Velodyne 1215XII, VA-1215XII Owner's Manual

"If

you

know

subwoofers,

you

know about Ve/

odyn

e."

"

.

..

it's safe

to

say that when it

comes

to woo

fin' done right,

Velo

dy

ne's bigger models are

probably

the

safest

bet

there is."

"

.

..

we jus t sat there marvelling

at

the

sheer

power

and

majesty

of

this

junior

varsity Velodyne. "

-Corey

Greenberg

Home

Th

eater Te

chn

ology/February 1995

Face Off: Co

mp

aris on of five sub woofers

Model Tested:

VA

-1012X

"

...

Velodynes VA-

1215X

is a great

subwoofer. It combines deep ,

loud, high -quality output with

a

slick

styling, a fairly

small

cabinet, full

flexibility, it's sure

to

stand

tall

next

to

the very

best

of

its peers. "

-Tom Nousaine
Vi

deo/

October1995

Model Tested: VA-12

15X

Ve

lodyne

Aco

ustic

s,

Inc.

1070 Co

mme

rcial Sf. Suite # 1

01

San Jos

e,

CA 9511

2

408.436.7

270 voice

408.436.7

276 fax

Web

Sit

e: http//www.velod

yne.com

E-mail: [e-mail]

Printed on r

ecy

cled paper.

~1215XII

Owne r

's

Man ual

Velodyne

A

udio

lVideo Sub

woo

fer

System

Caution

To reduce the risk of electric shock, 00 not rerrove cover (or

back).

No

user-serviceable parts inside. Refer

se

rvici

ng

to qualified service

personnel.

Th

e lighting flash

wittl

arrowhead symbol is intended to alert the

user

to the presence

of

uninsulated

'dan

gerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that

may

be

of

sufficient

magniWe

to cxnstitute a risk

of electric shock to persons.

The

exciarmtion point symbol is intended

to

alert the user

to

the

preserce

of important operating

am

mai

ntenarce (servicing) instructions in the Irterature accompanying tile subwoofer.

1.

Read

Instructions -

All

safety and operating instructions should be

read

before the

sublNOO

fer

is

operated.

2. Retain

Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained

for

tuture refereoce.

3. Heed

Wamirg; -All

wamings

on

tile subwooler and

in

the

opera~ng

instructio

ns

should

be

adhered

to.

4.

Follow

Instructions -

All

operatin;) and

use

instructions should

be

fOllowed.

5. Water and Moisture - The

sublNOOfer

should

not

be

used near water - for example, near a bathtub, washbowl,

kitchen

sink,

laundry

tub

, in a

wet

basement, near a swimming pool or the like.

6. Carts and Stands - The

sub'MXJfe

r should

be

used only "';Ih a

cart

or stand recommended by Ihe manufacturer.

7.

Wall

or Ceilin;)

Mou

nting - The

sublNOOfer

should

be

mounted

to a wall

or ceiling only as recommended

by

the

manufacturer.

8.

Venlilation - The

sub'MXJfer

should

be

situated

so

that

its location or position does not interfere

wiJh

its

proper

ventilation. For

exarrple, the

sub'MXJfer

should nol

be

situated on a

bed,

sofa,

rug.

orsimilarsurface thai may block

Jhe ventilation openings; or placed

in

a buill·in installation such as a bookcase or cabinet

trat

may impede

Jhe

flow

of

air

Jhrough

the

ventilation openings.

9.

Heat-

The

sublNOOfer

sho

uld

be

situated away

from

heat

sources such

as

radiators, heat registers, stoves, orother

subwDOfers

that

prodI..Ce

heal.

10.

Po

wer Sources - The subwoofershould be connected

to

a power supply only

of

the typedescnbed

in

theoperating

instructions

or

as marked on

the

sub'MXJfer.

11.

Power-COrd

Protec1ion-Power·supplycordsshouldbe routed

so

that Jheyarenollikelytobe walkedonorpindled

by

rtems

placed upon

or

against

them,

paying particular attention

to

cords at plugs, convenience receptades, and

the

point

at

which

Jhey

exa

from

the

subwoof

er.

12. "Caution: To prevent electrical shock. match

wide

blade of plug

to

wide slot, fully inserted.' "Attention: pour eviler

les

chocs electriques, introduire lame

Ia

plus

large

de

la

fi<;:he

dans

Ia

borne correspondante

de

la

prtse

et pousser

iUsQu'

au f rd

."

13. Cleanin;) - The

sublNOOfer

should

be

deaned only

as

recommended by

Jhe

manufacturer.

14. Nonuse Periods - The power cord of

the

sublNOOfer

should

be

unplugged from

the

outlet wilen left unused for a

long period of

time

.

15.

Object

ard

Liquid Entry - Care should

be

taken

so

that

objects

do

not

fall

ard

liquids a

re

not spilled onto

the

erdosure.

'"

16.

Damage Requirtng Service - The subv.oof

er

should

be

serviced

by

qualified service personnel when:

a.

The power-supply rord or plug has been damaged.

b. Objects have

fallen

or

fiquid

has been spilled

into

Jhe

subwoofer.

c. The subwoofer

has

been

elqlO

sed

to

rain

.

d.

The subwooler does not

appear

to

operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance.

e.

The

su

bwooler has been drqJped or damaged.

17.

Se

rvOn;) - The user should not atte

rrpt to

service

the

st.tJwoofer beyond what

is

descriled

in

Jhe

operatin;)

instructions.

All

other servicing should

be

referred

to

qualified service personnel.

Congratulations!

Congratulations on y

our

purchase of a Velody ne VA-121 5XII sub-

woofer system. This system repr

esents the slate of the

art

in

accurate low frequency reproduction. Read and follow the instruc-

'lio

ns below to insure safe and prop

er system operatio

n.

Warning!

To

prevent

fire

or

shock

hazard, do n

ot

exp

ose this

equipment

to

rain

or

moisture. To

avoid

ele

ctr

ical

shock, do not

open

speaker
enclosure or amp chassis cover. Please observe all warnings on the
equipment itself. The

re

are no

user

serviceable

parts

inside. Please

refer

all

service questions to

your

authorized

Velodyne dealer.

Prior to

installation

Please unpack the system car·efully. Remove all staples used to
seal the carton as they can scratch the cabinet. Please save the

carton and

a

ll

packaging materials f

or

future use. Record the serial

number

in

the space provided on the warrant y card f

or futu

re

reference.

Product Feature s & Controls

.12"

forward firing woofer with 2" voice co

il

& 55 o

z.

magnet

• 15" downward firing passive radiator

• Built-in 250 watt (RMS) power amplifier

• Adjustable (40 to 120hz) low-pass crossover with bypass option

• Selectable (80 or 100hz) high-pass crossover

• Line-level inputs & outputs

• Speaker-level inputs & outputs with 5 way binding post connec­tions

• Signal sensing auto turn on/off with bypa

ss

option

• Variable volume control

• Variable phase control (0 to 1

80

degrees)

• Two positio

n audio/video listening selection switch (+3dB, vide o)

• Response, 22 hz

to

120 hz, +/- 3dB

• Detachable power cord (available on some versions)

• Magnetically shielded for video use

• Dual staggered low-pass crossover; 12dB/octave initial, 24dBI
octave u

ltima

te

c

OI1

linued.