SET UP U S E R I N T E R F A C E M A N U A L Digital Drive PLUS DD-10+, DD-12+, DD-15+ and DD-18+
1 INTRODUCTION 1 Introduction 1 Manual Organization 2 PA R T O N E - W I N D O W S U S E R I N T E R FA C E F O R O P T I M I Z AT I O N ( R E C O M M E N D E D I N T E R FA C E ) 2 Virtual COM Port Driver 2 Velodyne’s Digital DrivePLUS Windows Setup Software 3 Software Installation Requirements 3 Installing the USB Virtual COM Driver and the Digital DrivePLUS Windows Setup Program 10 Digital DrivePLUS Windows Setup Program User Interface 21 PA R T T W O - T V S C R E E N U S E R I N T E
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION One of the advanced features of your Digital DrivePLUS subwoofer is the available options for optimizing the bass output, including Self-EQ, Auto-EQPLUS and Manual-EQ. You can use all the optimization methods, except Manual-EQ, without either of the user interfaces for Digital DrivePLUS optimization. However, if you want to use Manual-EQ optimization you need to use one of the user interfaces.
PART ONE — WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual PART ONE Windows Interface for Optimization (Recommended Interface) In order to use the Windows interface to perform any setup or optimization of your Digital DrivePLUS subwoofer, the following two programs need to be installed on your computer: • USB Virtual COM Port Driver • Velodyne’s Digital DrivePLUS Windows Setup Program Both pieces of software can be fully uninstalled using normal Windows procedures as described
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION Software Installation Requirements The USB Virtual COM Port software and Velodyne’s Digital DrivePLUS Windows Setup software require the Windows operating systems and minimum hardware as shown in the table below.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION 5) In Windows 7, if you see an AutoPlay dialog window as shown below, click Run VelodyneDD+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 VelodyneDD+Setup_v###.exe file in the CD directory in Windows Explorer as shown below. ### represents the version number of the software, such as 100.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION 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 completed message appears and you are prompted to “Press any key to continue.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION 8) The Select Setup Language dialog window opens. Select an install language and then click OK. 9) The Velodyne Digital DrivePLUS Setup Program Wizard opens. Click Next to continue.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION 10) Read the EULA (End User License Agreement), then select the I accept the agreement option. You have to accept the EULA to continue with the software installation. 11) Click Next. 12) Browse to where you want to install the Digital DrivePLUS Windows Setup Program. The default location is your Windows Program Files folder. 13) Click Next.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION 14) Browse to where you want the program to appear in your Start Menu. The default folder is Velodyne Digital DrivePLUS Setup. 15) Click Next. 16) If you don’t want the installation to create a desktop icon for the Digital DrivePLUS Windows Setup Program, un-check the Create a desktop icon option. By default a desktop icon is created. 17) Click Next.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION 18) Click Install. 19) If you want to run the Digital DrivePLUS Windows Setup Program now, select the Launch Velodyne Digital DrivePLUS Setup option. 20) Click Finish.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION 21) You should now connect your Digital DrivePLUS subwoofer to the computer with the supplied USB cable, making the subwoofer is powered on. This allows Windows to finish the driver installation. 22) You can now begin using the software to set the equalization parameters for your subwoofer.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION Graphs • Frequency Response Graph: Displays the measured frequency response. Both the horizontal and vertical scales are fixed. • Parametric EQ Graph: Displays 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.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION 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 > Save As menu selection. • Save to DD+: Loads the current settings or loaded EQ optimization profile in the Digital DrivePLUS Windows Setup Program into the Digital DrivePLUS subwoofer, memory but the subwoofer doesn’t reboot.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION Preset Screen The Preset screen allows you to view and modify the volume, low pass crossover frequency and slope, subsonic filter frequency and slope, phase, 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 also allows you to set the Night mode percentage and the auto-on setting.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION 2) Connect your subwoofer’s front panel USB port to your computer using the supplied USB cable. Refer to the Digital DrivePLUS User’s Manual for directions on how to remove the subwoofer’s front grille to access the USB port.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION 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) You can watch the subwoofer smooth its frequency response by adjusting the parametric EQ filter levels on the Frequency Response and Parameters screen.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION 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.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE This section includes information about how to fix issues you may have with the software and driver required to operate and optimize your Digital DrivePLUS. If you can’t resolve your software issue using this section, please contact Velodyne customer service at (408) 465-2851 or service@velodyne.com. Issue: Can’t connect to subwoofer. Solution: • Make sure subwoofer is on.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION c. Click Uninstall a program under Programs.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION 2) Scroll down to the “Velodyne Digital Drive PLUS Setup version X.XX” line and double-click it. 3) In the Velodyne Digital Drive PLUS Setup Uninstall dialog window, click Yes. 4) When the Windows uninstall wizard has finished, the Velodyne Digital DrivePLUS Windows Setup Program has been completely removed from your computer.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual WINDOWS INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION To 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 Control Panel’s System Device Manager feature. 2) Click COM Ports in the Device Manager.
PART TWO — TV SCREEN USER INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual PART TWO TV Screen User Interface for Optimization In order to use the TV Screen interface to perform any setup or optimization of your Digital DrivePLUS subwoofer, you need to connect the 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 subwoofer.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual TV SCREEN USER INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION 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.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual TV SCREEN USER INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM RESPONSE SCREEN From the Introductory screen you can get to the System Response screen 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.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual TV SCREEN USER INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM SETTINGS SCREEN From the System Response screen you can get to the System Settings screen by selecting NEXT. The System Setting screen 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.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual TV SCREEN USER INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION REMOTE CONTROL BUTTON COMMANDS Following 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 Command Button Sequence Description Go to System Response screen 1–2–3–4–5 On the Introductory screen Self-EQ 3–2–1 Initiate Self-EQ optimization.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual TV SCREEN USER INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION 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 To 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.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual TV SCREEN USER INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION Lock the Setup Preset Before modifying any of the individual preset settings, lock the Setup preset. You can also lock the Setup preset to make sure it doesn’t get changed after setting up your Digital DrivePLUS subwoofer. To lock the Setup preset: 1. On the System Settings screen position the cursor over UNLOCKED. 2. Press SELECT on the remote. 3. LOCKED appears on the screen as shown in Figure 8.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual TV SCREEN USER INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION Save Settings If you exit any EQ optimization without saving the settings, when the subwoofer power cycles, your settings return to what they were previously. To save optimization settings: 1. Press the EXIT button on the remote, or position the cursor over the SAVE/EXIT field on either the System Settings screen or the System Response screen. 2. The SAVE SETTINGS? prompt appears with YES selected as shown in Figure 10. 3.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual TV SCREEN USER INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION Make & Save Preset Changes The simplest customization of parameters you can do is to make and save changes to the presets. You can modify the preset parameters on the System Settings screen. See the Digital DrivePLUS User’s Manual for a detailed explanation of the preset parameter settings that you can modify. 1) Go to the System Settings screen. 2) Use the remote keys to make changes to the presets as shown in Figure 11.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual TV SCREEN USER INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION 2. Push SELECT to be able to change the default preset. ▲ 4. Use the ▲, ▼, and ▲ 3. Use the ▲ or ▼ remote keys to select the preset that you want as the default. Press SELECT. remote keys to navigate to the SAVE/EXIT field and save per the Save Settings instruction above. Set Parametric Equalizer Filter Parameters You can use the parametric equalizer parameters to achieve better room equalization.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual TV SCREEN USER INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION 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 ▲ 6. Use and ▲ 5. To unselect the EQ, press SELECT again. 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 frequency. EQs can be close, but not stacked.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual TV SCREEN USER INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION Figure 15: System Response Screen with Self-EQ Selected 8) You 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.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual TV SCREEN USER INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION 9) When Auto-EQPLUS 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. 10) While the subwoofer is rebooting, shut off the Sweep Tone CD and remove it from the player.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual TV SCREEN USER INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION Perform Listening Test As a final thought on matching your Digital DrivePLUS subwoofer to your room, don’t forget the objective listening test. That is, make sure the unit 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 flat frequency response.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual TV SCREEN USER INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION Power Off Mode Figure 18 shows the message displayed when the press on the remote is pressed, powering down the subwoofer. When in this mode, to reactivate the unit.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual TV SCREEN USER INTERFACE FOR OPTIMIZATION 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-EQPLUS, the 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 subwoofer’s crossover filter. To defeat the low pass crossover: 1.
Digital Drive PLUS User Interface Manual PART THREE — SOFTWARE & DRIVER UPDATES PART THREE Software & Driver Updates Software updates and installation instructions for the USB Virtual COM Port driver, the Velodyne Digital DrivePLUS Windows Setup Program, and the Velodyne Digital DrivePLUS subwoofer firmware can all be found at www.velodyne.com. The Velodyne Digital DrivePLUS subwoofer firmware updates are applicable regardless of whether any of the user interfaces are used or not.
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