SOUND ADJUSTMENTS. JVC KD-SH55

SOUND ADJUSTMENTS

Adjusting the sound Reinforcing the bass sound

You can adjust the sound characteristics to your preference.

1

Select the item you want to adjust.

Each time you press the button, the adjustable items change as follows:

FAD

(Fader)

VOL

(Volume)

BAL

(Balance)

EXT VOL**

(External volume)

WOOFER***

(Subwoofer)

Indication To do: Range

FAD*

BAL

Adjust the front R06 (Rear only) and rear speaker | balance.

F06 (Front only)

Adjust the left L06 (Left only) and right speaker | balance.

R06 (Right only)

EXT VOL** Adjust the output level through the

EXT OUT plugs.

00 (min.)

|

12 (max.)

WOOFER*** Adjust the 00 (min.) subwoofer output | level.

12 (max.)

VOL Adjust the volume.

00 (min.)

|

50 (max.)

* If you are using a two-speaker system, set the fader level to “00.”

** ONLY for KD-SH55: This takes effect only when the amplifier(s) or other component(s) are connected to the EXT OUT plugs.

*** ONLY for KD-SH77: This takes effect only when a subwoofer is connected.

2

Adjust the level.

To increase the level.

The richness and fullness of the bass sound is clearly maintained regardless of how low you set the volume – Super Bass.

• You can also adjust the level of Super Bass.

1

Press S.BASS.

“S.BASS” appears on the display.

2

Adjustment Super Bass level from

“S. BASS 00” (min.) to “S. BASS 08”

(max.).

To increase the level.

To decrease the level.

Bass level indicator changes according to the adjusted level.

To decrease the level.

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Note:

Normally, the control dial works as the volume control. So you do not have to select “VOL” to adjust the volume level.

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Selecting preset sound modes

You can select a preset sound mode suitable to the music genre.

Notes:

• You can adjust each sound mode to your preference, and store it in memory.

If you want to adjust and store your original sound mode, see “Storing your own sound adjustments” on page 16.

• To adjust the bass reinforcement level temporarily, see page 14.

1

Press EQ.

The last selected sound mode is recalled, and it is applied to the current source.

The EQ indicator lights up.

Ex.: When you have selected “FLAT” previously

2

Select the sound mode you want.

As you turn the control dial, the sound modes change as follows:

FLAT O Hard Rock O R & B*O POP O

JAZZ O DanceMusic O Country O Reggae O

Classic O USER 1 O USER 2 O USER 3 O

(back to the beginning)

* Rhythm and Blues

To store a sound mode separately for each playback source (EQ Link)

Once you select a sound mode, it is stored in memory. It will be recalled every time you select the same source.

A sound mode can be stored for each of the following sources — FM1, FM2, FM3, AM, CD and external components.

• See also “Changing the general settings (PSM)” on page 17.

1 Press and hold SEL (select) for more than 2 seconds so that one of the PSM items appears

2 Press

¢ or

4

to select “EQ LINK”

(Equalization Link).

3 Turn the control dial clockwise to select “LINK

4 on the display.

ON.”

Press SEL (select) to finish the setting.

To cancel EQ Link repeat the same procedure and select “LINK OFF” in step 3.

EQ level changes as you select the sound mode.

Ex.: When you select “POP”

• When “EQ LINK” is set to “LINK ON”

The selected sound mode can be stored in memory for the current source.

Each time you change to the same source, the same sound mode is also recalled, and shown after the source name.

• When “EQ LINK” is set to “LINK OFF”

The selected sound mode effect applies to all the sources selected.

To cancel the sound mode, select “FLAT” in step 2.

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Storing your own sound adjustments

4

Repeat steps 2 and 3 to adjust the other sound elements.

You can adjust the sound modes to your preference and store your own adjustments in memory

(USER 1, USER 2 and USER 3).

• There is a time limit in doing the following procedure. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again.

1

Press EQ.

The last selected sound mode is recalled, and it is applied to the current source.

5

Select one of the user sound modes

(USER 1, USER 2, USER 3).

Ex.: When you select “USER 2”

Ex.: When you have selected “POP” previously

2

Press SEL (select) to select sound elements to adjust.

Each time you press the button, the sound elements to adjust change as follows:

LOW FREQ.*

= LOW WIDTH = LOW LEVEL =

MID FREQ.*

= MID WIDTH = MID LEVEL =

HIGH FREQ.*

= HIGH LEVEL =

(back to the beginning)

FREQ. (LOW, MID, HIGH) :

Select the center frequency to adjust.

WIDTH (LOW, MID) :

Select the band width level (Q).

LEVEL (LOW, MID, HIGH) :

Adjust the enhancement level.

* By pressing

¢

or

4

, you can directly move as follows:

LOW FREQ.

MID FREQ.

HIGH FREQ.

3

Adjust the selected sound element.

• Refer to the table below for adjusting the selected sound element.

6

Press EQ to store the adjustments.

To reset to the factory settings

Repeat the same procedure and reassign the preset values listed in the table on page 28.

Indication

FREQ.

WIDTH

LEVEL

LOW

Preset values

MID

50 Hz

80 Hz

120 Hz

700 Hz

1 kHz

2 kHz

HIGH

8 kHz

12 kHz

1 (min.)

|

4 (max.)

1 (min.)

|

2 (max.)

–06 (min.) –06 (min.) –06 (min.)

| | |

+06 (max.) +06 (max.) +06 (max.)

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