Sony XDP-210EQ annexe

3-856-153-12 (1)

Digital Equalizer Preamplifier

Operating Instructions

Mode d’emploi

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom of the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. XDP-210EQ Serial No.

For installation and connections, see the supplied installation/connections manual.

En ce qui concerne l’installation et les connexions, consulter le manuel d’installation/connexions fourni.

XDP-210EQ

 1996 by Sony Corporation

Actual total number: Sony XDP-210EQ (E) 3-856-153-12 (1)

Warning

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: — Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. — Increase the separation between the

equipment and receiver.

— Connect the equipment into an outlet on a

circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

— Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/

TV technician for help.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

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Welcome !

Thank you for purchasing the Sony Digital Equalizer Preamplifer. This unit is compatible with the Sony BUS system.

This unit provides flexible equalization using 18-band (front) and 3-band (rear) equalizer with independent control of level and frequency. The characteristics, installation position, and sound field of the speakers make it possible to arrange the frequency response and reproduce the sound quality of the original performance.

You can control this unit with a Sony Master unit which can operate a digital preamplifier.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Operating this unit .............................................. 4

About operation mode ....................................... 4

DSP

Selecting the stored equalizer curve ................. 4

Setting and storing the equalizer curve ........... 4

Labeling an equalizer curve .............................. 5

Selecting the listening position ......................... 6

Adjusting the listening position ........................ 6

Adjusting the level of the subwoofer(s) ........... 6

Adjusting the cut-off frequency ........................ 7

Listening to each program source in its

registered equalizer curve ............................ 7

Registering an equalizer curve onto

each disc .......................................................... 8

Additional Information

Precautions ........................................................... 8

Specifications ....................................................... 9

Troubleshooting guide ..................................... 10

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Getting Started

1 MEMORY1

SUR EQ

DSP

Operating this unit

You can control this unit by a Sony Master unit. Some master units have (+)/(–) (volume) buttons, and some have a dial. This instructions shows as follow. Rotate/press (+) or (–).

Note

There may be a difference between the display items of this manual and the master unit.

Note in operation

• The unit has a digital volume control system. Do not down the volume of the master unit too much as doing so may cause the sound quality to deteriorate.

• When you connect this unit to the master unit, the loudness function will not work.

• The sound becomes unclear in some situations (such as when the BAS, TRE or EQ are excessively boosted).

• Two units can not be used at same time.

About operation mode

This unit has three operation modes.

Sound Control Mode

Select the item or adjust it partially.

• EQ (Graphic Equalizer): Select the equalizer curve.

• POS (Listening Position): Select the listening position.

• SUB (Subwoofer): Adjust the subwoofer volume level. Sound control mode can adjust not only BAS, TRE, BAL, FAD but also VOL. For further details, read the master unit instructions.

Sound Tuning Mode

Tune in the item selected in the Sound Control Mode exactly.

• EQ (Graphic Equalizer): Setting and registering the equalizer curve.

• POS (Listening Position): Adjust the listening position.

• CNW (Cross Over Network): Adjust the cutoff frequency.

Name Edit Mode

EQ (Graphic Equalizer): Naming the equalizer curve.

Selecting the stored equalizer curve

— Sound Control Mode

You can select the stored equalizer curve (MEMORY1 to MEMORY9) or an unadjusted curve (FLAT).

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source (radio,

tape, CD or MD etc.).

2 Press (SOUND) repeatedly until “EQ”

appears.

3 Rotate/press (+) or (–) to select the

stored equalizer curve.

After three seconds, the display goes back to the normal playback mode.

Tip

To adjust the stored equalizer curve further, press (SOUND) for two seconds within three seconds after following step 3 above. Then go to step 4 to 8 of “Setting and storing the equalizer curve.”

Setting and storing the equalizer curve

— Sound Tuning Mode

You can adjust the 21 band frequencies to make an equalizer curve, and store up to nine curves.

Front (18 band):

30 Hz, 45 Hz, 62 Hz, 90 Hz, 130 Hz, 190 Hz, 270 Hz, 400 Hz, 580 Hz, 840 Hz, 1.2 kHz,

1.7 kHz, 2.5 kHz, 3.6 kHz, 5.2 kHz, 7.5 kHz, 11 kHz, 16 kHz

Rear (3 band):

90 Hz, 840 Hz, 7.5 kHz

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source (radio,

tape, CD or MD etc.).

2 Press (SOUND) for two seconds.

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3 Press (SOUND) repeatedly until “EQ”

Name

1 MEMORY1

SUR EQ

Name

1 CEMORY1

SUR EQ

appears.

Tuning

SUR EQ

1 MEMORY1

4 Rotate/press (+) or (–) to select an

equalizer curve.

5 Adjust the equalizer curve.

1 Press (4) (n) to select the desired

frequency.

F30 n F45 n .........n F16k n

R90 n R840 n R7.5k

1 MEMORY1

SUR EQ

F 3‚ +12

If you press (1) (N), the frequency appear in the reverse order.

2 Rotate/press (+) or (–) to adjust the

level.

Note

If you adjust the level too high, the sound becomes distorted. In this case, lower the level until the sound becomes normal.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to adjust the

equalizer curve.

6 Press (5) (ENTER).

ENT

Number?

SUR EQ

1 MEMORY1

7 Rotate/press (+) or (–) to select the

number that you want to enter into memory.

8 Press (5) (ENTER).

SUR EQ

+Enter+

9 To return to the normal playback mode,

press (SOUND) for two seconds.

To cancel setting the equalizer curve, press (SOUND) for two seconds after step 7.

Tip

You can label the equalizer curve by pressing (LIST) for two seconds after step 5 above. Then go to step 2 to 7 of “Labeling an equalizer curve”.

Note

If the name of the equalizer curve flashes in the display window, the equalizer curve is not stored. To store the equalizer curve again, repeat steps 6 to 9 above.

Labeling an equalizer curve

You can label each equalizer curve with a personalized name. You can enter up to eight characters for an equalizer curve.

1 Press (SOUND) for two seconds. 2 Select an equalizer curve and press

3 Enter the characters.

4 Press (LIST) for two seconds. 5 Press (5) (ENTER). 6 Rotate/press (+) or (–) to select the

7 Press (5) (ENTER).

8 To return to the normal playback mode,

Tip

To erase/correct a name, enter “_” (under-bar) for each character.

Note

When the name of the equalizer curve flashes in the display window, the equalizer curve name is not stored. To store the equalizer curve again, repeat the step 5 to 7 above rightly.

— Name Edit Mode

(LIST) for two seconds.

1 Rotate/press (+) to select the desired

characters.

(A n B n C n .... Z n 0 n 1 n 2 n

... 9 n + n – n * n / n \ n > n < n . n _)

If you rotate/press (–), the characters appear in the reverse order. If you want to put a blank space between characters, select “_” (under-bar).

2 Press (4) (n) after locating the

desired character.

The flashing cursor moves to the next character.

If you press (1) (N), the flashing cursor moves to the left.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to enter the

entire name.

number that you want to enter into memory.

SUR EQ

+Enter+

press (SOUND) for two seconds.

Getting Started/Digital Equalizer

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Selecting the listening

POS

All

L R

SUR EQ

POS

All

R F

SUR EQ

SUB

1 0

SUR EQ

position

— Sound Control Mode

4 Press (4) (n).

You can set the time for the sound to reach the listeners from the speakers. The unit can simulate a natural sound field so that you can feel as if you are in the center of the sound field wherever you sit in the car.

Display window

ALL

FRONT

FRONT R

FRONT L

REAR

Center of soundfield

Normal setting (1 + 2 + 3)

Front part (1 + 2)

Right front (2)

Left front (1)

Rear part (3)

1 Press (SOUND) momentarily until “POS”

appears.

POS

SUR EQ

All

2 Rotate/press (+) or (–) to select the

desired listening position.

The listening positions appear in the order shown above.

After three seconds, the display goes back to the normal playback mode.

Tip

To adjust the listening position further, press (SOUND) for two seconds within three seconds after following step 2 above. Then go to step 4 to 8 of “Adjusting the listening position.”

5 Rotate/press (+) or (–) to adjust the

center of the sound field to the left or right. Then set the center of the sound field.

(+): Center moves to the R (right). (–): Center moves to the L (left).

6 Press (4) (n).

7 Rotate/press (+) or (–) to adjust the

center of the sound field to the front or rear.

(+): Center moves to the F (Front). (–): Center moves to the R (Rear).

8 Press (SOUND) for two seconds.

When the listening position setting is complete, the normal playback mode appears.

Adjusting the level of the subwoofer(s)

— Sound Control Mode

You can adjust the subwoofer level independently of the speakers.

1 Press (SOURCE) to select a source (radio,

tape, CD or MD etc.).

Adjusting the listening position

Note

When you adjust the listening position, set the balance and fader control to the center position.

1 Press (SOUND) for two seconds.

2 Press (SOUND) repeatedly until “POS”

appears.

3 Rotate/press (+) or (–) repeatedly until

the desired listening position appears.

SUR EQ

— Sound Tuning Mode

POS

Tuning

All

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2 Press (SOUND) repeatedly until “SUB”

appears.

3 Rotate/Press (+) or (–) to adjust the

level.

After three seconds, the display goes back to the normal playback mode.

Tip

To adjust the cut-off frequency of the subwoofer(s), press (SOUND) for two seconds within theree seconds after following step 3. The go to step 3 to 4 of “Adjustin the cutoff frequency.”

Adjusting the cut-off

CNW

Cut off

F 125Hz

SUR EQ

frequency

— Sound Tuning Mode

To match the characteristics of the connected speakers or subwoofer(s), you can cut the unwanted high, middle and low frequency signals entering the speakers or subwoofer(s). By setting the cut-off frequency (see the diagram below), the speakers will output only the most suitable frequency signals so that you can get a clearer sound image.

Level

— Crossover Network (CNW)

Low Pass Filter (Subwoofer)

Cut-off frequency

50 62 78 99 125 157

Frequency (Hz)

2 Rotate/press (+) to select the desired

cut-off frequency.

Subwoofer : 50 Hz n 62 Hz n 78 Hz n 99 Hz n 125 Hz n 157 Hz Front, Rear: Flat n 78 Hz n 99 Hz n 125 Hz n 157 Hz n 198 Hz

If you rotate/press (–), the cut-off frequency appear in the reverse order.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to select the

cut-off frequency.

4 Press (SOUND) for two seconds.

When the cut-off frequency setting is complete, the display goes back to the normal playback mode.

Tip

To adjust the subwoofer level, select “SUB” by pressing

(1) (N) or (3) (n) after step 3 above. Then rotate/press (+) or (–) to adjust the level. When you finish adjusting the subwoofer level, press (SOUND) for two seconds.

Digital Equalizer

High Pass Filter (Front, Rear)

Cut-off frequency

Level

78 99 125 157 198

Frequency (Hz)

1 Press (SOUND) for two seconds.

2 Press (SOUND) repeatedly until “CNW”

appears.

CNW

Cut off

SUR EQ

SUB125Hz

3 Adjust the cut-off frequency

1 Press (1) (N) or (4) (n) to select the

line out.

SUB (Subwoofer) ˜ F (Front) ˜ R (Rear)

CNW

Cut off

SUR EQ

F Flat

Listening to each program source in its registered equalizer curve

— Source Sound Memory

You can listen to the same source (CD, MD, TAPE, FM, AM, TV and AUX) always in the same equalizer curve and sound characteristics (bass, treble and subwoofer level) even after changing the program source or turning the unit on and off again.

Note

“LSM” (Last Sound Memory) appears on the TV display when you have selected an equalizer curve.

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