Velodyne F1800RII User manual

" If you know subU'oofers, you know about Ve fodyne .•
-Corey Gr eenberg
Home Th eche r Technol ogy/ February 1 995
F ac e Off : Comparison of five subL\'oofers
"... the clean, full, and extended quality of the F-1800R ', bass caused me
to gasp wit/ ll/le recog ni tion I/l atl was finally listening to real subwoofer .•
N ••• our en/ire listening room swelled wi th solid, satisfyill l bass, as if both
mus ici an and instrument were in tlJ e room.•
N• • • scenes such as the pre-batt/e sequence in Bravehea' . .. may very well
have threatened the room's structuralintegrity had we ~t backed off the
volume a bit... •
- AI Griffin
Ho me Th eat er/ Dec ember 1 996
Gear Gu ide
Ve l odYlle Acoustics, I nc .
1070 Commercial St. Suite #10·
San Jose, CA 95112
408.436.7270 voice
408.436.7276 fax
Web Site:
11I1p:! /www.velodyne.cc 0
E-mail: velodyne@earthlinlcnet
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F1800RII
Owner's Manual
Vel odyn e
SERVO-CONTROLLED
Audio/Video Subwoofer System
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Caution
To reduce the risk of el ooric shock. do not remove rover (ortack). No u ser -so iceable parts ulside.
Refer servic i ng to qua l if ied service personnel.
The tighting H ash willl arrowhead symbol is intended to alert the Use!" to the prr ence 01 uninsulaled
" d,HlgElfOUS vo/Iage" withinlheproducl's enclosure \hal may be atsufficient rna ,t ~tude looonstituta a
risk of eleclric shock10 persons.
Theexclamationpointsymbol is in\erlCiocll0 alert the user tothepresence of im >rtanl operating and
malnlenance (servicilg) instructions in the lilcmlu(C aa:ornpanylllg the Sool'lO aI".
1. Read Inslructions - AI safety and operaLng ~ Gh!:lUd be reiId OOIore the bwooIer is opcra1Cd.
2. Retain Instr\lClions - The s3fety and opora~ng instrucbons shooJd be retailOd IurII lie IClefence.
3. Hood Wal!"i~ - An warnings on the so.b"V'OOler and In Ulil opelllbng iostn.diGns ! :IUId be actIered to.
4. Folow tns \r lJ(;lioIls - A~ operating and use In$l llJ(;tI(lf1S should be folclwed.
5 W ol ler ard l.!oIs tUl e- Th esub, o,ooler should not be usednellrwJ.ter-lorexample, no ra baU!lub, wa5hbowt.
kitchen Sink . !J.urldry tub. In a wei b.l00menl. nelll a swlrrtllwlg pool or UK! like.
6. Ca. rt s&nd Slanc1s- The subwoofer should beusedonlywllhacartor5tilndreCOllll1len 1 dbythemanufactUlet.
7. Wa ll or eailng)"bunting -The SIbM:lofer should be fl"IOl.<"1lOO to a "all orcellingo , , as fl!CXlr:lmefded IJ)'
tile ITIDnulactu,ef.
8. Vl!fl~talion- ThII~er sl"DulclboSllualod flO\h;;tllStocaIiooorposiliondceall!' nte<fere ... iIh ibproper
wnlilalioo . FOf e~o. ~-.o subwoolefshould no! be ~~l>8led 01111 bed.soIa.,us;. 01 niIar ~tace dw may
bIoc.k theVflllllbbonopcnincp;OIpI3cedinebuill-ininslaJalDl wchasa bcokcaseor • bo1ellh<ltmey~
Ihe Row CIt air thfougtl the ventilatiln openrno$. .
9. Heal -TIleStbwooler s/1DU1d be SItuated B\vay 110m heat s,oun:e5 :>t.d> as rad1llOf ")8;,/ regislet$. SIOIIes,
or 0Ih0r subwooIerslhal proWce heat
1 0. Power Saufees -The SJJbwoofer should be comecIOO to a"",ver St~ onlyof It I',-pe doscri!ed in the
operatM lg nsuuctilns 01 as mal\t.ed 00 the SlbI.llOOIer.
11. POIVIlf·Cord Pm t echon -Power -supply COIOS stlOlAd lJc ,oute<! so that they are IlOI , Illy to be walked on Of
pinc h ed by items p'.aced L!pOIl or aga instthem.patrl ng pan ic ulilr aUentioo tOCOlds, plugs, COIlIIenience
l ec~oc l (ts . al Xl llle point al wh idl lh ey e ><ill1 orn ~1C Sljbwoo fer .
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2. ·Caution:TOjJfwentel e<:trica lshock. rnalct1 widebladeolplug 10 wi de sial.lulynse.-te- 'AnOOtlorL Poureviler
las chocs clectriqucs.
intrOOJjre lame Ia plus lrugo de ta flChedans lalxlmeCOIti!Sf mante de Ia prioo at
povsser iuSQu· au land.-
1 3. Cleanng -The sWwoofer shotJd be cleaned 0I1IV as rccornrnended by !he maruI. uet".
14. Non.Ise ~- Thepower r;:ord 01 thesub\\1Xlfer shorJd be l.-.pItq;ped!rom Itot! or. 11 whenleltIFUSOdIor
a long penod CIt bme.
15. 0bfeCt and LJcr..ord Entry -CareshuI.t1 be taken so that objeds do IlOIlai and iqon re no! ~ onto the
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16. Damage RaqltrinO Servioo - The SlbY.'OOIer &hor~ be $CMCed 17-1 qualiliedsarvic , )8rsomo\ when:
a. T!la powar-supply eo<d Of plug has bean damaged.
b. Ob:ccts have fa llen or liquid hlIs bOOn spil!ad ilto the subwooler.
c. The subwoo fe r has been e~posed to 'olin.
d. The subwooferdoes flOt appear tooperate nOrmally Of exhiblls a flklri<ed eIl< . III in pcrlormarce.
o. The s ubv JOO ter has been dropped Of damaged.
17 . Scrvic~-· The lJ5er shotAd notattempt to service the sri:rovooIerbeyonr:l whal is de ribe<lio U16op1lraling
instructoons.
AD other servicing should be releuc!l 10 qualified saMr;;e perSllfY1el.
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COl/gratulatio1/s!
Congr.nubtions on your purch:lse ofa Vtlodyne sub\\oorc r sys tem. Thi s system
represelll5 [he absolute st:ncof the an in :lccu r :He low freq ue n cy rep r ouuction. \ Y/e
beli eve thiS to be t he finesl suIJww ferav:lilable am'\vhc: r {.' 1 In (his n ew 5 ubw()of er,
we have comb ined ou r mlle:!l new dril 'cr & amp lifier de Si gns to ob t:tin our
lI< l ditiona ll yacc ufJte so ulld while increasing effic ienq and o llrpu t to new st:l llcbr ds.
Tilis e.xceptional sub\\'oof~ r \\iIJ prov id e rOll wi th yea rs of unpJr:J!lele,d li ste ning
pleasure. Enjoy~
Calltion!
Pl ease observe {he follo\\ ing inS{nlCtiulls to in s ur e safe :lIl ci proper sys lcm
oper.tlion.
Warning!
To pn:\ ·c nt fire orsh oc kI t:IZ:lrd, do no t expose this equip l utlll tu rJin orm oisture.
To amid clectlic.11 shock, do nO[ open speake r enclosure or amp ch ass is cm"tr.
Please obsen'e all '.\~Jmings on the equipme nt itself. 11 1c rc ,Irc no U Se rsen'i ccablc
pans insidc. Pl ease refer all sLwice questions to yourautllorized Vcloo)"ne dea l er .
Prior to installation
Ple: l se unpack the s},stem ( mefull} '! This unit b extremely hl"lVY. Usc ca utioll when
lifting of moving to amid in jllll'- Remove all st ap le s used tuse31 the C, lrI on as Ihey
can sCr.J.tch the cabinet. Please save the carro n and ,1 11 pJCbg in g materials for
future usc. Packing this unit in any o th er canon Ill:!)' r esul t in strere damage whe n
shipping. Please lake a moment to record tile seria l nurnbcran dc i:ll e/local i on of
purchase in the s pa ce pro\·idecl on lhe walT3llty elll! f or future r eference.
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Product Features & Cont r ol s
• 18' su bwdofe r wi th ta ndem 3" voice coils & 220 0 magnet
• Buill-in 600 watf (RMS) hi gh effic i ency class D eml ifier
• Accelerometer b ased selVo cont rol system for ex t 3me accuracy
• Adjusta ble (40 to 120Hz) low-pass crossov er (dare,l iable)
• Sele ctabl e (80 or 1 DOH z) high-p ass crossover outj: I It s
• Bal an ced (XlR) inp ut s
• li ne-l evel (RCA) inpu ts & outp u ts
• Spe ak er-level in pu ts & ou t pu ts with 5 way binding p sf conneclions
• Sig na l sensing a ut o turn on/off (defectabl e)
• Va r iabl e vol um e control
• Sele ct ab le p r, ass con trol CO ' or 180 ")
• Select able subsonic filter (15Hz or 35Hz)
• Fr equency resp onse of 1 6Hz - 120Hz +/- 3dB
• Det ac h able power cord
• Mag neti ca lly shie ld ed for vid eo use
• Mu ltiple st agge r ed l ow-p a ss crossovers; 12dB/oct ve initial.
48 dB /oc l ave ultima te
• Gain compressio n circuit pr e ven ls over excursion amp clipping
• Infrar ed r emote c ontrol wi th power, volume & mL.13 f unctions
• Ex te rn al r emo le conn ec t or for custom install af ion
• Power on & protecti on indi cat or L ED (green)
Installatioll
" O UT new Velexlrne serro subwoofer pro\'idl""S for a number ofinsul. lion oplions. Re:!d
aU Ihe ins t alla t io n infonllJlio n below In orderlodcll:mli newhkh insl: !)Ii onOp ll 0 11 is besl
f or your 5)"s t em. Ne mclllb e rto pc /f o /'m lIli ill s lnllal ioll p mcci I ,r es witb sy stem
power tllmed oJf!!!
Inputs
You r new subwoofer is equippe dwi th sp eaker.len:l , line·level Jnd b:ill Iced ( XI.R ) inpu i s.
U se Ihe LI NE L EV EL jac ks w he n co nn ec l ing rOUf subwoofe r t( a prc-:Jmp, signal
processo r, lin e,level crossover, or reccire r wilh pre';lmp le\'eI out~ ts. 111C SP EA KER
LEVEL ja cks co nneCI ui K 'C1ly (0I he speaker ou t pulS of ,my amplifier, Itegr:ned amplifier
Of rece i ver. Your amp l ifier section will notice no addilional l o:Jding c :CIS when you use
th ese inpUl s du e10 Ih eir ve ry hi gh impecb n ce.
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Do liD /li sebolb UNE IE 'EL andS PI:'A K ER [.£VEL CO lll/ f'C ti O J/ S S i/JIlfltall eO Il S ~) ' !
Vo lum econtrol
111i5 comrol allmrs rou to babnce the Olltput fro m th e Sl l bll'ou fer to th emain spe aKer s/
'lI11plifier in your sys t em, This co nt rol ~hould be set 10 :1I.:hien: si m il:!r output le r e! fro m
both Iht! m.1in s[X"Jkers and subwoofer wh cnlistcning to music. -111(' rclllOlc Ill:ty t hen be
used fur minme/ t cmpol';ll':' adjustmentS, soch as increasing the \"u[ume fu r home the:ne r
uS:lge. A good staning puim for t he volume coll t ru l is 3 or of d lj l ~ [[ 'O m mi ni nl1.ll11 .
Low· pass cro ss ove r- 4 01 0 120H z
All inputs sum Ihe ldl and right channels together , \\ilh t hc resuh i ll£ sign:11 p:tssing
through an :JJiu:.tablc lo\\,·p;\SS cro~sor~r I:x:fure lJein::; :1!l1plifitd. '!lIe crussul"a (U ot ru l
allo\\s )"ou 10 aujust the uppe r limit of Ihe subwooft.:r 's fre qll t.:I K ), n ;,s p o n ~c from -10lO
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20H z.11 1es ub lrooft:r 's resl xmse will,begin rolling olT ;llx)\'e Ihe frequency you st.:tlhis
contrullO. You should set [he crossover frequency to obtlin :I smoOlil and scJmle!lS
trJl1Silion frum Ihe subwoofer to Ihe lll:Jin s pc:Jkef':) in your SrS1clll. If your ma in spl';lkcrs
:Ire s lll:l1ler unil:) with limi t ed low frequcncy OtiIPU 1, )'ClU ma )' \\ ' is h to ch oose II h ig l' t: r
frequ~nq ' (suc h:15 1 0()' 120Hz) th:m rOll \\'oui<1 wi th iargerspeaki.:rs Irhkh ha n: gre:llt.:r luw
frequenq' OUiPUI. \nlh urger s peakers, )UU mi ght st :l rt wilh this conuul set l ol\'e r,su ch
" SO liz .
A byp:b,S s\I" itdl is also pro\'idrd if you \\"ish to lise an externa l cr05so",:r. If ),011 ar e /101
/lsillg (JII exle r/wi e !'O SSO l :C ,. , /f 'e r eeo mm elUi that JOII l Ise the olle prol'ilIe{[
lI'ilbi llliJ e III/ it/ or op ti mlllll peljol' lI/ tll/eef
Ph ase :tdju s tment. O' /1 80'
This co nt rol :tllows you the "rercrse" the phase of Iht: subwoofer's UW PIlI Sigll;!] ISO ' 10
correct for :1Il ~ ' possible m is ntllch & re s ulling cant'dbli on bcll\'een I he ~ub\roofer and
rOlir main s]X"Jkers/:llllplifier. To Jdiu s i. simply listen to the sy)tem \\'ilh mus icp L1ying .
Then m ore the s\\ i tch from one positio n to the o th e l' :l nd b ten for achange III 1 01 \'
frequency O utpu t. The correct position will h:Jre agre:lItr ;lmO UIli of :tp p :lrem 101\'
frequency outpUI.
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Sub s onic- 15H Z/ 3jHz
Thi s , ldj us t l1lCllt :l l ters the low frcqucnq ' lim it of the subwoofer. I lr most !ij"!i tCIllS we
r cco mm cnd lhq 15Hz se tting which will allol\' the 5ubwoofer to Jelil r the maximum 101\'
b:l SS ou t pll t it was desig n ed for. In cl'r!a in muvie thener i nSt:llbtiOl which Sliggesl th:1l
rhe eX 1i"I : me low bass be lim it t:d ,m ove t he s witch position to 35Hz; lei the fcsl xmse will
be a tt e nu ated below th is f reque n cy .
Crossover switch· In/Oul
Thi s sw it ch al lows t il eekwonic CI"OSSOI 't r drcuiuy to be remored am the signal p:lth.
This i ~ re quir ed in ce rtain ins!:llblion s whkh roUle the si gnal throug iI c,tcrml processurs
wi th J crosso v er cir cu it of the ir 0\\"11, stlch;1.) rhe ne\\' digittlunits. Sir 11r muve the switch
to OUT to disengage [h e built in c roSSOl\.'r. F or all e ther i l15t a ll:ltior which do not han:
a se par;n c c:Icc t ro n ic cr ossm ·er Ire r ecommend you l eare the inte l :i! crossm·er IN [0
p ro vi de up ti mum pe r form:lIl ce.
AUlD turn on sw itch- Aut o/ On
Thl' a uto turn on sw i tch allow s th e u ser to utilize ur b)'p:tis the :lUl l l:ll ir .signal st"lbing
ci r cu itrr.\ \'h en SCI in the AUTO mode \\"jth IlUinl)()\\"!:f ON the ~llb ' JUf er wiH [urn itself
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on whe nIninput ~ i gnal is prcselll . If no sign:ll is prc~ent, aftcr ~en:'rJ I liml(es thc unit will
s hut it sel f uff. \\ 'l1en se t in lh c ON m ocie, tlle:lUtO turn on/offfunc ti o r i:i byp:lS:.ed alltl t he
lin it \\ · il l be on whe n ever the Ill:lin pOlrer switch is on. If YuH prefer ! use the remote to
((} 1HroI uilit pow e r, Ire r ecommend you le:tre the slrih.:h in [he ONI' s ition to dcfe;!t [he
:lut o llt H ic SenSi Jl g function .
External remot e jack
This connec ti on :lllol\'s :Ill au'\iliaf'l" infr::tr cd remote receil'er "eye' a be installed and
pLtceci where mmtto l1r e nicnt. This option is usua Hy only required ' hen t he sub\\"()Qfer
is to be pa n of a cus t om in st:l lb ti on in wh ich the bu i lt in "ere" (I{)( :ed adj3celllIO (he
spe ak er onrhefmllto: I[Oe) will be hidden in :l k.lG!liUll where it can m, adequ:!Iel~' receire
Sig nal s fro m th erem ote .
High pa ss cro ss over switch· SO/ 100Hz
Thi s sw it ch selects the fr equenql for the high pass crossover OUlplr i. TIlis cmssore r is
func ti ona l on bO!h li ne and ~pe:lke r · level o utpUl S. Smaller speJk{ i with limited low
fr eq uenC)' ~bi l it)' may prefer th e highe r lOOHz 5ct ti ng which will reduCt he low frequencies
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sent to thent. L:trgcf SpClkers \\"i l ll gre:tl[ rl ull' fr cquc l l(Y uut pl.llll l:l Y be al Jic 10 h:m cl lc th e
80Hz selting wi t hout s tr:lin.
Power swilch
T he master powerswitch is locmcd on the ri gh th: !l fof th~ un i t. Th is ruck er styli: sw it ch is
the main on/off for the unit. 111is s\\ · i!(h shou ld be se t to pos i tiu n1 (up) for Oil ;J nd 0
( down ) for off . If the unit is 10 bt: left unused for:m e xte nd ed per i ud uf ti me , til e mastc r
power switch shou ld be lUllled uff.
Deta c habl e p ow er cord
All ows fur e:JSy repbcemelll should the or ig inal be ( !:imag e d.
Infrared remote cont ro l
The remote comrol unit supplied with you r sub\\'oofe r allows fu r (O lwcn ie m : l d j u ~ t llle lll
of select s ub woo fer n.mctions. The IXlwer buttun turns t he unit on/off.T he I" o lu ille +/.
buttons on Ihe remOie lllo\\" you to inneJsc or decrease the o utpu t I" olume of th e un it
rd:.llivc tu tht:~ettillgof tIle rlUin rulurne cun l ro lon the r C;l r p:mL'i. The lll iddle re ~e l bU li(J 1l
re t urns Ihe rcmote rolume control to neutrJ l, Output len~ l wil l tlle n be dete rm in ed b)" th e
manuall'ulume cumrul Setting. Initi : tl se tup uf the uni t shu uld be performed \\ ·i tlt l ite
remute \"Olume al neulf.JI, \\!tile rOll adju~t the m:lIlu:!1 1"01UlllC kn ob 10 Il t llc li p layb a ck
lerels. TIle mUle button s ilclKe~ tite lIni!. If you c h ou~ 1..· tu ut il i;: eIhe remote tu t urn the
unit on / off, we suggest sening the autO tum on S\I· it ch to the on p os it io n. Th is d e~cti\"~ t es
the sensing cirnli uy :lllol\"ing Ihc remote to h: ll"e to[; 1I conrro i uf un it pU ll e r.
N OTE :T wo AAA bal/eries are required & included for operation. If the remote
control op erating range deteriorat es , plea se check batt e ries for deterioration.
Do nolieare remole placed 0 11 heat generating item s, sudl as amplifiers.
Lille-level conllection
Figure i shows connection t o:t pre·Jmpl ifier' s m:ti n()ut jl U I::i :tn d rCllI rn ing th e lll to yo m
amplifier inpUls.
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TO SATE LLIT E SP E ' K ERS_
\X 'ben in s tall ed inlhis fa~hi(Jn, your SJu:llitt spe:lkers will be eros.·u orer at 8O /l UO liz
which removes [he lowcr b:l55 from your amplifie r:lIltl spe.ikers, t' abling them to do a
belief job repn:xlucing high frequencies. B)I utili7jng th is mell xx }'Ou will h3\'C a bi·
amplified sys t em, g.1 ini ng im proved pcmef and he:lll r oum for rOUT ~) I enl.
Subwoofer outpulS
Th e VduJrne subwoo f cr is designl'u loopcr;ttc.:: using Ihe f ull ! ~mge j uiu Sigll:d fur input
when usi ng [he built· in cr OSSOl'eT. Some processol¥ret'c in :rs, h3\,1:: subwoofe rout" j:tck
th at is iru ernallr filtered and d e,igned to beused with J ronremion:ll; lplificrand SI:lC'Jker.
In somc fare c:lses, combin i ng oo th an ex lcr n:11 crossorer and III one internal to Ihe
~ l l b\\" oofe r may r es ult inl Ull" omp ut and illc r e:lseu noise. In Ihese lSt all at i olls rou may
Ilt edtob )' p:J s:i th e int e rnal crosso ver ill dther the processo r or Ve t dyne sub\\'oofer. III
some installation s, simp ly setti ng one crossove r to iI higher frcquenc :s uch as 1:?O li z) will
res tore Jll:J.;\imum perform an ce. Tobrpl SS t he subwoofer's inlcrnJ :r OSSO\-er when Ihe
unit is be ing fed a low pass signal f rom another (roSSOI er, simp ly l oe: ! th e swi t ch nlarkt'tl
X·over , OUT -IN on th e rear panel of the su bwoofe ra nd se t [0 [h OUT p os it io n. TIlis
will eli mina[ et he int e rna l crossove r fr om th e Signal path .
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If /l ot IISillg all cxtel"lUl1 C l"O ssove l ~ YOII s iJ ould li se tb ebillI '-ill crossover fol'
optimal p eIJOI'/I /{lIlCe .
Spealler-level cO llnectioll
Figure 2 shows an easy way to con ll eCl your Velod}'llc s uiJ\\'o of el· dirc C ll )1 1O yo ur receir er
or integrJ[ed amplifier.
Wl1en connected in this fashion, your s<lH:lli tc speakers will be crossed orcr at 8OIIOOHz,
which remm-es (he lower bJss from your speakers, c n3uli ng th em to do :I OCHer j ou
rcproduong high frequenc i es. YOil n!:l} ' ;[lso co nn ect your sa t el l it es di ~ ·c ClI)' lO yom
receil'e r or lmp l ifier :lIang with th e subwoo f er if YO ll wish to bypass tl Ie int e rna lhi gh - pa ss
crossovcr.
Calltioll!!!
To (woid damage 10),oltrmaill amplifier, be SlIre 10 1II(I;lIla;1I co rrect polarity
I I'lJ (! JI making al/ CO lI/l eC li O li s. lled GJOsitive) to fcd, alld black (llegative) /0
black. il e Sitre Ibiltall cO llllectiolisareligbt,(/luitbat tbere are 110 lo ose stramls
orJfllj'cd lI'ires.
Figure 2· Installotlon using speaker-level (f lom amp lifier) in pu ts
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IllterCOlll1ect cables
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\rhe n ins l alling\'our new Ve]ooyne sub\\'oofcr using [he line k'\"cl COl enions , roushuuld
always use shielded phano (<Ib l es. There :1I-e m:my derenll-:IDles ara I ble uxby, mosl :my
of which will work pelfec!!)' \\ell. \X'e do r~com1llelllllllJl you keep e length of t:tole as
sha n as-possible to :I\'oid :Ill)' JXllcmi, [1 noise problems.
\\'llen usi ng speaker level connections, use a decem qualiry spe3. ker lblt Ih:u m:ltes well
I\ ' i[h the connectors. Be Vel)' clfcfullO al'Oid any loo:.e slr.lnds or fr. :d wires whk:h nl:ly
result ina short, which may d:lnlagc your equipmen t. CJblts of eXI :mel)' large size ,Ire
t ypic;]ll}' nO{ required, [">;tJ"Cmdy large g:lugewire Im.y nOi [lroped)' fi n the binding pOSts,
r esu lti ng in a poor rollllcction :Hld IX)s.~ible :.11011 dn:uil.~.
Placement
T rliC sub\\'Oofer~ oper:u e al ext l-cmci), low frequencies which ;1I'e prill" l ily non-direct ion:11.
\~ ' Ilile il is r ewllullendct.1 tltl! lhe ~ub\\ uurer Ix: pbl\'U UI1 (ile :"lame i:lIIC ~l.'i Ihe s;.udlite
speakers, room ;lJltl s),slem condi t ion~ often dicl;ilcOlherwise. Keep it !lind that frequcnq'
respon sc:ll1d output level Gill be draslicaUy innucf}cet\ b)"pi:l(cme ,depe n clingon the
acoustic propenies of the listening room. T~l)iGJlI~', the optimum Iuc. ion fur:! sub\\uofe r
is l ucked away in a camerof your Ij~tening r oom. This 1000lion \\ilt USt lIyoffer Ihe gfC'Jlest
output le\'e1s and up[imumlow frequenq' cxten~ion. "111C \\"0131100 J on fur 3 sub\\ooer
il t),pic:JlIr Elr ;[\\'3)" from :lIly \1~lllS, :rnd dose 10 lhe center of you room. Al'oid these
location s wllt'n I ~ ib!e . \~~len u~illg a pair of Velo:lyne subw() ees in stereo. it is
prefer.lble 10 place each s ubw oofc r by the salellite uf the s;,lme (h:u l d.
Ca lii/ou!
IbisslIbwoojer bas eleC I I"OII;CS buill ;1/10 Ibe wbillet. Do 110 , )/tlce th ecnbillef
lIext to sOl/rces of beat .meb (lsJ"l'Jlace regislers, radiators et c. Do 1101 place
tile IIlIif lIe(l/' SO//fces oj excessive l1Iois/ure, sitc h as el lt' 1OI'(flil 'e coo l ers~
'mlllidifi ers , e tc, 17le jJolI'ercord sho llld be rOil t ed ill slIeb a,I (l)' tbat il lI'ifI 1I 01
be walked O ll , /Jillcbefl, or compressed ill (Illy way Ib m co uld reslllt ill
dalllagillg /be il/Sllialioll or wire,
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Regardless of where rou instil! rour Velod}'llc subwoofcf, it mus t remain in an up right
position (woofer f<lcing forward ). Us i ng, s hipping, ormherwi~r st oring lhe subwoofer in
anr ol her position for:.1I1 extended l:lCf i od uf time Ill:W re.'iUl l lll d:J.ma"e to the unit not
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cO\'ered b)' W;IIT;l!ll~(.
The FI SOOR II subwoofer is magnetically shielded 10 reduce the alllount of stray magne t ic
energy emined from the speaker's mOlO r stntClure. This gre:u 1ri ncre:LSe5 flexibility when
plating the unit clase to \icleo monitors as t here is I'ery lillIe ~trJ}' magnetism. Ho\l·ert'f,
this shielding may not be adt'qu::ue in certain cxtrcmely scn silh"c inst:llbiiolls . Cer lain
type s of televisiuns Jre panicubrlr scnsitire to str.ty nl:lgnetic fields, If I'our ( del ' i~iun
produces distoned colors :!fter insl:llling your sub\\'oofer, simply inc r ~e r ile dist:mce
between your ! eleri:iion :md the subll"oofer, tlll ! il nOI"l1131 co l or anti op cr: l1i ol1 is retu rn ed.
Protection circllit!'y
Your new subwoo f er is equipped with spL"'Ci:J1 pn J tcction ci r cui tr y10 provi de m J., imunl
perfOml;]IlCe with gr e.1te5t rcli:lbilit}'.
The uni t is pro l C(tcd ag:l i nst:
I) Ol"enhil ' ing Ihe speaker or amplifier.
2)o.·erhe:lling Ihe amplifier.
3) ['(({'Ssire drop in power linc rollage.
The first t}-pe of protection circuitry which pr crems o\'erllriling of the speaker or amplifier
oper.lIes cons l aml}' without being :IlJdibl e under most si{u.u i ons. [n some extreme
situations (s us lained high output lerels s Ll ch as pro suund usage I, the unit may shut JOWII
monll:ntaril},. 111e green power letll11:!)' also blink rJpic!lr. Th is indicales oper:ltion of {he
therm:!1 orunderl'oltJge protecUon (ircuitl)'.lf this shaulJ happcn, rou .'Ihou[(1 reduce the
volume selling Of shut t he unit off until nomlal OperJ{ingcol1d i lion~ rel um. You m ay also
\\'alll to plug { he un it illloa r..Iifferem wall olltle!, as uropping pOWt'f lin ero ll ag e will be m os t
nOlice: l ble unde rSi renuous conditions.
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Distortioll ill 10Ild~1) e (/kers
Nonline: lr dislhnion is a problem which plagues all spt:lkers, 1115 partku]ar type of
dis to rtion isa commOn problem in subwoofcrs, which must mol'c!: ge all10UIlIS of :lir to
produce :tdeqmte lel'ds of deep O:ISS. l'i'onlinear JblOrtillll b til ncd as :lIlr fonn uf
distortion t l1:11 mOl' es energy fmm one ponioJl of the audio fn I uenrr spcctrum 10
::lIlother. When a single tone is applied to a n on linC:lf system, tI, resul! is hamlonic
dis ton io ll . In wh ich some of the energy kar cs the srs1em at mu I pIes of th e origin:I1
frequency. When multiple lunes:lre:lpplied , imermodublion l onC'S Ie produced, u:'U.1Ur
as simple comoination~ of the inplll frcquenci~. Generall y, 3'b dis t ,: tion is considered a
l ·c : lst.lI1able :lI nllll ll [ for spC:lkers, '1111s means that 3n~ uf the IOt:l! enef! 'It':l\'ing the sp t. ";lker
is;!l frequencies olht:r 1h:l!l Ihe intended input sign:!L
;\ I osl Suo\l"oofers 011 the nurktt1Ud.tj' howewr, pruduce IllUdl!l\U ,than 3?o disLOnion
; 11 Wil i mun li stening kve l s. ~1;l1l)' models we hal 'c It' s lcd pnxlu : gn:alcr (han 2 0'~
llislOni on @:?:Ul lzwh end rircn to l OOtl I3. l1Jis is J IrpiGIl outpUlll'.;.i ob l:!ill cd in mallY
Srslems, pnlicubrly home thener systems. Even ;11 ! wa u, 111:111, conrcnlion:ll units
!; r oo u cc s(",'cl:lI pe r cell t disto rti un, Secondly, the tx ld or der, highcl l :lfmonics are much
more offensire to th e hum:lll ear Ih:lIlthe closer 21111 hamlOnic.
An i ll 1cr es tingr esult of this reduced dbtOniun is lh:u !:io me uf Ih e b:: i, \\hen pl:J)'ed orer
an ('xlrelJ)c l v:lcCul'Jle sub\\'oofer systcm, seem~ lO:Jctuallybc missin! TIle truth, howcrer,
is I hat the ': I~lissing" oass was ne\'er Ihere 10 begin with! Distonion pre LlClS of collremional
woofers :lcw:t!!\, add to thc bass SPC(lflllll Iluking il appear louder [ III recorded. Th is is
due to th e :Jdc ii liona l and unwanted harm onics (dbLO rtion) of Ill( 'und:lI11tllt;t! signal.
Wh ile (o1 1\"el1lion:11 subwoofe rs OO'Cf little 10 mmlm dislOnion plUI rLS, we:li Velotl~11e
hJve dc\"clope<1 allo t her W:l)' •..
111e Velodyl1e servo-colltrol solution
TIl e Velod)IIlC f1800flll produces sou ndint hes:Jmc mallnerasconre ionallo u ds p e'Jke r s:
:J cone·sh:llk'd piston is forced 10 move by means of :l1inC:lr mOlor.l Ilrel'e r, Ih i:; is abOlll
t he only colll'en l ionallJJrt of the s ubl\ ·oofer.
We determi n ed th at conl'entiollal mo tors :1Il' tln:lCcepL:tole when Gt xl upon to produ ce
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Lhe ~mOllm of Iin Cl.I!' motion we desired. Thb inadeq u ~cy bl liS [0 design an ill1pl 'Oved
motur Stn!C lure by in co q )Or: llill g twO coils, oper. !ting out of phase in :1 push-pull
conOgur.lIion "" ' i(hin 1\\'0 magnetic gaps &su spc nde<l 0)' dU;11 spiders fOf crcn greater
Iint."Jfil} '. W 'e designed this mOlar to produce orer o ne inch (I-I/B" [0 be exac t) of lincar
motion, with a maximum mech:lllicallimit of 2" pe:lk to peak. A j ~o, I\'ilh t his un i que
configur.llion, the distonion prOLlUClS are re<luced br a faclOf of 1\\"0 ovcr con rentional
single coil struaures with dr:lmatil"ally improl 'e d cunc control. This dr i ver :llone would
result in less distortion than ;m y other non SC[YO design. \X'e :l l so des igned tl li ~ m OlO I' to
lJe maglll.:tiC'JUy sh i elded fr om the s tan, to :dlow fur COl1l"tnien t phu.:cniem Ilcar lile
te\t.'\i::;ion mon it ors of home Ih C'Jte c s)':,tems, Aflcr op timi zing erery remaining part of Ihc
10ud~Ik'Jker, we Ihel1 tllllled [0 [he ekClronics.
As in our other seno products, we then incoq)QI~lIed dU'icd - luup :t(ce1eromeler lxlSl'(l
senu-coJltrol of the loudsPl":lker. At llle h eart of thL~ control s~'stel1l is a 10\\' ma~
accelt:romcter rigidl r:nlac hed 10 tll C I'oice cull. The Kceleromt.:ler co n tiJlllous l )' m un i tors
cone Illations, prol ' iding us \\itha feedback signa! f onh e sen'ocomrul ci rcuil1Y. T hh high.
g:till s}'stcm is designed 10 improre line:J.rity :lI1d reduce distonion approximatc!)" 30 tillles
over co nr en tiunal non·serro :,ystems, \\'hile the input si gml is bei llg St.: Il (to the a mp lifie r
\\ hich powers the dri\'er ,J colllillllQUI! signal reprcseming cone lllol i(H! is lJeing scm to a
COmp;lrJWf circuit. This c in .:uit cons l:lIltl y adjus\.s for anrdt\'blion bct\\"(~en Ihe inpu t
S ignal and the subwoofcr'so utpul. This sel f regulation results in t,:.'((reme COntro! ol"erconc
mOl"cmem , md I'cry accurate loll' distortion sound,
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To proVide the pulyer for dril'ing this masSI\'t: loudspeaker, we incorpor:Ilc,.-'d:1.I1 e,~tremely
efficient cbss 0 switching amplifier. One t hat is capable of I11111l in g coo l10the !O u ch :l lld
prO\iding 600 \\':ms ( RMS )of power! At tfpied lis tening lerels , the FlSOORJI produces less
thall 0.3% hamlOOic dislOnion Irith inpu t Signals e).tending 10 ]O Hz and below. Al highcr
lcrels thc distonion 111rely exceeds 1 %, far ocller t han any collremiu n al desig n currentl) '
on lhe market. T his combina tiun provides rOll Wilh the beSt combin:llion of dean, deep.
.1(cur.ne b:.l!:iS, without making anr sJcrifice !O di stonion.
Care oj)'OIlI' slIbwoojel'
Do not use any hmh detergents or che mical s [0 cle:lIlthe Gloillt t. Abr.lsil"es, detergcnts,
or cleaning solutiOns may d; unage the finish on the cab in et, \X'c recommend usi ng a cI:U ll p
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cloth [0 dean th e clbi ncL During n Olm~11 cond iti ons, rou r new sub·, )Ofe r mar be lefl on
comilluou:,]l' without any probltllls. '!1IC unit is cquipJk-1.! \\ ilh <l sign -sen~ing (Urn o rt/uff
11 m will 3U10mmiGllly tum 0 11 t he unit when a signal is presem:n [I inpUis and !Urn off
Ih eu ni t af t er sereral minutes when 1here is no longer Jny sigl1.1J :It [ ~ inp uts. If )'ou pbn
to k'J\'e the sub\\'oo f cr unused for an eJ\tcndcu pt:l iod of time, we 'COmmend th:u you
tum off lhe mas terp ower switch on the rear panel.
Troublesbootillg & Service
If YOli should experie n ce a problcm wi th lheopef':ltioll of your subWj' Ifer, please check all
of [h e fo ll uw in g before seeking se r\'ic l', F o!lolVing isJ si mple trou eshooling gUide 10
assist),oll.
I. Ver if y lInit ispl ugged in and powe r Outlet used b actil'e.
2. Is pUII 'e r slI' i tc h on?
3. Isa \l tO tum on/of f set properly?
~ . Is unit r eceil'ing:lIl input sign:ll from your sauro :?
5. Hal'C a ll co ntrols on subwoofer lmlulllt', crassorer, phase, etc been properJ) ' SCI?
6. [s th e mu tt' on the rem ote control eng.1geu?
7. Are both v olu me control!! properly set?
8. [f un it has bet'll running 3t high [c\\: ls for:m e.\lendnl pt'liod f time , une of the
protecti on circui ts mar be engaged .
•H as Ihe bui h .il1lmplifier orerhe:ued?
- Is rour power line voltage s:lggi ng unde r hen1 ' use?
If the protection drcuiuyis active, lh e unit m:lrq'c1e on ami uff umil Jer.uing IXlramctcrs
relUnl to normal. Pr otection circuit oper.llio n is us ually imlicated by blinking power led .
Under m ore seriUllS comlitions, the ullit In:ly shut off complelely. I, mml operat ion II ill
return upon cooling, but you mal' be rL'(luired to t um the IX)\\'cron no then on 3g:lin 10
reset the uniL
Th ef ollow in g co nditi ons rCCluire scn ' icc by a tj\l3lifi ed lcchllici:tn:
1. The row er cor d h :IS I )t;co me cbmaged.
? 111e uilit does not :lppear to operme n ormally ur exhib it sa Ill, {ed change in
pc rform'lIl ce.
3. Th e unit It b been exposed to wa t cr.
4. Some p:trt of the l':lbinet or circu i lt)' is phYSically damaged.
nWllk YOII for purcbasillg a Velo l fYlle!
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SPECIFICATIONS
Cabinet (incl. legs)
Frequency Response
Harmonic Distortion
Subsonic Riter
High Pass Crossover
Low Pass Crossover
Phose
Amplifier
Woofer
Magnet
Magnet
Structure
Voice Cotl
Inputs
Oulputs
Warranty
W,?ight
F1800lUl
.21·1 /4' x 23· 1/4 x 18·1/2 ' (W.H.DJ
16Hz· 120Hz+/·3dB
< 1% (typical)
15Hz or 35Hz
80Hz or 100Hz (6 dB/oct ave )
40Hz • 120Hz (12 dB/octave initial,
48 dB/oc t ave ul tim ate)
o· /180'
Class D. 600 watts RMS. 100] \'.;) 11 5peak
18' forward fi ri ng. high-exc urs i on 2' ma x.
22Ooz. (13.7 I bs.)
38Ooz. (24Ibs.)
Tandem 3' push-pull
Line-level. Balanced & speak
er -l evel
Una-level & speaker-level
Two years (parts & labor)
105lbs. (ap pr ox.)
SpeciflCallons are sub/ect tochange ~\ilhou l notice.
FOR YOUR RECORDS.
DATEPURCHASED ______ ______________________ _
DEALER
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SERfALH
- NOT E: Please complete and return your warranty card within ten (10) days.
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