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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. 18 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 You can also set the approximate subwoofer position from your listening position if: - the audio output is set to "SUB-OUT" (page 20). - the listening position is set besides "OFF."

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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.
You can also set the approximate subwoofer
position from your listening position if:
– the audio output is set to “SUB-OUT”
(page 20).
– the listening position is set besides “OFF.”
“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