[kite7]

I followed these instructions carefully but nothing happens.

I want to change some sound settings.

I went to home menu, switch to hold. While pressing option button I pressed the rest and put hold off afterwards

 

[ptl]

The code for the A80x seriies doesn't work on the A816.

1) Go to the home menu and slide the [HOLD] key to the on position.

2) Hold down the [OPTION] key, and the press : Up, Up, Down, Down, Right, Left, Up, Down, Up, Down, Right, [PLAY].

3) Slide the [HOLD] key to the off position. When the system reboots and displays a new type of screen, press [BACK].

 

[Mr_Junesequa]

I couldnt do it either at first

just go to the menu..

press the hold key

Hold option

Press U U DD L R U D U D R then start or whichever code corresponds to ur player

the mesage which is flashing, saying hold is on should turn a brighter white...

Turn off the hold button : Voila....the player will restart and go into the elusive menu thing

 

[tds101]

DAC settings (firmware menu)
Press "Back", then activate "Hold" switch. Now press "Option" and hold down
while entering the following w/the direction pad:
up, up, down, down, right, left, up , down, up ,down, right, play/pause

These are MY settings - kills the over-processed sound the A72X/A82X series has.
Bass: -0.0 @ 50Hz (default is -4.5)
Treble: -4.5 @ 15kHz (default is -0.0)

These are my EQ settings - find whats best for you:
Clear Bass: +2 or +3 depending on HP
Equalizer: +3, -0, +0, +1, +2
DSEE, Clear Stereo: OFF and Normalizer: ON

These work for me. You can ONLY adjust the bass & treble - but it seems to be enough to make it sound sweet
(like my S618 - but BETTER). Now it sounds like a Sony should - clean sound, powerful bass, excellent highs -
but now they're not overpowering and "piercing".

PS: This also allows you to access the service menu on the S61X/A81X series as well FWIW.

Also,..... Enjoy the BUBBLES!!!

 

[kite7]

Thanks everyone, worked perfectly. Now I'm just playing around with the DAC settings

 

[tstarn06]

Any idea why the A818 can't be adjusted past -0.0 on the T-Gain? Only goes up to +1.5 max, but can't go into the minus region.

Quote:

Originally Posted by nywytboy68 /img/forum/go_quote.gif DAC settings (firmware menu) Press "Back", then activate "Hold" switch. Now press "Option" and hold down while entering the following w/the direction pad: up, up, down, down, right, left, up , down, up ,down, right, play/pause These are MY settings - kills the over-processed sound the A72X/A82X series has. Bass: -0.0 @ 50Hz (default is -4.5) Treble: -4.5 @ 15kHz (default is -0.0) These are my EQ settings - find whats best for you: Clear Bass: +2 or +3 depending on HP Equalizer: +3, -0, +0, +1, +2 DSEE, Clear Stereo: OFF and Normalizer: ON These work for me. You can ONLY adjust the bass & treble - but it seems to be enough to make it sound sweet (like my S618 - but BETTER). Now it sounds like a Sony should - clean sound, powerful bass, excellent highs - but now they're not overpowering and "piercing". PS: This also allows you to access the service menu on the S61X/A81X series as well FWIW. Also,..... Enjoy the BUBBLES!!!

 

[kite7]

Mine's like that too.Note that nywytboy68 is using A829

 

[Mr_Junesequa]

mines like that too...i tooke the bass to 100 and the treble to 10 ...seems to be ok....ohhhk not excellent...

 

[tds101]

These settings are for the A72X/A82X series - I hoped they might help out people w/the other players. The SQ on the S61X/A81X series isn't in need of the same kind of adjustments as the A72X/A82X series. My S618 sounded GREAT and didn't need the same tweaks as the A829 I now have.

 

[1nf1n1tygame]

tgain to -7.5 @15
Bgain to -4.5 @ 5
does wonders for your sound

besides that EQ settings to +2 +1 0 +2 +1

really cleared up the sound for me.

strange that sony doesn't put these settings on default

 

[harj]

i cant change the the bass and treble setting on my nwa-806. i can get on to the test mode screen but there aint sound settings.

any help on how to do this with this model?

 

[silverknit3]

Any possible to use the 829's firmware? Would ti really be worth it?

 

[edgy]

Is it possible to raise the max volume output through this (or any other) menu??

Just feel i need a bit more sometimes when using headphones alone.

Thanks.