range, then press it.
BAND1: 63 Hz
BAND2: 160 Hz
BAND3: 400 Hz
BAND4: 1 kHz
BAND5: 2.5 kHz
BAND6: 6.3 kHz
BAND7: 16.0 kHz
2
Rotate the control dial to adjust the
volume level, then press it.
The volume level is adjustable in 1 dB
steps, from -6 dB to +6 dB.
Repeat steps
1
and
2
to adjust other
frequency ranges.
6
Press
(BACK)
twice.
The equalizer curve is stored in “CUSTOM,”
and the display returns to normal reception/
play mode.
Optimizing sound by Time
Alignment — Listening Position
The unit can change the localization of sound by
delaying the sound output from each speaker to
suit your position, and simulate a natural sound
field with the feeling of being in the center of it
wherever you sit in the car.
The options for “POSITION” are indicated
below.
“FRONT L”
(
1
): Front left
“FRONT R”
(
2
): Front
right
“FRONT”
(
3
): Center front
“ALL”
(
4
): In the center of
your car
“OFF”
: No position set
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