Velodyne Digital Drive - Manuals

Ta b l e o f C o n t e n t s v . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Congratulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Before you Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s ! 1 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Congratulations on your purchase of a Velodyne Digital Drive subwoofer system! Digital Drivetechnology, universally acknowledged as the state - of - the - art in bass reproduction, is ...

P a c k a g e C o n t e n t s 2 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Your Velodyne Digital Drive Subwoofer consists of the following components: • Digital Drive Subwoofer• Power Cord• Remote Control• Digital Drive Accessory Kit, consisting of: - Calibrate...

3 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l - Theater/Music selection indicator (servo speed control) - Signal sensing auto turn on/off/12 Volt trigger (defeatable) - 6 presets for customized listening modes and EQ defeat - Selectable default preset - Switchab...

4 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l R E M O T E C O N T R O L B U T T O N S A brief description of each button on the remote control follows: • PWR – Causes woofer to stand by if in “Active” standby mode. • NUMERIC KEYPAD – Used to enter SETUP mode and...

I n s t a l l a t i o n O v e r v i e w 5 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l D I G I T A L D R I V E A C C E S S O R Y K I T The Velodyne Digital Drive Accessory Kit contains the following six components: • Calibrated precision microphone• Microphone wi...

I n s t a l l a t i o n – Q u i c k S t a r t 8 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l To set up and take advantage of the EQ features in your new Digital Drive subwoofer in the leastamount of time, perform the following steps: 1. Unpack the subwoofer and c...

I n s t a l l a t i o n – S t e p - b y - S t e p 9 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l To ensure a quick and flawless installation of your Velodyne Digital Drive unit, follow thesenumbered setup instructions in their exact order. S U B W O O F E R C A B...

10 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l 4. Referring to Figure 2, Items 5 and 8, connect the audio/video cable between your subwoofer (EQ OUTPUT VIDEO/LEFT/RIGHT yellow, white, and red respectively) and yourelectronics (receiver, processor, TV, etc.). Ins...

S u b w o o f e r s e t u p – O v e r v i e w 12 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l BEFORE YOU BEGIN: Once the installation has been completed, note that you can use yoursubwoofer without performing ANY of the setup steps below. Simply use the remote to...

15 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Figure 5: System Settings Screen From this screen the crossover, subsonic filter, phase, polarity, theater/music, volume, andother settings can be set, as well as specifics for each preset, if desired. Your DD unit ...

O n s c r e e n P r o g r a m m i n g a n d S e t u p – S t e p b y S t e p 17 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l The following steps take you though a typical Digital Drive setup procedure. 1. Push the POWER switch on the subwoofer’s rear panel to the ...

18 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l 6. Press MENU and enter 12345 to enter the EQ setup screen, as follows:

19 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Upon pressing 5, you should see the following screen:

20 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l 7. Use the DD remote control to MUTE the subwoofer. 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 system’s speakers. Continu...

22 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l A b o u t R o o m P l a c e m e n t . Room placement is the first step in equalizing your sub(s) to your room. Subwoofers operateat extremely low frequencies, which are primarily omni - directional (that is, you can...

25 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l 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 to the System Settings screen.

29 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l 19. Continue 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 notnecessarily mean a “ruler flat” response; +/- 3...

30 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l 20. To have the unit EQ itself, select the auto EQ option, as shown: When this mode is selected, the unit automatically resets all EQs to their original frequencies,and Q settings (but retains any level changes you ...

34 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l You can change any value in the presets column, then use the TEST key to review the curvewith these settings active. This is shown below. Features of each preset are: EQ. There can be a completely different set of E...

35 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l 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 isinvoked. For example, notice that preset one raises the le...

36 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l 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 maywant to add a bit more bass th...

R e s t o r i n g D e fa u l t s 37 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l By pressing the SELECT button, you tell the system to save your settings and return to theintroduction screen. Selecting NO returns without saving (i.e. whatever previous settings we...

39 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Runtime Inactive Modes. The following screens show other runtime messages indicating thatthe subwoofer is inactive. The screen below shows the message displayed when the auto - off feature has engaged (that is, the ...

41 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l The following screen is shown when the unit is waiting for a 12 - volt trigger to activate:

A b o u t R o o m E q u a l i z a t i o n 42 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l This section gives some background on room equalization. As a sub plays in a room, thereflections of the sound waves off the walls create “standing waves,” that is, places i...

43 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l If you should experience a problem with the operation of your subwoofer, please check all of thefollowing before seeking service. Following is a simple troubleshooting guide to assist you. 1. Verify unit is plugged ...

Appendix A: RS-232 Serial Ov ervie w and Commands 44 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l I n t r o d u c t i o n This document outlines Velodyne’s Digital Drive (DD) RS - 232 protocol specification. This protocol indicates how Digital Drive products rece...

45 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l RS232 Commands Activity Command Acceptable Example(s) Comments Format n Values Volume Control #VOnn$, 00 – 99 #VO25$, Sets volume to a value, #VO+$, #VO+$, increments volume up #VO-$, #VO-$, or down, or requests #VO...

Appendix B: Summary of Special R emot e Codes 46 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Following are special remote codes and their functions. Unless otherwise noted, the codes areactive only on the cover page. Function Code Description Self - EQ 3 - 2 - 1...

Appendix C: What’s Ne w in release 2.0 47 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Your Digital Drive subwoofer has version 2.0 of the digital drive room management softwareinstalled. Following is a description of the new features for version 2.0. Feature Des...

Appendix D: Impor tant Subwoofer Infor mation 49 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Important Information Regarding your Velodyne Digital Drive™ Series Subwoofer (DD -15 and DD -18 only) and THX™ Ultra 2 T H X U l t r a 2 P r e s e t s f o r t h e V e l...

O t h e r V e l o d y n e S u b w o o f e r P r o d u c t s : 50 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Digital Drive Signature 1812 ™ HGS-X Series HGS - 10X HGS - 12X HGS - 15X SPL-R Series SPL - 800R SPL - 1000R SPL - 1200R DPS Series DPS - 10 DPS - 12 DL...

51 . w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m D i g i t a l D r i v e U s e r ’ s M a n u a l Velodyne Acoustics, Inc. 345 Digital Drive Morgan Hill, CA 95037 408.465.2800 voice 408.779.9227 fax 408.779.9208 service fax www.velodyne.com Service E - mail: [email protected] Product E - mail: [email protected]...