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Audio Control DQL-8 Owner's Manual

Eight channel line output converter with digital signal processing and auxiliary input
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The Strength of
Digital
Digital
DQL-8
tm
Eight Channel Line Output Converter
with Digital Signal Processing and Auxiliary Input
Owner's Enjoyment Manual
AudioControl
®
22410 70th Avenue West • Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA
Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166
www.audiocontrol.com

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  • Page 1 The Strength of Digital Digital DQL-8 Eight Channel Line Output Converter with Digital Signal Processing and Auxiliary Input Owner’s Enjoyment Manual AudioControl ® 22410 70th Avenue West • Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 www.audiocontrol.com...
  • Page 2 AudioControl ® This page was intentionally left blank Owner’s Enjoyment Manual...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Dash Control ............17 Navigating the DQL-8 Menu Screens....... . 18 Equalization adjustment .

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Additionally the • Internal Channel summing DQL-8 will also allow you to interface a second- • GTO™ - signal-sensing inputs ary source unit with your system, such as a • 12 volt output trigger portable CD player, satellite radio system or even a very “rare”...

  • Page 5: Key Features And Highlights

    The DQL-8 lets you take all of those sig- Auxiliary Input: Since many car audio nals and sum them together to get a high qual-...
  • Page 6 12-volt trigger (Remote In) that will al- DQL-8 a separate subwoofer input. While in low you to turn on your DQL-8 in the traditional Independent Sub Mode, the DQL-8 will sense manner.
  • Page 7 Not only is it necessary for warranty purposes, b u t s h o u l d your DQL-8 “walk AudioControl DDC - Digital Dash Control away” one day while your car is parked at Owner’s Enjoyment Manual...

  • Page 8: Quick Installation Information

    “Output Level” controls to up your installation of the DQL-8: match your amplifier inputs. 1) The DQL-8 needs to be installed in the signal Note: You will want to turn the gains on your path between your OEM source unit (or factory...
  • Page 9 The Strength of Digital ™ Figure 1: Basic DQL-8 System. Push dash control to select auxiliary input Owner’s Enjoyment Manual...

  • Page 10: Guided Tour Of The Dql-8

    If your source unit has various equalization, crossover, display, or mem- front, rear, and subwoofer speaker-level outputs, ory modes of your DQL-8. connect them to the appropriate inputs on your DQL-8. If the source unit only has front and rear Owner’s Enjoyment Manual...
  • Page 11 The Strength of Digital ™ ❼ ❽ ❻ ❺ ❹ ❶ ❷ ❸ ❾ ❿ Figure 2: Top view of the DQL-8 Owner’s Enjoyment Manual...
  • Page 12 Output Mode: These cool blue lights indi- ❽ Navigation Arrows: These multi-func- cate the input mode of your DQL-8, as this deter- tion buttons perform a number of duties, de- mines which outputs are active. For example, a pending upon which mode your DQL-8 is in.

  • Page 13: Installation

    DQL-8. We are sure that you are chomping at the your DQL-8 can result in a warm tingly feeling. bit to install your DQL-8 so we recommend you Remote Turn-On: Connect an 18 to 22- read the following sections very carefully.

  • Page 14: Audio Wiring

    ® 3) DQL-8 Audio Wiring Planning: As you may already have guessed, there are numerous ways to configure the DQL-8 in your audio system. Spend a little quality time planning out your system and even sketching it out on paper. The diagrams on the following pages are just a few of the system options: Figure 3: Eight channel inputs with six channel out.
  • Page 15 The Strength of Digital ™ Figure 4: Four channel inputs with six output channels. Subwoofer output fed by crossed over main input. Owner’s Enjoyment Manual...
  • Page 16 AudioControl ® Figure 5: Four input channels with Auxiliary input with six output channels. Subwoofer output fed via automode from rear input. Owner’s Enjoyment Manual...
  • Page 17 2) Connect the Main Outputs from your un-obtainium cables we will tell you that well- DQL-8 to the audio input on your real-time ana- constructed cables are less problematic in rugged lyzer. Yes, your amplifiers will be disconnected environments like your car system.
  • Page 18 AudioControl ® 4) Adjust the DQL-8 input level controls for each input until your RTA is displaying a smooth or flat response curve. 5) If you need to make any additional frequen- cy response adjustments you can use the equal- izers built-in to the DQL-8.

  • Page 19: Level Matching

    DQL-8 and the amplifier(s). 2) Disconnect the output RCA connections 9) Now increase the volume on your source between your DQL-8 and the amplifier(s) . . . oth- unit to your normal listening level. For some of erwise get some earplugs.

  • Page 20: Dash Control

    AudioControl ® Dash Control Dash Bracket Installation The dash control mounts with two screws, Placement And Mounting which attach to the underside of the dashboard. The dash control may be mounted under the Slide under the dash and place the dash control dash using its own bracket or through a custom in its mounting position, mark the two mount- hole in the dash.

  • Page 21: Navigating The Dql-8 Menu Screens

    DQL-8. Figure tion and crossover characteristics of the DQL-8 8 shows you how the Menu Tree of your DQL-8 would normally require almost 200 individual flows.
  • Page 22 AudioControl ® Figure 8: DQL-8 Menu Tree...
  • Page 23 ™ Summing, Output Modes, and 1) Digital Status Display: This cool blue screen will tell you which mode your DQL-8 is in. Level Control 2) Select: Every time you tap this button, you The DQL-8 has the ability to accept two, four,...
  • Page 24 “Select” button “1 + 2 + 3 + 4” Sums together the Main In- and the DQL-8 will prompt you to confirm your puts with the Channel 2 , Channel 3 and Chan- choice. Your DQL-8 has cool blue LED indica- nel 4 inputs.

  • Page 25: Equalization Adjustment

    The Strength of Digital ™ Auxiliary Input: Your DQL-8 is equipped can scroll between the following settings: with a 2-channel auxiliary input that allows you FH: Lowest frequency of your Front output to add an external audio source like an iPod, Sat- RH: Lowest frequency of your Rear output.
  • Page 26 Besides having a highly-flexible graphic equal- Single or Dual Channel Equalization: izer, your DQL-8 also has two fully program- After you have selected a frequency to equalize, mable parametric bands for each pair of chan- you must decide whether you wish to equal- nels.
  • Page 27 Width: This control lets you select how wide the “Left” or “Right” button and the cursor will of an area each of the DQL-8’s parametric bands move to the bottom left of the screen between affects. You can choose a real narrow bandwidth, “N(-)”...
  • Page 28 Liberace, Brittany Spears or rice different. Some people want pounding bass and cakes?) The key is to use your DQL-8 to help crisp, blood curdling highs. Others may prefer balance your system from one frequency to the a “flat”...
  • Page 29 But don’t to your system in a tile bathroom. Not enough use the controls on the DQL-8 to try and force energy in the midrange sounds empty and dry. your speakers to produce sounds they can’t.

  • Page 30: Troubleshooting

    No Power: If the blue display on your boosted. DQL-8 will not turn on, check to make sure that the power wire and remote turn-on wires Still Sounds Distorted: Look at the fre- are connected properly or a fuse has not blown.

  • Page 31: Warranty

    So go ahead, read this warranty, and 2) Ground Isolation Selector: Occasion- then take a few days to enjoy your DQL-8 before ally alternator noise may appear in a system sending in the warranty card and comments. because the source unit and amplifier are using “Conditional”...
  • Page 32 Prom- in writing by AudioControl to service your DQL- ises of how well the DQL-8 will perform are not 8. If anyone other than (A) or (B) messes with implied by this warranty. Other than what we your DQL-8, that voids your warranty.
  • Page 33 The Strength of Digital ™ DQL-8 BLOCK DIAGRAM - Two Channel Mode Owner’s Enjoyment Manual...
  • Page 34 AudioControl ® DQL-8 BLOCK DIAGRAM - Four Channel Mode Owner’s Enjoyment Manual...
  • Page 35 The Strength of Digital ™ DQL-8 BLOCK DIAGRAM - Six Channel / DQL-8 BLOCK DIAGRAM - Independent Sub Mode Owner’s Enjoyment Manual...

  • Page 36: Specifications

    AudioControl ® DQL-8 SPECIFICATIONS All specifications are measured at 14.4 VDC (standard automotive voltage). As technology advances, AudioControl reserves the right to continuously change our specifications like our weather. ©2006, AudioControl, a division of Electronic Maximum speaker level input (each channel) ......400 watts @ 4 ohms Engineering and Maximum output level .

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