Sound Setting; Adjusting Subwoofer Level/Bass Level/Mid Level/Treble Level/Balance (Between Left And Right)/Fader (Between Front And Rear)/ Defeat; Audio Setup; Equalizer Presets (F-Eq) - Alpine CDE-SXM145BT Reference Manual

Sound Setting

Rotary encoder

/ENTER
AUDIO/SETUP
* The illustration is for CDE-SXM145BT/CDE-143BT.
Adjusting Subwoofer Level/Bass Level/Mid
Level/Treble Level/Balance (Between Left
and Right)/Fader (Between Front and Rear)/
Defeat
1
Press AUDIOSETUP repeatedly to choose the desired
mode.
Each press changes the mode as follows:
*1 *2
 BASS LEVEL
SUBWOOFER
BALANCE  FADER  DEFEAT  VOLUME  SUBWOOFER
*1 When the SUBWOOFER mode is set to SUBW OFF, its level
cannot be adjusted.
*2 Adjustable only when DEFEAT is DEFEAT OFF.
Subwoofer
Bass level
Mid 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 settings of BASS, MID
and TRE LEVEL will return to the factory defaults.
*2 *2
 MID LEVEL  TRE LEVEL 
+0 ~ +15
-7 ~ +7
-7 ~ +7
-7 ~ +7
L15 ~ R15
R15 ~ F15
ON/OFF
0 ~ 35

Audio Setup

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 one of the setting modes to modify.
See the applicable section below for details about the
selected setting item.
1
Press and hold AUDIOSETUP for at least 2 seconds to
activate the SETUP mode.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select AUDIO, and then press
ENTER.
AUDIO  GENERAL  DISPLAY  TUNER  SIRIUSXM
 BLUETOOTH
*1 Displayed only when a siriusXM Tuner is
connected.(CDE-SXM145BT only).
3
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired sound
setting menu, and then press ENTER.
*2/*3
 3BAND EQ
FACTORY EQ
*2/*5
SUBWOOFER  SUBW LPF
*5
 POWER IC  MX SETTING
SUBW SYS
(e.g. Select SUBWOOFER)
*2 Adjustment cannot be performed when DEFEAT is set to ON.
*3 Any changes made to either FACTORY EQ or 3BAND EQ are
reflected in the others' settings.
*4 In step 3, three sound adjustment items (Bass, Mid and Treble)
can be selected in 3BAND EQ mode. Turn the Rotary encoder
to select the desired item, and then press ENTER to continue
to step 4.
*5 These functions are inoperable when SUBWOOFER is set to
SUBW OFF.
4
Turn the Rotary encoder to change the setting, and then
press ENTER.
(e.g. Select SUBW ON or SUBW OFF)
5
Press and hold AUDIOSETUP for at least 2 seconds to
return to normal mode.
Notes
• Pressing r returns to the previous Sound menu mode.
• Pressing and holding r for at least 2 seconds will return to normal
mode.
• If no operation is performed for 60 seconds, Sound menu mode is
canceled.

Equalizer Presets (F-EQ)

10 typical equalizer settings are preset at the factory for a variety of
musical source material. USER settings are created in the 3BAND EQ
mode.
 Setting item: FACTORY EQ
Setting contents:
USER / FLAT (Initial setting) / POPS / ROCK / NEWS / JAZZ /
ELEC DANCE / HIP HOP / EASY LIS / COUNTRY / CLASSICAL
*1
 iPod
*2/*4 *2
 VOL LV ADJ  HPF 
*5
 SUBW PHASE 
*2
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