Features, Placement, Prepare for installation – Velodyne Acoustics SPL-800 User Manual

Page 6: Product features

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• Signal sensing auto turn on/off (defeatable)
• Variable volume control
• Selectable phase control (0° or 180°)
• Frequency response of 28 - 120 Hz (SPL-800 Series II), 24 - 120Hz (SPL-

1000 Series II), 22-120Hz (SPL-1200 Series II)

• Magnetically shielded for video use (SPL-1000 Series II and SPL-1200

Series II)

• Multiple staggered low-pass crossovers; 12dB/octave initial, 48dB/

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

Prepare for Installation

Your new Velodyne subwoofer provides for a number of installation
options. Read all the installation information below in order to determine
which installation option is best for your system. Remember to perform
all installation procedures with system power turned off to prevent
possible damage.

Placement

True subwoofers operate at extremely low frequencies which are primarily
omni-directional. While it is recommended that the subwoofer be placed
on the same plane as the satellite speakers, room and system conditions
often dictate otherwise. Keep in mind that frequency response and output
level can be drastically influenced by placement, depending on the
acoustic properties of the listening room. Typically, the optimum location

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Product Features

• 8" (6.5" piston diameter) subwoofer with 2.5" high-temp voice coil and

107 ounce magnet/204 ounce motor structure; 10" (8" piston diameter)
or 12" (9.7" piston diameter) subwoofer with 3" voice coil and 162 ounce
magnet/346 ounce motor structure

• Built-in 2000 watts Dynamic/1000 watts RMS high efficiency class D

amplifier

• Adjustable (40 to 120Hz) low-pass crossover (defeatable)
• Line-level (RCA) inputs and outputs
• Speaker-level inputs with 5 way binding post connections

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