Pioneer P4000 Owner's Manual - Page 77

Using the equalizer

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Available accessories Section 04 Available accessories 4 Touch c or d to adjust the distance between the selected speaker and the listening position. Each time you touch c or d increases or decreases the distance. 0.0inch to 200.0inch is displayed as the distance is increased or decreased. Using the equalizer The equalizer lets you adjust the equalization to match the car's interior acoustic characteristics as desired. Recalling equalizer curves There are seven stored equalizer curves which you can easily recall at any time. Here is a list of the equalizer curves. Display POWERFUL NATURAL VOCAL FLAT CUSTOM1 CUSTOM2 SUPER BASS Equalizer curve Powerful Natural Vocal Flat Custom 1 Custom 2 Super bass ! CUSTOM1 and CUSTOM2 are adjusted equalizer curves. ! When FLAT is selected, no supplement or correction is made to the sound. This is useful to check the effect of the equalizer curves by switching alternatively between FLAT and a set equalizer curve. % Press EQ repeatedly to switch between the following equalizers: POWERFUL-NATURAL-VOCAL-FLAT- CUSTOM1-CUSTOM2-SUPER BASS Adjusting 3-band parametric equalizer For CUSTOM1 and CUSTOM2 equalizer curves, you can adjust the front, rear and center equalizer curves separately by selecting a center frequency, an equalizer level and a Q factor for each band. ! A separate CUSTOM1 curve can be cre- ated for each source. ! A CUSTOM2 curve can be created com- mon to all sources. ! The center speaker largely determines the sound image and getting the balance right isn't easy. We recommend reproducing a 2ch. audio (a CD for example) and getting the balance right among the speakers except for the center, and then reproducing a 5.1-ch. audio (Dolby Digital or DTS) and adjusting the center speaker output to the balance you have already got among the other speakers. 1 Touch NEXT twice on the DSP function menu. 2 Touch PARAMETRIC EQ. 3 Touch a or b to select the desired item. Each time you touch a or b selects the item in the following order: EQ (equalizer)-SP-SELECT (speakers)- BAND (bands)-FREQUENCY (center frequency)-LEVEL (equalizer level)- Q. FACTOR (Q factor) 4 Touch d to select the equalizer. Touch d repeatedly to switch between the following equalizers: POWERFUL-NATURAL-VOCAL-FLAT- CUSTOM1-CUSTOM2-SUPER BASS 5 Touch b and then touch c or d to select the speaker to be adjusted. Touch c or d until the desired speaker appears in the display. REAR (rear speakers)-CENTER (center speaker)-FRONT (front speakers) # You cannot select speakers whose size is set at OFF. (Refer to Setting the speaker setting on page 74.) 6 Touch b and then touch c or d to select the equalizer band to be adjusted. Each time you touch c or d selects equalizer bands in the following order: En 77

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4
Touch
c
or
d
to adjust the distance be-
tween the selected speaker and the listen-
ing position.
Each time you touch
c
or
d
increases or de-
creases the distance.
0.0inch
to
200.0inch
is
displayed as the distance is increased or de-
creased.
Using the equalizer
The equalizer lets you adjust the equalization
to match the car
s interior acoustic character-
istics as desired.
Recalling equalizer curves
There are seven stored equalizer curves which
you can easily recall at any time. Here is a list
of the equalizer curves.
Display
Equalizer curve
POWERFUL
Powerful
NATURAL
Natural
VOCAL
Vocal
FLAT
Flat
CUSTOM1
Custom 1
CUSTOM2
Custom 2
SUPER BASS
Super bass
!
CUSTOM1
and
CUSTOM2
are adjusted
equalizer curves.
!
When
FLAT
is selected, no supplement or
correction is made to the sound. This is
useful to check the effect of the equalizer
curves by switching alternatively between
FLAT
and a set equalizer curve.
%
Press EQ repeatedly to switch between
the following equalizers:
POWERFUL
NATURAL
VOCAL
FLAT
CUSTOM1
CUSTOM2
SUPER BASS
Adjusting 3-band parametric equalizer
For
CUSTOM1
and
CUSTOM2
equalizer
curves, you can adjust the front, rear and cen-
ter equalizer curves separately by selecting a
center frequency, an equalizer level and a Q
factor for each band.
!
A separate
CUSTOM1
curve can be cre-
ated for each source.
!
A
CUSTOM2
curve can be created com-
mon to all sources.
!
The center speaker largely determines the
sound image and getting the balance right
isn
t easy. We recommend reproducing a 2-
ch. audio (a CD for example) and getting
the balance right among the speakers ex-
cept for the center, and then reproducing a
5.1-ch. audio (Dolby Digital or DTS) and ad-
justing the center speaker output to the
balance you have already got among the
other speakers.
1
Touch NEXT twice on the DSP function
menu.
2
Touch PARAMETRIC EQ.
3
Touch
a
or
b
to select the desired item.
Each time you touch
a
or
b
selects the item
in the following order:
EQ
(equalizer)
SP-SELECT
(speakers)
BAND
(bands)
FREQUENCY
(center fre-
quency)
LEVEL
(equalizer level)
Q. FACTOR
(Q factor)
4
Touch
d
to select the equalizer.
Touch
d
repeatedly to switch between the fol-
lowing equalizers:
POWERFUL
NATURAL
VOCAL
FLAT
CUSTOM1
CUSTOM2
SUPER BASS
5
Touch
b
and then touch
c
or
d
to se-
lect the speaker to be adjusted.
Touch
c
or
d
until the desired speaker ap-
pears in the display.
REAR
(rear speakers)
CENTER
(center speak-
er)
FRONT
(front speakers)
#
You cannot select speakers whose size is set
at
OFF
. (Refer to
Setting the speaker setting
on
page 74.)
6
Touch
b
and then touch
c
or
d
to se-
lect the equalizer band to be adjusted.
Each time you touch
c
or
d
selects equalizer
bands in the following order:
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Available accessories