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Page 2: ...ing Functions 1 Input Output Level Setting 2 Input Mixer and Polarity Setting 3 Operating the Mixer Initial Settings and Tuning 1 Input Mixer Level and Polarity 2 Output Level Settings 3 Initial EQ Se...

Page 3: ...ove 85dB will cause damage to your hearing If you have ever been to a party or to a concert where loud music was played you may have experienced Temporary Threshold Shift TTS This temporary loss of he...

Page 4: ...chanical systems please contact a professional installer Paying a qualified installer is almost always cheaper than paying a dealership to repair your car Picking a Location For Your Amplifier Your DS...

Page 5: ...er and remove all paint sound deadeners and other coverings exposing bare metal Using a 10 or larger screw to secure it to this location NEVER USE A SEAT BOLT OR VEHICLE BOLT AS A GROUNDING POINT Reme...

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Page 8: ...nels of balanced Low Level RCA inputs up to 4 Volts RMS with an selectable optional 3 5mm unbalanced input for portable media storage devices Turn On Input Output Input 12 switched signal on input tur...

Page 9: ...the dedicated frequency signal leads Highs Mids Lows and connect to all 6 channels of input on the DSP8 Next using the onboard input signal VU meter and the input Codec sensitivity control level matc...

Page 10: ...Pin 3 Channel 6 RCA Pin 4 Channel 5 RCA Pin 5 Channel 4 RCA Pin 6 Channel 3 RCA Pin 7 Channel 2 RCA Pin 8 Channel 1 RCA Pin 9 Blue Wire Turn on input lead Pin 10 Violet Wire Turn on output lead Pin 1...

Page 11: ...5 Pin 14 Yellow w Black Stripe Channel 4 Pin 15 Orange w Black Stripe Channel 3 Pin 16 Red w Black Stripe Channel 2 Pin 17 Brown w Black Stripe Channel 1 Pin 18 Balanced RCA Output RCA Shield DSP8 Ou...

Page 12: ...e DSP8 into your PC and then turn on the software Connecting to the DSP8 Using a USB to USB Mini cable plug your laptop into the DSP8 It is recom mended that cables be no longer than 6ft in length as...

Page 13: ...ble tuning features Real time interaction between DSP and PC Onboard real time digital signal meters for precise signal alignment for most any application includes input signal dsp output amp lifier o...

Page 14: ...terface Verification window for active processes between pc and DSP8 whn making setting changes Amplifier Temp USB Com Status Master Gain USB Connection Status USB DSP Process Indicator Windows Panel...

Page 15: ...ons at startup will be as follows Send Settings to DSP8 Allows you to select a previously saved settings file form you computers hard drive and load it onto the DSP8 Retrieve Settings Retrieve s all s...

Page 16: ...f the user utility Then Click the Save Settings As listing and you will be directed to a system file window where you can custom name the settings as well as if desired select a custom location on you...

Page 17: ...amaging changes to their DSP8 Setting a Password In the top header of the user utility find and click on the tab listed as Password Once accessed you will be prompted into the Password panel allowing...

Page 18: ...m settings stored on the DSP If you need to Restore to Default please follow these steps Step 1 Access the System Password panel thru the header on the top of the user panel Step 2 Once prompted with...

Page 19: ...attempt to update your DSP8 s firmware you will be required to manually load the appropriate USB boot loader included in your software package See USB boot loader update Step 1 locate and click on th...

Page 20: ...he update to fail and will lock up your DSP8 requiring it be sent back to the factory to be reprogrammed and unlocked Step 5 Your firmware update is now complete Please power cycle your DSP8 Turn of t...

Page 21: ...r Due to the complexity and variety of operating systems and computer manufactures on the worlds market manually installing the USB boot loader although a very defined process and maybe confusing is t...

Page 22: ...d driver for this application Step 2 Cick on your Windows Desktop START button and proceed to the control panel menu on your operating system Once in the control panel then click on your device manage...

Page 23: ...are Once this option has been selected you will be prompted to search for the driver software Select the option highlighted below listed as Browse my computer for driver software Step 5 You will now b...

Page 24: ...entire folder named JM60 USB Drivers and not the files in the folder You will find the required driver folder in the following location 32bit operating systems C Program Files Nikola DSP8 64bit operat...

Page 25: ...ck the Install driver software anyway You are now finished with your USB driver Update Rest assured you will never have to do that again unless you attempt to update firmware on another computer After...

Page 26: ...he channel Master Gain The DSP8 master gain is not an input sensitivity gain to the DSP8 main unit or a Master Volume Control This control is specifically assigned to the input of the amplifier portio...

Page 27: ...ring signal coming from the head unit verification of settings throughout the DSP and much much more Input V U Meter Monitor signal level of all channels of signal into the DSP8 Verify signal output f...

Page 28: ...speaker damaging distortion levels by indication of clipped and or distorted signals as a result of settings in excess within the DSP Confirms and verifies signal output on assigned channels actively...

Page 29: ...sive detailed analysis of all possible factors that can will affect how the system sounds would be prohibitively large and beyond the scope of this manual To truly maximize your knowledge and system d...

Page 30: ...une most mobile audio systems when using the DSP8 We have filtered this informa tion into as generic an approach as possible so that it can be used on just about any system These are proven recommende...

Page 31: ...often we spend a lot more time figuring it out when it would have been much quicker and easier to read the manual first R T F M Read The Factory Manual Once you acquire a lot of experience it is easie...

Page 32: ...o etc Very few listeners can give a complete and total analysis of an audio system so it is best to get opinions from multiple different people Additionally the one person that is primarily responsibl...

Page 33: ...that you will understand the overall theory and procedures involved in proper level setting This will allow you to maximize signal level performance through your entire audio system One of the very b...

Page 34: ...can be better utilized by the DSP8 The mixer can also allow you to create special signals to be used for center channel rear ambient channels and other possible special use signal requirements Note W...

Page 35: ...tion and Adjustment of the mixer settings can be done thru tree different tasks depending on which will suit your personal and application needs the best 1 Double click on the numerical channel entry...

Page 36: ...ut the need to use the oscilloscope To accomplish this you must use an appropriate test tone You must first ensure that the source unit output levels are set to their maximum un distorted levels With...

Page 37: ...below the low pass frequency setting for each output channel So using the 1 kHz test tone will not work for a subwoofer or tweeter output channel because it is not in either of their band limited freq...

Page 38: ...others Remember that you have set the levels to their absolute maximum possible with minimal clipping distortion so any additional level changes whether it is in the equalizer or an input or output le...

Page 39: ...ited and if the frequency response is flat and smooth or if it has equalization applied Many OE source units have some level of equalization incorporated in their outputs to correct for the very poor...

Page 40: ...ly way to flatten out the response in that frequency region At this point the system is not ready for fine tuning the EQ Let s save the EQ fine tuning until after we have dialed in the other DSP8 sett...

Page 41: ...display does not move in direct correlation with the changes being made on the EQ controls you will not be able to correct the problem with EQ You will need to use speaker polarity crossover frequenc...

Page 42: ...forward in theory In general it is good practice to set the subwoofer upper frequency limit to the lowest frequency at which the next speaker above it can reproduce whether it is a midrange or a mid b...

Page 43: ...frequency the midrange is capable of reproducing probably between 70 and 100 Hz When using the active crossover in the DSP8 to separate the midrange and tweeter frequency ranges simply set the midrang...

Page 44: ...l tweeters midrange mid bass etc to the driver s head position and calculate 34 32cm ms Determine which one has the longest path length and delay each of the other speakers an approximate amount so th...

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Page 46: ...d to do the final tweaking and analysis as to the success of your efforts Sit in the designated listening position and play some familiar reference music preferably something simple like spoken voice...

Page 47: ...And you will have to check it by ear after using the RTA anyway For a multi seat position SQ system after each channel has been set individually look at the delay settings for each pair of matching s...

Page 48: ...Off and On Go to the EQ panel and press Sync DSP8 so the PC and DSP8 are matched in settings Disconnect all unnecessary USB devices Update your PC s USB drivers and operating system Make sure you have...

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