Attenuating The Sound; Changing The Sound And Display Settings; Boosting Bass Sound; D-Bass - Sony MDX-C7970 Operating Instructions Manual

Attenuating the sound

Press (ATT) on the rotary commander or
optional wireless remote.
"ATT on" flashes momentarily.
To restore the previous volume level, press
(ATT) again.
Tip
The unit decreases the volume automatically when
a telephone call comes in (Telephone ATT
function).
Changing the sound and
display settings
You can set:
•Clock (page 8)
•D.Info (dual information) to display the clock
and the play mode at the same time (on) or to
display the information alternately (off).
•Amber/Green to change the illumination
color to amber or green.
•Dimmer to change the brightness of the
display.
— Select "on" to dim the display.
•Contrast to adjust the contrast if the
indications in the display are not
recognizable because of the unit's installed
position.
•Beep to turn on or off the beeps.
•RM (Rotary Commander) to change the
operative direction of the controls of the
rotary commander.
— Select "norm" to use the rotary
commander as the factory-set position.
— Select "rev" when you mount the rotary
commander on the right side of the
steering column.
•M.dspl (Motion display) to turn the motion
display on or off.
•A.Scrl (Auto Scroll) (page 9, 16)
1
Press (SHIFT).
2
Press (3) (SET UP) repeatedly until the
desired setting mode appears.
Each time you press (3) (SET UP), the item
changes as follows:
Clock n D.Info* n Amber/Green n Dimmer
n Contrast n Beep n RM n M.dspl n
A.Scrl*
* When no MD or CD is playing, this item will
not appear.
Note
The displayed item will differ depending on
the source.
3
Press (5) ( n) to select the desired
setting (Example: on or off).
For the "Contrast" setting, pressing
(n) makes the contrast higher, and
pressing (2) (N) makes the contrast lower.
4
Press (SHIFT).
After the mode setting is complete, the
display returns to normal playback mode.

Boosting bass sound

— D-bass

You can enjoy a clear and powerful bass
sound. The D-bass function boosts the low
frequency signal with a sharper curve than
conventional bass boost.
You can hear the bass line more clearly even
while the vocal volume remains the same. You
can emphasize and adjust the bass sound
easily with the D-BASS control.
D-BASS 3
D-BASS 2
D-BASS 1
0dB
Frequency (Hz)
Adjusting the bass curve
Turn the D-BASS control to adjust the
bass level (1, 2 or 3).
"D-BASS" appears in the display.
To cancel, turn the dial to OFF.
Note
If the bass sound becomes distorted, adjust the D-
BASS control or volume.
(5)
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