User's Manual

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"If you know subwoofers, you know about Velodyne."

"... it's safe to say that when it comes to woofin' done right,

Velodyne's bigger models are

probably

the safest

bet

there is."

n•• • we

st sat there marvelling at the

sheer

power

and

majesty

this ju n

ior

varsity Velodyne. n

-Corey Greenberg

Home Theater Techn ology

/Febru

ary

1995

Face

Off

: Compa rison of five sub woofers

Model Tested: VA -10 12X

"...Velodyn es VA-12 15X is a great subwoofer. It combines deep,

loud, high-quality output with a slickstyling, a fairly

small

cabinet, full

flexibility, it's sure to

stand

tall

to the very

best

its

peer

s."

-Tom Nousaine

Video/O ctober1995

Model Tested: VA-1215X

Velodyne

Aco

sti

cs, Inc.

1070 Commercial St. Suite # 101

San Jose, CA 95 112

408.436.7270 voice

408.436.7276 fax

Web Site:

htt

www.velodyne.com

E-mail: velo

ne @earthlink.net

on recycled paper.

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Owner's Manual

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Summary of content (6 pages)

PAGE 1
"If you know sub woo fers, y ou know about Velody ne." "... it's safe to say that when it comes to woofin ' done right , Velodyne's bigger models are probably the safest bet there is." n• • • we just sat there marvelling at the sheer power and majesty of this ju nior vars ity Velodyne. n -Corey Gr eenberg Hom e Theater Techn ology/February 1995 Face Off: Compa riso n of five sub woofers Model Tested: VA - 10 12X ~1 21 5xn Owner's Man ual "... Velodyn es VA- 12 15X is a great subwoofer.
PAGE 2
A~A .... ~ ~ C aution To redocethe risk of electric shock,00 not rermv e cover (or back). No user-serviceable partsinside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. Th e lighting flash with arrowhead symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated ' dangerous voltage' within the prcducl's enclosurethatmay be of sufficient magnitude to ccnstitule a risk of electricshock to persons.
PAGE 3
• Gain com pression circuit to protect woofer from over excursion • Input ov erload protection • Th erm al power sensing to protect woofer's voice coil from burnout • Power on LED (green) You should set the crossover frequency to obtain a smo oth a nd sea mless transition from the subwoofer to the main speakers in yo ur system.
PAGE 4
higher 100hz setting which will reduc e the low frequencies sent to them . Larger speakers wit h greater low frequency output may be able to handle the 80hz selli ng witho ut strain. A word about subwoofer outputs The Velodyne subwoo fer is designed to operate using the full range audio signal for input when using the built-in crossover. Some surro und sound processors/receivers, including the Dolby AC3 sys tem with there .
PAGE 5
Figu re 2: Installation using speaker-level (from amplifier) inputs -_. / N~ ~"oo. ~ _A" II .'oGr&:t. ~.~lliJt._o: ~: G'==~ G.__ ., Velodyne ~Ei=r ~;t11 0;ft 10_ ....... EI ION"" •• •• 0 ~_ .. I - ,,- I 'f,j-~!i·~1i·W [~~rn!r ® @ system condi tions often dictate otherwise. See your dealer for he lp in placement. --=_ C;:~. :'" ~ \.. When using a pair of VA-1215XII subwoofers in stereo, it is prefe rable to place each subwoofer adjacent to the satellite of the same channel.
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continuou sly with out any problem s. T he unit is equ ipp ed w ith a signal-sensing turn on/o ff th at wi ll au tomatically tu rn on the unit when a signal is present at the inputs and turn off the unit after several mi nutes wh en there is no lon ger any signal at the inputs. If you plan to leave th e VA -1215XII unused for an extended period of time, w e reco mmend that yo u turn off th e unit by the master power switc h on the rear panel. SPECIFICATIONS VA-1215XII Cabinet (inc!.