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TheOutlaw’s Guide to theSubwoofer Management SystemSMS-1Velodyne Digital Drive

10THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-113. Turn the SMS-1’s volume up or down until the left side of the curve matches up more or less with the right side

11THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1CONNECTING THE SMS1“One of our field research-ers has a knack for untying knots. Whether this is a fortunate gift or

12THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1What if you have a receiver that lacks a subwoofer output and you don’t have an outboard amp, mains-in jumpers, an ex

13THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1you happen to be operating multiple SMS-1’s in your system, you can con-nect the subwoofer output of your receiver or

14THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1ONSCREEN DISPLAY“One of the Outlaw bosses has this cat, and one day the boss told us his cat had figured out how to t

15THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1you can look at page 17 for details about the options available on that screen. Oh, and if you’ve already made some

16THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1If you are happy with Auto-EQ, you can stop here. If a screen full of adjust-able settings and a real-time frequency

17THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1Once you’ve checked out the subwoofer trim at the amp and receiver (or not), let’s take a minute to set the volume fo

18THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1This screen may look like a crazy mass of information, but there’s actually a very straightforward structure to it.

19THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1anywhere between 15Hz and 199Hz, but the recommended maximum setting in the user’s manual is 35Hz. The slope of the

2THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1CAUTION: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside. Re

20THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1change the SMS-1’s main volume setting. At the same time, it will change the other preset volume settings, but they

21THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1SYSTEM RESPONSE MENU AGAINYes, we’ve been here before, but we’re back again – and we mean business this time.We’ve

22THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1but can be adjusted in 1Hz increments from 15Hz to 120Hz to move any channel closer to a dip or peak that needs help.

23THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1We will start with the peak at around 32Hz. Peaks can be very problem-atic acoustically. They can not only sound “b

24THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1As is often the case, the rst attempt isn’t an ideal solution to the system response problem. We still have a dip.

25THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1For anyone who is interested, here are the settings that we used to gener-ate the nal curve:EQ L (dB) F (Hz) Q1

26THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1TABLE: RS232 COMMANDS Acceptable ‘n’Function Command Format Input Values Examples RemarksVolume Control #VOn

27THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1SOFTWARE UPDATESRemember how we said that one of the reasons for the RS-232 input was software updates? No? Haven’t

28THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1valley at a certain frequency for special cases. What happens if that’s not enough? What if you want to have a much

29THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1each had its phase adjusted as optimally as possible. On the other hand, the overall system response is the underlyin

3THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1INTRODUCTIONPLEASE READ FIRST 2 WARNING: IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS 2INTRODUCTION 3SMS1 FEATURES 4WHAT’S IN THE BOX 5

30THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1only speaker that the SMS-1 gives you control over. If you want to move back to large mains later, you can do so, bu

31THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1TABLE: TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDESymptom Possible Cause Solution OptionsUnit does not turn on when No AC power Make c

32THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1WRITE ‘EM IF YOU’VE GOT ‘EMNOTES

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4THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1our online forum, and as a tool to aid our customers we have crafted this convenient guide. It is composed of a serie

5THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1You’ll want to be sure that your SMS-1 arrived at your doorstep with all of its included odds and ends to keep it comp

6THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1REAR PANELRP1 XLR LFE OutputDoes your subwoofer oer an XLR-style balanced connection? If so, this is where you will

7THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1RP10 Thru Audio OutputThis output provides an unaltered copy of the input received by the SMS-1. If you have several

8THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1NightToggle the night mode on and o.Volume (+/-)Adjust the unit volume.TestToggle between the System Response and Sys

9THE OUTLAW’S GUIDE TO THE SMS-1So you came home at lunch, found the SMS-1 on the front porch, and want to get it hooked up and set up before you have