Velodyne Acoustics VX-11 manual

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    USER’S MANUAL Audio/V ideo Subwoofer VX - 1 1 A TRomic Bold font[...]

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    i . www .velodyne.com VX-11 User’s Manual[...]

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    T able of Contents ii . www .velodyne.com VX-11 User’s Manual C ongratulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Crossovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

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    Congratulations 1 . www .velodyne.com VX-11 User’s Manual C ongratulations on your purchase of a V elodyne subwoofer system. This system represents the state of the ar t in home audio 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 syste[...]

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    2 . www .velodyne.com VX-11 User’s Manual Placement Subwoofers operate at extremely low frequencies that are primarily omni-directional. Keep in m ind that frequency response and output level can be d rastically i nfluenced by placement, depending on the acoustic proper ties of the listening room. T ypically , the optimum location for a subwoofer[...]

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    3 . www .velodyne.com VX-11 User’s Manual N ote: A pair of V elodyne subwoofers is a ver y common setup and doubles your system’ s bass capability . When using a pair of V elodyne subwoofers in stereo, it is preferable to place each s ubwoofer by the speaker of the corresponding channel. In this case you may have to use more than one “Y” sp[...]

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    4 . www .velodyne.com VX-11 User’s Manual F or all installations, experiment with the phase switch to determine the setting (0 or 180 degrees) that produces the most mid-bass. If the settings sound similar , we recommend the “ 0” position. Auto T ur n on Function The subwoofer will turn itself on automatically when an audio signal is present.[...]

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    5 . www .velodyne.com VX-11 User’s Manual 1 SPEAKER LEVEL OUTPUT terminals The speaker-level signal to the front speakers is distributed from t hese terminals. 2 SPEAKER LEVEL INPUT terminals Connect these input terminals to the speaker output terminals of your amplifier or receiver . 3 LINE INPUT jacks Connect these jacks to the LINE OUT jacks o[...]

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    6 . www .velodyne.com VX-11 User’s Manual W hen installing your new V elodyne subwoofer using the line level connections, you should always use shielded phono cables. There are many high quality cables available today , most any of which will work perfectly well. W e do recommend that you keep the length of cable as shor t as possible to avoid an[...]

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    7 . www .velodyne.com VX-11 User’s Manual Figur e 2a. Line-level subwoofer connection diagram. FRONT REAR AMPLIFIER SUBWOOFER OUTPUT JACK OR LFE[...]

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    8 . www .velodyne.com VX-11 User’s Manual FRONT R EAR AMPLIFIER S UBWOOFER OUTPUT JACK FRONT RIGHTSPEAKER FRONT LEFT SPEAKER Figur e 2b. Speaker -level subwoofer connection diagram. FRONT LEFT SPEAKER FRONT RIGHT SPEAKER[...]

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    9 . www .velodyne.com VX-11 User’s Manual Y our new subwoofer is equipped with circuitry to provide maximum per formance with greatest reliability . The unit is protected against: 1) Overheating the amplifier . 2) Excessive drop in power line voltage. If either of the above should happen, you should reduce the volume setting or shut the unit off [...]

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    10 . www .velodyne.com VX-11 User’s Manual Specifications MODEL VX -11 W oofer Amplifier (Class D) Magnet Structrure Frequency Response V oice Coil Cone Speaker-Level Pass-Through Low Pass Crossover Phase Auto On/Off Removable Grille Video Shielding LED Power Indicator Cabinet Design Cabinet (H/W/D) (includes grille & controls) Shipping W eig[...]

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    11 . www .velodyne.com VX-11 User’s Manual Velodyne Pr oducts MiniV ee ® MiniV ee ® 10 Optimum Series Optimum-8 Optimum-10 Optimum-12 SMS™-1 SubContractor™ Series SC -1250 SC -10 SC -12 SC -15 SC -IW SC -IF/IC SC-600 Amp SC-602 Amp SC-600 IW SC-600 IF/IC VX-11 D D Series DD -10 DD -12 DD -15 DD -18 Digital Drive 18 12 Signature Edition DEQ-[...]

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    12 . www .velodyne.com VX-11 User’s Manual FOR YOUR RECORDS. . . Date Purchased_________________________________________________________________ Dealer_________________________________________________________________________ Serial #________________________________________________________________________ *NOTE: Please complete and return your war[...]

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    13 . www .velodyne.com VX-11 User’s Manual V elodyne Acoustics, Inc. 345 Digital Drive Morgan Hill, CA 95037 408.465.2800 voice 408.779.9227 fax 408.779.9208 ser vice fax www .velodyne.com Ser vice E - mail: ser vice@velodyne.com Product E - mail: help@velodyne.com T echnical E - mail: techhelp@velodyne.com 63 - VX11 Rev A AUG09[...]