Alpine Bluetooth CD Receiver CDE-136BT - Manual (Page 15)

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1
Press and hold AUDIO SETUP for at least 2 seconds to
activate the SETUP mode.
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select AUDIO, and then press
ENTER.
BLUETOOTH  GENERAL  AUDIO  DISPLAY  iPod & USB
3
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired sound
setting menu, and then press
ENTER.
FACTORY EQ *1/*2  3BAND EQ *1/*3  HPF *1  SUBWOOFER 
SUBW LPF *4  SUBW PHASE *4  SUBW SYS *4
*1 Adjustment cannot be performed when DEFEAT is set to ON.
*2 Any changes made to either FACTORY EQ or 3BAND EQ are
reflected in the others’ settings.
*3 In step 3, three sound adjustment items (Bass, Mid and Treble)
can be selected in 3BAND EQ mode, turn the Rotary encoder
to select the desired item, and then press ENTER to continue
to step 4.
*4 These functions are inoperable when Subwoofer is set to OFF.
4
Turn the Rotary encoder to change the setting, and then
press
ENTER.
(e.g. Select SUBWOOFER ON or SUBWOOFER OFF)
5
Press and hold AUDIO SETUP for at least 2 seconds to
return to normal mode.
Notes
• Pressing  returns to the previous Sound menu mode.
• If no operation is performed for 60 seconds, Sound menu mode is
canceled.
10 typical equalizer settings are preset at the factory for a variety of
musical source material. USER settings are created in the 3BAND EQ
mode.
USER  FLAT (Initial setting)  POPS  ROCK  NEWS  JAZZ
 ELEC DANCE  HIP HOP  EASY LIS  COUNTRY 
CLASSICAL
You can modify the Equalizer settings to create a response curve more
appealing to your personal taste. The setting of Bass, Mid and Treble can
be adjusted in this mode.
Setting the Bass Control
1
After selecting BASS from the 3BAND EQ adjustment
mode, turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Bass
setting item, and then press
ENTER.
WIDTH (Q)  CENTER FRQ  LEVEL
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired setting
value, and then press
ENTER.
3
Press  to return to the previous step.

Setting the Bass Bandwidth (WIDTH (Q))
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired bass
bandwidth.
WIDE 0.50  MEDIUM 1.00  MEDIUM 1.50 (Initial setting) 
NARROW 2.00
Changes the boosted bass bandwidth to wide or narrow. A wider setting
will boost a wide range of frequencies above and below the center
frequency. A narrower setting will boost only frequencies near the
center frequency.

Setting the Bass Center Frequency (CENTER FRQ)
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired bass center
frequency.
60 (Hz)  80 (Hz)  100 (Hz) (Initial setting)  120 (Hz)
Emphasizes the displayed bass frequency ranges.

Setting the Bass Level
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired bass level
(-7~+7)
* .
You can emphasize or weaken the bass level.
* The adjustment can also be made by pressing AUDIO. Refer to
“Adjusting Subwoofer Level/Bass Level/Mid Level/Treble Level/
Balance (Between Left and Right)/Fader (Between Front and
Rear)/Loudness/Defeat” on page 14.
Setting the Mid Control
1
After selecting MID from the 3BAND EQ adjustment mode,
turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Mediant
setting item, and then press
ENTER.
WIDTH (Q)  CENTER FRQ  LEVEL
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired setting
value, and then press
ENTER.
3
Press  to return to the previous step.

Setting the Mid Bandwidth (WIDTH (Q))
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Mid
bandwidth.
WIDE 0.75  MEDIUM 1.00  MEDIUM 1.25  NARROW 1.50
(Initial setting)

Setting the Mid Center Frequency (CENTER FRQ)
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Mid center
frequency.
500 (Hz)  1.0k (Hz) (Initial setting) 1.5k (Hz)  2.5k (Hz)

Setting the Mid Level
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired Mid level (-7
~ +7)
*
.
You can emphasize or weaken the Mid level.
* The adjustment can also be made by pressing AUDIO. Refer to
“Adjusting Subwoofer Level/Bass Level/Mid Level/Treble Level/
Balance (Between Left and Right)/Fader (Between Front and
Rear)/Loudness/Defeat” on page 14.
Setting the Treble Control
1
After selecting TREBLE from the 3BAND EQ adjustment
mode, turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired
Treble setting item, and then press
ENTER.
WIDTH (Q)  CENTER FRQ  LEVEL
2
Turn the Rotary encoder to select the desired setting
value, and then press
ENTER.
Equalizer Presets (FACTORY EQ)
Adjusting the Parametric Equalizer Curve
(3BAND EQ)