Setting Bass Engine Sq On/Off; Turning Loudness On/Off; Adjusting The Parametric Equalizer Curve (3Band Eq); Setting The Control - Alpine UTE-80B Owner's Manual

Setting BASS ENGINE SQ ON/OFF

This unit has a BASS ENGINE SQ feature for Sound adjustment.
 Setting item: BASS ENGIN
Setting contents:
OFF (Initial setting) / ON
OFF (MANUAL SET mode):
Adjust each audio effect setting separately.
ON (BASS ENGINE SQ mode):
Adjust the Bass relative audio effect settings uniformly by
adjusting the BASS ENGINE SQ Level (page 10).
Notes
• You can also set BASS ENGINE SQ ON/OFF directly by pressing and
holding BASS. Refer to "Setting BASS ENGINE SQ ON/OFF" on
page 10.
• " " indicator lights up when BASS ENGINE SQ mode is ON.
• With BASS ENGINE SQ ON, adjusting the BASS ENGINE SQ Level
uniformly effects various sound parameters for optimum Bass effect.
Refer to "Adjusting BASS ENGINE SQ Level" on page 10.

Turning Loudness On/Off

Loudness introduces a special low-and high-frequency emphasis at low
listening levels. This compensates for the ear's decreased sensitivity to
bass and treble sound.
 Setting item: LOUDNESS
Setting contents:
LOUD OFF (Initial setting) / LOUD ON
Adjusting the Parametric Equalizer Curve
(3BAND EQ)
You can modify the Equalizer settings to create a response curve more
appealing to your personal taste. The setting of Bass, Mid and Treble can
be adjusted in this mode.
 Setting item: 3BAND EQ
 Further setting items: BASS / MID / TREBLE

Setting the Control

1
After selecting BASS/MID/TREBLE from the 3BAND EQ
adjustment mode, turn the Rotary encoder to select the
desired setting item, and then press ENTER.
WIDTH (Q)  CENTER FRQ  LEVEL
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired setting
value, and then press ENTER.
3
Press r to return to the previous step.
 Setting the Bandwidth (WIDTH (Q))
WIDE 0.50  MEDIUM 1.00  MEDIUM 1.50 
BASS
NARROW 2.00
WIDE 0.75  MEDIUM 1.00  MEDIUM 1.25 
MID
NARROW 1.50
WIDE 0.75  NARROW 1.25
TREBLE
Changes the boosted bandwidth to wide or narrow. A wider setting will
boost a wide range of frequencies above and below the centre frequency.
A narrower setting will boost only frequencies near the centre
frequency.
 Setting the Centre Frequency (CENTER FRQ)
60 (Hz)  80 (Hz)  100 (Hz)  120 (Hz)
BASS
500 (Hz)  1.0K (Hz)  1.5K (Hz)  2.5K (Hz)
MID
7.5K (Hz)  10.0K (Hz)  12.5K (Hz)  15.0K (Hz)
TREBLE
Emphasises the displayed frequency ranges.
 Setting the Level
BASS −7 ~ +7
MID −7 ~ +7
TREBLE −7 ~ +7
You can emphasise or weaken the level.
Note
• The adjustment can also be made by pressing AUDIO. Refer to "Bass
Level/Mid Level/Treble Level/Balance (Between Left and Right)/Fader
(Between Front and Rear)/Loudness/Defeat" on page 8.

Setting the Source Volume Level

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