Velodyne Digital Drive 1812, User Manual

Page 1: ...Digital Drive U S E R S M A N U A L Featuring Software Version 2 0 Series...

Page 2: ...Caution i w w w v e l o d y n e c o m Digital Drive User s Manual...

Page 3: ...Attention ii w w w v e l o d y n e c o m Digital Drive User s Manual...

Page 4: ...Vorsicht iii w w w v e l o d y n e c o m Digital Drive User s Manual...

Page 5: ...Attenzione iv w w w v e l o d y n e c o m Digital Drive User s Manual...

Page 6: ...nnections 9 A Word About Subwoofer Outputs 9 A Word About Interconnect Cables 10 A Word About Connecting More Than One Subwoofer 10 Subwoofer Setup OVERVIEW 12 ON SCREEN Setup 12 Onscreen Programming...

Page 7: ...tion when lifting or moving to avoid injury Remove all staples if used to seal the carton as they can scratch the cabinet Please save the carton and all packaging materials for future use Packing this...

Page 8: ...lifier Tandem 3 voice coils Multi layer resin laminate cone High excursion rubber surround Gain compression anti clipping circuit to prevent over excursion and amp clipping Fixed 80Hz high pass crosso...

Page 9: ...ote control allows you to set up adjust and reset your subwoofer when connected to a television or a video monitor You will also use your remote to activate preset listening values set the subwoofer s...

Page 10: ...ses and the light blinks out the volume level after you stop adjusting it For example for a volume of 34 you would see three long blinks followed by four shorter ones MUTE Mutes and unmutes the subwoo...

Page 11: ...o subwoofer provides for a number of installation options Read all the installation information below in order to determine which installation option is best for your system Remember to perform all in...

Page 12: ...6 w w w v e l o d y n e c o m Digital Drive User s Manual Figure 2 Digital Drive Rear Panel Connections...

Page 13: ...utput at a time 6 LFE INPUT This XLR input jack receives the balanced LFE signal from your receiver or processor 7 MIC INPUT This XLR input jack is for your XLR microphone cable 8 EQ OUTPUT LEFT RIGHT...

Page 14: ...er cable 2 Connect an LFE input cable from your receiver processor to the input jack For other hookup options see step 2 below 3 Power up the unit and ensure that it is receiving signal from your rece...

Page 15: ...er wire into the correct binding post terminals or by removing the banana plug jack caps and inserting banana plug wire into the jacks NOTE Refrain from routing connections permanently at this time to...

Page 16: ...unting stands Be sure to first remove the inner thread piece 3 8 16 before using 7 Connect the XLR microphone cable s female jack end with the male connector end of the microphone 8 Sheath the microph...

Page 17: ...EQ on the master sub see setup steps 1 17 starting on page 17 Note the low pass crossover phase and polarity settings then save 3 Connect the video out of the slave subwoofer go to the settings scree...

Page 18: ...tomatically saves settings and returns to normal operation Once the self EQ process starts pressing the RESET button can interrupt it Caution Self EQ resets all EQs for all presets to their default va...

Page 19: ...s such as preset volume etc they are shown on this screen You enter setup mode by pressing MENU and entering the code 12345 Upon successful entry of this code the system takes you to the EQ Setup scre...

Page 20: ...graphic equalizer You use these settings to equalize your room The graphic equalizer features 8 bands each of which can be used at its current frequency or can be infinitely adjusted to the frequency...

Page 21: ...t can be individually adjusted if desired The presets are as follows they are also labeled on the remote 1 Action Adventure 2 Movies 3 Pop Rock 4 Jazz Classical 5 Custom off from the factory or flat 6...

Page 22: ...ut at the frequency specified in the contour frequency Again this has been preset at the factory but can be adjusted to taste Theater Music Indicator This setting affects the distortion limiting capab...

Page 23: ...es to this level it is an ideal setting However some satellite speakers are only flat to 120Hz or even higher Remember that the higher the subwoofer is crossed over to match the satellite crossover se...

Page 24: ...18 w w w v e l o d y n e c o m Digital Drive User s Manual 6 Press MENU and enter 12345 to enter the EQ setup screen as follows...

Page 25: ...19 w w w v e l o d y n e c o m Digital Drive User s Manual Upon pressing 5 you should see the following screen...

Page 26: ...rocessor until the DD test sweep a tone that sweeps from 20Hz up to 200Hz can be heard from your system s speakers Continue to raise the volume until the SYSTEM RESPONSE graph on your TV shows the res...

Page 27: ...e subwoofer then use the volume up and down keys to match the level of the subwoofer to your full range speakers That is the SYSTEM RESPONSE graph should be relatively flat although at this point ther...

Page 28: ...ly be as low in distortion compared to a position away from the corner The worst location for a subwoofer is typically far away from any walls and close to the center of your room Avoid these location...

Page 29: ...mum flexibility to make the most out of any subwoofer placement position 11 Now that the room location has been chosen turn off the subwoofer and the rest of your system permanently route the wiring a...

Page 30: ...he low pass crossover begin by setting the frequency and slope to the same values as the crossover settings on your receiver processor for example many units have a large small satellite setting Again...

Page 31: ...m Digital Drive User s Manual TIP To see immediate feedback on the effects of your changes to the SYSTEM RESPONSE graph press the TEST button The following screen appears Press TEST again to return t...

Page 32: ...ivers processors supply a signal that is already crossed over i e just the bass frequencies If this is the case you will want to defeat the subwoofer s low pass crossover To defeat the low pass crosso...

Page 33: ...to adjust the subsonic filter Do so only if there are anomalies in the very lowest frequencies that you cannot address using the normal EQ process as described below 17 Next adjust the phase and pola...

Page 34: ...t the graphical EQs to eliminate peaks and valleys from the room response Use the right and left arrow keys to position the cursor over the EQ you wish to adjust If you see a peak in the response at s...

Page 35: ...nue this process until the SYSTEM RESPONSE graph shows a 3 dB response across the bass frequencies that is up to about 120Hz Note that this does not necessarily mean a ruler flat response 3dB is typic...

Page 36: ...the unit automatically resets all EQs to their original frequencies and Q settings but retains any level changes you may have made The AUTO EQ proceeds until you either save settings press SELECT to...

Page 37: ...lizer to achieve room equalization If you do not wish to use the parametric EQ feature skip to step 24 21 To use the parametric EQ feature position the cursor over the EQ and press the SELECT button T...

Page 38: ...the SET and SET keys to change the Q value Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to adjust the level of the EQ as before A selected EQ that has been moved with its level raised and Q adjusted is shown below...

Page 39: ...s Setup screen by positioning the cursor over the NEXT field on the EQ setup screen and pressing SELECT and review modify the presets This step is required ONLY if you wish to customize the presets Be...

Page 40: ...that 30 was a good setup volume for the subwoofer then if you increased the volume for preset one to 40 the 40 volume would be invoked when preset one were selected for listening If the system volume...

Page 41: ...k making an overall louder and more impressive sub for explosions and other theatrical content The scale is 1 for theater least amount of servo gain and 8 for music most amount of servo gain EQ curves...

Page 42: ...und flat especially at lower levels you may need to increase the subwoofer volume in relation to the satellite speakers An increase of about 5 8 dB is usually adequate There are two methods to accompl...

Page 43: ...t tick in your main speakers This is normal behavior NOTE The Digital Drive subwoofer stores all of its settings in internal Flash memory This memory persists even if the woofer is turned off loses po...

Page 44: ...raise or lower the subwoofer s volume use the light and night buttons to control the logo light and night mode respectively and use the mute button to mute the subwoofer These settings are shown on t...

Page 45: ...ntime Inactive Modes The following screens show other runtime messages indicating that the subwoofer is inactive The screen below shows the message displayed when the auto off feature has engaged that...

Page 46: ...n e c o m Digital Drive User s Manual The following screen is displayed when the POWER button is depressed powering down the subwoofer Note that in this mode the POWER button must be pressed again to...

Page 47: ...41 w w w v e l o d y n e c o m Digital Drive User s Manual The following screen is shown when the unit is waiting for a 12 volt trigger to activate...

Page 48: ...atest reliability The unit is protected against 1 Overdriving the speaker or amplifier 2 Overheating the amplifier 3 Excessive drop in power line voltage The first type of protection circuitry that pr...

Page 49: ...ly The following conditions require service by a qualified technician 1 The power cord has become damaged 2 The unit does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance 3 Th...

Page 50: ...00 Data Bits 7 Parity None Stop Bits 1 DD IN and OUT Por t Pin Configuration DD serial ports use a standard configuration that allows direct connection to a PC via a FEMALE to MALE serial cable It use...

Page 51: ...ated PS 5 6 PS3 PS4 preset or requests PS5 PS6 the current preset PS Logo Light LTn 0 Light Off LT0 Turns the Logo Light Control LT 1 Light On LT1 on or off or requests LT light state Night Mode NMn 0...

Page 52: ...unit saves and resets Restore defaults 8 9 0 Restores defaults and resets the subwoofer Switch to DOWN ARROW The unit restarts in PAL SECAM 4 times followed PAL SECAM video mode video by RESET TO rest...

Page 53: ...it does not affect phase crossovers or other settings Individual EQs per preset Each preset can have its own independent EQ setup or all can be affected through the SETUP selection Also EQ curves ref...

Page 54: ...screen when TEST key is graph screen but the only function was to press pressed on settings screen TEST again to return to the settings screen Now the graph screen is fully functional and pressing te...

Page 55: ...to the Sub Out connector of the THX Pre Amp Receiver Also set the DD 15 DD 18 to the THX Preset 5 set the system response of the subwoofer as per the owners manual and then calibrate the THX Pre Amp R...

Page 56: ...y are made to any component of the system by anyone other than a VELODYNE factory authorized service representative 3 VELODYNE is not responsible for damage caused by accidents abuse misuse natural or...

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