Adjusting The Level; Setting The Source Volume Level; Adjusting The High Pass Filter; Turning Subwoofer On/Off - Alpine CDE-185BT Owner's Manual

Adjusting the Level

Setting contents:
−7 to +7 (Initial setting: 0)
Notes
• BAND2 and BAND8 are the same as the Bass and Treble controls.
Their Level adjustment can also be controlled by pressing AUDIO and
selecting Bass Level or Treble Level. Refer to "Adjusting Subwoofer
Level/Bass Level/Treble Level/Balance (Between Left and Right)/Fader
(Between Front and Rear)/Defeat" on page 16.
• Settings exceeding the frequency of adjacent bands are not available.
• While adjusting the 9BAND P-EQ, you should consider the frequency
response of the connected speakers.
• The 9-Band, Parametric EQ is used to create the EQ PRESETS settings.

Setting the Source Volume Level

The output level of each source is individually adjustable. For example, if
the TUNER level sounds lower than CD, its output can be adjusted
without affecting the other sources.
 Setting item: SOURCE VOL
 Further setting items: TUNER / DISC / USB / IPOD / BT AUDIO
/ AUX
Setting contents:
−14 dB ~ +14 dB

Adjusting the High Pass Filter

The High Pass Filter on this unit can be adjusted to suit your personal
taste.
 Setting item: HPF
Setting contents:
OFF (Initial setting) / 60 (Hz) / 80 (Hz) / 120 (Hz) / 160 (Hz)
All frequencies above the selected cutoff are output.

Turning Subwoofer ON/OFF

When the subwoofer is on, you can adjust the subwoofer output level
(refer to "Adjusting Subwoofer Level/Bass Level/Treble Level/Balance
(Between Left and Right)/Fader (Between Front and Rear)/Defeat" on
page 16).
 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 43).
OFF:
No subwoofer signal is output from the Subwoofer RCA
Connectors (refer to "Connections" on page 43).

Adjusting the Low Pass Filter

The Low Pass Filter on this unit can be adjusted to suit your personal
taste.
 Setting item: SUBW LPF
Setting contents:
OFF (Initial setting) / 60 (Hz) / 80 (Hz) / 120 (Hz) / 160 (Hz)
All frequencies lower than the selected cutoff are output.
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Setting the Subwoofer Phase

The subwoofer output phase is toggeled between SUBWOOFER
NORMAL (0°) or SUBWOOFER REVERSE (180°). Depending on the
installation location of your subwoofer, one of these settings may sound
better than the other.
 Setting item: SUBW PHASE
Setting contents:
NORMAL (Initial setting) / REVERSE

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 SYS
Setting contents:
SYSTEM 1 / SYSTEM 2 (Initial setting)
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.

External Device

Connecting to an External Amplifier (POWER IC)

When an external amplifier is connected, sound quality can be
improved by stopping the power supply of the built-in amplifier.
 Setting item: POWER IC
Setting contents:
ON (Initial setting) / OFF
ON:
The speakers are driven by the built-in amplifier.
OFF:
Use this mode when the line output of this unit is used to drive an
external amplifier. In this setting, the head unit's internal amplifier
is turned OFF and cannot drive speakers.
ON:
SPEAKER
RIGHT FRONT
SPEAKER
RIGHT REAR
SPEAKER
LEFT REAR
SPEAKER
LEFT FRONT
Speakers
Front
Right
Rear
Right
Rear
Left
Front
Left