zapco HDSP-V PAD-A User manual

HDSP-V PAD-A
Quick Start Guide
About this Quick Start
This Quick Start Guide has been designed for installers and others experienced with Digtal Processing programs and functions.
If you are not such a person, we highly recommend you read the complete manual thuroughly before begining any actual GUI
functions. The complete User’s Manual is available for download on the Zapco website (zapco.com/hdsp-5-support)

Input and Output anels
1. Three i2S (Z.COM) allow for digital input expansion such as HD Digital Bluetooth Module 2. Coaxial Digital Input 3. Toslink
Digital input 4. Main RCA Inputs: There are 8 Channels of Differentially Balanced RCA available inputs for main input. Two (In7 and In8)
can be used for an Auxiliary RCA input if not all 8 inputs are needed for the main in 5. Main High Level Inputs: Below each RCA
input pair, there is a pair of speaker level inputs. As noted above In7 and In8 can be used as additional ow evel audio source
6. C USB : This USB-B receptacle can be used to connect the HDSP processor to a PC 7. WiFi Module : This DIN receptacle will accept
the Zapco Wireless Dongle 8. Audio USB : The USB-A receptacle accepts FAT 32 formatted USB sticks (up to 2 TB) for up to 24 Bit/192
KHz, HD Music files for the on-board Hi Definition Audio Player 9. Dash Board : The RG Connector accepts the connection to the
Wired Remote 10. LED Indicators for power and protection
11. The Output end is very straight forward with 8 (HDSP-Z16 V) or 4 (HDSP-Z8 V) pairs of Zapco’s proprietary Gold RCA Output
connectors 12. The 1A power fuse 13. The processor’s electrical connections . Here is the wire harness with the wire colors:
Dash Board
The Dashboard Remote provides control for the on-board HD Music Player, allows some limited audio controls for on-the -fly
adjustments and also has information about the system status.
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Switched ACC +12V
Turn-on +12V from Head Unit
Ground
Empty
+12V Trigger output (Amp turn-on)
Main +12V from Battery
ower On/Off and Volume Knob
ong press to turn ON or turn OFF the HDSP.
A quick push puts the system in MUTE.
Tap again to Un-Mute.

Main Input Controls
There is a cover plate in the top of the HDSP processors held in place by screws. Under that plate are the main input controls.
1. Each channel pair has a switch to choose Main (RCA Level) or OEM (Speaker Level) for the main analog inputs.
2. Above the level switches are the Input Gain Controls . Each channel has its own gain control.
3. Clipping Indicator to adjust gain for the maximum clean (unclipped) signal.
12 Volt Connections
• The +12V battery wire should have a 2A fuse mounted in-line within 18 inches of the battery.
• The +12V Key (Accessory) power wire allows the DSP to be turned when the Key is in Acc or Run positions.
• The Ground connection is critical to the performance of the processor. Make sure you have a good solid ground point to bare
metal which is connected to the car frame.
• The +12-volt In for turn-on connects to the turn-on wire from the head unit.
• The +12-volt output connection is used to provide turn-on current for your amplifiers. This connection will be active whether
you use the +12 turn-on from the head unit, or you use the Auto-on system. All amplifiers should use this source for the turn-on
so the Processor can control the turn-on of the amplifiers.
NOTE: To avoid turn-on pops and other noises all amplifiers must use the turn-on output of the DSP for their trigger inputs.
For multiple amplifiers turn on, it is safest to use a relay as below.
From DS turn-on output
From Car Battery
To all amplifiers turn-on wires
To Ground
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The Digital Control rogram
The HDSP Zapco processors are controlled by a PC using the Zapco Digital Control Program. Inside the zapco.com/hdsp-5-support
page you will find user’s manual, software and firmware downloads, and update options. Click DCP Software v.### under Control
Program (the version number will be the most current version). The program is designed to work on all Windows systems from XP
to W-10. After downloading the program, you will find this file in your Downloads folder. Open the .exe file and the installation will
begin. In your welcome packet you will find GUI Program and PC Connection Installing the GUI Program. There you will find the
complete installation process in detail.
Starting rom the 2.9.1 GUI version, we added the signed certi ication to the driver. This is an autogenerated certi ication that should be accepted
by all the Windows OS rom XP to 8.1. This should resolve all the compatibility problems with Windows 7/8/8.1. I your OS, or whatever reason,
does not recognize the processor, then, you will need to turn o the Driver Signature Veri ication. Here is a method to do that: Open Advanced
Boot Options. Hold down the Shi t key and click Restart to get Advanced Options > Troubleshoot > Advanced Options > Startup Settings > Restart
> 7 or F7 to disable Driver signature en orcement.
The Main age
1. Speaker Channel Assignments: This section shows the function of each output channel and is where you will choose a channel
for fine tuning. The information here is transferred in from the I/O page where the assignments are made 2. Crossover Section :
This shows the crossover choices of each output channel. As you assign functions on the I/O page, default crossovers will be assigned
to protect speakers. In the Crossover section you can modify the crossovers to match the needs of your particular speakers 3. Delay
and olarity : Signal delay allows you to adjust the arrival time of each channel so that it will sound as though you are dead center
in the car, even though you are likely sitting far to one side or the other. All speakers in a system must be “in phase” for tuning to
be effective. This means they must be of the same polarity (all moving the same direction at the same time). If a speaker is out of
phase with the rest of the system you can change its polarity in the GUI to the right of the delay adjustments 4. Mute/Solo : These
buttons allow you to listen to individual speakers or groups of speakers, as needed during fine tuning. If you Right Click on any
channel’s mute button you have the option to Mute All or Unmute All
5. Output level : Here you can adjust for any channels whose
output level is not as needed for the correct overall sound 6. Equalizer : This is the section where you will do the fine tuning. We
will discuss more about equalizing later in the system setup. The Equalizer is on the Main page, so you can have all your other
settings handy for fine adjustments as needed during the equalization procedure 7. The Navigation Bar : At the top of the Main
page is the navigation bar. On the right side the navigation bar are the links to the function pages. At the left side you will find the
FILE Menu and the OAD/SAVE menu. LOAD/SAVE : You can load or save to a file on your computer or to one of the 10 presets in
the HDSP. When you save to the PC or to Device you will be asked to name the preset. The active preset will always show in the
Navigation bar to the right of the load/save menu.
Important feature: Auto-Save . Approximately every minute the system will save your settings to a temporary memory, so if
something should cause an unexpected power loss or shut-off you will not lose all your work.
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File Menu
The first time you open the program there are a couple of things you should do before you start working with the GUI. You will
find these in the FI E menu.
a. WiFi Management : The HDSP is shipped from the factory with WiFi disabled. If you want the convenience of wireless hook-up to
your HDSP you need to open the WiFi page and activate the Wireless connection. In your welcome packet you will find complete
instruction to set up your WiFi connection. Once this is done you may choose to connect by WiFi at the Splash Screen when you
open the GUI. It will remain activated until you want to make a change.
b. A more urgent matter is the is the ower On/Off Management .
When the HDSP leaves the factory, it will turn on with only the Yellow Battery +12v Wire and the Black Ground wire connected.
Now you should set up how you want the DSP to turn on and off and how you want the delays set. In the sample here the unit is
set to turn on by the Remote from the head unit with a 6 second delay.
The lower section concerns the White +12v out wire to turn on the amplifier. Off by REM OUT has no delay as we want the amp to
shut down Quickly. The OFF Power Enable Delay will keep the DSP on for a set number of seconds to allow the amp to turn off
completely before the DSP actually turns off.
This avoids the turn-off pop that often happens when the amplifier “hears” the other components turn off and reproduces it as
turn-off pop.
After these preliminary items are taken care of you can begin working with the GUI to set up the system.

The I/O age
The First page you need to address for system setup is the I/O page where will define the system.
When you open the I/O page no inputs are highlighted, the matrix is grayed out, and the default 16Ch system is in the speaker
function column.
1. Input Mode . Choose which inputs you will set up, they will then be highlighted Green.
2. Speaker Functions . Define the speakers and functions with the drop-down menus and set any speaker positions not used to
NOT USED.
3. Click SET and the Matrix will open. The Head unit/OEM inputs are in the first 8 columns and the Aux and Digital Sources are in
the eft/Right columns.
4. Assign inputs by clicking into appropriate matrix boxes for each speaker channel.
At the lower left of the page you will see the current active source. Input highlighted Green will show in the drop-down. You can
change sourced from there or from the remote Dash Board.
After the I/O page is done you can proceed to the Crossover, Delay, and other pages. As you fill out each page the info is transferred
to the Main page where you can make fine adjustments during tuning.
For more on I/O page setup see the HDSP user’s manual at zapco.com > Download > HDSP-V.
Please see the Full Users Manual for instruction for using the I/O page to set up special functions such as creating an ambient rear
fill by adding and subtracting inputs, creating a center channel with center only information, or creating a pair of 60-band
equalizer channels for a wide range front stage. You will also find instructions for use of the Fine Phase page that offers adjustments
by frequency and by degree, and the VSEQ page for correcting pre-Equalization for integrating factory stereos with the HDSP
player/Processors.

Dash Board Control
The Dashboard Remote provides control for the on-board HD Music Player, allows some limited audio controls for on-the -fly
adjustments and also has information about the system status.
The front page of the Dashboard shows the basic functions. The top row shows the active inputs available. The input classes are
HD
layer , Radio/CD , and Line/Digital . Inputs not active will not show in this row. If you have several digital and line inputs, they will
drop-down under the ine/Digital box. The front page also shows current battery voltage , and system volume level . At the lower
right you can choose English or Chinese as display languages. NOTE: A quick push on the dashboard volume knob puts the system in
MUTE. Tap again to Un-Mute. The lower down row also shows
System , for informations about the system status and other functions, and
Audio for limited audio controls for on-the-fly adjustments. The system page allows you to choose Display to adjust the brightness
of the Dashboard display. VER will show you the Software and Firmware versions of the processing components currently installed.
DS brings up clipping indicators for each of the 8 input channels. The arrow in the lower corner returns to the previous page. The S
ystem menu also includes the resets list. The up/down arrows move the list while the white bar remains fixed. When the desired
memory preset is found you tap the white bar. then click Confirm to load that preset
Audio : the Audio page gives you adjustments
for balance and fader, and for Bass, Midrange and Highs. When you choose HD layer you will get the directory. The directory shows files
loaded singly and also folders. If you open a folder, you get a list of the files inside. Choices here are made using arrows to find the
desired item then tapping the item. The folder shown at the bottom. When a piece is playing you see the file type and track information.
The Music
Of course, before you play HD Music you have to have the HD files. There are many download sites where you can get the files
(HDTracks.com is just one). You need to download the files onto a USB drive. The USB drive needs to be formatted to FAT32 (with a
limited space memory of 2 TB). Most USB drives are formatted this way but you can check by right clicking the USB drive in File
Explorer and choosing Format. That will bring up a formatting menu and show the current file system on the drive. If it’s FAT32 you
can exit out. If not, then you can choose FAT32 from the menu and reformat. Be aware that formatting will remove any files already
on the drive.
If your HDSP will be difficult to access after installation you can use a USB extension cable to bring your USB drive to a more
convenient location.
Male to Female USB Extension Cable (not provided)

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