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01GB05VPAB222.fm
ALPINE VPA-B222 68-02065Z86-A (EN)
Setting of Dolby Digital
1
Check that Defeat mode is off (page 10).
2
Press and hold MUTE/RTN/SETUP for at least 2
seconds.
The SETUP screen is displayed.
3
Press the joystick up or down to select AP SETUP,
then press the joystick right.
The AP SETUP screen is displayed.
4
Press the joystick up or down to select MULTI CH
SET, then press the joystick right.
The MULTI CH SET screen is displayed.
5
Press the joystick up or down to select the desired
item.
Set the items below as you desire.
In most installations, the center speaker must be placed directly between
the front passenger and driver. Using this function, the center channel
information is distributed to the left and right speakers. This creates an
acoustic image simulating a center speaker directly in front of each
listener. Adjusting the center width in PL II MUSIC (see “Using the Pro
Logic II Mode,” page 38), makes this function ineffective.
• Avoid stopping, pausing, switching the disc, cueing, fast-forwarding
or switching the audio channel of this unit while making this
adjustment. The setting is canceled if the Decode mode is switched.
1 Press the joystick left or right to select ON of BI-
PHANTOM.
2 Press the joystick down to select BI-PHANTOM LV.
3 Press the joystick left or right to adjust the level.
The level can be adjusted within the range of -5 to +5. The
higher the level, the more the position of the center speaker is
shifted to the sides.
The BI-PHANTOM function is turned off when setting to
OFF.
• This adjustment is effective when the setting of the center speaker to
SMALL or LARGE in the speaker setup settings.
• This adjustment is ineffective when the speaker is set to CENTER
OFF in “Setting the Speakers” (page 33).
This function mixes the front channel audio signals to the audio signals
output from the rear speakers, improving the sound in the vehicle’s rear
seat.
• Avoid stopping, pausing, switching the disc, cueing, fast-forwarding
or switching the audio channel of this unit while making this
adjustment. The setting is canceled if the Decode mode is switched.
1 Press the joystick left or right to select ON of REAR MIX.
2 Press the joystick down to select MIX LEVEL.
3 Press the joystick left or right to adjust the level.
The level can adjusted in five steps: -6, -3, 0, +3 and +6. The
higher the level, the more bass is output from the rear speakers.
(The effect differs depending on to the software (DVD, etc.)).
The REAR MIX function is turned off when set to OFF.
• This adjustment is ineffective when the rear speaker setup setting is
set to “OFF”.
• For linear PCM signals, the voice is output from the rear speaker
regardless of the REAR FILL and REAR MIX setting.
With Dolby Digital, the dynamic range is compressed so that powerful
sound can be achieved at regular volume levels. This compression can
be canceled to achieve an energetic sound with even greater power, like
the sound in a movie theater.
This function works only in the Dolby Digital mode.
Press the joystick left or right to select STD or MAX. of
LISTENING.
• Keep the volume to a level at which sounds outside the vehicle can
still be heard.
The test tones help to make the volume adjustments of the different
speakers. When levels are equal, a strong sense of presence can be heard
from the different speakers at the listening position.
• Avoid stopping, pausing, switching the disc, cueing, fast-forwarding
or switching the audio channel of this unit while making this
adjustment. The setting is canceled if the decode mode is switched.
1 Press the joystick left or right to select ON of OUTPUT.
Test tone output is repeated for each of the different
speaker channels. They will be repeated in the order
shown below.
If no operation is performed for 2 seconds, the channel
switches to the next channel.
2 Press the joystick down to select OUTPUT LEVEL.
3 Press the joystick left or right to balance the output from
all the speakers.
• If a speaker is set to off mode, that speaker’s level adjustment cannot
be made. Refer to “Speaker Setup” (page 36).
Adjusting the acoustic image
Mixing bass sound to the rear channel
Achieving powerful high volume sound
STD: For powerful sound at regular volume levels
MAX.: For powerful sound at high volumes
Adjusting the speaker levels
Left Center Right Right Surround
Left surround Left
• The adjustment range for the different speakers is
–10 dB - +10 dB.
• Adjust based on the front speakers.
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