Dark Base 700 - Desktop Computer Be Quiet! - Free user manual and instructions

USER MANUAL Dark Base 700 Be Quiet!

INDEX Glinde, August 2017

We are delighted you have chosen to buy our Dark Base PC case. Please read the information here and carefully follow all the instructions prior to installation. Should you have further questions, please contact our customer service. See contact information in the manufacturer’s details section. Warranty ∙ 3-year manufacturer’s warranty for the consumer (original purchase from authorized be quiet! dealers only) ∙ Your original receipt of purchase will be required before warranty services are rendered. Please store it carefully. ∙ Manipulationsand/ortechnicalmodicationsofanykind,ordamageduetotheapplicationofmechanical force, will void your warranty. ∙ To read the warranty terms and conditions in full, see Service/Warranty Conditions on our website at bequiet.com. Our General Terms and Conditions of Business also apply. For details please refer online under bequiet.com. Manufacturer’s details Listan GmbH & Co. KG | Biedenkamp 3a | 21509 Glinde | Germany For support in Germany, you can call our free service hotline Monday through Friday 09:00 – 17:30 (UTC+1) Tel. [phone] - 44 Fax [phone] Email: [e-mail] Internet page: www.bequiet.com Copyright ∙ You are not allowed to reproduce, disclose, publish or store the contents of this documentation, or excerpts of it, without the prior written consent of Listan. ∙ be quiet! is a registered trademark of Listan GmbH & Co. KG. Other products and company names mentioned in this documentation may be the brands or trademarks of their respective owners. ∙ In accordance with company policy, all Listan products are subject to ongoing development. Listan reserves the right to make changes and improvements to any product described in this documentation without prior notice. ∙ UndernocircumstancesshallListanbeheldliableforlossofdataorincome,orforanyspecic,incidental, direct, or indirect damage, however it arises. ∙ The content of this documentation represents the status at time of writing. Listan does not assume, whether expressed or implicit, any liability for the correctness or completeness of the content of this documentation, including, but not limited to the implicit guarantee of market suitability and tness for a particular purpose, unless applicable laws or jurisdiction specically stipulate such a liability. Listan reserves the right to make changes to this documentation or to withdraw the documentation at any time without prior announcement.4 5

3 140mm / 1,600 Optional Cooling Fans Front: 2x 140/120 Top: 3x 140/120 PSU shroud: 1x 140/120 Bottom: 1x 140/120 Radiator Support (mm) Front: 120, 140, 240, 280, 360 Top: 120, 240, 360 Rear: 120, 140 Additional Features Switchable multi mode, multi color RGB LED lighting at the front panel (white, red, green, blue, orange, purple), support of motherboard LED control6 7

Images Part Name Amount Usage HDD Cage 1 For installing an additional HDD or two further SSDs HDD Decoupling Rubbers 4 For installing an additonal HDD slot HDD 6#32 Screws 12 HDD mounting M3 Screws 20 SSD mounting Screws 6#32 8 Motherboard mounting

A Tempered Glass Window I Motherboard Tray B Front Cover PSU Shroud J SSD Tray C Top Cover PSU Shroud K Fan and LED Controller PCB D HDD Slots L External Front Cover E Chassis Body M HDD Slot Cover F Front IO Panel N Front Air Filter G Base Air Filter O Front Panel H SilentWings

The Front I/O ports provided require connections to your motherboard. Refer to your motherboard handbook for information on pin assignments and sockets. HD audio (headphone jack/microphone jack) Find the HD audio pin connectors on your motherboard and attach the HD audio cables to the designated sockets. USB 3.1 Type C Find the USB 3.1 Type C pin connectors and attach the USB 3.1 Type C cables to the designated sockets. USB 3.0 Find the USB 3.0 pin connectors on your motherboard and attach the USB 3.0 cables to the designated sockets. On/O Switch, Power On LED, Disk Operating LED, Reset Button TheplugsillustratedconnecttheOn/OSwitchandLEDlampsof the case to your motherboard. Take care you observe the correct polarity with the LEDs. HD AUDIOUSB KEY KEY KEY POWER SW POWERLED +

A 4-Pin PWM connector to motherboard B 4-Pin PWM connector to fan C LED connector to motherboard D LED outlet for additional external LEDs E Connecting plug for the front LEDs F SATA power connection G Ports for fan controller switch connector and LED switch on front I/O panel H Switch for choosing between Silence and Performance Mode Please note: To ensure proper functioning of the fan control and the LED lighting, make sure that cable F is connected to the power supply.

The fan controller has two modes of operation.

1. Automatic operation

In this mode the PWM signal of the motherboard is used and the speeds of all PWM fans connected can be adjusted automatically by the motherboard. The fan speed slider control must be set to its initial position of “AUTO” in this case. In order to use the automatic PWM control of the fans it is necessary to connect the cable “A” of the PCB panel (4.3) with the PWM connector of your motherboard. Lacking such a connection it is only possible to manually control the speeds of fans connected.

When the fan speed slider control is moved up from its initial position of “AUTO“ the PWM signal is ignored and the fan speed can be manually set to one of three constant speeds. In total it is possible to connect six PWM fans to the fan controller PCB. These six connections are subdivided into two channels (right and left) each with three connections. By operation of switch “H” on the PCB these channels can be switched independently from one another between “Silence” and “Performance” modes. The rate factors of the PWM fans connected here are determined as set out below according to the setting of the front I/O fan switch. Performance Mode In combination with the Front I/O switch 50% | 800rpm* (Position 1) 70% | 1,120rpm* (Position 2) 100% | 1,600rpm* (Position 3) Silence Mode In combination with the Front I/O switch 25% | 400rpm* (Position 1) 45% | 640rpm* (Position 2) 65% | 1,040rpm* (Position 3) *with SilentWings

3 1,600rpm When the slider control is returned to its initial position of “AUTO“ the PWM signal of the motherboard resumes control of the fans.10 11

4.5 HANDLING OF THE LED ILLUMINATION

TheLEDilluminationpreinstalledinthefrontcanbeconguredinseveralcolorsandoperatingmodes.Further strips of LED illumination for lighting the case interior can be plugged into socket “D” on LED controller PCB (4.3) with a maximum combined rating of 24 watts. WARNING! Only 12V LEDs may be connected. To switch between synchronized operation and manual control mode keep switch “G“ pressed for about three seconds. Synchronized operation It is possible to connect cable “C” of the PCB (4.3) and the corresponding RGB LED controller socket of your motherboard. The integrated illumination can then be controlled by the motherboard. For information on operation of the LED controller of your motherboard refer to your motherboard handbook. Inmanualmodeyoucancyclethroughtheavailablecolors(white,red,green,blue,orange,purple)bybriey pressing switch “G”. An intermediate stage between each color enables “breath mode” for the previously selected color. The individual switch stages are: 1 White 8 Blue breath 2 White breath 9 Orange 3 Red 10 Orange breath 4 Red breath 11 Purple 5 Green 12 Purple breath 6 Green breath 13 Breath mode alternately in all colors 7 Blue 14 LEDso10 11

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