Setting The Simulated Sound Stage; Adjusting Loudness; Using Subwoofer Output; Using Non Fading Output - Pioneer AVIC-D3 - Navigation System With DVD Player Operation Manual

Setting the simulated sound
stage
You can select the desired effect from various
simulated sound stage, such as Music Studio or
Dynamic Theater. You can also adjust a listener
positioning effect.
Setting a stage that fits your image
1
Touch "Staging" in the Sound menu.
2
Touch the desired stage setting.
❒ The "Living Room" setting that empha-
sizes midrange sound hardly has any
effect near the maximum volume level.
❒ When you set staging other than "Off", the
high pass filter (HPF) setting turns "Off".
➲ "Using the high pass filter" ➞ Page 120
Adjusting a position effect
You can select a listener position that you want to
make as the center of sound effects.
1
Touch "Staging" in the Sound menu.
2
Touch "Position".
3
Touch the desired position.

Adjusting loudness

Loudness compensates for deficiencies in the
low- and high-sound ranges at low volume.
1
Touch "Loudness" in the Sound menu.
2
Touch "On" to turn loudness on.
To turn loudness off, touch "Off".
3
Touch  or  to select a desired level.
Each time you touch  or  selects level in
the following order:
Low — Mid — High

Using subwoofer output

The navigation system is equipped with a sub-
woofer output which can be turned on or off.
❒ When the subwoofer output is on, you can
adjust the cut-off frequency, the output level
and the phase of the subwoofer.
1
Touch "Sub Woofer" in the Sound menu.
When Preout (the subwoofer controller set-
ting in Initial menu) is Full, you cannot select
"Sub Woofer".
➲ "Setting the rear output and subwoofer
controller" ➞ Page 122
2
Touch "On" to turn subwoofer output on.
To turn subwoofer output off, touch "Off".
3
Touch "Reverse" or "Normal" to select
the phase of subwoofer output.
4
Touch "+" or "–" to adjust the output
level of the subwoofer.
+6 to –6 is displayed as the level is increased
or decreased.
5
Touch  or  to select cut-off frequency.
Each time you touch  or  selects cut-off fre-
quencies in the following order:
50 — 80 — 125 (Hz)
Only frequencies lower than those in the
selected range are output from the subwoofer.

Using non fading output

When the non fading output setting is on, the
audio signal does not pass through navigation
system's low pass filter (for the subwoofer), but is
output through the RCA output.
1
Touch "Non Fading" in the Sound menu.
Only when Preout (the subwoofer controller
setting in Initial menu) is Full, you can select
"Non Fading".
➲ "Setting the rear output and subwoofer
controller" ➞ Page 122
2
Touch "On" to turn non fading output on.
To turn non fading output off, touch "Off".
3
Touch "+" or "–" to adjust the output
level of the non fading.
+6 to –6 is displayed as the level is increased
or decreased.
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