Volvo XC90 Owner's Manual page 208

05 Infotainment
General infotainment functions
Basic sound settings
Press SOUND to display the basic sound set-
ting menu ( Bass , Treble
ing SOUND or OK/MENU to display the other
setting alternatives.
Adjust the setting by turning TUNE and save
the new setting by pressing OK/MENU.
Continue pressing SOUND or OK/MENU to
display:
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Surround : Can be set to On or Off. When
switched on, the system will automatically
select settings for the best sound quality,
which is normally DPLII and
appear in the display. If the recording was
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made using Dolby Digital technology, play-
back will be provided with this setting and
will appear in the display. If Sur-
round is switched off, audio will be provi-
ded using 3 channel stereo.
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Bass : Bass level.
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Treble : Treble level.
•
Fader : Balance between the front and rear
speakers.
•
Balance
: Balance between the right and
left speakers.
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Center level
speaker.
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, etc). Continue press- Surround level
on): Surround level.
Advanced sound settings
Equalizer
Sound levels for different frequencies can be
adjusted separately using this feature.
To do so:
1. Press OK/MENU to access
settings
will
2. Turn TUNE to select one of the frequencies
and press OK/MENU.
3. Turn TUNE to adjust the sound setting and
confirm the change by pressing OK/
MENU. Do the same for the other frequen-
cies.
4. When you have finished making your set-
tings, turn TUNE to move the marker to the
OK box and press OK/MENU or EXIT to
save the new settings.
Sound stage
The sound experience can be optimized for the
driver's seat, both front seats or the rear seat.
1
: Volume for the center
1
(only when Surround is
Audio
Equalizer
and select
2
I n f o r m a t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
If the front and rear seats are occupied, the
Front seats
sound stage setting
mended. Select one of the options under
Audio settings Sound stage.
Audio volume and automatic volume
control
The infotainment system compensates for dis-
rupting noises in the passenger compartment
by increasing the volume according to the
speed of the vehicle. The level of sound com-
pensation can be set at low, medium, high or
off. Select the level under Audio settings
Volume compensation.
External audio source volume
If an external devices such as an MP3 player or
an iPod is connected to the AUX socket, the
device's volume may be different from the vol-
ume of the internal sound sources such as the
disc player or the radio. If the external sound
source's volume is too high, the quality of the
sound may be impaired. To help prevent this,
adjust the input volume of the external audio
source:
is recom-