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U S E R ’ S M A N U A L
Digital Drive
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C a u t i o n
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At t e n t i o n
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Vo rs i ch t
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At t e n z i o n e
Table of Contents
Before you begin
Prior to Installation
C o n gr a t u l a t i o n s
S U B W O O F E R
Pack age Contents
Product Features and Controls
REMOTE CONTROL
REMOTE CONTROL BUTTONS
SUBWOOFER CONTROLS AND POR TS
Installation Overview
DIGITAL DRIVE ACCESSORY KIT
to a single video output at a time
6LFE INPUT - This XLR input jack receives the balanced LFE signal from your receiver or processor
Installation - Quick Start
A Wor d About Subwoofer Outputs
Installation - Step - by- Step
SUBWOOFER CABLE CONNECTIONS
A Wor d About Inter connect Cables
A Wor d About Connecting Mor e Than One Subwoofer
8.Setup is complete
Special note for 230V users with video pr oblems
Subwoofer setup - Overview
ON - SCREEN Setup
Figure 3 Introductory Screen
Figure 4 EQ Setup screen
1.Action/Adventure 2.Movies 3.Pop/Rock
Other controls on the Setting Setup Screen
Onscreen Programming and Setup - Step by Step
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7.Use the DD remote control to MUTE the subwoofer
9.Now use the DD remote control to unmute the 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 there will be peaks and valleys that will be addressed next. The screen should now look something like this
About Room Placement
subwoofer and not your TV
AND REMEMBER Use the UP, DOWN, RIGHT and LEFT directional arrow buttons that surround SELECT to move through the fields of the setup screen, and change settings by using the SELECT button, then the UP and DOWN arrow keys. Or, you can skip the SELECT button and change values using the SET +/- buttons
TIP To 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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NOTE Your goal in setting the low pass crossover is to make the crossover point the point at which the subwoofer meets the main speakers in terms of frequency as smooth as possible. Another big factor in smoothing this point in the curve is phase, discussed in step 17, below
NOTE The following step shows using the graphic equalizer using fixed frequencies and Q to equalize the room
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An “equalized” room is shown below
20. To have the unit EQ itself, select the auto EQ option, as shown
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
22.To manipulate a parametric EQ, you can now use the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to move the frequency up and down, and 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
24.Once the room has been equalized, you may want to return to the Settings Setup screen by positioning the cursor over the NEXT field on the EQ setup screen and pressing SELECT
Crossover, subsonic filter, phase and polarity settings. Normally these will not change from preset to preset. However, it may be that you are using different satellites for different listening modes and wish to set these settings individually for a specific preset. Note that the “setup” values cascade to the individual values for the presets, but you can change all the individual values if desired
Contour frequency and level. These act as an “extra” EQ that can be used to manipulate the frequency contour of your subwoofer when this particular preset is invoked. For example, notice that preset one raises the level by 3 dB at 35Hz - this is to accommodate action/adventure movie content
24.As a final thought on matching your Digital Drive subwoofer to your room, don’t forget the “objective listening” test. That is, make sure the unit sounds good to you! Often, you may want to add a bit more bass than what would normally be considered “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 sound as loud. This is the basis for the “loudness contour” switch included on many receivers and preamps. In order for the bass to sound flat, especially at lower levels, you may need to increase the subwoofer volume in relation to the satellite speakers. An increase of about 5-8dB is usually adequate. There are two methods to accomplish this
Restoring Defaults
Runtime Mode
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The following screen is displayed when the POWER button is depressed, powering down the subwoofer
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Car e of Your Digital Subwoofer
About Room Equalization
Protection Circuitry
Thank you for purchasing a Velodyne
Troubleshooting and Service
Com Por t Setup
Appendix A RS-232Serial Overview and Commands
DD IN and OUT Por t Pin Configuration
I n t r o d u c t i o n
Command
RS232 Commands
Activity
Acceptable
Function
Appendix B Summary of Special Remote Codes
Code
Description
Description
Appendix C What’s New in release
Feature
SETUP column lock
THX Cer tified Ultra
Appendix D Important Subwoofer Information
THX Cer tified Pr e - Amp/Receivers
Digital Drive Signature
Other Velodyne Subwoofer Products
HGS-XSeries
DLS-RSeries
345 Digital Drive Morgan Hill, CA
Velodyne Acoustics, Inc
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