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Velodyne DIGITAL DRIVEPLUS DD-15+ User Manual
Summary of DIGITAL DRIVEPLUS DD-15+
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Dd-10+ dd-12+ dd-15+ dd-18+ user’s manual series.
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Enjoy. Thank you for choosing a velodyne. Our passion for high performance, low-distortion bass is the driving force behind our worldwide reputation in audio and technical innovation. We are pleased to bring the velodyne sound experience to your home..
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Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - i warning: your digital drive plus subwoofer generates a very strong magnetic field. People with pacemakers should avoid holding the subwoofer close to their chest as many pacemakers are very sensitive. Check with your pacemaker manufacturer...
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Table of contents introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 read what you need to . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 manual conventions . . . . ...
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Choose interface to use with manual-eq optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 optimization parameters eq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 optimization parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 7: Introduction
Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - 1 introduction you’ve just unpacked your digital drive plus ; the most advanced and best sounding subwoofer available. Velodyne designed the digital drive plus to integrate with a wide variety of audio systems. The digital drive plus integra...
Page 8: Manual Conventions
Www.Velodyne.Com 2 - digital drive plus series user’s manual part three – optimize goal • to help you choose the digital drive plus optimization option and user interface that are right for you. Recommended if • you are unfamiliar with the digital drive plus optimization options for getting the best...
Page 9: Part One — Operate
Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - 3 part one — operate introduction this part of this manual describes how to operate your digital driveplus subwoofer and its remote control, including: controls and connectors • the subwoofer’s front and back panel controls and connectors. •...
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Www.Velodyne.Com 4 - digital drive plus series user’s manual controls & connections this part of this manual describes how to operate your digital driveplus subwoofer and its remote control, the subwoofer is set up, configured and adjusted by the controls, inputs and connections located on the back ...
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Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - 5 controls and connections - cabinet back panel figure 2: subwoofer cabinet back panel.
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Www.Velodyne.Com 6 - digital drive plus series user’s manual xlr audio inputs a. Lfe input: balanced xlr inputs. Connect lfe or left and right balanced xlr inputs from your receiver or processor. Either of these inputs can be used for an lfe signal. Rca audio inputs b. Lfe input: use one of these tw...
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Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - 7 controls and connections - remote control the velodyne digital drive plus remote control allows you to: • select listening presets and night mode. • adjust the subwoofer volume. • run auto-eq plus . • set up, adjust and reset your subwoofe...
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Www.Velodyne.Com 8 - digital drive plus series user’s manual listening controls a. Mute: mutes and unmutes the subwoofer. You can use this to toggle between how your audio system sounds with and without the subwoofer playing. Presets: accesses the five presets and one eq defeat listening modes. The ...
Page 15: Features
Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - 9 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. • presets 1, 2, 3...
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Www.Velodyne.Com 10 - digital drive plus series user’s manual if using the video output display, night mode shows as active below the preset note on the introductory screen. Night mode can be modified in the “next” page of either the video output menu or the windows setup program. Active, inactive &...
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Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - 11 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 ...
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Www.Velodyne.Com 12 - digital drive plus series user’s manual rs-232 serial commands activity command format acceptable n values examples comments volume #vonn$ #vo+$ #vo-$ #vo?$ 00-99 #vo25$ #vo+$ #vo-$ #vo?$ sets volume to a value increments volume up increments volume down requests current volume...
Page 19: Part Two — Connect
Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - 13 part two — connect how to connect using an lfe signal rca lfe connection: xlr lfe connection:.
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Www.Velodyne.Com 14 - digital drive plus series 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:.
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Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - 15 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:.
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Www.Velodyne.Com 16 - digital drive plus series 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 t...
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Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - 17 connect the digital drive plus using dual inputs the digital drive plus 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 f...
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Www.Velodyne.Com 18 - digital drive plus series user’s manual connect with dual connections into a single system to use the digital drive plus 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 ...
Page 25: Part Three — Optimize
Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - 19 part three — optimize optimization introduction this part of this manual first explains the optimization methods and nomenclature. To help you choose a method, this section then describes the capabilities of each method as well as the tim...
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Www.Velodyne.Com 20 - digital drive plus series user’s manual choose optimization method & options with digital driveplus you choose the level of subwoofer performance optimization that is right for you. The optimization level determines what options the auto-eqplus system optimizes for, including: ...
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Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - 21 subwoofer performance optimization method 1 table activity place & play self-eq auto-eq plus manual-eq cable connection, receiver setup, program installation & clean up time 8 minutes 10 minutes 15 minutes 25 minutes optimization time 0 m...
Page 28: Optimization Options
Www.Velodyne.Com 22 - digital drive plus series 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 much easier than having to access the c...
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Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - 23 however, you can make the correcting filters more aggressive or adjust it in other ways to match your listening preferences. Auto-eq plus serves as an excellent starting point for those of you who want to manually adjust parameters to mod...
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Www.Velodyne.Com 24 - digital drive plus series user’s manual choose interface to use with manual-eq optimization this section is an overview of the subwoofer optimization interface options so you can choose which to use for manual-eq optimization. You can perform manual-eq optimization using either...
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Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - 25 optimization parameters eq the following table describes the subwoofer eq parameters that are either automatically configured with auto- eqplus and/or self-eq. All of these parameters can be manually customized by you using the manual-eq ...
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Www.Velodyne.Com 26 - digital drive plus series user’s manual eq parameter set with auto-eq plus set with self- eq description 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 subwoofe...
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Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - 27 eq parameter set with auto-eq plus set with self- eq description 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 ca...
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Www.Velodyne.Com 28 - digital drive plus series user’s manual eq parameter set with auto-eq plus set with self- eq description tthe factory setting for the presets are: • n/a for the setup preset • 8 (least distortion) for theater (preset 1) • 6 (low distortion) for rock (preset 2) • 8 (least distor...
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Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - 29 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 digital drive plus subwoofer. The parametric filters can help you to...
Page 36: For Manual-Eq Optimization
Www.Velodyne.Com 30 - digital drive plus series 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 e...
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Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - 31 that of the largest peak. Drag the frequency marker horizontally to the frequency of the peak and then down in level. A horizontal line with a diamond-shaped marker at each of its ends appears at the eq’s minimum. This horizontal line is ...
Page 38: Resources
Www.Velodyne.Com 32 - digital drive plus series 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 system. When you add in the...
Page 39: Maintain
Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - 33 maintain protect subwoofer from damage do not put heavy objects or other objects on top of the subwoofer cabinet that could scratch or dent the cabinet. Do not allow objects to fall into, or liquids to spill on, the subwoofer cabinet. Do ...
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Www.Velodyne.Com 34 - digital drive plus series user’s manual tv shows distorted colors. Some tvs are particularly sensitive to stray magnetic fields. If your tv shows distorted colors after installing your subwoofer, simply increase the distance between your tv and your subwoofer until normal color...
Page 41: For Your Records
Www.Velodyne.Com digital drive plus series user’s manual - 35 for your records date/place of purchase: product model: product serial number: note: if you need to file a warranty claim for your product, you will still need to submit to velodyne the original sales invoice or other proof of ownership a...
Page 42: Specifications
Www.Velodyne.Com 36 - digital drive plus series user’s manual specifications model dd-10+ dd-12+ dd-15+ dd-18+ driver 10” forward firing 12” forward firing 15” forward firing 18” forward firing amplifier class d 1000 watts dynamic 1250 watts rms power 1000 watts dynamic 1250 watts rms power 1000 wat...
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Velodyne acoustics, inc. 345 digital drive morgan hill, ca 95037 www.Velodyne.Com 408.465.2800 voice 408.779.9227 fax 408.779.9208 service fax service e-mail: service@velodyne.Com product e-mail: help@velodyne.Com technical e-mail: techhelp@velodyne.Com dd+_reva_may2012 series.