Setting The Simulated Sound Stage; Using Balance Adjustment - Pioneer AVIC Z3 - Navigation System With DVD player Operation Manual

Chapter
17 Customizing the Audio Setting related with Audio Visual
3 Touch c or d to select the equalizer
band to adjust.
Each time you touch c or d selects equalizer
bands in the following order:
Low — Mid — High
4 Touch c or d to select the desired cen-
ter frequency.
Low: 40 — 80 — 100 — 160 (Hz)
Mid: 200 — 500 — 1K — 2K (Hz)
High: 3.15K — 8K — 10K — 12.5K (Hz)
5 Touch c or d to adjust the level of the
equalizer band.
Each time you touch c or d increases or de-
creases the level of the equalization band.
+12dB to –12dB is displayed as the level is in-
creased or decreased.
6 Touch c or d to select the desired [Q].
Touch c or d until the desired the curve char-
acteristics appears in the display.
Wide2 — Wide1 — Narrow1 — Narrow2
p To adjust other bands, repeat step 3 to step
6.

Setting the simulated sound stage

You can select the desired effect from various
simulated sound stages, such as Music Studio
or Dynamic Theater. You can also adjust a lis-
tener positioning effect.
Setting a stage that fits your image
1 Touch [Staging] in Audio Settings
menu.
2 Touch desired stage setting.
p [Living Room] setting that emphasizes
mid-range sound hardly has any effect near
the maximum volume level.
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p When you set staging to an option other
than [Off], the high pass filter (HPF) setting
turns [Off].
= For details, refer to Using the high pass filter
on page 146
Adjusting a position effect
You can select a listener position that you
want to make as the center of sound effects.
1 Touch [Staging] in Audio Settings
menu.
2 Touch [Position].
3 Touch desired position.

Using balance adjustment

You can select a fader/balance setting that
provides an ideal listening environment in all
occupied seats.
1 Touch [FAD/BAL] in Audio Settings
menu.
The FAD/BAL screen appears. When Rear SP
(the subwoofer controller setting in
System Settings menu) is Sub.W, Balance
will be displayed instead of FAD/BAL.
= For details, refer to Setting the rear output
and subwoofer controller on page 152
2 Touch a or b to adjust front/rear
speaker balance.
Each time you touch a or b moves the front/
rear speaker balance towards the front or the
rear.