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It is possible to freely configure the HELIX
V EIGHT DSP with our DSP PC-Tool software.
The user interface is designed for easy handling of
all functions and allows an individual adjustment of
each of the ten DSP channels. Prior to connecting
the amplifier to your PC visit our website and down
-
load the latest version of the DSP PC-Tool software.
Check from time to time for software updates. You
will find the software and the respective user manu
-
al on
www.audiotec-fischer.com
.
We strongly recommend to carefully read the user
manual (Sound Tuning Magazine) before using the
software for the first time in order to avoid any com
-
plications and failures.
Important:
Make sure that the amplifier is not con
-
nected to your computer before the software and
USB driver are installed!
In the following the most important steps how to
connect and the first start-up are described:
1.
Download the latest version of the DSP
PC-Tool software (available on our website
www.audiotec-fischer.com
) and install it on
you computer.
2.
Connect the amplifier to your computer using
the USB cable that is included in delivery. If you
have to bridge longer distances please use an
active USB extension cable with integrated re
-
peater and no passive extension.
3.
Turn on the amplifier and start the software after
the Status LED lights up green. The operating
software will be updated automatically to the
latest version if it is not up-to-date.
4.
Now you are able to configure your HELIX
V EIGHT DSP amplifier with our intuitive DSP
PC-Tool software. Nevertheless interesting and
useful hints can be found e.g. in our “Sound
Tuning Magazine”, which can be downloaded
for free from our website.
Caution:
We highly recommend to set the volume
of you car radio to minimum position during first
start-up. Additionally no devices or speakers should
be connected to the amplifier until general settings
in the DSP PC-Tool software have been made. Es
-
pecially if the V EIGHT DSP will be used to drive
fully active speaker systems, a wrong setup can de
-
stroy your tweeters right away.
Connection to a PC
1
Load and save
2
Main menu
3
Channel configuration
4
Highpass filter
5
Lowpass filter
6
Time alignment
7
Output level
8
Frequency graph
9
Range of frequency graphs
10
Equalizer
11
EQ fine adjustment
8
1
6
3
4
7
5
2
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