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Manual Velodyne Acoustics Digital Drive Subwoofer

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    Digital Drive User ’ s Manual TM ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page i Caution: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. The lighting flash with arrowhead symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page ii Vorsicht : Zur Vermeidung von Gefahr durch elektrischen Schlag, Deckel (oder Rückwand) nicht abnehmen. Produkt enthält keine Anwenderteile. Reparatur und Wartung nur von qualifiziertem Fachpersonal vornehmen lassen. Das Blitzsymbol dient als Hinweis auf unisolierte „gefährliche Spannungen“ inn ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page iii Attention: Afin d’éviter tout risque d’électrocution, ne pas enlever le boitier (ou partie arrière de l’enceinte). Aucune pièce ne doit être manipulée par l’utilisateur. Pour tout entretien, vous référer à un personnel de service qualifié. Le symbol de l’éclair avec la flèche s ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page iv T able of Contents Congratulations ............................................................................................................................... 1 Prior to Installation .......................................................................................................... ....... ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 1 Congratulations! Congratulations on your purchase of a Velodyne Digital Drive subwoofer system! Digital Drive technology is the result of years of research and development, combining advanced Digital Signal Processing (DSP), software, equalizer, audio filter, digital amplifier, digital servo control, ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 2 Package Contents Y our V elodyne Digital Drive Subwoofer consists of the following components: • Digital Drive subwoofer • Power cord • Remote control • Digital Drive Accessory Kit, consisting of: − Calibrated precision microphone − Microphone windscreen cover − T abletop microphone stan ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 3 − Switchable V elodyne logo indicator − Night Mode Maximum volume setting − Save settings indicator Remote Control The V elodyne Digital Drive infrared remote control allows you to set up, adjust, and reset your subwoofer when connected to a television or a video monitor . Y ou will also use you ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 4 Digital Drive Accessory Kit The V elodyne Digital Drive Accessory Kit contains the following six components: • Calibrated precision microphone • Microphone windscreen cover • Tabletop microphone stand • Microphone stand adapter • 25-foot audio/video cable • 20-foot XLR microphone cable Ins ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 5 (1) POWER – Press the POWER switch to the ON position to activate the subwoofer . If the unit is to be left unused for an extended period of time, move this switch to the OFF position to prolong the life of the subwoofer . (2 ) 1 17V~60Hz 15A – Connect your detachable AC power plug to this male in ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User’s Manual Page 6 2. Provide signal to your subwoofer through one or more of the following connections (refer to your receiver/processor owner ’s manual for available inputs to the subwoofer): a. LFE INPUT (RCA, the RED jack at location 1 1 on Figure 2) — This is the most common input cable connection. Make a connec ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 7 5. Insert the XLR microphone cable’s 3-pin male plug into the MIC INPUT jack (location 7 on Figure 2) on the back panel of the subwoofer . For DD-15 and DD-18 units, a microphone jack is also located on the front of the unit for convenience. 6. Slide the microphone (male connector end first) down th ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 8 Figure 3: Introductory Screen See Figure 3. This the Introductory screen. Notice that as you change settings (such as preset, volume, etc.) this is 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 E ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 9 Figure 4: EQ Setup Screen The EQ Setup screen includes a system response “sweep” window , and a graphic equalizer . Y ou 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 frequ ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 10 Figure 5. System Settings Screen All six presets contain the following fields: • • • • • Low Pass Crossover Frequency and Slope – Adjust the upper limit of your subwoofer ’s frequency response. Select a crossover setting, in increments of 1, between 15Hz and 199Hz and slope at 6, 12, 18 ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 1 1 Other controls on the Setting Setup screen: • • • • • Auto On/Off Active/Inactive – When active, this control automatically shuts the subwoofer off after a length of time without any source signal. The woofer automatically wakes upon receiving input signal again. • • • • • Nigh ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User’s Manual Page 12 Upon pressing 5, you should see the following screen: ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 13 7. Use the DD remote control to lower the subwoofer ’s volume to 00. Y ou can do this by simply holding down the VOL – button on the remote for a few seconds. 8. Raise the volume on your receiver/processor until the DD test sweep (a tone that sweeps from 20Hz up to 200Hz) can be heard from your s ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 14 A Word About Room Placement Room placement is the first step in equalizing your sub(s) to your room. Subwoofers operate at extremely low frequencies, which are primarily omni-directional (that is, you can’t usually tell where they are coming from). As a general rule, placing the sub(s) in the corne ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 15 NOTE: The subwoofer should be turned off when physically moving the unit. NOTE: If you are constrained in room location positions, don’t worry . By following the setup steps below , Digital Drive gives you lots of flexibility to make the most out of any room positioning. 1 1 . Now that the room loc ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User’s Manual Page 16 Y ou are now ready to adjust the crossover , subsonic filter , volume, and phase controls of your DD unit. NOTE: If the remote seems intermittent or unresponsive, be sure you are pointing it at the subwoofer and not your TV! AND REMEMBER: Use the RIGHT and LEFT directional arrow buttons that surround ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 17 TIP: T o see immediate feedback on the effects of your changes to the system response graph, press the TEST button. The following screen appears: ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User’s Manual Page 18 Note that displaying the System Response screen by using the TEST button from the System Settings screen ONL Y allows you to view the system response - you cannot make any changes to EQs or volume. Press TEST again to return to the System Settings screen. NOTE: T o bypass the low pass crossover , set ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 19 An “equalized” room is shown below: ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 20 NOTE: The following steps use the parametric equalizer to achieve room equalization. If you do not wish to use the parametric EQ feature, skip to step 23. 20 . T o use the parametric EQ feature, position the cursor over the EQ and press the SELECT button. The values for that particular EQ appear on t ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 21 22 . T o unselect the EQ, press SELECT again, then use the right and left arrow keys to position the cursor on another EQ if desired, and repeat step 21, until the room is equalized. 23 . Once the room has been equalized, you may want to return to the Settings Setup screen (by positioning the cursor ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User’s Manual Page 22 from the digital servo, and thus the least amount of distortion possible from the subwoofer . The “theatrical” setting relaxes the servo a bit to allow a bit more distortion to enter the playback, making an overall louder and more impressive sub for explosions and other theatrical content. The sca ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 23 By pressing the SELECT button, you tell the system to save your settings and return to the introduction screen. Selecting NO returns without saving (i.e. whatever previous settings were in effect will be used), and CANCEL keeps you in setup mode. When the unit saves settings, you will see the video f ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User’s Manual Page 24 About Room Equalization This section gives some background on room equalization. As a sub plays in a room, the reflections of the sound waves off the walls create “standing waves,” that is, places in the room where certain frequencies are louder and others are diminished. In addition to standing w ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 25 by dual spiders for even greater linearity . We designed this motor to produce over one-inch (1-1/4" to be exact) of linear motion, with a maximum mechanical limit of 1-3/4" peak-to-peak. Also, with this unique configuration, the distortion products are reduced by a factor of two over conve ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User’s Manual Page 26 If the protection circuitry is active, the unit may cycle on and off until operating parameters return to normal. Under more serious conditions, the unit may shut off completely . Normal operation will return upon cooling, but you may be required to unplug the unit momentarily . The following conditio ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 27 APPENDIX A: RS-232 Serial Overview and Commands Introduction This document outlines V elodyne’s Digital Drive (DD) RS-232 protocol specification. This protocol indicates how V elodyne 1812 and Digital Drive products receive run-time commands from devices such as Creston Universal Remote Controls. C ...

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    V elodyne Digital Drive User ’s Manual Page 28 RS-232 Commands Command Acceptable n Activity F o rmat V alues Example(s) Comments V olume Control #V O nn $, 00 – 99 #V O25$, Sets v olume to a value, #V O+$, #V O+$, increments volume up or #V O-$, #V O-$, V O?$ down, or requests current #V O?$ volume setting Preset Control #PS n $, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ...

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    “OK, so how does this Digital Drive subwoofer sound? In a word, fabulous.” . . . .“V elodyne’s New Digital Drive Series is a huge advance in subwoofer technology .” - John E. Johnson, Jr . Secrets of Home Theater and High Fidelity , December 2003 “Not only was the little V elodyne the best small sub I’ve ever used, it was one of the v ...

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