Adjusting Sound Setting In Manual Mode; Turning Subwoofer On/Off; Setting The Subwoofer System; Setting The Subwoofer Phase - Alpine CDA-9884E Owner's Manual

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Adjusting Sound Setting in Manual Mode

You can change these sound settings to create your own preference
when the MultEQ mode is set to MULTEQ 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 IMPRINT to activate the Sound menu
selection mode.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired item,
and then press /ENT.
SUBWOOFER SUBW SYSTEM
1
SUBW CHANNEL * FACTORY'S EQ
FILTER TYPE MEDIAXPANDER
EQ MODE T.CORR PARA
SUBWOOFER
(e.g. Select SUBWOOFER)
1
* These functions are inoperable when SUBWOOFER is set to OFF.
2
* 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.
3
* This function is inoperable when MEDIAXPANDER is set to OFF.
4
* In step 2, three sound adjustment items (PARAMETER EQ/
GRAPHIC EQ, T.CORRECTION, CROSSOVER) can be selected in
SOUND ADJUST mode, turn the Rotary encoder to select the
desired item, and then press
3
Turn the Rotary encoder to change the setting,
and then press /ENT.
(e.g. Select SUBW ON or SUBW OFF)
4
Press and hold /ESC for at least 2 seconds to
return to normal mode.
• MEDIAXPANDER, FACTORY'S EQ, PARAMETER EQ/GRAPHIC
EQ, EQ MODE and MX LEV MODE 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
(refer to page 12).
SUBW OFF SUBW ON (Initial setting)
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* *
SUBW PHASE
2
TW SETUP *
3
MX LEV MODE *
4
*
SOUND ADJUST
/ENT to continue to step 3.

Setting the Subwoofer System

When the subwoofer is on, you can select either System1 or System2
for the desired subwoofer effect.
SUBW SYS 1 (Initial setting)
SUBW SYS 1 : Subwoofer level changes according to the main
volume setting.
SUBW SYS 2 : Subwoofer level change is different from the
main volume setting. For example, even at low
volume settings, the subwoofer is still audible.

Setting the Subwoofer Phase

NORMAL (Initial setting) REVERSE
The subwoofer output phase is toggled SUBWOOFER NORMAL (0°)
or SUBWOOFER REVERSE (180°). To adjust the level, turn the
Rotary encoder.
Setting the Subwoofer Channel
(SUBW CHANNEL)
You can set the subwoofer output to stereo or monaural. Make sure to
set the correct output for your subwoofer type.
STEREO (Initial setting) MONO
STEREO: Subwoofer stereo (L/R) output
Subwoofer monaural output
MONO:

Equalizer Presets (FACTORY'S EQ)

10 typical equalizer settings are preset at the factory for a variety of
musical source material.
FLAT POPS ROCK NEWS
ELEC DANCE HIP HOP&RAP
COUNTRY CLASSICAL USER 1
USER 3 USER 4 USER 5
• By selecting USER 1 to 6, you can recall the stored preset number in
"Adjusting the Graphic Equalizer Curve" (page 25) or "Adjusting
the Parametric Equalizer Curve" (page 24) .
Setting the Response Slope for the High
Range Speaker (TW SETUP)
Setting the response characteristic of tweeter to FLAT in 2.2ch (3WAY)
mode could damage the speaker. Make sure the Crossover
cut-off is appropriate for the tweeter being used (see "Adjusting the
Crossover Settings" on page 25).
MAKER'S (Initial setting) USER'S
MAKER'S: As protection from possible speaker damage, FLAT
cannot be set for the response slope of the high
range speaker in 2.2ch (3WAY) mode.
USER'S: The FLAT setting is possible in 2.2ch (3WAY) mode.
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SUBW SYS 2
JAZZ&BLUES
EASY LISTEN
USER 2
USER 6
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