Pioneer DEH 1500 Owner's Manual - Page 14

Adjusting loudness, Front image enhancer F.I.E., Adjusting source levels, Audio Adjustments

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Section HHHHHHHHHHHHHH 06 Audio Adjustments Note If you make adjustments when a curve other than CUSTOM is selected, the newly adjusted curve will replace the previous curve. Then a new curve with CUSTOM appears on the display while selecting the equalizer curve. Adjusting loudness Loudness compensates for deficiencies in the low- and high-sound ranges at low volume. 1 Press AUDIO to select LOUD. Press AUDIO until LOUD appears in the display. 2 Press a to turn loudness on. LOUD indicator is displayed. # To turn loudness off, press b. 3 Press c or d to select a desired level. Each press of c or d selects level in the following order: LOW (low)MID (mid)HI (high) Note You can also turn loudness on or off by pressing LOUDNESS. Front image enhancer (F.I.E.) The F.I.E. (Front Image Enhancer) function is a simple method of enhancing front imaging by cutting mid- and high-range frequency output from the rear speakers, limiting their output to low-range frequencies. You can select the frequency you want to cut. Precaution When the F.I.E. function is deactivated, the rear speakers output sound of all frequencies, not just bass sounds. Reduce the volume before disengaging F.I.E. to prevent a sudden increase in volume. 1 Press AUDIO to select FIE. Press AUDIO until FIE appears in the display. 2 Press a to turn F.I.E. on. # To turn F.I.E. off, press b. 3 Press c or d to select a desired frequency. Each press of c or d selects frequency in the following order: 100160250 (Hz) Notes ! After turning the F.I.E. function on, use the balance adjustment (refer to page 12) and adjust front and rear speaker volume levels until they are balanced. ! Turn the F.I.E. function off when using a 2speaker system. Adjusting source levels SLA (source level adjustment) lets you adjust the volume level of each source to prevent radical changes in volume when switching between sources. ! Settings are based on the volume level of the FM tuner, which remains unchanged. 1 Compare the FM tuner volume level with the level of the source you wish to adjust (e.g., built-in CD player). 14 En

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Note
If you make adjustments when a curve other than
CUSTOM
is selected, the newly adjusted curve
will replace the previous curve. Then a new curve
with
CUSTOM
appears on the display while se-
lecting the equalizer curve.
Adjusting loudness
Loudness compensates for deficiencies in the
low- and high-sound ranges at low volume.
1
Press AUDIO to select LOUD.
Press
AUDIO
until
LOUD
appears in the dis-
play.
2
Press
a
to turn loudness on.
LOUD
indicator is displayed.
#
To turn loudness off, press
b
.
3
Press
c
or
d
to select a desired level.
Each press of
c
or
d
selects level in the fol-
lowing order:
LOW
(low)
³
MID
(mid)
³
HI
(high)
Note
You can also turn loudness on or off by pressing
LOUDNESS
.
Front image enhancer (F.I.E.)
The F.I.E. (Front Image Enhancer) function is a
simple method of enhancing front imaging by
cutting mid- and high-range frequency output
from the rear speakers, limiting their output to
low-range frequencies. You can select the fre-
quency you want to cut.
Precaution
When the F.I.E. function is deactivated, the rear
speakers output sound of all frequencies, not just
bass sounds. Reduce the volume before disenga-
ging F.I.E. to prevent a sudden increase in vo-
lume.
1
Press AUDIO to select FIE.
Press
AUDIO
until
FIE
appears in the display.
2
Press
a
to turn F.I.E. on.
#
To turn F.I.E. off, press
b
.
3
Press
c
or
d
to select a desired fre-
quency.
Each press of
c
or
d
selects frequency in the
following order:
100
³
160
³
250
(Hz)
Notes
!
After turning the F.I.E. function on, use the bal-
ance adjustment (refer to page 12) and adjust
front and rear speaker volume levels until they
are balanced.
!
Turn the F.I.E. function off when using a 2-
speaker system.
Adjusting source levels
SLA (source level adjustment) lets you adjust
the volume level of each source to prevent ra-
dical changes in volume when switching be-
tween sources.
!
Settings are based on the volume level of
the FM tuner, which remains unchanged.
1
Compare the FM tuner volume level
with the level of the source you wish to ad-
just (e.g., built-in CD player).
Audio Adjustments
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Section
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