Customizing The Equalizer Curve - Eq3 Parametric Tune; Adjusting Setup Items - Menu - Sony CDX-GT980UI Operating Instructions Manual

Customizing the equalizer curve
— EQ3 Parametric Tune
"Custom" of EQ3 allows you to make your own
equalizer settings.
Select "Custom" of EQ3 Parametric Preset.
1
Select a source, then press the multi
way encoder.
2
Rotate the multi way encoder to select
"EQ3 Parametric Tune," then press it.
3
Setting the equalizer curve.
• Frequency range
Push the multi way encoder left/right to select
the "LOW," "MID" or "HI."
• Center frequency & Bandwidth (Q)
Rotate the multi way encoder or press (MODE)
to select the center frequency and Q.
You can control the width of the range of
affected frequencies with this function.
Selectable center frequency and Q settings in
each range:
LOW: "60 Hz" (Q: "0.5," "1.0," "1.5," or "2.0")
or 100 Hz (Q: "0.5," "1.0," "1.5," or "2.0")
MID: "500 Hz" (Q: "0.75," "1.0," "1.25," or
"1.5") or 1.0 kHz (Q: "0.75," "1.0," "1.25," or
"1.5")
HI: "10.0 kHz" (Q: 0.75" or "1.25") or 12.5
kHz (Q: 0.75" or "1.25")
60Hz 100Hz 500Hz 1.0kHz
LOW MID
The higher range of Q you set, the more you
can control a specific frequency for more
precise sound adjustment.
dB
Q=1.0 1.5 2.0
• Volume level
Push the multi way encoder up/down to adjust
the equalizer curve.
The volume level is adjustable in 1 dB steps,
from –10 dB to +10 dB.
+10dB
0dB
-10dB
20
10.0kHz 12.5kHz
HI
2.0 1.5 1.0
Hz
4
Press the multi way encoder when you
finish all equalizer settings.
5
Push (BACK).
The display returns to normal play/reception
mode.
To restore the factory-set equalizer curve, select
"Initialize" and "Yes" in step 3.
Tip
Other equalizer types are also adjustable.
Adjusting setup items — MENU
1
Press and hold the multi way encoder.
2
Rotate the multi way encoder until the
desired menu item appears, then
press it.
3
Rotate the multi way encoder to select
the setting, then press it.
The setting is complete.
4
Push (BACK).
The setting is complete and the display
returns to normal play/reception mode.
The following items can be set (follow the page
reference for details):
Setup
Clock Adjust (page 6)
Beep
Activates the beep sound: "on," "off."
AUX Audio* 1
Activates the AUX source display: "on," "off"
(page 21).
RM (Rotary Commander)
Changes the operative direction of the rotary
commander controls: "NORM," "REV."
Auto Off
Shuts off automatically after a desired time
when the unit is turned off: "NO," "30sec
(seconds)," "30min (minutes)," "60min
(minutes)."
Display
Demo (Demonstration)
Activates the demonstration: "on," "off."
Image
Sets various display images.
– "All": to display all images.
– "Movie": to display a movie.
– "SA 1 – 3, All": to display the Spectrum
Analyzer.
– "Wall.P 1 – 3, All": to display a wallpaper.
"off": to not display any image.