Clarion DX425 - Manual (Page 8)

Basic Operations
When this unit is turned on, starting and stop-
ping the engine of a car with its volume raised
to the maximum level may harm your hearing.
Be careful about adjusting the volume.
Turning ON the Power and Adjusting
the Volume
1) Press the POWER button 3 .
* To turn off the power, press the POWER button
3 for 1 second or longer.
2) Press the FUNC button 3 and select anoth-
er operation mode. Every time the FUNC but-
ton
3 is pressed, the display changes the
operation mode as:
Radio
➜ CD ➜ (CD Changer) ➜ Radio
Notes:
• The operation mode not connected to the unit will not
be selected.
• If the CD mode is selected when no disc is inserted,
the display shows “ NO DISC”.
3) Turning the Rotary knob $ clockwise
increases the volume; turning it counterclock-
wise decreases the volume.
* The volume level is from 0 (minimum) to 33 (max-
imum).
Setting the Z-enhancer Plus
This unit comes with 4 types of sound tone
effects stored in memory. Select the one you
prefer.
* The factory default setting is “CUSTOM”.
Each time you press Z button 9 , the tone effect
changes in the following order:
“B-BOOST”
➜ “IMPACT” ➜ “EXCITE” ➜
“CUSTOM” ➜ “Z+ OFF” ➜ “B-BOOST” ...
• B-BOOST : bass emphasized
• IMPACT
: treble emphasized
• EXCITE : bass and treble emphasized
• CUSTOM : bass and treble adjustment
• Z+ OFF
: no sound effect
Adjusting the Tone
Press A button % and select the item to adjust.
Each time you press A button % , the item
changes in the following order:
● When “B-BOOST” is set
“B-BOOST” ➜ “BAL” ➜ “FAD” ➜ Previous
mode
When “B-BOOST” is set, the bass adjustment
value can be adjusted in the range of –3 to +3 by
rotating the Rotary knob
$ clockwise or coun-
terclockwise.
● When “IMPACT” is set
“IMPACT” ➜ “BAL” ➜ “FAD” ➜ Previous
mode
When “IMPACT” is set, the treble adjustment
value can be adjusted in the range of –3 to +3 by
rotating the Rotary knob
$ clockwise or coun-
terclockwise.
● When “EXCITE” is set
“EXCITE” ➜ “BAL” ➜ “FAD” ➜ Previous
mode
When “EXCITE” is set, the bass and treble
adjustment value can be adjusted in the range of
–3 to +3 by rotating the Rotary knob
$ clock-
wise or counterclockwise.
● When “CUSTOM” is set
“BASS” ➜ “TREB” ➜ “BAL” ➜ “FAD” ➜
Previous mode
● When “Z+ OFF” is set
“BAL” ➜ “FAD” ➜ Previous mode
When the Z button 9 is pressed and hold for 1
second or longer with the tone effect set to “B-
BST”, “IMPACT” or “EXCITE”, the sound char-
acteristics become flat and the indication “FLAT”
is shown in the display.
Adjusting the Bass
This adjustment can be performed when the Z-
enhancer Plus is set to “CUSTOM”.
1) Press A button % and select “BASS”.
2) Turning Rotary knob $ clockwise empha-
sizes the bass; turning it counterclockwise
attenuates the bass.
* The factory default setting is “0”. (Adjustment
range: –6 to +6)
3) When the adjustment is complete, press A
button % several times until the function
mode is reached.
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DX425
English
8. OPERATION
CAUTION
Note:
• Be sure to read this chapter referring to the front diagrams of chapter 2. CONTROLS on page 3 (unfold).