TABLE OF CONTENTS
BLAUBOX SOFTWARE AGREEMENT
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INTRODUCTION TO BLAUBOX
QUICK START AND
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PC INSTALLATION
PC requirements
Installation process
Starting BLAUBOX
General comments on running BLAUBOX
BLAUBOXNAIN MENU
Navigating the MAIN MENU of BLAUBOX
Reset BLAUBOX
Quit BLAUBOX and return to DOS
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SCREEN 1: ENCLOSURE
CALCULATIONS
Woofer choice
Box style
Modify box
Box math
Plot response
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SCREEN 2: FINAL BOX FABRICATION
Box shape
Modify dimensions
Port design
Box math
Draw box (screen or printer)
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SCREEN 3:
PARAMETER DATABASE
Scroll database
Modify database
Delete driver
Add driver
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SCREEN 4: CROSSOVER DESIGN
6, 12, and 18 db/octave
filters
6, 12, and 18 db/octave
filters
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SCREEN 5: PRINTER, COLOR, USER, AND MATERIALS CONFIGURATION
Screen color
Dealer information (install)
Customer information (input)
Material thickness (box material)
Printer setup
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SCREEN 6: USING BLAUBOX
Consumer guidance; how to initiate him/her to BLAUBOX
Woofer choice
Box style
Fabrication (of the final box)
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SCREEN 7: TECH TALK ON WOOFER BOX DESIGN
Acoustics, electronics, woofer design, and the "best box"
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(Reference the help screens on BLAUBOX or the following sections
of the BLAUBOX owner's manual for a more complete discussion)
APPENDIX A: BASIC ACOUSTICS
Frequency response, wavelength, and harmonics
Loudness and the decibel
How we hear
Safe sound
In-car acoustics
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