Sony XR-CA310: Other Functions

Other Functions: Sony XR-CA310

Changing the sound and

Other Functions

display settings

The following items can be set:

CT (Clock Time) (page 14).

A.SCRL (Auto Scroll)* (page 17).

Adjusting the sound

M.DSPL (Motion Display)

the demonstration mode which appears

characteristics

when the tape is ejected and no source is

You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and

selected (e.g., tuner is turned off).

fader.

BEEP to turn the beep sound on or off.

You can store the bass and treble levels

independently for each source.

1 Press (SEL).

1 Select the item you want to adjust by

2 Press the preset number button to select

pressing (SEL) repeatedly.

the desired item.

Each time you press (SEL), the item

changes as follows:

Number buttons

(2): CT

BAS (bass) t TRE (treble) t

(3): A.SCRL*

BAL (left-right) t FAD (front-rear)

(4): M.DSPL

(6): BEEP

GB

2 Adjust the selected item by pressing

* When no CD or MD is playing, this item will

either side of the volume button.

not appear (XR-CA300/CA310 only).

Adjust within three seconds after selecting

the item.

Note

The displayed item will differ depending on the

source.

3 Press the preset number button

Attenuating the sound

repeatedly to select the desired setting

(Example: ON or OFF).

Press (ATT).

After ATT-ON momentarily flashes, the

ATT indication appears in the display.

To restore the previous volume level, press

(ATT) again.

ATT-OFF flashes momentarily.

Tip

When the interface cable of a car telephone is

connected to the ATT lead, the unit decreases the

volume automatically when a telephone call comes

in (Telephone ATT function).

(XR-CA310/ illumination:green only)

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Boosting the bass sound

Selecting the sound

D-bass

position My Best sound Position

You can enjoy a clear and powerful bass

When you drive without passengers, you can

sound. The D-bass function boosts the low

enjoy comfortable sound environment by My

frequency signal and high frequency signal

Best sound Position.

with a sharper curve than conventional bass

My Best sound Position has two presets,

boost.

which adjusts the sound level of balance and

You can hear the bass line more clearly even

fader. You can select one very easily with MBP

while the vocal volume remains the same. You

button.

can emphasize and adjust the bass sound

easily with the D-BASS button.

Balance Level

Fader Level

Display

window

Right

Left

Front

Rear

D.BASS-3

D.BASS-2

MBP-A

Level

4dB

0

0

4dB

D.BASS-1

D.BASS-3

D.BASS-2

MBP-B

0

4dB

0

4dB

D.BASS-1

0dB

MBP-OFF

0

0

0

0

Frequency (Hz)

Adjusting the bass curve

Press (MBP) repeatedly until the desired

listening position.

Press (D-BASS) repeatedly to select the

Mode of My Best sound Position will be

desired bass curve.

shown in the display in order of the table.

As the D-BASS number increases so does

the effect.

D.BASS-1 t D.BASS-2 t D.BASS-3 t

D.BASS-OFF

After one second, the display goes back to

the normal playback mode.

If you want to adjust the sound level of

Note

balance and fader more precisely, you can

The bass sound may distort at same volume. If the

bass sound distorts, select less effective bass curve.

do it in (SEL) button. (See Adjusting the

sound characteristics on page 15.)

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