Sony CDX-CA850: Adjusting the sound Changing the sound and characteristics display settings Quickly attenuating the sound
Adjusting the sound Changing the sound and characteristics display settings Quickly attenuating the sound: Sony CDX-CA850
Table of contents
- Welcome !
- Table of Contents
- Location of controls Card remote commander RM-X113
- Main unit
- Precautions Notes on discs
- Getting Started Resetting the unit
- Detaching the front panel
- Setting the clock CD Player CD/MD Unit (optional) Playing a disc
- Playing tracks repeatedly Display items Playing tracks in random order
- Labelling a CD
- Locating a disc by name Selecting specific tracks for playback
- Radio Storing stations automatically
- Receiving the stored stations Storing only the desired stations
- Tuning in a station through a RDS list Overview of RDS
- Automatic retuning for best reception results
- Receiving traffic Presetting RDS stations with announcements AF and TA setting
- Tuning in stations by programme type
- Setting the clock DAB (optional) automatically Overview of DAB
- Basic operations of DAB
- Presetting DAB services Presetting DAB services automatically manually
- Tuning in DAB programme through a list
- Locating a DAB service by programme type (PTY) Switching multi-channel audio and DRC
- By pressing buttons Other Functions Using the rotary commander Inserting the supplied lithium battery
- By rotating the control Changing the operative direction By pushing in and rotating the control
- Adjusting the sound Changing the sound and characteristics display settings Quickly attenuating the sound
- Setting the equalizer Adjusting the equalizer curve
- Selecting the spectrum analyzer Setting the Dynamic Soundstage Organizer (DSO)
- Labelling a Motion Display Additional Information Maintenance
- Removing the unit
- Specifications
- CD/MD playback Troubleshooting General Radio reception
- Error displays/Messages Error displays RDS Messages

Adjusting the sound
Changing the sound and
characteristics
display settings
— Menu
You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, fader,
and subwoofer volume.
The following items can be set:
The bass and treble levels and subwoofer volume
can be stored independently for each source.
Set Up
• Clock (page 9)
1 Select the item you want to adjust by
• CT (Clock Time) (page 19)
pressing (SOUND) repeatedly.
• Beep — to turn the beeps on or off.
Each time you press (SOUND), the item
• Multi language (language selection) — to
changes as follows:
change the display language to English,
BAS (bass) t TRE (treble) t
German, French, Italian, Dutch, Spanish,
BAL (left-right) t FAD (front-rear) t
Portuguese, Swedish, Polish, Czech, or
SUB (subwoofer volume)
Turkish.
2 Adjust the selected item by pressing
either side of (SEEK).
Display
When adjusting with the rotary commander,
• D.Info (Dual Information) — to display the
press (SOUND) and rotate the VOL control.
clock and the play mode at the same time (on).
Note
Functions only when SA is not set to B-1 – B-5.
Adjust within 3 seconds after selecting the item.
• SA (Spectrum Analyzer) (page 28) — to
change the display pattern of the equalizer
display.
• M.Dspl (Motion Display) — to select the
Quickly attenuating the
Motion Display mode from “1,” “2,” and “off.”
– Select “1” to show decoration patterns in the
sound
display and activate Demo display.
– Select “2” to show decoration patterns in the
Press (ATT).
display and deactivate Demo display.
“ATT on” appears in the display momentarily.
– Select “off” to deactivate the Motion Display.
The Demo display in the M.Dspl 1 mode will
To restore the previous volume level, press
appear about 10 seconds after the unit is turned
(ATT) again.
off.
Tip
• Dimmer — to change the brightness of the
When the interface cable of a car telephone is
display.
connected to the ATT lead, the unit decreases the
– Select “Auto” to dim the display only when
volume automatically when a telephone call comes in
you turn the lights on.
(Telephone ATT function).
– Select “on” to dim the display.
– Select “off” to deactivate the Dimmer.
• Contrast — to adjust the contrast if the
indications on the display are not recognisable
because of the unit’s installation position.
• A.Scrl (Auto Scroll)
– Select “on” to scroll all automatically
displayed names exceeding 8 characters.
– When Auto scroll is set to off and the disc/
track name is changed, the disc/track name
does not scroll.
Sound
• HPF (High pass filter) — to select the cut-off
frequency to “off,” “78 Hz,” or “125 Hz.”
• LPF (Low pass filter) — to select the cut-off
frequency to “78 Hz,” “125 Hz,” or “off.”
• Loud (Loudness) — to enjoy bass and treble
even at low volumes. The bass and treble will
be reinforced.
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