Adjusting Subwoofer Level/Bass Level/Treble Level/Fader (Between Front And Rear)/Balance (Between Left And Right)/Black Out In Multeq Mode; Adjusting Sound Setting In Manual Mode; Turning Subwoofer On/Off; Setting The Subwoofer System - Alpine CDA-117 Owner's Manual

Adjusting Subwoofer Level/Bass Level/
Treble Level/Fader (Between Front and
Rear)/Balance (Between Left and Right)/
Black Out in MultEQ mode
You can change these settings to create your own preference in MultEQ
(Curve 1 or Curve 2) mode.
1
Press AUDIO repeatedly to select the MultEQ adjustment
item.
*1
 BASS LEVEL
SUBWOOFER LEVEL
*3
BALANCE  FADER  BLACK OUT
SUBWOOFER LEVEL
When the SUBWOOFER mode is set to OFF, its level cannot be
adjusted.
This function is inoperable when MultEQ is set to OFF.
If you set the 2.2ch (3WAY)/4.2ch (FRONT/REAR/SUBW.)
switch of the IMPRINT audio processor (PXA-H100) to 2.2ch
(3WAY), you cannot adjust the FADER mode. For details, refer
to the Owner's Manual of PXA-H100.
When Blackout mode is turned on, all display indications on
this unit will turn off to reduce power consumption. This
additional power enhances the sound quality.
If any button on the unit is pressed during the Blackout Mode,
the function is displayed for 5 seconds before returning to
Blackout mode.
Note
• If no operation is performed for 5 seconds after selecting the
SUBWOOFER LEVEL, BASS LEVEL, TREBLE LEVEL, FADER,
BALANCE, BLACK OUT or DEFEAT mode the unit automatically
returns to normal mode.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to change the setting as below.
Subwoofer level
Bass level
Treble level
Balance
Fader
Black Out
Defeat
Volume
Note
• Depending on the connected devices, some functions and display
indications do not work.

Adjusting Sound Setting in Manual Mode

You can change these sound settings to create your own preference when
the MultEQ mode is set to Mult EQ OFF (Manual Mode).
Use steps 1 to 4 to select one of the Sound menu modes to
modify. See the applicable section below for details about the
selected item.
1
Press and hold SOUND SETUP for at Least 2 seconds to
activate the Sound menu selection mode.
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-EN
*2 *2
 TREBLE LEVEL 
*4
 DEFEAT  VOLUME 
0 ~ 15
−7~+7
−7~+7
−15 (L) ~ 15 (R)
−15 (R) ~ 15 (F)
ON/OFF
ON/OFF
0 ~ 35
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired item, and
then press ENTER.
MultEQ Mode  Subwoofer  SUBW. System
*1
 SUBW. Channel  Factory's EQ  TW Setup
 Media Xpander  MX Level
*4
 Sound Field  MultEQ Mode
(e.g. Select Subwoofer)
These functions are inoperable when Subwoofer is set to OFF.
This function can be operable only when PXA-H100 (sold
separately) is connected and 2.2ch (3WAY) mode is set. For
details, refer to the Owner's Manual of PXA-H100.
This function is inoperable when Media Xpander is set to OFF.
In step 2, three sound adjustment items (Parametric EQ/
Graphic EQ, T.Correction, X-Over) can be selected in Sound
Field Adjustment mode, turn the Rotary encoder to select the
desired item, and then press ENTER to continue to step 3.
3
Turn the Rotary encoder to change the setting, and then
press ENTER.
(e.g. Select Subwoofer ON or Subwoofer OFF)
4
Press and hold ESC for at least 2 seconds to return to
normal mode.
Notes
• Media Xpander, Factory's EQ, Parametric EQ/Graphic EQ, EQ Mode
and MX Level Adjustment are inoperable when DEFEAT is set to ON.
• Pressing ESC returns to the previous Sound menu mode.
• If no operation is performed for 60 seconds, Sound menu mode is
canceled.

Turning Subwoofer ON/OFF

When the subwoofer is on, you can adjust the subwoofer output level.
 Setting item: Subwoofer
Setting contents:
ON (Initial setting) / OFF
ON:
The subwoofer signal is output from the Subwoofer RCA
Connectors (refer to "Connections" on page 52).
OFF:
No subwoofer signal is output from the Subwoofer RCA
Connectors (refer to "Connections" on page 52).

Setting the Subwoofer System

When the subwoofer is on, you can select either System 1 or System 2 for
the desired subwoofer effect.
 Setting item: SUBW. System
Setting contents:
System 1 (Initial setting) / System 2
System 1:
Subwoofer level changes according to the main volume setting.
System 2:
Subwoofer level change is different from the main volume setting.
For example, even at low volume settings, the subwoofer is still
audible.
*1
 SUBW. Phase
*2
 Filter Type
*3
 EQ Mode  TCR Parameter
*1