Enjoying Sophisticated Sound Functions - Advanced Sound Engine; Selecting The Sound Quality; Eq7 Preset; Customizing The Equalizer Curve - Eq7 Parametric Tune - Sony DSX-S210X Operating Instructions Manual

Dynamic Loudness (page 27)
Enjoying sophisticated sound
functions — Advanced Sound
Engine
Advanced Sound Engine, Sony's new sound
engine, creates an ideal in-car sound field with
digital signal processing. Advanced Sound
Engine contains the following features: EQ7,
Listening Position, DM+ Advanced, Rear Bass
Enhancer, Dynamic Loudness.
Selecting the sound quality — EQ7
Preset
You can select an equalizer curve from 7
equalizer curves ("Xplod," "Vocal," "Edge,"
"Cruise," "Space," "Gravity," "Custom" or
"off").
1
During reception/playback, press the
multi-way encoder.
2
Rotate the multi-way encoder until
"EQ7 Preset" appears, then press it.
3
Push the multi-way encoder up/down
until desired equalizer curves
appears, then press it.
4
Press (BACK).
The display returns to normal reception/play
mode.
To cancel the equalizer curve, select "off" on step
3.
Tip
Adjusted equalizer curve settings can be memorized
separately for Tuner and USB (SensMe™, Pandora
USB) sources.
Customizing the equalizer curve
— EQ7 Parametric Tune
"Custom" of EQ7 allows you to make your own
equalizer settings.
Select "Custom" of EQ7 Preset.
If you set "off" for EQ7 Preset, "EQ7 Parametric
Tune" does not appear in the sound settings
menu.
1
Select a source, then press the multi-
way encoder.
2
Rotate the multi-way encoder until
"EQ7 Parametric Tune" appears, then
press it.
3
Setting the equalizer curve.
• Frequency range
Rotate the multi-way encoder to select "Band1"
to "Band7."
• Center frequency
Push the multi-way encoder left/right to select
the center frequency.
Selectable center frequency in each band:
Band1: "40 Hz" or "63 Hz"
Band2: "100 Hz" or "160 Hz"
Band3: "250 Hz" or "400 Hz"
Band4: "630 Hz" or "1.0 kHz"
Band5: "1.6 kHz" or "2.5 kHz"
Band6: "4.0 kHz" or "6.3 kHz"
Band7: "10.0 kHz" or "16.0 kHz"
• Volume level
Push the multi-way encoder up/down to adjust
the equalizer curve.
The volume level is adjustable in 1 dB steps,
from –6 dB to +6 dB.
4
Press the multi-way encoder when you
finish all equalizer settings.
5
Press (BACK).
The display returns to normal reception/play
mode.
To restore the factory-set equalizer curve, select
"Initialize" and "Yes" in step 3.
Tip
Other equalizer curves are also adjustable.
Optimizing sound by Time
Alignment — Listening Position
The unit can change the localization of sound by
delaying the sound output from each speaker to
suit your position, and simulate a natural sound
field with the feeling of being in the center of it
wherever you sit in the car.
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