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Velodyne Digital Drive User Manual

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  • Page 1 Digital Drive ™ U S E R ’ S M A N U A L F e a t u r i n g S o f t w a r e V e r s i o n 2 . 0...
  • Page 2 C a u t i o n ! w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 3 At t e n t i o n ! w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 4 Vo r s i c h t ! w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 5 At t e n z i o n e ! w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Care of Your Digital Drive Subwoofer ........

  • Page 7: Congratulations

    C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s ! Congratulations on your purchase of a Velodyne Digital Drive subwoofer system! Digital Drive technology, universally acknowledged as the state-of-the-art in bass reproduction, is the result...

  • Page 8: Package Contents

    Pa c k a g e C o n t e n t s Your Velodyne Digital Drive Subwoofer consists of the following components: • Digital Drive Subwoofer • Power Cord • Remote Control • Digital Drive Accessory Kit, consisting of:...

  • Page 9: Remote Control

    R E M O T E C O N T R O L The Velodyne Digital Drive infrared remote 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 volume up or down, mute the subwoofer,...
  • Page 10 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: Figure 1: Velodyne Digital Drive remote control w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m •...

  • Page 11: Digital Drive Accessory Kit

    S U B W O O F E R C O N T R O L S A N D P O R T S The Velodyne Digital Drive subwoofer is set up, configured, and adjusted by the controls, inputs, and connections located on the rear panel of the unit.
  • Page 12 RS-232 IN – Use this port to communicate with your computer (for software updates), a touch panel remote control, or another upstream Digital Drive subwoofer. See Appendix A for an explanation of the use of the serial port, available commands, and their formats.
  • Page 13 Note the use of these buttons during software update. (14) SPEAKER LEVEL INPUT RIGHT/LEFT – This speaker-level connector allows either banana plug/jack or exposed wire/terminal connections. w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...

  • Page 14: Installation Quick Start

    I n s ta l l a t i o n – Q u i c k S ta r t To set up and take advantage of the EQ features in your new Digital Drive subwoofer in the least amount of time, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 15: Installation Step-By-Step

    I n s ta l l a t i o n – S t e p - b y - S t e p To ensure a quick and flawless installation of your Velodyne Digital Drive unit, follow these numbered setup instructions in their exact order.

  • Page 16: A Word About Interconnect Cables

    Position this assembly at a desired listening position from your subwoofer. NOTE: The Digital Drive Accessory Kit includes a microphone stand adapter (1/2”-27 thread) for use with professional mounting stands. Be sure to first remove the inner thread piece (3/8”-16) before using.
  • Page 17 7. EQ the primary subwoofer (see steps 8-25 starting on page 20). Self-EQ is NOT recommended for the primary subwoofer. 8. Setup is complete! w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...

  • Page 18: Subwoofer Setup - Overview

    S p e c i a l n o t e f o r 2 3 0 V u s e r s w i t h v i d e o p r o b l e m s For 230-volt Digital Drive subwoofers, the default video mode is NTSC video format. If your TV is NTSC compatible, you will have no trouble with this mode.
  • Page 19 HINT: You do not need to press MENU to begin entering the setup code. You can begin the 12345 sequence by pressing the number 1 on the remote. w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 20 EQ you desire. Each preset can have its own EQ settings. By navigating the cursor to the NEXT field and pressing SELECT, the following screen appears: w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 21 1, between 15Hz – 35Hz and slope at 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42 and 48 dB/octave. w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 22 VELODYNE logo. The subwoofer will not play louder than this volume level until the night mode is defeated. w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m These have been Digital Drive User’s Manual...

  • Page 23: Onscreen Programming And Setup - Step By Step

    Input should be configured for stereo. 5. Set the video input where you connected the video output as the active TV image. The introductory screen with the Velodyne logo and “Velodyne Digital Drive” should now appear on your TV screen, as follows: w w w .
  • Page 24 6. Press MENU and enter 12345 to enter the EQ setup screen, as follows: w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 25 Upon pressing 5, you should see the following screen: w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 26 (the right hand portion of the graph) at approximately 76 dB (or a comfortable listening level). This is shown below: w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 27 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: w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 28 NOTE: The subwoofer should be turned off when physically moving the unit. w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m This is because peaks in the response curve are easy to Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 29 The best position has the fewest valleys and the overall smoothest response. NOTE: If you are constrained in room location positions, don’t worry! By following the setup steps below, Digital Drive gives you maximum flexibility to make the most out of any subwoofer placement position.
  • Page 30 An example of a crossover changed to 100Hz is shown below: w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 31 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. w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 32 If this is the case, you will want to defeat the subwoofer’s low pass crossover. To defeat the low pass crossover, press the SELECT key, then the RESET key. The following screen appears: w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 . v e l o d y n e . c o m Phase is in effect a short delay in the The polarity reverses the phase (i.e. 180 o shift). Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 34 25Hz and use the up or down arrow keys to “slide” the EQ up or down. An example of this is shown below: w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 35 “ruler flat” response; +/- 3dB is typical for an optimized response curve. An “equalized” room is shown below: w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 36 SELECT to return to manual EQ, move the cursor off the AUTO EQ field (in which case the field automatically reverts to MANUAL), or twenty-five sweeps have occurred. w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 37 The values for that particular EQ appear on the right hand side of the screen. The following screen is shown: w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 38 23. To 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 22, until the room is equalized. w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 Before doing this, LOCK the Setup column by positioning the cursor over the LOCK screen and pressing SELECT. This screen is w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m shown below: Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 40 . v e l o d y n e . c o m This setting deviates the preset’s volume from the Digital Drive User’s Manual Normally these will not...
  • Page 41 NOTE: you can select which preset is invoked at system startup by selecting it as shown: w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m These act as an “extra” EQ that can be used to Digital Drive User’s Manual The “musical” setting...
  • Page 42 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.

  • Page 43: Restoring Defaults

    R e s t o r i n g D e fa u l t s There is a feature in Digital Drive that allows you to restore the factory defaults. On the Main Screen, simply press the 8, 9, and 0 buttons in sequence. If you are successful, the unit will flicker the video and then restore the main screen.
  • Page 44 Runtime Mode During normal use of your Digital Drive Subwoofer, you can use the preset buttons to invoke certain presets, use the volume control to 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.
  • Page 45 The screen below shows the message displayed when the auto-off feature has engaged (that is, the subwoofer has not had any input signal for 15 minutes: w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 46 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 reactivate the unit. w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...
  • Page 47 The following screen is shown when the unit is waiting for a 12-volt trigger to activate: w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...

  • Page 48: About Room Equalization

    If you plan to leave the subwoofer unused for an extended period of time, we recommend that you unplug the unit. w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...

  • Page 49: Troubleshooting And Service

    4. Some part of the cabinet or circuitry is physically damaged. Software Updates At the heart of Digital Drive functionality is the customized software. Velodyne will publish updates to the Digital Drive software. candidate for a software upgrade, observe the software version number in the upper left corner of the Main Screen (e.g.

  • Page 50: Appendix A: Rs-232 Serial Overview And Commands

    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 receive run-time commands from devices such as Creston Universal Remote Controls.
  • Page 51 #MU1$ 1: Mute On #MU?$ 0: Power Off #JU0$ 1: Power On #JU1$ #JU?$ Digital Drive User’s Manual Comments Sets volume to a value, increments volume up or down, or requests current volume setting Activates the indicated preset, or requests...

  • Page 52: Appendix B: Summary Of Special Remote Codes

    TO restore NTSC mode, restore defaults. of the unit at the top of the screen. If volume is changed, restores last saved volume. Displays several internal ACCGAINH, which is a measure of servo functioning. Press TEST again to hide. Digital Drive User’s Manual...

  • Page 53: Appendix C: What's New In Release

    Appendix C: What’s New in release 2.0 Your Digital Drive subwoofer has version 2.0 of the digital drive room management software installed. Following is a description of the new features for version 2.0. Feature Auto-EQ Self-EQ Individual EQs per preset...
  • Page 54 2.0. When two DD subwoofers are connected together via RS232 cable, the slave subwoofer goes into slave mode whereby it ignores remote IR input. To reset from slave mode, power cycle the unit. Digital Drive User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Appendix D: Important Subwoofer Information

    Appendix D: Important Subwoofer Information Important Information Regarding your Velodyne Digital Drive™ Series Subwoofer (DD-15 and DD-18 only) and THX™ Ultra T H X U l t r a P r e s e t s f o r t h e V e l o d y n e D i g i t a l D r i v e S e r i e s :...
  • Page 56 DPS-10 DPS-12 VELODYNE ACOUSTICS, Inc. (“VELODYNE”) warrants all powered subwoofers for a period of two years and full range speakers for a period of five years. All VELODYNE products have a warranty from the date of purchase against defects in materials and workmanship subject to the following conditions:...
  • Page 57 408.465.2800 voice 408.779.9227 fax 408.779.9208 service fax www.velodyne.com Service E-mail: service@velodyne.com Product E-mail: help@velodyne.com Technical E-mail: techhelp@velodyne.com 63-DD RevF 11MAY05 w w w . v e l o d y n e . c o m Digital Drive User’s Manual...

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