Using the automatic soundlevelizerDuring driving, noise in the car changes ac-cording to the driving speed and road condi-tions. ASL (automatic sound levelizer)monitors such varying noise and automati-cally increases the volume level, if this noisebecomes greater. The sensitivity (variation ofvolume level to noise level) of ASL can be setto one of five levels.p This function is available only when mainaudio is available.1 Press the HOME button to display theTop menu screen.2 Touch the following keys in the follow-ing order.The “Audio” screen appears.3 Touch [ASL].The “ASL” screen appears.4 Touch the item you want to set.! Off (default):Turns the ASL setting off.! LOW:Changes the ASL level to low.! MID-LOW:Changes the ASL level to mid-low.! MID:Changes the ASL level to mid.! MID-HIGH:Changes the ASL level to mid-high.! HIGH:Changes the ASL level to high.Using the equalizerThe equalizer lets you adjust equalization tomatch the vehicle interior acoustic character-istics as desired.Recalling equalizer curvesThere are seven stored equalizer curves thatyou can easily recall at any time. Here is a listof the equalizer curves:Equalizer curveS.Bass is a curve in which only low-pitched sound isboosted.Powerful is a curve in which low- and high-pitchedsounds are boosted.Natural is a curve in which low- and high-pitchedsounds are slightly boosted.Vocal is a curve in which the midrange, which is thehuman vocal range, is boosted.Flat is a flat curve in which nothing is boosted.Custom1 is an adjusted equalizer curve that you cre-ate. If you select this curve, the effect is applied to allAV sources.Custom2 is an adjusted equalizer curve that you cre-ate. If you select this curve, the effect is applied to allAV sources.p This function is available only when mainaudio is available.p The default setting is “Powerful”.p When “Flat” is selected, no supplement orcorrection is made to the sound. This isuseful to check the effect of the equalizercurves by switching alternatively between“Flat” and a set equalizer curve.1 Press the HOME button to display theTop menu screen.2 Touch the following keys in the follow-ing order.The “Audio” screen appears.3 Touch [Graphic EQ].The “Graphic EQ” screen appears.4 Touch the equalizer you want.En202Chapter33 Audio adjustments
