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Velodyne Acoustics SPL-800i manual

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  • Page 1

    SPL-800i ™ User ’ s Manual Audio/V ideo Subwoofer System Other V elodyne Products: V elodyne 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 Web Site: www .velodyne.com Service E-mail: service@velodyne.com Product E-mail: help@velodyne.com T echnical E-mail: [...]

  • Page 2

    C C a a u u t t i i o o n n T o reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user-serviceab le pa rts inside. Refer servicing to qua lified service personnel. T he l ightning fl ash wi th arrowhead sy mbol is in tended to alert the user to the presence of un insulated “d angerous vo ltage” within the product’ s enc los[...]

  • Page 3

    1 NOTES: P CONGRA TULA TIONS ! Congratulations on your purchase of a V elodyne subwoofer system. This system represents the st ate-of-the-art in low frequency reproduction and will provide you with years of listening pleasure when properly cared for . Read and follow this instruction manual to insure safe and proper system connection and operation.[...]

  • Page 4

    P • Frequency response of 28 - 120 Hz • Multiple staggered low-p ass crossovers; 12 dB/octave initial, 48 dB/octave ultimate • Driver Displacement Control circuit prevents over excursion and amp clipping • Blue power indicator LED • High-excursion EPDM rubber surround • Oversized spider for linearity at high excursion PREP ARE FOR INST [...]

  • Page 5

    P Y our new V elodyne subwoofer , like any good speaker system, requires proper positioning within the listening space to provide maximum performance. Improperly placed speakers may degrade the sound quality and reduce your listening pleasure. Depending on the size and type of furnishings in the room, perfect placement may not be possible. Finding [...]

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    P (such as 100-120 Hz) than you would with larger speakers which have greater low frequency output. With larger speakers, you might start with this control set lower , such as 80 Hz. A bypass switch is also provided if you wish to use an external crossover . If you are not using an external crossover , we recommend that you use the one provided wit[...]

  • Page 7

    P P P P Subwoofer Output s The V elodyne subwoofer is designed to operate using the full range audio signal for input when using the built-in crossover . Some processors/receivers have a “subwoofer out” jack that is internally filtered and designed to be used with a conventional amplifier and speaker . In some rare cases, combining both an exte[...]

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    Figure 1. Installation Using LFE Line-Level Inputs 6 I O LFE OUT HOME THEA TER RECEIVER + R - - L + SPEAKER LEVEL INPUT OFF PO WER O N L OW- P ASS CROSSO VER 40 Hz 80 Hz 120 Hz SUBWOOFER VOLUME MIN MAX WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NO T EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NO T OPEN CA UTI[...]

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    P LINE-LEVEL CONNECTION – OPTION B Figure 2 shows connection from a pre-amplifier ’s main output s to the left and right inputs of your V elodyne subwoofer . Y ou will also need to connect a second pair of RCA cables from the outputs on the back of your subwoofer to the inputs on the back of your amplifier . When the subwoofer is installed in t[...]

  • Page 10

    P 8 Figure 2. Installation Using Stereo Line-Level Inputs I O TO SA TELLITE SPEAKERS PRE-AMP LEFT RIGHT MAIN OUTPUTS AMPLIFIER MAIN INPUTS LEFT RIGHT MAIN OUTPUTS LEFT RIGHT + R - - L + SPEAKER LEVEL INPUT OFF PO WER O N L OW- P ASS CROSSO VER 4 0 Hz 80 Hz 120 Hz SUBWOOFER V OLUME MIN MAX WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK. DO NO[...]