Velodyne SUBCONTRACTOR SC-600 Amplifier User Manual - Usage
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Subcontractor Series User’s Manual - 11
USAGE
ThissectionaddressesEQsetupandday-to-dayusageofyourSC-600Damplifier.
Remote Control
The features of the SC-600D remote control are listed below.
• pOWER — This button forces your SC-600D amplifier unit
into standby mode. The power leD turns amber, the numeric
LEDshutsoff,andtheamplifierputsoutnopower.Theunit
will remain in this mode until the PoWeR button is pressed
again. To fully deactivate (i.e. power down) the unit, use the
main power switch on the back panel. note: The master power
switch on rear panel must be on in order for the front power
button to function.
• MUTE—Thisbuttonmutesthesubwoofer’soutput.TheLED
ontheamplifierwillshow00iftheunitismuted.Tounmute
the subwoofer, press the mUTe button again and the original
volume setting shows on the leD.
• EQ — This button automatically EQs the subwoofer using
a5-bandinternalgraphicequalizer.Tousethisfeature,first
plug the supplied microphone into the Mic-In jack on the
frontpaneloftheamplifierandplacethemicinyourpreferred
Figure 5: SC-600D Remote.
listeningposition.ThenpressEQontheremoteforabout2-3seconds.Thesubwooferemits12“sweep
tones”thatcoverthefrequenciesbetween20and150Hz.TheLEDdisplays“AU”duringtheAuto-EQ
process.Afterthesweepsarecomplete,theunitsavesitsEQsettingsandreturnstonormaloperation.
TopreventaccidentalinvocationoftheEQfeature,youmustholddowntheEQbuttonfor2-3seconds
beforetheEQsweepsbegin.
Note: EachtimetheEQfeatureisutilized,theEQsettingsfortheSC-600Damplifierarereset.Ifthemicrophone
isnotpluggedin,theSC-600DamplifierwillemitoneortwosweeptonesthenceasetheEQoperation.Inthis
case,thepreviousEQsettingswillbepreserved.
• phASE—Thesebuttonsallowyoutooptimizethesubwooferperformanceforthelocationandyour
listening position. Play some bass-heavy music. While listening, push one of the four phase buttons,
listen for a few moments, and then press the next phase button. In most installations, one of the four
buttonpositionswillofferanaudiblybetterblendofsubwooferandspeakers.Selectingthecorrect
phasepositionisjustthateasy.TheLEDwillshowthephaseselectedbyshowing“PH”followedbythe
phase number: 0, 90, 180 or 270.
• LIGhT—Ifyouwish,youcandeactivatethenumericLEDonyourSC-600Damplifier.Todothis,press
theLIGHTbuttononyourremote.ToreactivatetheLED,presstheLIGHTbuttonagain.
• NIGhT — night mode limits the maximum dynamic output of the subwoofer for late night listening or to
bemoreconsiderateofcloseneighbors.Pressthenightbuttontoturnthenightmodefeatureonoroff.
Activationofnightmodecauses“n”toappearbrieflyonthedisplay.Whennightmodeisdeactivated,
thedisplayshows“noff”andthenreturnstonormalfunction.