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- Page 1 Outlaw’s Velodyne Digital Drive SMS-1 Guide to the Subwoofer Management System...
- Page 2 THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 pLEASE rEAD fIrST WArnInG: IMpOrTAnT SAfEGUArDS Read instructions: All safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. Retain instructions: The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. ...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TrOUbLESHOOTInG WArrAnTy InTrODUcTIOn congratulations on purchasing a Velodyne Digital Drive SMS-1. We at Outlaw Audio consider it an exceptional tool for managing a subwoofer’s interaction with the specific characteristics of your listening room and for smoothly blending your sub with your main speakers. The SMS-1 is capa-... -
Page 4: Sms-1 Features
If it is a bit too bulky, you can break the boxes down flat and store the foam blocks in a plastic bag. SMS-1 fEATUrES your new Velodyne SMS-1 is a state-of-the-art component designed to pro- “ vide a wealth of bass management and subwoofer equalization capabilities in a single efficient package. -
Page 5: What's In The Box
THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 you’ll want to be sure that your SMS-1 arrived at your doorstep with all of WHAT’S In THE bOx its included odds and ends to keep it company. The list below will tell you “... -
Page 6: Rear Panel
THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 rEAr pAnEL XLR LFE Output Does your subwoofer offer an xLr-style balanced connection? If so, this is where you will connect the SMS-1 to the subwoofer. XLR LFE Input Does your receiver or processor offer an xLr-style balanced out- put for the LfE channel? If so, this is where you will connect the receiver’s LfE output to the SMS-1. -
Page 7: Remote
THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 RP10 Thru Audio Output This output provides an unaltered copy of the input received by the SMS-1. If you have several SMS-1 units in your equipment rack, you can daisy-chain them together by connecting the Thru output of the first unit to the LfE input of the second unit. -
Page 8: Front Panel Display
THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 Night Toggle the night mode on and off. Volume (+/-) Adjust the unit volume. Test Toggle between the System response and System Settings screens when in the setup menu. Exit Exit the setup menu. The SMS-1 will ask you to save or discard your changes. -
Page 9: Quick Setup Guide
THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 So you came home at lunch, found the SMS-1 on the front porch, and qUIck SETUp GUIDE want to get it hooked up and set up before you have to go back to work? “... -
Page 10: Intermission
THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 13. Turn the SMS-1’s volume up or down until the left side of the curve matches up more or less with the right side (putting both at around 80db). Don’t mind all the peaks and valleys for now. If you have trouble with this, you may want to check on the volume setting on the subwoofer’s amp and the subwoofer channel level at the receiver. -
Page 11: Connecting The Sms-1
THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 Obviously, our quick start guide skipped a number of connections on cOnnEcTInG THE SMS-1 the back. Depending on your system, some of those may be useful to “ you. With that in mind, we’ll walk you through all of them so you can pick and choose the ones you need. - Page 12 THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 What if you have a receiver that lacks a subwoofer output and you don’t have an outboard amp, mains-in jumpers, an external processor loop, or even pre-amp outputs? Well, the SMS-1 does have left/right speaker level inputs.
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Page 13: Control And Power
THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 you happen to be operating multiple SMS-1’s in your system, you can con- nect the subwoofer output of your receiver or processor to the “Input” of the first SMS-1 and then connect the “Thru” output of that first unit to the “Input”... - Page 14 ” impressed or just scared… There’s the big text right in the middle of the screen (“Velodyne Digital Drive Subwoofer Management System”) that makes sure you remember what input you are on and what device you are using, followed by the reminder that you will want to press the menu button to enter the setup mode.
- Page 15 THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 you can look at page 17 for details about the options available on that screen. Oh, and if you’ve already made some changes to the equalizer settings, you should know that running Auto-Eq will erase all of them. In addition to visiting the System Settings screen, you need to take a moment to get the receiver volume and SMS-1 volume levels adjusted properly.
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Page 16: System Response Menu
THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 If you are happy with Auto-Eq, you can stop here. If a screen full of adjust- able settings and a real-time frequency response sweep have you itching to play around some more, leave the microphone out and keep reading. SETUp: MAnUAL We’ve been saying all along that the SMS-1 is a surprisingly sophisticated “... -
Page 17: System Settings Menu
THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 Once you’ve checked out the subwoofer trim at the amp and receiver (or not), let’s take a minute to set the volume for the receiver and the SMS-1. This won’t take much. Earlier, you turned the receiver’s volume down and muted the SMS-1. - Page 18 THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 This screen may look like a crazy mass of information, but there’s actually a very straightforward structure to it. Aside from a few individual settings at the bottom, most of the screen consists of a table of settings. Let’s look at the table first.
- Page 19 THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 anywhere between 15Hz and 199Hz, but the recommended maximum setting in the user’s manual is 5Hz. The slope of the subsonic filter can be set to 6, 1, 18, 4, 0, 6, 4, or 48 db/octave, just like the low pass crossover’s slope.
- Page 20 THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 change the SMS-1’s main volume setting. At the same time, it will change the other preset volume settings, but they will not all mimic it exactly. Instead, each preset can be adjusted relative to the Setup volume. Let’s say that the Setup volume is at 15.
- Page 21 THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 SySTEM rESpOnSE MEnU (AGAIn) yes, we’ve been here before, but we’re back again – and we mean business this time. We’ve passed through this screen without ever really digging into exactly what capabilities exist here. The “next” command at the top right (which takes you to the System Settings screen) is about as far as we’ve gotten.
- Page 22 THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 but can be adjusted in 1Hz increments from 15Hz to 10Hz to move any channel closer to a dip or peak that needs help. Lastly, there is the q set- ting. The default setting for q is 4., but it can be adjusted in 0.1 increments from 0. to 0.0.
- Page 23 THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 We will start with the peak at around Hz. peaks can be very problem- atic acoustically. They can not only sound “boomy,” but they can also effectively mask sounds at nearby frequencies – literally overpowering those adjacent octave bands.
- Page 24 THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 As is often the case, the first attempt isn’t an ideal solution to the system response problem. We still have a dip. A second pass at fixing it should start to involve multiple Eq channels. In this case, we will use three chan- nels, the fourth (40Hz), fifth (50Hz), and sixth (6Hz).
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Page 25: Rs- Commands 5
THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 for anyone who is interested, here are the settings that we used to gener- ate the final curve: L (dB) F (Hz) -4.5 -0.5 -.0 -11.0 -1.0 10. Our example system is now adjusted and ready to use. We are ready to pack up our microphone, set aside our SMS-1’s remote, and toss in some favorite discs. - Page 26 THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 TAbLE: rS- cOMMAnDS Acceptable ‘n’ Function Command Format Input Values Examples Remarks Volume control #VOnn$, #VO+$, 00-99 #VO09$ Use ‘nn’ values to set a specific volume, #VO-$, #VO?$ #VO57$ raise or lower the volume one increment, #VO+$ or request the current volume level.
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Page 27: Software Updates 7
Velodyne or Outlaw web sites to find out if newer software is available. In the event that new software is released, it will come with installation instructions. - Page 28 THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 valley at a certain frequency for special cases. What happens if that’s not enough? What if you want to have a much different curve for certain types of movies, or if you want to use a completely different subwoofer for music? That’s when we suggest making use of the “preset:”...
- Page 29 THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 each had its phase adjusted as optimally as possible. On the other hand, the overall system response is the underlying goal, and a single SMS-1 can achieve that with multiple subs sharing a common signal. Some systems are set up with stereo subwoofers, meaning that each subwoofer gets a separate signal (typically one paired to the left channel and one paired to the right channel).
- Page 30 There’s always something else, isn’t there? cArE Of yOUr SMS-1 The experts at Velodyne prepared a list of recommendations for the proper care and feeding of your SMS-1. We are including a summary of those recommendations here for your convenience.
- Page 31 We may have mentioned before that this is not a replacement for the “ Velodyne manual. As it turns out, we weren’t kidding – the Velodyne manual spells out all the official details on the warranty. It’s on page 4 (right near the back) if you want to check it out.
- Page 32 THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1 nOTES WrITE ‘EM If yOU’VE GOT ‘EM...
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