Setting Bass Engine Sq On/Off; Displaying The Bass Engine Sq Parameter; Adjusting The Parametric Equalizer Curve (9Band P-Eq); Adjusting The Frequency (Center Frq) - Alpine CDE-153BT Owner's Manual

Setting BASS ENGINE SQ ON/OFF

This function provides a short cut for BASS ENGINE SQ setting.
EQ PRESETS, 9BAND P-EQ, etc., will no longer be adjustable when ON
is set.
 Setting item: BASS ENGIN
Setting contents:
OFF (Initial setting) / ON
OFF (MANUAL SET mode):
Adjust each audio effect setting separately.
ON (BASS ENGINE SQ mode):
Adjust BASS ENGINE SQ via a short cut.
Note
• You can also set BASS ENGINE SQ ON/OFF directly by pressing and
holding BASS.
Displaying the BASS ENGINE SQ
PARAMETER
After setting BASS ENGIN to ON, you can display the current BASS
ENGINE SQ Parameter.
 Setting item: PARAMETER
Displaying contents:
The name of the parameter currently selected is displayed.
(INITIAL / TUNEIT A ~ TUNEIT E)
Adjusting the Parametric Equalizer Curve
(9BAND P-EQ)
You can modify the Equalizer settings to create a response curve more
appealing to your personal taste.
1
After selecting a BAND (BAND1 ~ BAND9) from the 9BAND
P-EQ adjustment mode, turn the Rotary encoder to select
the desired setting item, and then press ENTER.
CENTER FRQ  WIDTH (Q)  LEVEL
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired setting
value, and then press ENTER.
3
Press t to return to the previous step.

Adjusting the Frequency (CENTER FRQ)

Adjustable frequency bands: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Band1 20 Hz ~ 100 Hz (63 Hz)
Band2 63 Hz ~ 315 Hz (125 Hz)
Band3 125 Hz ~ 500 Hz (250 Hz)
Band4 250 Hz ~ 1 kHz (500 Hz)
Band5 500 Hz ~ 2 kHz (1 kHz)
Band6 1 kHz ~ 4 kHz (2 kHz)
Band7 2 kHz ~ 7.2 kHz (4 kHz)
Band8 5.8 kHz ~ 12 kHz (8 kHz)
Band9 9 kHz ~ 20 kHz (16 kHz)
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Setting the Bandwidth (WIDTH (Q))

Setting contents:
3.0 (Initial setting) / 4.0 / 5.0

Adjusting the Level

Setting contents:
−7 to +7 (Initial setting: 0)
Notes
• BAND2 and BAND8 are the same as the Bass and Treble controls.
Their Level adjustment can also be controlled by pressing AUDIO and
selecting Bass Level or Treble Level. Refer to "Adjusting Subwoofer
Level/Bass Level/Treble Level/Balance (Between Left and Right)/Fader
(Between Front and Rear)/Defeat" on page 15.
• Settings exceeding the frequency of adjacent bands are not available.
• While adjusting the 9BAND P-EQ, you should consider the frequency
response of the connected speakers.
• The 9-Band, Parametric EQ is used to create the EQ PRESETS settings.

Setting the Source Volume Level

The output level of each source is individually adjustable. For example, if
the TUNER level sounds lower than CD, its output can be adjusted
without affecting the other sources.
 Setting item: SOURCE VOL
 Further setting items: TUNER / SIRIUSXM / DISC
/ BT AUDIO / PANDORA / AUX
Setting contents:
−14 dB ~ +14 dB
* CDE-153BT only.

Adjusting the High Pass Filter

The High Pass Filter on this unit can be adjusted to suit your personal
taste.
 Setting item: HPF
Setting contents:
OFF (Initial setting) / 60 (Hz) / 80 (Hz) / 120 (Hz) / 160 (Hz)
All frequencies above the selected cutoff are output.

Turning Subwoofer ON/OFF

When the subwoofer is on, you can adjust the subwoofer output level
(refer to "Adjusting Subwoofer Level/Bass Level/Treble Level/Balance
(Between Left and Right)/Fader (Between Front and Rear)/Defeat" on
page 15).
 Setting item: SUBWOOFER
Setting contents:
ON (Initial setting) / OFF
ON:
The subwoofer signal is output from the Subwoofer RCA
Connectors (refer to "Connections" on page 49).
OFF:
No subwoofer signal is output from the Subwoofer RCA
Connectors (refer to "Connections" on page 49).
*
/ USB / iPod