Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Digital Equalizer del fabbricante AudioControl
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DQT Owner ’ s Enjo yment Manual St ereo One- Thir d Octave Digit al Equalizer AudioControl ® 22410 70th A v enue W est • Mountlake T errace, W A 98043 USA Phone 425-775-8461 • Fax 425-778-3166 www .
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Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual Digital F usion ™ T able of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features and Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual Digital F usion ™ Introduction W elcome to the w orld of Digital Fusion. The fusion of AudioControl’ s lengthy experience in performance signal processing combined with state-of-the-art Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology .
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl octa v e increments for ma ximum control. In addi- tion each equalization filter utilizes precise constant- Q to pology , traditionally utilized only in the highest performing professional audio pr oducts.
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Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl A GUIDED TOUR OF THE DQT 1) Inputs: The DQT has tw o RC A inputs that need to get their audio signals from y our sour ce unit. If y our source unit has multiple outputs (like a front, rear , and/or subw oofer) y ou only need to connect the front or rear outputs to y our DQT .
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual Digital F usion ™ 10) Po wer Connections: This nifty connector is a godsend to any one who has tried to wire up their gear with their body crammed in the trunk. Y ou can wire up the po w er , ground, and r emote turn-on from the conv enience of outside y our car and then casually plug it into y our DQT .
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl INST ALLING THE DQT Up to this point ev erything y ou ha v e read has serv ed to educate y ou on the oper ations of y our DQT . W e are sur e that y ou are no w chomping at the bit to install y our DQT so w e recommend y ou read the follo wing sections v ery carefully .
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Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl planning out y our system and e v en sketching it out on pa per . The follo wing diagrams are just a fe w of the system o ptions: D.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual Digital F usion ™ 9 1) Digital Status Display: This se xy blue displa y ref lects which mode y our DQT is in. 2) Select: Ev ery time y ou touch this button, y our displa y will change ref lecting the fact that y ou are no w accessing a one of the v arious modes in the DQT .
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl symbol “>o<“ in the middle of the lo w er part of the screen. By ta pping the “+ or -” buttons y ou can a pply an equal boost or cut to both channels.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual Digital F usion ™ MODE: Memories This screen allo ws y ou to sa v e or recall settings using one of the eight memory locations.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl f lashing ne xt to Sa v e. Push the “+” or “-” buttons to select the memory destinsation to wher e y ou are sa ving. Then use the left/right na vigation buttons to mo v e N(-) Y(+) displa y area. T ap the “(+)” button to complete the sa ving process or (-) to quit the memory sa ving process.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual Digital F usion ™ 13 Figur e 13: sample curve designed to giv e enough control to ma ximize y our systems performance but not enough to get y ou in trouble. Here is an e xplanation of the ke y areas y ou should f ocus on: Sub-bass: 100 Hz and belo w - A car without bass is like a da y without sunshine.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl 14 area of the audio spectrum that is an octa v e abo v e y our sub-bass frequencies and sev eral octa v es belo w y our midr ange. Most autosound systems ha v e too much midbass due to the fact that speakers mounted in the doors or kick panels cause resonance’ s or peaks in the r esponse curv e.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual Digital F usion ™ 100 Hz, 125 Hz, 160 Hz, 200 Hz, and 250 Hz to control the ar ea. Or y ou can use one parametric control center ed at 160 Hz and set the bandwidth at 1 octa v e and y ou can perform a global adjust- ment of the entire midbass region.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl 16 UNDER THE CO VER Beside all of the cle v er buttons on the outside of y our DQT , there are a fe w factory pr eset functions, located under the co v er , that assist in maximizing the performance of y our DQT .
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual Digital F usion ™ IF Y OU LIKE DQT , Y OU’LL LO VE... If y ou need a crosso v er for y our system that keeps up with y our DQT , another member of the Digital Fusion family is the DXS tm , a 2 channel, 3-w a y crosso v er with breath takingly steep 24dB per octa v e slo pes.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl 4. Y ou cannot let anybody who isn’ t (A) the AudioControl factory; (B) somebody authorized in writing b y AudioControl to service y our DQT . If any one other than (A) or (B) messes with y our DQT , that v oids y our w arranty .
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual Digital F usion ™ 19 DQT SPECIFIC A TIONS All specifications are measured at 14.4 VDC (standar d automotiv e v oltage). As technology adv ances, AudioControl reserv es the right to continuously change our specifications, like our w eather .
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl 20 MENU TREE Digital Fusion Digital Fusion Digital Fusion Digital Fusion Digital Fusion by AudioControl (r) by AudioControl (r) by AudioControl (r) by AudioCo.
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il AudioControl Digital Equalizer è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del AudioControl Digital Equalizer - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso AudioControl Digital Equalizer imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul AudioControl Digital Equalizer ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il AudioControl Digital Equalizer, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del AudioControl Digital Equalizer.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il AudioControl Digital Equalizer. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo AudioControl Digital Equalizer insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
