Velodyne Acoustics DD-18+ manual

SET UP U SER INTERFACE MANUAL Digital Drive P LUS DD-10+, DD-12+, DD-15+ and DD-18+[...]

1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 10 10 11 1 1 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 15 15 17 17 19 INTRODUCTION Introduction Manual Organization P ART ONE - WINDOWS U SER INTERF ACE FOR OPTIMIZA TION (RECOMMENDED INTERF ACE) Virtual COM Port Driver V elodyne’s Digital Drive PLUS Windows Setup Software Software Installation Requirements Installing the USB Virtual COM Driv[...]

INTRODUCTION O ne of the advanced features of your Digital Drive PLUS s ubwoofer is the available options for optimizing the bass output, including Self-EQ, Auto-EQ PLUS and Manual-EQ. Y ou can use all the optimization methods, except Manual-EQ, without either of the user interfaces for Digital D rive PLUS o ptimization. However , if you want to us[...]

P ART ONE - W indows Interface for Optimization (Recommended Interface) I n order to use the Windows interface to perform any setup or optimization of your Digital Drive PLUS s ubwoofer , the following two programs need to be installed on your computer: • USB Virtual COM Port Driver • V elodyne’s Digital Drive PLUS W indows Setup Program B ot[...]

Software Installation Requir ements The USB Virtual COM Port software and V elodyne’s Digital Drive PLUS Windows Setup software require the Windows operating systems a nd minimum hardware as shown in the table below . W indows Setup Software and USB Driver Minimum Hardware and Operating System Requirements 32-bit and 64-bit Home and Professional [...]

5) In Windows 7, if you see an AutoPlay dialog window as shown below , click Run V elodyneDD+Setup_v###.exe under the text that reads “Install or run program from your media.” If the install program doesn’t start automatically , you can start the installation by double-clicking on the V elodyneDD+Setup_v###.exe file in the CD directory in Win[...]

6) The driver install is performed in a black background command prompt window . It begins by displaying the echo off message as shown below . 7) The driver install can take anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes, depending on the configuration of your computer . When the driver install finishes, the FTDI CDM Drive Installation process comple[...]

8) The Select Setup Language dialog window opens. Select an install language and then click OK . 9) The V elodyne Digital Drive PLUS Setup Program Wizard opens. Click Next to continue. [6] D igital Drive P LUS U ser Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERF ACE FOR OPTIMIZA TION[...]

10) Read the EULA (End User License Agreement), then select the I accept the agreement option. Y ou have to accept the EULA to continue with the software installation. 1 1) Click N ext . 12) Browse to where you want to install the Digital Drive PLUS Windows Setup Program. The default location is your Windows Program Files folder . 13) Click Next. [[...]

14) Browse to where you want the program to appear in your Start Menu. The default folder is V elodyne Digital Drive PLUS Setup . 15) Click Next . 16) If you don’t want the installation to create a desktop icon for the Digital Drive PLUS Windows Setup Program, un-check the Create a desktop icon option. By default a desktop icon is created. 17) Cl[...]

18) Click Install. 19) If you want to run the Digital Drive PLUS Windows Setup Program now , select the Launch V elodyne Digital Drive PLUS Setup option. 20) Click Finish . [9] D igital Drive P LUS U ser Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERF ACE FOR OPTIMIZA TION[...]

21) Y ou should now connect your Digital Drive PLUS subwoofer to the computer with the supplied USB cable, making the subwoofer is powered on. This allows Windows to finish the driver installation. 2 2) Y ou can now begin using the software to set the equalization parameters for your subwoofer . A fter the installation of the Virtual COM Port softw[...]

Graphs • Frequency Response Graph: Displays the measured frequency response. Both the horizontal and vertical scales are fixed. • P arametric EQ Graph: D isplays the graphical representation of the 8 adjustable parametric EQ filters based on the Parametric Filter Settings . - Each diamond represents one of the eight parametric filters. The smal[...]

Save Setting Options • Save to File : Save the current settings in the program to an EQ optimization profile file on your computer . Same as the File > S ave As m enu selection. • Save to DD+: Loads the current settings or loaded EQ optimization profile in the Digital Drive PLUS Windows Setup Program into the D igital Drive PLUS s ubwoofer ,[...]

Preset Scr een The Preset screen allows you to view and modify the volume, low pass crossover frequency and slope, subsonic filter frequency and slope, p hase, and polarity of the presets including the Setup, or global, preset. The Preset screen also allows you to modify the contour frequency and level, and servo gain for each preset. This screen a[...]

2) Connect your subwoofer’s front panel USB port to your computer using the supplied USB cable. Refer to the Digital Drive PLUS User ’s Manual for directions on how to remove the subwoofer’s front grille to access the USB port. 3) The program establishes communication with the subwoofer and indicates this by displaying Connected or Connected,[...]

5) On the Frequency Response and Parameters screen, select the Self option in the EQ Optimization Option Selection and Initiation area. 6) Click Start . 7 ) The subwoofer produces its own sweep tone and its frequency response. 8) Y ou can watch the subwoofer smooth its frequency response by adjusting the parametric EQ filter levels on the Frequency[...]

5) When the subwoofer/EQ status line says Synced , start adjusting the subwoofer parameters. Do not attempt to adjust any settings until the Subwoofer/EQ status line says Synced . Synced means the subwoofer has synchronized its frequency measurement with the frequency of the sweep tone being played through your audio system. An indication of not be[...]

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE T his section includes information about how to fix issues you may have with the software and driver required to operate and optimize your Digital Drive PLUS . If you can’t resolve your software issue using this section, please contact V elodyne customer service at (408) 465-2851 or s ervice@velodyne.com. Issue: Can’t conn[...]

c. Click Uninstall a program under Programs. [ 18 ] D igital Drive P LUS U ser Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERF ACE FOR OPTIMIZA TION[...]

2) Scroll down to the “V elodyne Digital Drive PLUS Setup version X.XX” line and double-click it. 3) In the V elodyne Digital Drive P LUS Setup Uninstall dialog window , click Ye s . 4) When the Windows uninstall wizard has finished, the V elodyne Digital Drive PLUS Windows Setup Program has been completely removed from your computer . UNINST A[...]

T o uninstall the USB Virtual COM Port driver: 1) Go to the System Device Manager feature of the Windows Control Panel. Each version of the Windows operating system has a slightly different way to access the Control Panel and the System Device Manager feature. Refer to the Help system for your version of Windows to determine how to access the Contr[...]

P ART TWO - T V Screen User Inter face for Optimization In order to use the TV Screen interface to perform any setup or optimization of your Digital Drive PLUS subwoofer , you need to connect t he video input on your TV to the video output of the subwoofer . This part of this document covers: • How to make the video connection between your TV and[...]

Figure 1: Introductory Screen On the remote, if you press MUTE to mute the subwoofer or NIGHT to go to night mode, these settings are also displayed on the Introductory screen as shown in Figure 2. Figure 2: Introductory Screen with Night Mode and Subwoofer Mute The Introductory screen also shows the current power status – if 12V Trigger has been[...]

SYSTEM RESPONSE SCREEN F rom the I ntroductory s creen you can get to the S ystem Response s creen which is used to display the frequency response graph for the subwoofer ’s output. See Figure 3. See the Remote Control Button Sequence Commands table on page 25 for the button sequence. The System Response screen has the following information and f[...]

SYSTEM SETTINGS SCREEN F rom the S ystem Response s creen you can get to the S ystem Settings s creen by selecting N EXT . T he S ystem Setting s creen has the following information and features on it: • Display and modify the crossover filter , subsonic filter , phase, polarity , theater/music, volume, and other settings for each preset. • The[...]

REMOTE CONTROL BUTT ON COMMANDS F ollowing are commands and their remote control button sequences. Unless otherwise noted, these sequences work only on the Introductory screen. Remote Control Button Sequence Commands for TV -based Interface C ommand Button Sequence Description G o to S ystem Response s creen 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 On the I ntrod[...]

2. After pressing 5 , you see the System Response screen as shown in Figure 6. Figure 6: System Response Screen Go to the System Settings Screen T o get to the System Settings screen: 1. On the System Response screen, navigate the cursor to the NEXT field. 2. Press SELECT on remote. 3. The System Settings screen appears as shown in Figure 7. Figure[...]

Lock the Setup Preset Before modifying any of the individual preset settings, lock the Setup preset. Y ou can also lock the Setup preset to make sure it doesn’t get c hanged after setting up your Digital Drive PLUS s ubwoofer . T o lock the Setup preset: 1. On the System Settings screen position the cursor over UNLOCKED. 2 . Press S ELECT o n the[...]

Save Settings If you exit any EQ optimization without saving the settings, when the subwoofer power cycles, your settings return to what they were p reviously . T o save optimization settings: 1. Press the EXIT button on the remote, or position the cursor over the SA VE/EXIT field on either the System Settings screen o r the S ystem Response s cree[...]

Make & Save Preset Changes The simplest customization of parameters you can do is to make and save changes to the presets. Y ou can modify the preset parameters on the S ystem Settings s creen. See the Digital Drive P LUS User ’s Manual for a detailed explanation of the preset parameter settings that you can modify . 1) Go to the System Setti[...]

2. Push SELECT to be able to change the default preset. 3. Use the ▲ or ▼ remote keys to select the preset that you want as the default. Press SELECT . 4. Use the ▲ , ▼ , and remote keys to navigate to the SA VE/EXIT field and save per the Save Settings instruction above. Set Parametric Equalizer Filter Parameters Y ou can use the parametri[...]

A selected EQ that has been moved with its level changed and Q adjusted is shown in Figure 14: Figure 14: System Response Screen Modified 63 Hz EQ 5. T o unselect the EQ, press SELECT again. 6. Use and to position the cursor on another EQ, if desired, and repeat Step 3, until the room is equalized. Note: Don’t put more than one EQ at one frequenc[...]

Figure 15: System Response Screen with Self-EQ Selected 8) Y ou can watch the subwoofer smooth its frequency response by adjusting the parametric EQ filters on the System Response screen. Self-EQ doesn’t change the Setup preset parameters (volume, crossover , etc.) and uses the crossover set to 160 Hz. 9) When Self-EQ finishes, the sweep tones st[...]

9) When Auto-EQ PLUS optimization finishes, the front display status message shows End for 10 seconds, the subwoofer reboots by turning itself off and back on. The display shows the preset number and then volume level. During this process the new filter settings are saved into the subwoofer ’s memory . 1 0) While the subwoofer is rebooting, shut [...]

Perfor m Listening T est As a final thought on matching your Digital Drive PLUS subwoofer to your room, don’t forget the objective listening test. That is, make sure the u nit sounds good to you! Often, you may want to add a bit more bass than what would normally be considered flat even after you remove the major peaks and valleys to achieve a fl[...]

Power Off Mode Figure 18 shows the message displayed when the on the remote is pressed, powering down the subwoofer . When in this mode, p ress to reactivate the unit. Figure 18: Introductory Screen Power Off Mode Active Waiting for 12 V olt Trigger Mode Figure 19 shows the message displayed when the unit is waiting for a 12 V olt trigger to activa[...]

Defeat Subwoofer’s Low Pass Crossover Filter In rare cases you may want to permanently defeat the subwoofer ’s low pass crossover . For example, if you have not performed Auto-EQ PLUS , t he subwoofer ’s input from the receiver is limited by the receiver’s internal crossover to the bass frequencies, or you simply would rather not use the su[...]

P ART THREE - S oftware & Driver Updates Software updates and installation instructions for the USB Virtual COM Port driver , the V elodyne Digital Drive PLUS Windows Setup Program, a nd the V elodyne Digital Drive PLUS s ubwoofer firmware can all be found at www .velodyne.com. The V elodyne Digital Drive PLUS subwoofer firmware updates are app[...]

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