Menu Item
Description
[Time Alignment]
Select or customize the time alignment settings to reflect
[On] [Off]
the distance between the listener's position and each
Listening position*1*2
speaker. You need to measure the distance between the
[Off] [Front-L] [Front-R]
head of the listener and each speaker unit.
1
[Front] [All]
Touch
Standard Mode*3*5
select the alignment speaker.
2
[Front Left] [Front Right]
Touch
[Rear Left] [Rear Right]
selected speaker and listening position.
[Subwoofer]
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Network Mode*3*5
If you touch [TA On], the time alignment is turned off mandatorily.
[High Left] [High Right]
[Mid Left] [Mid Right]
NOTE
[Subwoofer]
This function is available only when the listening position setting
Distance
is set to [Front-L] or [Front-R].
[0] to [350]
[Auto EQ]
Set the auto-adjusted equalizer to suit the vehicle's
[On] [Off]
acoustics. To use this function, the Auto EQ measurement
must be done in advance (page 46).
[A-EQ&TA Measurement]
Measures and adjusts the vehicles acoustics, equalizer, and
time alignment automatically to suit the vehicle interior
(page 46).
[Save Settings]
Save to recall the following current sound settings by
touching [OK]: bass boost, slope, subwoofer phase, speaker
level, Graphic EQ, HPF/LPF, listening position, crossover,
time alignment.
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When you touch [Cancel], return to the [Audio] setting screen.
[Load Settings]
Load the sound settings.
[Initial Settings] [Sound
NOTES
Setting] [Auto EQ&TA
• [Sound Setting] is available only when you have already saved
Setting]
the sound settings (page 45).
• [Auto EQ&TA Setting] is available only when you have already
performed Auto EQ measurement (page 45).
[BASS Boost]
Adjust the bass boost level.
[0] to [6]
[Rear Speaker Output]
Select the rear speaker output.
[Rear] [Subwoofer]
NOTE
This function is available when [Standard Mode] is selected as the
speaker mode.
[Loudness]
Compensates for deficiencies in the low-frequency and
[Off] [Low] [Mid] [High]
high-frequency ranges at low volume.
or
to select the listening position then
or
to input the distance between the
Menu Item
Description
[Automatic Level Control]
Corrects automatically the audio level difference between
the music files or the sources.
[Off]
Turns the auto level control setting off.
[Mode1]
Corrects a little the audio level difference between the
music files or the sources (for the narrow dynamic range
audio signal).
[Mode2]
Corrects widely the audio level difference between the
music files or the sources (for the wide dynamic range
audio signal).
[Sound Retriever]
Enhances compressed audio and restores rich sound
[Off] [Mode1] [Mode2]
automatically.
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[Mode2] has a stronger effect than [Mode1].
*1 [All] is not available when [Network Mode] is selected as the speaker mode.
*2 If you change the listening position setting, the output levels of all the speakers will change in
conjunction with the setting.
*3 To use this function, the vehicle's acoustics must be measured in advance.
*4 This function is not available when adjusting the High speaker.
*5 This function is available only when the listening position setting is set to [Front Left] or [Front
Right].
Adjusting the equalizer curve automatically (Auto EQ)
By measuring the vehicle's acoustics, the equalizer curve can be adjusted automatically
to suit the vehicle interior.
WARNING
A loud tone (noise) may be emitted from the speakers when measuring the vehicle's acoustics. Never
perform Auto EQ measurement while driving.
CAUTION
• Thoroughly check the conditions before performing Auto EQ as the speakers may be damaged if this
is performed under the following conditions:
– When the speakers are incorrectly connected. (For example, when a rear speaker is connected as a
subwoofer output.)
– When a speaker is connected to a power amp delivering output higher than the speaker's
maximum input power capability.
• If a microphone for acoustical measurement (sold separately) is not placed in the appropriate
location, the measurement tone may become loud and measurement may take a long time, resulting
in battery drainage. Be sure to place the microphone in the specified location.
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