Sony MDX-C800REC User Manual

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Tip
You can also change the operative direction of
these controls with the unit (see “Changing the
sound and display settings” on page 35).
Adjusting the sound
characteristics
You can adjust the bass, treble, balance, and
fader.
You can store the bass and treble levels
independently for each source.
1
Select the item you want to adjust by
pressing 
(SOUND) repeatedly.
Each time you press (SOUND), the item
changes as follows:
Bass t Treble t Balance (left-right) t Fader
(front-rear)
2
Adjust the selected item by pressing
either side of 
(SEEK/AMS).
When adjusting with the rotary
commander, press (SOUND) and rotate the
VOL control.
Note
Adjust within 3 seconds after selecting the item.
Quickly attenuating the
sound
(With the rotary commander or the card
remote commander)
Press (ATT) on the rotary commander or
card remote commander.
“ATT on” appears on the display
momentarily.
To restore the previous volume level, press
(ATT) again.
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).
Other operations
Note
If your car has no ACC (accessory) position on the
ignition switch, be sure to press 
(OFF) for 2
seconds to turn off the clock indication after
turning off the ignition.
Changing the operative direction
The operative direction of controls is factory-
set as shown below.
If you need to mount the rotary commander on
the right hand side of the steering column, you
can reverse the operative direction.
Press (SOUND) for 2 seconds while
pushing the VOL control.
OFF
Rotate the VOL control to
adjust the volume.
Press (OFF) to
stop playback or
radio reception.
Press (ATT) to
attenuate the
sound.
Press (DSPL) to change
the displayed item.
Press (SOUND) to
adjust the volume and
sound menu.
To increase
To decrease