Velodyne Chrysalis PHOTON-8, User Manual

Photon Series Manual

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Congratulations on your purchase of a Chrysalis Photon™ subwoofer system. This system represents the state-of-the-art in home audio
reproduction and will provide you with years of listening pleasure when properly cared for. Read and follow this instruction manual to
insure safe and proper system connection and operation.

Caution! 

Please observe the following instructions to insure safe and proper system operation.

Note:

Do not leave unit in direct sunlight or use in high humidity environments!!! 

Warning! 

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open speaker enclosure or
amp chassis cover. Please observe all warnings on the equipment itself. There are no user serviceable parts inside. Please refer all service
questions to your authorized Chrysalis dealer.

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Please unpack the system carefully. This unit is heavy. Use caution when lifting or moving to avoid injury. Please save the carton and all
packaging materials for future use. Packing this unit in any other carton may result in severe damage when shipping. Record the serial
number in the space provided on warranty card for future reference.

Pro d u c t  Fe a t u re s

• A single driver consisting of either:

- 8” (6.5” piston diameter) driver with 2.5” high-temp voice coil and 204 ounce magnet structure or,
- 10” (8” piston diameter) driver with 3” high-temp voice coil and 346 ounce magnet structure

• Built-in 2000 watts Dynamic/1000 watts RMS high efficiency  Class D amplifier 
• Adjustable (40 to 120 Hz) low-pass crossover (defeatable) 
• Line-level (RCA) inputs and outputs
• LFE Input 
• Speaker-level inputs with five way binding post connections 
• Signal sensing auto turn on/off (defeatable) 
• Variable volume control 
• Selectable phase control (0° or 180°) 
• Multiple staggered low-pass crossovers; 12 dB/octave initial, 48 dB/octave ultimate 
• Driver Displacement Control circuit prevents over excursion and amp clipping 
• Blue power indicator LED 
• High-excursion EPDM rubber surround 
• Oversized spider for linearity at high excursion