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Introduction 

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Description of the FOCAL ELECTRA

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HI-FI system 

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Format quality and play modes 

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Accessing the Audio settings 

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The FOCAL ELECTRA

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 sound signature nominal settings 

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Using the interface – Ambience tab  

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Using the interface – Balance tab  

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Optimisation – Going further 

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Summary of Contents for ELECTRA HI-FI OPTION

Page 1: ...USER MANUAL FOCAL ELECTRA HI FI OPTION DS 3 CROSSBACK FOR...

Page 2: ...t Acoustic signature and co design The teams from the car brand and Focal have been working together since the conception of the DS 3 CROSSBACK Premium SUV Beyond the choice of the system s location t...

Page 3: ...HI FI system P 4 Format quality and play modes P 5 Accessing the Audio settings P 7 The FOCAL ELECTRA sound signature nominal settings P 8 Using the interface Ambience tab P 10 Using the interface Bal...

Page 4: ...a precise detailed treble The four woofers and three Polyglass midrange speakers provide an expert compromise between damping and rigidity The sound definition is perfect a perfection facilitated by t...

Page 5: ...becomes flatter less vibrant Here are a few general concepts surrounding the quality of audio formats Kbps Kilobits per second Low quality MP3 encoded at a slower rate than 256 Kbps for example 96 Kb...

Page 6: ...play them in order to enjoy the full audio experience the way everyone involved in the process of its creation artists sound engineers producers intended you to hear it Beyond the quality of the audio...

Page 7: ...ACCESSING AUDIO SETTINGS Then Audio Settings To access the sound modification screens from the screen for the source currently playing press OPTIONS...

Page 8: ...LECTRA SOUND SIGNATURE NOMINAL SETTINGS The system s default configurations are nominal settings and Loudness activated i e AMBIENCE TAB Ambiances Eq User Loudness activated As this is dynamic its cor...

Page 9: ...the volume played A stable front soundstage for all five seats to reconstruct a faithful soundstage comparable to that of a traditional home Hi Fi system Nevertheless the pleasure experienced when lis...

Page 10: ...e equaliser Ambiences are pre set and can be accessed using the drop down menu Classical Jazz Blues Pop Rock Techno Vocal AMBIENCE TAB By pressing Ambience you can choose the type of spectral balance...

Page 11: ...000 10000 Correction appliqu e dB Fr quence Hz Classique Jazz Blues Pop Rock Vocal Techno Classical Spectral correction dB Frequency Hz For reference here are the spectral corrections applied by each...

Page 12: ...via the drop down menu All passengers Driver Front only BALANCE TAB By pressing All passengers default you access a drop down menu of pre defined audio balance settings NB these settings are different...

Page 13: ...ance focused on the driving seat The experience observed is a tighter focus a more precise frequency balance and an impact in the upper bass Note that the other passengers will not enjoy the system s...

Page 14: ...splacement on the picture of the seats in the balance tab will reduce the power coming from the central speaker even further increase the power sent to the rear doors and provide you with a truly enve...

Page 15: ...With this setting the front passengers will have a very immersive listening experience but the rear passengers less so We advise this type of setting for very monophonic radio stations for example...

Page 16: ...ATION GOING FURTHER LESS SOUND IMMERSION A VERY FRONTAL SOUNDSTAGE Conversely some people want a very Hi Fi frontal listening experience with very precise source and voice positioning and a very tight...

Page 17: ...setting in the balance tab by moving it one or two notches to the right One or two fader notches to the front i e the arrows symbolising the power displacement on the picture of the seats in the bala...

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