Sony TA-E741 - Adjusting the Equalizer Curve; Frequency Response Characteristics; Flattening and Displaying Equalizer

You can adjust the level of each frequency ranges of 7-band Characteristics of Each Frequency
equalizer.
63 Hz: Lowering the level will cut the ventilation noise of a
music hall, hum of electronic instruments, boomy bass,
etc. Raising the level will reinforce the heavy bass part
of a pipe organ or add depth to the bass sound.
160 Hz: Boosting or cutting the normal bass.
400 Hz: Increasing or decreasing the power, spaciousness
and warmth of the sound.
1 kHz: Providing more presence for vocals, and moving the
sound forward or into the background.
2.5 kHz: Lowering the level will reduce stridency, and
raising will make the base sound brighter.
6.3 kHz: Increasing or decreasing the brightness of the
sound: for example, raising the level will make the
violin sound silky smooth.
16 kHz: Changing the general atmosphere rather than the
sound itself. Raising the level will highlight the delicate
quality of instrumental sound, and lowering will
reduce high-frequency noise such as the resonant peak
of a cartridge tape hiss, etc.
Flattening an Equalizer Curve
Use this feature when you want to make an equalizer curve
from the beginning.
Press < or > to select the frequency you Press the EQ FLAT on the front panel or FLAT on the remote
want
to
adjust.
commander.
Changing the Display
Each time you press the DISPLAY, the display changes
Press A or V to raise or lower the level of
the selected frequency. ib tis spectrum analyzer mode and graphic equalizer
Notes
¢ If you want to adjust the equalizer curve without surround
ee ed ae cdaa effect, set the SURROUND ON/OFF button to OFF after
pared a path Se eee selecting the sound field in step 2. The EQ button lights
ee = up automatically.
¢ When an equalizer curve is adjusted in spectrum analyzer
mode, the display changes to graphic equalizer mode
automatically.
To change the display to spectrum analyzer mode, press
the DISPLAY button.
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