Velodyne Digital Drive Subwoofer, User Manual

Page 1: ...Digital Drive User s Manual TM...

Page 2: ...heat 10 Power Sources The subwoofer should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the subwoofer 11 Power Cord Protection Power supply...

Page 3: ...hutz Netzkabel so verlegen da nicht daraufgetreten wird oder sie durch darauf oder dagegengestellte Gegenst nde eingeklemmt werden k nnen Die Anschlu stellen des Netzkabels an Steckdosen und am Subwoo...

Page 4: ...s ou autres enceintes d gageant de la chaleur 10 Sources d lectricit Ne brancher l enceinte que dans une prise du type d crit dans le mode d emploi ou comme indiqu par le fabricant 11 Protection du co...

Page 5: ...rogramming and Setup 7 Onscreen Programming and Setup Overview 8 Onscreen Programming and Setup Step By Step 11 A Word About Room Placement 14 Restoring Defaults 23 Runtime Mode 23 About Room Equaliza...

Page 6: ...or moving to avoid injury Remove all staples used to seal the carton as they can scratch the cabinet Please save the carton and all packaging materials for future use Packing this unit in any other c...

Page 7: ...ayer resin laminate cone High excursion rubber surround Gain compression anti clipping circuit to prevent over excursion and amp clipping Fixed 80Hz high pass crossover RCA output Balanced XLR input L...

Page 8: ...your local Velodyne audio equipment dealer Remote Control Buttons A brief description of each button on the remote control follows PWR Causes woofer to stand by if in Active standby mode Numeric keypa...

Page 9: ...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 installation procedures with the su...

Page 10: ...or such as AUX NOTE Only connect to a single video output i e composite or S Video at a time 9 THRU These RCA connectors are for sharing the same signal that goes into your subwoofer with a second dai...

Page 11: ...e full range audio signal for input when using the digital built in crossover Some processors receivers have a subwoofer out jack that is internally filtered and designed to be used with a conventiona...

Page 12: ...Connecting More Than One Subwoofer If you are connecting more than one DD subwoofer to your system you set each woofer up separately and then hook them together in a daisy chain Choose one sub for all...

Page 13: ...screen Words in all uppercase letters in the setup instructions e g SELECT MENU etc identify the specific remote button to be pressed or selected or the field on the screen you should be paying atten...

Page 14: ...d DOWN arrow keys By navigating the cursor to the NEXT field and pressing SELECT the following screen appears as shown in Figure 5 next page From this screen the crossover subsonic filter phase polari...

Page 15: ...ng the phase at 0 and polarity to is identical to setting the phase at 180 and polarity to Volume Set your subwoofer s volume as offset from the setup volume in increments of 1 between 0 99 Contour Fr...

Page 16: ...r is on and the volume control is set to minimum 3 If you haven t already done so establish the crossover settings for your satellites Generally if your satellites can be crossed over at 80Hz that is...

Page 17: ...Velodyne Digital Drive User s Manual Page 12 Upon pressing 5 you should see the following screen...

Page 18: ...Continue to raise the volume until the system response graph on your TV shows the response of your full range speakers the right hand portion of the graph at approximately 86 dB or a comfortable liste...

Page 19: ...center of your room Avoid these locations when possible When using a pair of Velodyne subwoofers in stereo it is preferable to place each subwoofer by the satellite of the same channel If moving your...

Page 20: ...om positioning 11 Now that the room location has been chosen turn off the subwoofer and the rest of your system and permanently route the wiring and reconnect to your subwoofer 12 Reactive the subwoof...

Page 21: ...e low pass crossover set the frequency to the same value as the crossover settings on your receiver processor for example many units have a large small satellite setting Again consult your owner s man...

Page 22: ...Velodyne Digital Drive User s Manual Page 17 TIP To see immediate feedback on the effects of your changes to the system response graph press the TEST button The following screen appears...

Page 23: ...polarity are also important tools to match your subwoofer to your main speakers You will often see a dip or peak in the crossover frequency between your subwoofer and main speakers Rather than correct...

Page 24: ...Velodyne Digital Drive User s Manual Page 19 An equalized room is shown below...

Page 25: ...he EQ and press the SELECT button The values for that particular EQ appear on the right hand side of the screen The following screen is shown 21 To manipulate a parametric EQ you can now use the LEFT...

Page 26: ...such This is shown above Using the VOL or VOL keys on the remote affects the system volume and the preset volume is adjusted in lock step with the system volume Crossover subsonic filter phase and pol...

Page 27: ...onsidered flat even after you remove the major peaks and valleys to achieve a flat frequency response This is quite normal because human hearing rolls off rapidly below 100Hz causing the bass not to s...

Page 28: ...quence If you are successful the unit will flicker the video and then restore the main screen You will have a good idea that the restore defaults was successful because the system volume will be resto...

Page 29: ...s are applied intermodulation tones are produced usually as simple combinations of the input frequencies Generally 3 distortion is considered a reasonable amount for speakers This means that 3 of the...

Page 30: ...tional switching designs One that is capable of running cool to the touch and providing 1250 watts RMS of power At typical listening levels Digital Drive subwoofers produce less than 1 harmonic distor...

Page 31: ...mentarily This indicates operation of the thermal or under voltage protection circuitry If this should happen you should reduce the volume setting or shut the unit off until normal operating condition...

Page 32: ...s 8 Parity None Stop Bits 1 DD IN and OUT Port Pin Configuration DD serial ports use a standard configuration that allows direct connection to a PC via a FEMALE to MALE serial cable It uses only 3 pin...

Page 33: ...t Control PSn 1 2 3 4 5 6 PS1 PS2 Activates the indicated PS PS3 PS4 preset or requests the PS5 PS6 current preset PS Logo Light Control LTn 0 Light Off LT0 Turns the Logo Light LT 1 Light On LT1 on o...

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Page 35: ...y was the little Velodyne the best small sub I ve ever used it was one of the very best subs I ve used John Potis SoundStage April 2002 Velodyne Acoustics Inc 345 Digital Drive Morgan Hill CA 95037 40...