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What the Critics are saying about Velodyne Products:
The SPL-800 subwoofer is a mind-blower. This dinky little sub has got to
give the most slam per cubic foot Ive encountered.
Home Theater Speaker System
-Daniel Kumin
Sound & Vision, April 2002
In general, the Velodyne could play slightly louder, and often cleaner, than
the Sunfire.
-D.B. Keele Jr.
Audio, June 1998
How do they get this kind of bass out of such a tiny box? Deep, tight,
tuneful and loud enough to rattle pictures on the wall
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TABLE OF CONTENTS NOTES SECTION PAGE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS...................................................................................1 SYSTEM OVERVIEW.........................................................................................2 SATELLITE POSITIONING.................................................................................4 SATELLITE MOUNTING....................................................................................6 SUBWOOFER POSITIONING........................
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WARRANTY STATEMENT IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Velodyne Acoustics, Inc. Phone (408) 436-7270 CAUTION 345 Digital Drive FAX (408) 436-7276 Morgan Hill, CA 95037 Please do not attempt to open or disassemble cabinet. There are no user LIMITED WARRANTY serviceable parts inside. VELODYNE ACOUSTICS, Inc. (“VELODYNE”) warrants all powered subwoofers for a period of two years, and full range/ satellite
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CONGRATULATIONS SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE DECO 8 SUBWOOFER Congratulations on your purchase of the Velodyne DECO Home Theater System. Woofer: 8 High Excursion, forward firing non-shielded You have purchased a high quality set of precision crafted speakers and a high driver with a 6.5 piston diameter performance 8 subwoofer which will enhance your home theater listening pleasure. High Pass Crossover: 80 Hz (6 dB/octave) This manual provides an overview of the product, details the performance char
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The DECO 8 Home Theater System contains the following items: SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE DECO SATELLITES a) 5 ea. DECO Satellites b) 1 ea. DECO 8 Subwoofer Woofer: 4 Magnetically shielded woofer 3.5 piston diameter with cast aluminum basket, poly coated fiber cone and rubber surround Tweeter: 1 Silk dome tweeter .95 piston diameter with shielded neodymium magnet and ferrofluid cooling Crossover: 18 dB/octave @ 2500 Hz Sensitivity: 88 dB for 2.83 volts @ 1 meter c) 30 ea. Rubber Feet d) 1 ea. 16 f
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DECO SATELLITES The following is a simple troubleshooting guide to assist you: 1) Verify that the unit is plugged in and the power outlet is active. 2) Is the master power switch in the ON position? 3-5 ft. C Typical 3) Is the power AUTO ON/OFF switch on the back of the subwoofer set to the proper position? Note: the sensitivity of the signal sensing circuit B B A can be altered by your input signal connections. To increase sensitivity, use a Y connecter to supply both L&R line level i
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Center Channel Satellite Speaker TROUBLESHOOTING THE DECO 8 SUBWOOFER The center channel speaker (see Figure 1 item A) should be located directly above The DECO 8 Subwoofer has been designed by innovative, dedicated engineers at or below your monitor or screen. It is generally best to have the height of the Velodyne. If you should experience a problem with the operation of the subwoofer, three front speakers be about the same as the listeners ears. Often this is not contact the dealer where you
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Rear Left and Right Satellite Speakers CARE AND CLEANING The rear left and right speakers should be placed behind, to the side and slightly above the listeners head. The rear speakers are not as placement critical as the center and front speakers. The main purpose of the rear speakers is to reproduce CARE AND CLEANING OF THE DECO HOME THEATER SYSTEM subtle environmental sounds. Note: If the rear speakers are placed too close to the listener, they will not provide the desired surround effect (se
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80 Hz setting LOW-PASS CROSSOVER 40 Hz 120 Hz SUBWOOFER E VOLUM 1200 WATTS DYNAMIC POWER • MIN MAX 600 WATTS RMS POWER ON AUTO • Figure 3C. Illustrates the Omni-Mount Wall Bracket (Model RST Series) installed 80 Hz HII GH-TEMPL VO CE COI • setting into the ¼-20 threaded insert on the back of the DECO Satellite. Contact your A LOW-P SS UL TRA-EFFICIENT E. R.S. CLASS D AMP • CROSSOVER local audio dealer to purchase Omni-Mount products. 1z 20 H 40 Hz ULTRA-LONG EXCURSION DRIVER • IN
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POSITIONING THE DECO 8 SUBWOOFER True subwoofers operate at extremely low frequencies which are primarily omnidirectional. This allows great flexibility in the placement of the subwoofer. Finding the best location in your environment will likely require some FRONT SPEAKERS experimentation. We suggest experimenting with various locations during the setup of the DECO 8 subwoofer to find a location that suits you best when you are CENTER LEFT RIGHT seated in your typical listening position. Keep in
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CONNECTING THE DECO HOME THEATER SYSTEM Crossover Switch The subwoofer direct switch will disengage the built-in crossover in the DECO 8 CONNECTING THE DECO SATELLITES subwoofer and is designed to be used with a home theater receiver which has a built in crossover. Set this switch to the SUBWOOFER DIRECT position when you Velodyne recommends installing the DECO Satellite speakers with 16 AWG are using a home theater receiver with a subwoofer (LFE) output that has a built (American Wire Gauge)
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system wiring diagram). Volume Control CONNECTING/CONFIGURING THE DECO 8 SUBWOOFER The volume control allows you to balance the output from the subwoofer to the main speakers in the system. This control should be set to achieve a comfortable Velodyne recommends using the line level inputs to connect the DECO 8 subwoofer listening level of both the main speakers and the subwoofer, while listening to to a preamp, signal processor or receiver with a SUBWOOFER OUTPUT for music. A good starting poi
