Sony CDX-3900, Operating Instructions Manual

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10
Other Functions
Adjusting the sound
characteristics
You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and
fader. You can store the bass and treble levels.
Each source can store the bass and treble levels
independently.
1
Select the item you want to adjust by
pressing
(SOUND) repeatedly.
BAS (bass) t TRE (treble) t
BALANCE (left-right) t
FADER (front-rear) t VOL (volume)
2
Adjust the selected item by pressing (+)
or (-) .
Adjust within three seconds after selecting
the item. (After three seconds, the buttons
function reverts to volume control.)
Cancel the beep sound
Press (6) while pressing (SOUND) .
To obtain the beep sound again, press these
buttons again.
Note
If you connect an optional power amplifier and do
not use the built-in amplifier, the beep sound will
be deactivated.
0dB
D-BASS 3
D-BASS 2
D-BASS 1 D-BASS 3
D-BASS 2
D-BASS 1
Level
Frequency (Hz)
Boosting the bass sound
— D-bass
You can enjoy a clear and powerful bass
sound. The D-bass function boosts the low
frequency and high 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.
Adjusting the bass curve
Press (D-BASS) repeatedly to select the
desired bass curve.
“D-BASS” appears in the display.
As the D-BASS number increases so does
the effect.
B D-BASS 1 B D-BASS 2 B D-BASS 3
OFF b
Note
The bass sound may distort at same volume. If the
bass sound distorts, select less effective bass curve.
Attenuating the sound
Press (ATT) .
“ATT” flashes.
To restore the previous volume level, press
(ATT) again.