Vibe BlackDeath 15 SPL User manual

IN
S
TR
UC
TI
ON
M
AN
U
AL
BlackDeath 15 SP
L
Subwoofer
Models: BD15 SPL
To ensure maximum
performance and safety,
please follow this manual.
Please retain the manual
for future reference after
installation
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O
WNER
S
MAN
U
AL
C
on
g
ratulations on purchasin
g
y
our VIBE BLA
C
KDEATH subwoo
f
er, please read this manual in
order to
f
ull
y
understand how to
g
et the best results
f
rom
y
our subwoo
f
er and ensure that all advice
on how to look a
f
ter the
S
ubwoo
f
er is
f
ollowed.
Thank
y
ou
f
or bu
y
in
g
VIBE, we hope
y
ou en
j
o
y
listenin
g
to
y
our product as much as we en
j
o
y
ed
c
reatin
g
it.
VIBE R&D Division
WARNING
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO DAMP OR MOISTURE - doing so may result in ¿re,
shock or damage to the product.
BEFORE WIRING DISCONNECT THE CABLE FROM THE POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL
- failure to do so may result in electric shock or injury.
ENSURE GOOD AND CORRECT CONNECTIONS - failure to make the correct connections
may result in ¿re or damage to the product.
KEEP THE VOLUME AT A LEVEL SO YOU CAN STILL HEAR OUTSIDE NOISE - failure
to do this may result in an accident. VIBE equipment is capable of producing sound levels
that can permanently damage your hearing. VIBE recommends caution when listening at high
volume. For safe and enjoyable listening the sound should be comfortable and clear without
distortion.
CAUTION
• Never connect any speaker lead to the car chassis. This can cause severe damage to your
speaker / car radio / ampli¿er.
• Before drilling or cutting any holes, investigate the layout of your vehicle thoroughly.
• Use caution when working near the fuel / hydraulic lines and electrical wiring.
• Observe the correct polarity when wiring, improper phasing may cause a loss of bass
response.
• Ensure that no moving parts catch on the speaker or grill (e.g. window or door handles, or
window glass inside the door)
INSTALLATION
• The quality of the installation will affect the system performance and reliability.
• Contact your nearest authorised VIBE dealer if you are unsure about the installation of this
product.
• Please mount this unit away from any potential hazards.
• Minimising the length of wires will provide higher audio output from the system.
• The speaker should be securely fastened to the mounting position using the screws pro-
vided.
• Pre drill your mounting holes using a drill and position with the template provided.
• Be sure to investigate your mounting area thoroughly for electrical wires, brake or fuel lines
or fuel tank to prevent causing any damage.
BLE F
ock or inju
ONNECTIONS
-
roduct.
EL SO YOU CAN STILL
ident.
V
ent is ca
your he
ommend
able listening the sound should be
peaker lead to the car chassis. This can cause s
/ ampli¿
cutting any holes, investigate the layout of your vehicle
en working near the fuel / hydraulic lines and electrical wir
orrect polarity when wiring, improper phasing may cause a lo
t no moving parts catch on the speaker or grill (e.g. window or door
lass ins
ALLAT
quality of the installation will affect the system performance and reliability.
ntact yo
llation of
product.
Please mount this unit away from any potential hazards.
Minimising the length of wires will provide higher audio output from the system.
the system
dealer if yo
E
equipm
ng.
V
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r
g the sound
car chass
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2

R
U
N IN P
R
O
R
R
C
E
D
U
R
E
VIBE recommends that
y
ou
f
ollow the run in procedure
f
or the subwoo
f
er detailed bel
o
w
.
Wh
en
yo
u
r
sub
w
oofe
ri
s
used
fo
rth
e
fi
rst
tim
e
i
t
i
s
v
ery
s
t
i
f
f
f
f
a
n
d
r
i
g
id, i
t
will t
a
k
e
tim
e
fo
rth
e
m
ovin
g
p
arts o
f
this subwoo
f
er to loosen up be
f
ore the subwoo
f
er will be read
y
to deliver its
f
ull potential.
F
o
rth
e
fi
rst
30
hou
r
s
i
t
i
s
reco
mm
e
n
ded
th
at
you
p
la
y
th
e
sub
w
oofe
r initiall
y
at
lo
wt
o
med
i
u
m
volumes,
g
raduall
y
increasin
g
the volume level as time pro
g
resses.
A
s
a
g
uide, i
f
you
l
i
s
t
en
t
o
yo
u
r
sub
w
oofe
r
fo
r
1
hou
r
e
v
ery
da
y
i
t
will t
a
k
e
a
mo
nt
h
fo
rth
e
s
peaker
t
o
run
i
n
p
roperl
y
.
Y
ou
Y
Y
will
no
ti
ce
a
bi
g
c
han
ge
i
n
th
e
sou
n
d
of
th
e
sub
w
oofe
r
o
v
er
thi
s
p
eriod,
as
th
e
s
pider
a
n
d
su
rr
ou
n
d
be
g
i
n
t
o
run
i
n
th
e
sou
n
d
will
g
e
t
deeper
a
n
d
ha
r
de
r
,
a
l
so
th
e
outpu
t
of
th
e
s
ubwoo
f
er will increase as the suspension loosens up.
A
ne
w
sub
w
oofe
ri
s
l
ik
e
a
ne
w
car
e
n
g
ine, i
t
needs
a
fe
wth
ousa
n
d
m
il
es
befo
r
e
you
can
d
riv
e
i
t
t
o
it
s
fu
ll
p
otential, drivin
g
i
t
int
o
th
e
‘
r
ed
l
in
e’
f
r
o
mth
e
fi
rst
da
y
will
mean
e
n
g
in
e
dama
ge
i
s
ce
rt
a
i
n
a
n
d
will
not
be
co
v
e
r
ed
b
y
warrant
y
a
n
d
th
e
same
applies t
o
th
e
sub
w
oofe
r. F
a
il
u
r
e
t
o
fo
ll
o
wthi
s
s
imple
p
rocedure is the most common reason
f
or a subwoo
f
er to
f
ail a
f
ter a ver
y
short period o
f
time.
W
I
R
IN
G
O
PTI
ON
S
Th
e
BLA
C
KDEAT
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sub
w
oofe
r
has
a
q
ua
d
1

v
o
i
ce
c
oil,
fou
r
or
more
ampli
fi
ers
may
be
co
nn
ec
t
ed
t
o
th
e
BLA
C
KDEAT
H
s
ubwoo
f
er,
be
l
o
wi
s
a
fe
w
d
i
ffe
r
e
n
t
wirin
g
e
xamples,
p
leas
e
c
h
eck
wit
h
yo
u
r
ampli
fi
e
r manu
f
acturer as to which wirin
g
method is most suitable.
142
1.5
 Series / Parallel 4Mono Series 2 x 2Series
BlackDeath 15 SPL ‘Bubonic’ Subwoofer
3

IN
S
TALLATI
ON
VIBE recommends that the BLA
C
KDEATH subwoo
f
er is onl
y
installed in a ported enclosure.
P
O
RTED EN
C
L
OSU
RE IN
S
TALLATI
ON
A ported or vented enclosure is not much more complex than a sealed desi
g
n, It consists o
f
a box
with a hole in it. The vented enclosure has to be correctl
y
desi
g
ned in order to
f
unction correctl
y
,
the vent in the enclosure interacts with the air in the cabinet and the woo
f
er to increase output and
r
educe cone excursion at and around the tunin
g
f
requenc
y
.
At the tunin
g
f
requenc
y
o
f
the enclosure almost all o
f
the bass is bein
g
produced b
y
the vent, not the
woofer. It is more dif
¿
f
f
cult to achieve good performance as the enclosure volume and port volume
¿
are critical but the results are worth it as the ported box is up to 3 times as loud as the same woo
f
er
in a sealed box, it is also possible with the correct tunin
g
to add a
“
bump” in the response o
f
the
e
nclosure to boost bass at a pre
f
erred
f
requenc
y
. Vented enclosures are best suited to dance, R
&
B,
e
lectronicall
y
produced music, and hi
g
h
S
PL applications.
E
N
C
L
OSU
RE
CO
N
S
TR
UC
TI
ON
U
se at least 1 inch MDF
(
medium densit
y
¿
breboard) or Birch ply to construct your enclosure and at
¿
least two inches is recommended for the baf
À
f
f
e. It is recommend that the panels are glued, screwed
À
and braced with sections o
f
the same material
y
ou have used to build the enclosure
f
rom, the
BLA
C
KDEATH woo
f
er is capable o
f
producin
g
internal pressures that can literall
y
blow apart badl
y
m
ade enclosures,
g
reat care needs to be taken with the construction and bracin
g
o
f
y
our enclosure
It is also worth sealin
g
the
j
oints with a
S
ilicone sealer once the
g
lue has dried to make a per
f
ect
airti
g
ht seal.
NOTE- Do not screw the Subwoofer into the enclosure within 24 hours of appl
y
in
g
silicone
sealer to the
j
oints, the
g
asses
g
iven off as the silicone cures can perish the surround of the
Subwoofer causin
g
a non warrant
y
failure
.
E
N
C
L
OSU
RE V
O
L
U
M
E
Toworkoutthevolumerequired
f
or
y
ourenclosurepleasere
f
ertorecommendedenclosurevolumes
s
pec
i
¿
ed for your Subwoofer, these are listed in cubic feet, to convert cubic feet to litres multiply the
¿
c
ubic
f
eet b
y
28.3 I
f
y
ou use this
f
ormula calculatin
g
y
our enclosure size will be eas
y
1 cubic
f
oot is
e
xpressed as 12
”
x 12
”
x 12
”
= 1728 cubic inches
I
f
we require a volume o
f
2.5cu
f
t then we multipl
y
this b
y
1728 2.5 x 1728 = 4320 cubic inches
We now take 2 known enclosure dimensions that we will use
(
e.
g
. hei
g
ht and width
)
and divide this
¿
gure by them which will give us the depth, for example our height is 15”, our width is 20”
¿
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4

Dia
g
ram enclosure -1 dimension 4320 ÷ 15 ÷20 = 14.4
S
o our depth is 14.4”
f
or this enclosur
e
Note: this formula is for the INTERNAL dimensions,
p
lease add the thickness of the material
u
sed to construct the enclosure to the formula to
g
ive
y
ou the outside dimensions
.
S
o assumin
g
we are usin
g
1 inch material we need to add 2 thicknesses to each internal dimension
to allow
f
or material top and bottom so the external dimensions
f
or this enclosure would be 17 x 22
x 1
6
.4 inches
The displacement o
f
the woo
f
er and the displacement o
f
the port must also be added to the required
volume be
f
ore
y
ou calculate the required sizes needed to build
y
our enclosure.
M
INIM
U
M EN
C
L
OSU
RE
S
IZ
E
When constructin
g
a ported enclosure, additional care needs to be taken with the port itsel
f
. I
f
usin
g
a round port a
g
ap in inches at least equal to the diameter o
f
the port must be le
f
t both in
f
ront o
f
and behind the port to provide unobstructed air
À
r
ow, for example, if we are using a 3” port we need
À
to leave 3”
g
ap between the rear o
f
the enclosure, the vehicle and the port.
I
f
usin
g
a slot port
y
ou must leave a
g
ap at
l
east equal to the shortest measurement o
f
the port between the rear o
f
the enclosure,
the vehicle and the port VIBE recommends
the use o
f
a slot port
f
or the BLA
C
KDEATH
subwoofer as it is dif
¿
f
f
cult to
¿
¿
nd a circular
¿
p
ort with the required cross sectional area
and usin
g
a slot port made
f
rom the same
m
aterial as the enclosure allows the port to
be
ti
ed
int
o
th
e
co
n
s
tr
uc
ti
o
n
of
th
e
e
n
c
l
osu
r
e
and add
f
urther stabilit
y
actin
g
as another
b
r
ace
.
The ideal place
f
or the port is on the same
baf
À
f
f
e as the woofer,
À
4.5cu
f
t enclosure + 0.67cu
f
t por
t
Enclosure – 17
”
x
36”
x 1
5”
Port – 8
”
x 9
”
x 16
”
lon
g
BlackDeath 15 SPL ‘Bubonic’ Subwoofer
5

LIMITED WARRANTY
All VIBE products carr
y
a
f
ull 12 months warrant
y
, valid
f
rom the date o
f
the ori
g
inal receipt and
p
roo
f
o
f
purchase. In order to validate this warrant
y
, the warrant
y
card should be returned to VIBE
within seven da
y
s o
f
the ori
g
inal purchase date. The ori
g
inal receipt and packa
g
in
g
are should
also be retained
f
or this twelve month period. I
f
at an
y
sta
g
e durin
g
the warrant
y
period
y
ou have a
p
roblem with the product then it should be returned to the point o
f
purchase, in its ori
g
inal packa
g
in
g
,
c
omplete with no items missin
g
. I
f
the store is unable to
¿
x the product it may have to be returned to
¿
VIBE this process takes around 7 workin
g
da
y
s and no costs will be occurred.
A
f
ull description o
f
VIBE’s warrant
y
in
f
ormation can be
f
ound on our website
:
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WARRANTY
W
HAT I
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N
O
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CO
VERED
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ƔSubsequent damage to other components
ƔDamage caused by exposure to moisture, excessive heat, chemical cleaners and/or UV radiation
ƔDamage through negligence, misuse, accident or abuse, repeated returns for the same fault may
be considered abuse
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ƔDamage caused by ampli¿er clipping or distortion
ƔItems repaired or modi¿ed by any unauthorised repair facility
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ontact
y
our International VIBE audio dealer or distributor concernin
g
spec
i
¿
c procedures for your
¿
c
ountr
y’
s warrant
y
policies.
W
ARNIN
G
VIBE subwoo
f
ers are capable o
f
sound pressure levels that can cause permanent dama
g
e to
y
our
h
earin
g
and those around
y
ou. Please use common sense when listenin
g
to
y
our car audio s
y
stem
and practice sa
f
e sound.
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