Velodyne Digital DrivePLUSSeries - Manual (Page 6)

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 integrates with systems consisting of classic turntables and
analog amplifiers to those with surround sound processors and digital media players. Whether you want awesome bass while watching
movies or you’re an audiophile, the Digital Drive PLUS has features and optimization options to suit you.
This introduction is your road map to which parts of this manual apply to your audio system and needs.
READ WHAT YOU NEED TO
This manual has multiple parts, so only read those parts that you need to. This allows you to quickly set up and start enjoying awesome
bass without having to read through lots of pages that don’t apply to your type of audio system(s) or your bass optimization needs.
The rest of this introduction summarizes this manual’s sections, their goals, what’s in them and in what cases reading it is recommended.
PART ONE – OPERATE
Goal
• To help you understand the Digital Drive PLUS features and how to use its inputs, outputs and controls.
Recommended If
• You want to know what Digital Drive PLUS features are available to you.
• You want to know how the audio genre presets impact the subwoofer’s output.
• You are unfamiliar with the uses of the input and output connectors on the back of the Digital Drive PLUS .
• You are integrating your Digital Drive PLUS into an advanced audio system that uses a universal remote to control all the
components in your system.
What’s in this Part
• Description of the functions of the controls, inputs, outputs and display on the Digital Drive PLUS .
• Description of the remote control button functions.
• Description of of the audio presets.
• How to remove and re-install the front grille to access the front controls.
• Description of the power modes, including standby, active and night.
• Description of the serial (RS-232) commands available for controlling the Digital Drive PLUS .
PART TWO - CONNECT
Goal
• To help you connect one subwoofer or multiple subwoofers into your existing audio system(s).
Recommended If
• Your audio system requires connections not covered in the Quick Start Guide.
• You are controlling your audio system using a 12V trigger signal, serial (RS-232) commands, or ethernet port.
• You have a separate surround sound system in addition to your music system. For example, you have a different
amplifier, receiver or speakers you use for listening to music than you do for watching movies.
What’s in this Part
• How to connect using an LFE signal.
• How to connect multiple subwoofers using one subwoofer as a master to control the other slave subwoofers.
• How to connect separate Right and Left audio channels to your subwoofer(s).
• How to connect two audio system outputs to your subwoofer using the line-level and speaker-level connections.
• How to connect if controlling your audio system using a 12V trigger signal, serial (RS-232) commands, or ethernet port.
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Digital Drive PLUS User’s Manual INTRODUCTION