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SET UP
U S E R ' S
M A N U A L
Digital Drive
PLUS
DD-10+, DD-12+, DD-15+ and DD-18+

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  • Page 1 SET UP U S E R ’ S M A N U A L Digital Drive PLUS DD-10+, DD-12+, DD-15+ and DD-18+...
  • Page 2 Enjoy. We here at Velodyne want to thank you for selecting our product. Get ready to experience the highest quality and amazing low-distortion bass that Velodyne is world famous for. Relax as you enhance your home entertainment experience with our easy setup instructions.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    S A F E T Y N O T I C E S Choose Interface to use with Manual-EQ Optimization I N T R O D U C T I O N Optimization Parameters EQ Read What You Need To Optimization Parameters Manual Conventions Parametric...

  • Page 4: Safety Notices

    SAFETY NOTICES PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual SAFETY NOTICES 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 LIGHTNING FLASH WITH ARROWHEAD SYMBOL is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
  • Page 5 SAFETY NOTICES PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual 12. POWER-CORD PROTECTION — Power-supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point at which they exit from the product.

  • Page 6: Read What You Need To

    PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual PLUS You’ve just unpacked your Digital Drive ; the most advanced and best sounding subwoofer available. Velodyne designed the Digital PLUS PLUS Drive to integrate with a wide variety of audio systems. The Digital Drive integrates with systems consisting of classic turntables and analog amplifiers to those with surround sound processors and digital media players.

  • Page 7: Manual Conventions

    INTRODUCTION PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual PART THREE – OPTIMIZE Goal PLUS • To help you choose the Digital Drive optimization option and user interface that are right for you. Recommended If PLUS • You are unfamiliar with the Digital Drive optimization options for getting the best bass response for your listening room and preferences.
  • Page 8 PLUS PART ONE — OPERATE Digital Drive User’s Manual INTRODUCTION PLUS This part of this manual describes how to operate your Digital Drive subwoofer and its remote control, including: Controls and Connectors • The subwoofer’s front and back panel controls and connectors. •...
  • Page 9 PART ONE — OPERATE PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS The subwoofer is set up, configured and adjusted by the controls, inputs and connections located on the back and front panels of the subwoofer and the remote. Figures 1, 2 and 3 show the location of each of these important operational interfaces. Brief descriptions of each interface are below.

  • Page 10: Cabinet Back Panel

    CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual Cabinet Back Panel Figure 2: Subwoofer Cabinet Back Panel [ 7 ]...
  • Page 11 L. IR INPUT: Allows for hook-up of the subwoofer ON and OFF. to a preamp. The preamp amplifies optional Velodyne remote control this signal to use as the audio input receiver. With the optional receiver T. Serial Tag: Shows serial number, to satellite speakers.

  • Page 12: Remote Control

    CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual Remote Control PLUS The Velodyne Digital Drive remote control allows you to: • Select listening presets and night mode. • Adjust the subwoofer volume. PLUS • Run Auto-EQ • Set up, adjust and reset your subwoofer when connected to a TV.
  • Page 13 CONTROLS & CONNECTIONS PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual Listening Controls Other Controls Optimization Controls for EQ Set Up Using a TV Screen A. MUTE: Mutes and unmutes the : Toggles the subwoofer between subwoofer. You can use this to toggle active and standby modes if power I.

  • Page 14: Audio Presets

    FEATURES PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual FEATURES Audio Presets The subwoofer comes with six audio presets, five of which are pre-programmed at the factory. The preset or preset’s numbers and their corresponding labels on the remote are shown in the table below. •...

  • Page 15: Active, Inactive & 12V Trigger Power Modes

    If the subwoofer will be left inactive for a period of greater than 5 days, Velodyne recommends setting the power switch to OFF. • In the 12V trigger mode, the subwoofer turns on with a 12V source (from a controlling receiver) at its 12V trigger jack.

  • Page 16: V Users & Tv Interface

    FEATURES PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual The overdrive protection circuitry operates constantly without being audible under most situations. If the subwoofer should shut down, reduce the volume setting and shut the subwoofer off until it cools down. The time the subwoofer takes to cool down depends on the ambient room temperature, but typically at least 10 minutes are required for the subwoofer to cool down and recover from the thermal shutdown.
  • Page 17 FEATURES PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual The serial commands are shown below. RS-232 SERIAL COMMANDS Activity Command Format Acceptable n Values Examples Comments Volume #VOnn$ 00-99 #VO25$, Sets volume to a value #VO+$ #VO+$ Increments volume up #VO-$ #VO-$ Increments volume down #VO?$ #VO?$ Requests current volume setting...
  • Page 18 PLUS PART TWO — CONNECT Digital Drive User’s Manual How to Connect Using an LFE Signal RCA LFE Connection: XLR LFE Connection: [ 15 ]...
  • Page 19 CONNECT PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual How to Connect Multiple Subwoofers Using One Subwoofer as Master to Control the Other Slave Subwoofer How to Connect Separate Left and Right Audio Channels to Your Subwoofer Left & Right RCA Connection: [ 16 ]...
  • Page 20 CONNECT PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual Left & Right Speaker Level Connection: NOTE: Be sure to connect + to + and - to -. Do not leave any wire strands loose at the connection. Left & Right XLR Connection: [ 17 ]...
  • Page 21 CONNECT PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual How to Connect Two Audio System Outputs to Your Subwoofer Using Line Level and Speaker Level Connections Line Level & RCA Connection: NOTE: Be sure to connect + to + and - to -. Do not leave any wire strands loose at the connection. How to Connect if Controlling your Audio System Using a 12V Trigger Signal or Serial (RS-232) Commands 12V Trigger Connection:...
  • Page 22 CONNECT PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual PLUS Connect the Digital Drive using Dual Inputs PLUS The Digital Drive has dual inputs; line-level RCA and speaker-level. You can use these dual inputs for dual systems and dual connections to a single system. Guidelines for using this feature: •...
  • Page 23 CONNECT PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual Connect with Dual Connections into a Single System PLUS To use the Digital Drive dual inputs to make dual connections for a single system: 1) Connect the speaker-level inputs as shown in the Connect section. Be sure to connect + to + and – to –. 2) Connect the LFE signal to the subwoofer’s RCA LFE input connector.

  • Page 24: Optimization Methods

    5 minutes (not including setup time) and doesn’t require you to install and use the Velodyne-authored Windows Setup Program on your Windows computer or the TV-screen interface to manually modify the bass frequency response.

  • Page 25: Choose Optimization Method & Options

    OPTIMIZATION PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual CHOOSE OPTIMIZATION METHOD & OPTIONS PLUS With Digital Drive you choose the level of subwoofer performance optimization that is right for you. The optimization level determines what PLUS options the Auto-EQ system optimizes for, including: •...
  • Page 26 OPTIMIZATION PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual SUBWOOFER PERFORMANCE OPTIMIZATION METHOD 1 PLUS Place & Play Self-EQ Auto-EQ Manual-EQ Cable Connection, 8 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 25 minutes Receiver Setup, Program Installation & Clean Up Time Optimization Time 0 minutes 2 minutes 5 minutes 30 minutes...

  • Page 27: Optimization Options

    OPTIMIZATION PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual 1 Setup and optimization times are approximate and for one subwoofer. 2 We recommend using the Windows Setup Program as making the USB connection between the front of the subwoofer and the laptop is PLUS much easier than having to access the composite video or S-video input connection on the back of your TV.

  • Page 28: Optimize For Subwoofer Placement

    OPTIMIZATION PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual the parametric filter frequencies, bandwidths and levels. It’s your subwoofer, not ours any more. You have the freedom to make it sound the way you want it to. Optimize for Subwoofer Placement When you unpack the subwoofer, you place it in the room according to the information in the general section and optionally the ”Crawl Test”...
  • Page 29 Auto-EQ, you can view it with both of these interfaces. INTERFACE CHOICES FOR THE MANUAL-EQ OPTIMIZATION METHOD Windows Computer TV Screen Velodyne Recommendation Preferred Use if you don’t have a Windows XP, Vista or 7 laptop or desktop computer Time to Setup Fast.

  • Page 30: Optimization Parameters Eq

    OPTIMIZATION PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual OPTIMIZATION PARAMETERS EQ PLUS The following table describes the subwoofer EQ parameters that are either automatically configured with Auto-EQ and/or Self-EQ. All of these parameters can be manually customized by you using the Manual-EQ method. EQ Parameter Set with Set with...
  • Page 31 OPTIMIZATION PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual EQ Parameter Set with Set with Description PLUS Auto-EQ Self-EQ Adjust the subsonic filter if your media requires it or if peaks and valleys exist at the very lowest frequencies that you can’t correct using room placement of the subwoofer and/or parametric filter adjustment.
  • Page 32 OPTIMIZATION PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual EQ Parameter Set with Set with Description PLUS Auto-EQ Self-EQ The factory default presets include volume difference from the Setup preset volume per the character of the preset. This difference helps identify the preset audibly, but can be changed.
  • Page 33 OPTIMIZATION PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual EQ Parameter Set with Set with Description PLUS Auto-EQ Self-EQ response. The lowest distortion setting of 8 lowers the overall perceived level because of the elimination of distortion products, producing a very tight and “fast” sounding bass –...

  • Page 34: Optimization Parameters

    OPTIMIZATION PARAMETERS PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual OPTIMIZATION PARAMETERS Parametric The following table describes the three parameters of the eight EQ filters that can be adjusted during the optimization process of the PLUS PLUS Digital Drive subwoofer. The parametric filters can help you to achieve better room equalization. Although the Auto-EQ and Self-EQ optimization processes automatically adjust the level of the preset parametric filters, only the Manual-EQ allows adjustment of the frequency and bandwidth, as well as level of these filters.
  • Page 35 RECOMMENDED PARAMETERS PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual RECOMMENDED PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT ORDER FOR MANUAL-EQ OPTIMIZATION The recommended order for modifying parameters during Manual-EQ is described below. As you make changes observe the frequency response and how the system sounds to you to evaluate the impact of each parameter change. PLUS For examples of the Manual-EQ optimization process see the Digital Drive User Interface Manual.
  • Page 36 RECOMMENDED PARAMETERS PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual e. If any dips are of higher concern than the rest of the peaks, then proceed to use Steps 14a through 14c for those, but pull the EQ filter marker up in level. f.
  • Page 37 RESOURCES PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual RESOURCES What to do if Your Surround Sound System Also Does Equalization Most surround sound systems also perform an automatic optimization of your system. You probably have already done this for your existing PLUS system.

  • Page 38: Protect Subwoofer From Damage

    DO NOT OPERATE THE SUBWOOFER NEAR ANY BODIES OF WATER: BATHTUBS, SWIMMING POOLS, LAKES, ETC. PLUS DO NOT OPERATE THE VELODYNE Digital Drive SUBWOOFER OUTSIDE OF BUILDING STRUCTURES. DO NOT PUSH FOREIGN OBJECTS OF ANY KIND into the subwoofer or connector openings, other than the proper cables.

  • Page 39: Update Software

    Save the carton and packing materials for future use. Using other packaging for this unit may result in severe damage when shipping or moving. You can use this packaging should you ever move or need to return the subwoofer to Velodyne for service. To save storage space, you can flatten the box and put the other packing material in a plastic bag.
  • Page 40 LIMITED WARRANTY - U.S. AND CANADA ONLY VELODYNE ACOUSTICS, Inc. (“VELODYNE”) warrants all electronics for a period of three years, drivers for a period of five 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...
  • Page 41 SPECIFICATIONS PLUS Digital Drive User’s Manual [ 38 ]...
  • Page 42 Velodyne Acoustics, Inc. 345 Digital Drive Morgan Hill, CA 95037 408.465.2800 voice 408.779.9227 fax 408.465.2851 service voice 408.779.9208 service fax www.velodyne.com Service E-mail: service@velodyne.com General E-mail: help@velodyne.com Other trademarks or registered trademarks are property of their respective owner. 63-161 Rev A NOV10...

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