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The Strength of
Digital
Digital
DQS tm
Six Channel
Digital Equalizer
Owner’s Enjoyment Manual
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22410 70th Avenue West • Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043 USA
Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166
www.audiocontrol.com
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This page was intentionally Owner’s Enjoyment Manual
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™ The Strength of Digital Table of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Key Features and Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Quick Installation Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 A Guided Tour of the DQS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Owner’s Enjoyment Manual
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™ The Strength of Digital Introduction KEY FEATURES OF THE DQS Welcome to the world of AudioControl digital Here are some of the cool features that are signal processing . A magical combination of enclosed in this magical box: AudioControl’s lengthy experience in perfor- • Six input and output channels mance signal processing design combined with state-of-the-art Digital Signal Processing (DSP) • 30 bands of constant-Q equalization … technology. You now have in your possession the on each ch
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FEATURES AND HIGHLIGHTS Six Channels Of Input and Output: The Parametric Equalization Controls: In DQS is AudioControl’s first digital car audio addition to offering thirty, one-third octave equalizer with six input and output channels controls, the DQS also packs two, fully-adjustable making it ideal for a multitude of applications. parametric equalization controls for each pair of Whether you are designing around a source unit channels. With the DQS’s parametric controls you wit
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™ The Strength of Digital Bulletproof Warranty: The most impor- We also recommend that you save your invoice tant feature of all. Every AudioControl product is or sales slip as proof of installation and ownership. selflessly designed and manufactured by the Not only is it necessary for warranty purposes, but occupants of our rainforest factory. We take every should your DQS “disappear” one day while your effort to ensure that you will have many years of car is parked at your local latte’ stan
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4. Adjust the “Input Level” control on your DQS to QUICK INSTALLATION match the source unit’s output and then adjust INFORMATION the “Output Level” controls to match your ampli- For those of you short on time, but high on ambi- fier inputs. tion, we offer the following section to speed up Note: You will want to turn the gains on your your installation of the DQS: amplifiers DOWN to maximize your systems perfor- 1. The DQS needs to be installed in the signal path mance. between your
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™ The Strength of Digital Figure 1: Basic DQS System Owner’s Enjoyment Manual 5
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A GUIDED TOUR OF DQS 5) Equalization Overload Indicator: This 1) Inputs: The DQS has six RCA inputs that convenient LED indicates when the DSP (digital need to get their audio signals from the main signal processor) of your DQS is clipping or distort- source unit. If your source unit only has two or ing. The usual cause of this is having the “Input four outputs, fear not, just use the front or rear Level” turned up too high or you have to much inputs. See the system diagrams in t
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™ The Strength of Digital DQS Digital Equalizer DQS Digital Equalizer DQS Digital Equalizer DQS Digital Equalizer DQS Digital Equalizer By AudioControl(r) By AudioControl(r) By AudioControl(r) By AudioControl(r) By AudioControl(r) Figure 2: Top view of DQS Owner’s Enjoyment Manual 7
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10) Digital Dash Control Input: This INSTALLING THE DQS input allows you to connect the optional Up to this point everything you have read has AudioControl Digital Dash Control (DDC) which served to educate you on the operations of the will allow you to control your DQS from the DQS. We are sure that you are chomping at the bit convenience of the drivers seat, passengers seat, to install your DQS so we recommend you read back seat or anywhere else the cable will stretch the follow
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™ The Strength of Digital B. DQS Power Wiring C. DQS Audio Wiring WARNING: Failure to disconnect the negative Planning: As you may already have guessed, terminal of your battery prior to the installation of there are numerous ways to configure the DQS in your DQS can result in a warm tingly feeling. your audio system. Spend a little quality time planning out your system and even sketching it Remote Turn-On: Connect an 18 to 22 gauge out on paper. The following diagrams are just a wire from th
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Figure 3: Six Channel DQS System Owner’s Enjoyment Manual 10
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™ The Strength of Digital Figure 4: DQS Car Theater System Owner’s Enjoyment Manual 11
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D. Level Matching 5) Now adjust the output level control until the “2 volt” or “5 volt” light starts to flicker. You will If you have ever listened to a friend’s “killer” car want the output voltage to match up to your audio system and heard lots of hiss, clicks or pops, amplifiers input gain levels. If you don’t know then you have experienced an improperly level how much this is, ASK the amplifier manufacturer matched system. When a performance or read the owner’s manual of the
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™ The Strength of Digital Menu Tree: Once your DQS has settled on one DQS Menu Screens of these menu screens, you will want to spend a One of the major benefits of using Digital tech- few minutes familiarizing yourself with the nology is the ability to use less knobs and buttons various modes. Although the DQS has one main and get more control. The DQS has six, 30-band screen , there are eleven sub menu screens that mono equalizers plus six 2-band parametric allow you to access and program al
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Figure 5: DQS Menu Tree Owner’s Enjoyment Manual 14
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™ The Strength of Digital 1) Digital Status Display - This cool blue MODE: Front EQ, Rear EQ, SubCtr EQ screen will tell you which mode your DQS is in. Front EQ Freq = 1kHz Front EQ Freq = 1kHz 2) Select - Every time you tap this button, you Front EQ Freq = 1kHz Front EQ Freq = 1kHz Front EQ Freq = 1kHz will scroll through the various modes in your L= +6dB L= +6dB L= +6dB L= +6dB L= +6dB >o< >o< >o< >o< >o< R =+4dB R =+4dB R =+4dB R =+4dB R =+4dB DQS. Figure 7: Graphic EQ S
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Single or Dual Channel Equalization: MODE: Front PEQ1, Rear PEQ1 After you have selected a frequency to equalize, and S/C PEQ1 you must decide whether you wish to equalize the left channel, the right channel, or both channels FrontPEQ1 Freq=1.00k FrontPEQ1 Freq=1.00k FrontPEQ1 Freq=1.00k FrontPEQ1 Freq=1.00k FrontPEQ1 Freq=1.00k simultaneously. If you are a first time user, we Width=1/3 Lvl= 0dB Width=1/3 Lvl= 0dB Width=1/3 Lvl= 0dB Width=1/3 Lvl= 0dB Wid
