HELIX V EIGHT DSP

Installation
Connection of HELIX V EIGHT DSP to the head
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Caution: Carrying out the following steps will re-
quire special tools and technical knowledge. In or-
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tions and follow all instructions in this manual (see
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installed by an authorized HELIX dealer.
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input can be assigned to any output using the
DSP PC-Tool software. The automatic turn-on
circuit does not work when using the pre-ampli-
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V EIGHT DSP.
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radio.
2. Connecting the highlevel speaker inputs
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nected directly to the loudspeaker outputs of an
OEM or aftermarket radio using appropriate ca-
bles (loudspeaker cables with 1 mm² / AWG 18
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We recommend the following channel assign-
ment if a common car radio will be connected
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speaker inputs. If only two channels will be con-
nected we recommend to use the channels A
and B.
Make sure that the polarity is correct. If one
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this input is used the remote input (REMGRHV
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automatically turn on once a loudspeaker signal
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Attention: It is mandatory to properly adapt
the input sensitivity of the V EIGHT DSP to
the signal source in order to avoid damage
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table on page 22.
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the control 9 (see page 18 point 9; Input Sen-
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sible to change it internally by repositioning
jumpers. Therefore dismantle the side panel
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the four screws (two Philipps head screws and
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the bottom plate and get access to the jumpers.
The long jumper (
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channels A - D and the short jumper (
Jumper B,
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there are two plug positions for each Jumper.
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following:
Overview plug-in positions:
Jumper A
Jumper B
A2 B1A1 B2
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