Section
02
Operating this unit
Using the equalizer
There are six stored equalizer settings such as
DYNAMIC, VOCAL, NATURAL, CUSTOM,
FLAT and POWERFUL that can easily be re-
called at any time.
! CUSTOM is an adjusted equalizer curve
that you create.
! When FLAT is selected no supplement or
correction is made to the sound.
% Press EQ to select the equalizer.
Press EQ repeatedly to switch between the fol-
lowing equalizers:
DYNAMIC—VOCAL—NATURAL—CUSTOM
—FLAT—POWERFUL
Adjusting equalizer curves
You can adjust the currently selected equalizer
curve setting as desired. Adjusted equalizer
curve settings are memorized in CUSTOM.
Adjusting bass/mid/treble
You can adjust the bass/mid/treble level.
1
Press AUDIO to select BASS/MID/
TREBLE.
2
Press a or b to adjust the level.
+6 to –6 is displayed as the level is increased
or decreased.
# To return to the normal display, press BAND.
Adjusting loudness
Loudness compensates for deficiencies in the
low- and high-sound ranges at low volume.
1
Press AUDIO to select LOUD.
2
Press a or b to turn loudness on or off.
# You can also turn loudness on or off by press-
ing and holding EQ.
3
Press c or d to select a desired level.
LOW (low)—HI (high)
# To return to the normal display, press BAND.
Adjusting source levels
SLA (source level adjustment) lets you adjust
the volume level of each source to prevent ra-
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dical changes in volume when switching be-
tween sources.
! Settings are based on the FM volume level,
which remains unchanged.
! The MW/LW volume level can also be ad-
justed with source level adjustments.
1
Compare the FM volume level with the
level of the source you wish to adjust.
2
Press AUDIO to select SLA.
3
Press a or b to adjust the source vo-
lume.
SLA +4 to SLA –4 is displayed as the source
volume is increased or decreased.
# To return to the normal display, press
BAND.
Other Functions
Adjusting initial settings
Using the initial settings, you can customize
various system settings to achieve optimal per-
formance from this unit.
1
Press SOURCE and hold until the unit
turns off.
2
Press SOURCE and hold until function
name appears in the display.
3
Press FUNCTION to select one of the in-
itial settings.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch be-
tween the following settings:
FM (FM tuning step)—A-PI (auto PI Seek)—
AUX (auxiliary input)—SAVE (power save)
Use the following instructions to operate each
particular setting.
# To cancel initial settings, press BAND.
# You can also cancel initial settings by holding
down SOURCE until the unit turns off.
Setting the FM tuning step
Normally the FM tuning step employed by
seek tuning is 50 kHz. When AF or TA is on,
the tuning step automatically changes to 100
kHz. It may be preferable to set the tuning step
to 50 kHz when AF is on.