Sony DSX-S310BTX User Manual

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Enjoying sophisticated sound
functions — Advanced Sound
Engine
Advanced Sound Engine, Sony’s new sound
engine, creates an ideal in-car sound field with
digital signal processing. Advanced Sound
Engine contains the following features: EQ7,
Listening Position, DM+ Advanced, Rear Bass
Enhancer, Dynamic Loudness.
Selecting the sound quality — EQ7
Preset
You can select an equalizer curve from 7
equalizer curves (“Xplod,” “Vocal,” “Edge,”
“Cruise,” “Space,” “Gravity,” “Custom” or
“off”).
1 During reception/playback, press the
multi-way encoder.
2 Rotate the multi-way encoder until
“EQ7 Preset” appears, then press it.
3 Push the multi-way encoder up/down
until the desired equalizer curve
appears, then press it.
4 Press (BACK).
The display returns to normal reception/play
mode.
To cancel the equalizer curve, select “off” on step
3.
Tip
Adjusted equalizer curve settings can be memorized
separately for Tuner, USB (SensMe™, Pandora USB)
and Bluetooth Audio (Bluetooth Pandora) sources.
Customizing the equalizer curve
— EQ7 Parametric Tune
“Custom” of EQ7 allows you to make your own
equalizer settings.
Select “Custom” of EQ7 Preset.
If you set “off” for EQ7 Preset, “EQ7 Parametric
Tune” does not appear in the sound settings
menu.
1 Select a source, then press the multi-
way encoder.
2 Rotate the multi-way encoder until
“EQ7 Parametric Tune” appears, then
press it.
3 Setting the equalizer curve.
• Frequency range
Rotate the multi-way encoder to select “Band1”
to “Band7.”
• Center frequency
Push the multi-way encoder left/right to select
the center frequency.
Selectable center frequency in each band:
Band1: “40 Hz” or “63 Hz”
Band2: “100 Hz” or “160 Hz”
Band3: “250 Hz” or “400 Hz”
Band4: “630 Hz” or “1.0 kHz”
Band5: “1.6 kHz” or “2.5 kHz”
Band6: “4.0 kHz” or “6.3 kHz”
Band7: “10.0 kHz” or “16.0 kHz”
• Volume level
Push the multi-way encoder up/down to adjust
the equalizer curve.
The volume level is adjustable in 1 dB steps,
from –6 dB to +6 dB.
4 Press the multi-way encoder when you
finish all equalizer settings.
5 Press (BACK).
The display returns to normal reception/play
mode.
To restore the factory-set equalizer curve, select
“Initialize” and “Yes” in step 3.
HPF
FREQ ()
Selects the cut-off frequency: “off,” “50Hz,”
“60Hz,” “80Hz,” “100Hz,” “120Hz.”
Slope ()
Select the HPF slope: ”1,” ”2,” ”3.”
DM+ Advanced (page 42)
Rear Bass Enhancer (page 42)
Dynamic Loudness (page 42)
Bluetooth Audio Level (page 37)

Sony DSX-S310BTX Specifications

General

MP3 playback	Yes
CD-R playback	-
Impedance	8 Ω
Output power	208 W
RDS features	EON
Product color	Black
Volume control	Rotary
Equalizer bands quantity	7
AM band range	530 - 1710 kHz
FM band range	87.5 - 107.9 MHz
Supported radio bands	AM, FM, LW, MW, SW
Illumination color	White
Display number of lines	4 lines
Bluetooth version	2.1+EDR
Bluetooth profiles	A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, OPP, PBAP
Apple docking compatibility	iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod Nano 1, iPod Nano 2, iPod Nano 3, iPod Nano 4, iPod Nano 5, iPod Nano 6, iPod Touch 1, iPod Touch 2, iPod Touch 3, iPod Touch 4

Weight and Dimensions

Dimensions (WxDxH)	178 x 180 x 50 mm