Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto DQS del fabbricante AudioControl
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Digital The S trength of DQS Owner ’ s Enjo yment Manual Six Channel Digital 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 The S trength of Digital ™ T able of Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 K e y Features and Highlights . . . . . .
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Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual The S trength of Digital ™ 1 Introduction W elcome to the w orld of AudioControl digital signal processing . A magical combination of AudioControl’ s lengthy experience in perfor - mance signal processing design combined with state-of-the-art Digital Signal Processing (DSP) technology .
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl ® 2 FEA TURES AND HIGHLIGHTS Six Channels Of Input and Output: The DQS is AudioControl’ s first digital car audio equalizer with six input and output channels making it ideal for a multitude of a pplications.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual The S trength of Digit al ™ 3 Bulletproof W arranty: The most impor - tant feature of all. Ev ery AudioControl product is self lessly designed and manufactured b y the occupants of our r ainforest factory . W e take ev ery ef fort to ensure that y ou will ha v e many y ears of enjo yment out of y our DQS.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl ® 4 QUICK INST ALLA TION INFORMA TION For those of y ou short on time, but high on ambi- tion, w e offer the f ollo wing section to speed up y our installation of the DQS: 1. The DQS needs to be installed in the signal path betw een y our sour ce unit and y our external amplifier(s).
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual The S trength of Digit al ™ 5 Figur e 1: Basic DQS System.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl ® 6 A GUIDED TOUR OF DQS 1) Inputs: The DQS has six RC A inputs that need to get their audio signals from the main source unit. If y our source unit only has tw o or four outputs, fear not, just use the front or rear inputs.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual The S trength of Digit al ™ 7 Figur e 2: T op view of DQS DQS Digital Equalizer DQS Digital Equalizer DQS Digital Equalizer DQS Digital Equalizer .
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl ® 8 10) Digital Dash Control Input: This input allo ws y ou to connect the o ptional AudioControl Digital Dash Control (DDC) which will allo w y ou to contr ol y our DQS from the conv enience of the driv ers seat, passengers seat, back seat or anywhere else the cable will stretch to.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual The S trength of Digit al ™ 9 B. DQS Po wer W iring W ARNING: Failu re to disconnect the negativ e terminal of you r battery prior to the installation of you r DQS can result in a w arm tingly feeling.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl ® 10 Figur e 3: Six Channel DQS System.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual The S trength of Digital ™ 11 Figur e 4: DQS Car Theater System.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl ® 12 D. Lev el Matching If y ou ha v e ev er listened to a friend’ s “killer” car audio system and heard lots of hiss, clicks or po ps, then y ou ha v e e xperienced an improperly le v el matched system.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual The S trength of Digit al ™ 13 DQS Menu Screens One of the major benefits of using Digital tech- nology is the ability to use less knobs and buttons and get more contr ol.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl ® 14 Figu re 5: DQS Menu T ree.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual The S trength of Digital ™ Figur e 6: DQS main menu screen 15 Front EQ Freq = 1kHz Front .
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl ® 16 Single or Dual Channel Equalization: After y ou ha v e selected a frequency to equalize, y ou must decide whether y ou wish to equalize the left channel, the right channel, or both channels simultaneously .
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual The S trength of Digit al ™ 17 ting. If y ou wish to select another frequency , ta p the left or right arro w buttons until the cursor is f lashing on the number next to “Freq=”. Then use the “+” and “-” controls to select the frequency to which y ou wish to apply boost or cut.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl ® 18 MODE: Display Figur e 12: Display brightness screen In this mode, y ou ha v e the ability to change the brightness lev els on the displa y of y our DQS. Using the left and right na vigation buttons y ou can toggle back and forth betw een “Bright” and “Dim”.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual The S trength of Digit al ™ 19 4) Although the plethor a of controls on y our DQS can be intimidating, fear not; the y w e r e designed to giv e enough control to maximize y our system’ s performance but not enough to get y ou in trouble.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl ® 20 and balanced as possible. T oo much boosting can make y ou feel like y ou are listening to y our sys- tem in a tile bathroom. Not enough energy in the midrange sounds empty and dry . T reble: 3KHz and Up - If midrange is the cake, then these high or upper frequencies are the frosting.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual The S trength of Digit al ™ 21 UNDER THE CO VER 1) Input Grounding: For many systems y ou can lea v e this jumper in the UNBALANCED position.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl ® 22 And no w a w ord from the legal department. THE W ARRANTY Peo ple are scar ed of w arranties. Lots of fine print. Months of w aiting ar ound. W ell, fear no more, this w arranty is designed to make y ou ra v e about us to y our friends.
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual The S trength of Digit al ™ 6. If an authorized United States AudioControl dealer installs y our DQS, the w arr anty is fiv e y ears; otherwise the w arranty is one y ear .
Owner’ s Enjo yment Manual AudioControl ® 22410 70th A venue W est Mountlak e T errace, W A 98043 USA Phone: 425-775-8461 Fax: 425-778-3166 www .audiocontr ol.com ® ©2004, AudioControl, a division of Electronic Engineering and Manufacturing, Inc.
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 DQS 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 DQS - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso AudioControl DQS imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul AudioControl DQS ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il AudioControl DQS, 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 DQS.
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 DQS. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo AudioControl DQS 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.
