Sound Setting; Adjusting Subwoofer Level/Bass Level/Treble Level/Balance (Between Left And Right)/ Fader (Between Front And Rear)/Defeat; Equalizer Presets - Alpine CDE-163BT Owner's Manual

Sound Setting

Rotary encoder
/SETUP

/ENTER
BASS
Adjusting Subwoofer Level/Bass Level/
Treble Level/Balance (Between Left and
Right)/Fader (Between Front and Rear)/
Defeat
1
Press YSETUP repeatedly to choose the desired mode.
Each press changes the mode as follows:
*1/*2
 BASS LEVEL
SUBWOOFER
*4
 FADER  DEFEAT  VOLUME
*1 When the subwoofer mode is set to OFF, its level cannot be
adjusted, refer to "Turning Subwoofer ON/OFF" on page 17.
*2 Not displayed when BASS ENGINE SQ mode is selected. Refer
to "Switching BASS ENGINE SQ mode" on page 18.
*3 Adjustable only when DEFEAT is OFF.
*4 Not displayed when 2WAY/3WAY system mode is set to 3WAY.
Refer to "Switching the 2WAY/3WAY system mode" on page 21.
Subwoofer
Bass level
Treble level
Balance
Fader
Defeat
Volume
Note
• If no operation is performed for 5 seconds, the unit automatically
returns to normal mode.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder until the desired sound is
obtained in each mode.
By setting DEFEAT ON, previously adjusted level settings of BASS
and TREBLE will return to the factory defaults.
*2/*3 *2/*3
 TRE LEVEL  BALANCE
+0 ~ +15
−7 ~ +7
−7 ~ +7
L15 ~ R15
R15 ~ F15
ON/OFF
0 ~ 35
Sound Setting
You can flexibly customize the unit to suit your own preference and
usage. From the AUDIO SETUP menu, Audio Setting can be modified.
Use steps 1 to 5 to select the category you wish to modify. For
details on how to change each setting, see the following
sections below.
1
Press and hold YSETUP for at least 2 seconds to
activate the SETUP mode.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select AUDIO, and then press
ENTER.
3
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired sound
setting menu, and then press ENTER.
*1/*2/*3
 BASS ENGIN
EQ PRESETS
*1/*3/*7
 SOURCE VOL  X-OVER
9BAND P-EQ
*8
 SUBW PHASE
SUBWOOFER
*1
 TCR  POWER IC  MX SETTING
*1 Adjustment cannot be performed when DEFEAT is set to ON.
*2 Any changes made to either EQ PRESETS or 9BAND P-EQ are
reflected in the others' settings.
*3 These items are not adjustable in BASS ENGINE SQ mode. If
you want to adjust these items separately, follow the confirm
message and select "YES" to exit BASS ENGINE SQ mode, then
make the setting.
*4 Not displayed when the Audio Setup mode is activated by
pressing BASS.
*5 Not displayed when 2WAY /3WAY system mode is set to 3WAY.
*6 Not displayed when BASS ENGIN is set to OFF.
*7 In step 3, after selecting a Band (BAND1 to BAND9) from
9BAND P-EQ adjustment mode. Turn the Rotary encoder to
select the desired item, and then press ENTER to continue to
step 4.
*8 This item is also related to BASS ENGINE SQ mode when you
adjust sound settings via the Alpine TuneIt App on a
Smartphone. Refer to "Adjusting the sound via the Smartphone"
on page 24.
*9 These functions are inoperable when SUBWOOFER is set to
OFF.
4
Turn the Rotary encoder to change the setting, and then
press ENTER.
(e.g. Select SUBWOOFER ON or SUBWOOFER OFF)
5
Press and hold YSETUP for at least 2 seconds to return
to normal mode.
Notes
• Adjustment cannot be performed during a call.
• Pressing t returns to the previous Sound menu mode.
• If no operation is performed for 60 seconds, Sound menu mode is
canceled.
• You can access the Sound menu mode directly by pressing BASS when
BASS ENGIN is set to OFF. Refer to "Setting BASS ENGINE SQ ON/
OFF" on page 16.

Equalizer Presets

10 typical equalizer settings are preset at the factory for a variety of
musical source material. USER settings are created in the 9BAND P-EQ
mode.
USER  FLAT (Initial setting) POPS  ROCK  NEWS  JAZZ
 ELEC DANCE  HIP HOP  EASY LIS  COUNTRY 
CLASSICAL
*4/*5 *5/*6
 PARAMETER 
*1/*3

*9 *3/*9 *1
 SUBW SYS  LENGTH
*1/*3
15
-EN