Pioneer AVH-5200DVD - Manual (Page 52)

Performing auto EQ
1 Stop the car in a place that is quiet,
close all the doors, windows and sun roof,
and then turn the engine off.
If the engine is left running, engine noise may
prevent correct auto EQ.
2 Fix the optional microphone in the cen-
ter of the headrest of the driver
’s seat, fa-
cing forward.
The auto EQ may differ depending on where
you place the microphone. If desired, place
the microphone on the front passenger seat to
carry out auto EQ.
3 Turn the ignition switch to ON or ACC.
If the car
’s air conditioner or heater is turned
on, turn it off. Noise from the fan in the air
conditioner or heater may prevent correct auto
EQ.
4 Display the system menu.
Refer to Introduction of menu operations on
page 39.
5 Touch Auto EQ Measurement to enter
auto EQ measurement mode.
6 Plug the microphone into the micro-
phone input jack on this unit.
7 Touch Start to start auto EQ.
8 When the 10-second countdown starts,
get out of the car and close the door within
10 seconds.
A measurement tone (noise) is emitted from
the speakers, and auto EQ measurement be-
gins.
When auto EQ is completed,
Complete is dis-
played.
When the car
’s interior acoustic characteris-
tics cannot be measured correctly, an error
message will be displayed. (Refer to Under-
standing auto EQ error messages on page 62.)
# It takes about nine minutes for auto EQ mea-
surement to be completed when all the speakers
are connected.
# To stop auto EQ, touch Stop.
# To cancel auto EQ measurement mode during
this procedure, touch the following touch panel
key.
Canceling auto EQ measurement
mode.
9 Store the microphone carefully in the
glove compartment or another safe place.
If the microphone is subjected to direct sun-
light for an extended period, high tempera-
tures may cause distortion, color change or
malfunction.
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11 Menu operations