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Illusonic

IAP

Chapter 3

Usage

The figure below illustrates navigation between the different modes.

Normal

Operation Mode

allows to directly change input and volume. By means of

pressing

Select

, one can change

Sound Settings

preset or modify

Ad Hoc Settings

, respectively.

PRESET 1

CALIBRATED

ILLUSONIC

PHONO

CALIBRATED

-24 dB

CALIBRATED

PHONO

-24 dB

AD HOC SETTINGS

BALANCE

LEFT 2 DEGREE

CONFIGURATION

SYSTEM

REMOTE CONTROL PAIRING

Select

Normal Operation Mode

Ad Hoc Settings

Configuation Menu

Sound Settings

Select

Sound Settings Menu

Sound Settings parameters and IAP configuration can be modified in the

Sound Settings Menu

and

Configuration Menu

, respectively. These are ac-

cessed, as indicated in the figure, by

Select – Select

and

Menu – Select

, re-

spectively. When Menu Lock is enabled, then these menus are not available.

Summary of Contents for IAP2

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Page 3: ...nor try to service it by yourself Always refer to a qualified technician for service and maintenance Failure to do so will void the warranty Make sure to use 3 terminals phase neutral and earth power...

Page 4: ...oes cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of...

Page 5: ...are minimized Use IAP 2 as a preamplifier and DAC to refine the sound of a conventional stereo system IAP 4 IAP 8 and IAP 16 feature four to sixteen channels and allow optimization of systems with mor...

Page 6: ...the text referring to related information and chapters Detailed contents in the beginning and an index in the end help you find desired information quickly You will find text and figures with addition...

Page 7: ...it 8 channels Analog Digital Hi Res HDMI USB Network Phono Stage Outputs IAP 2 and IAP 4 feature each of its channels as symmetric XLR and corre sponding RCA line outputs IAP 8 and IAP 16 feature symm...

Page 8: ...tigate dominant characteristics of the room Tone Control is used to subjectively adjust the level of low and high frequencies Not only bass and treble gain can be adjusted but also their frequencies W...

Page 9: ...DMI it will reproduce it over the center loudspeaker Depth Immersion Immersion Depth The specific room loudspeakers and loudspeaker positions determine how a room reacts to the sound Depth Immersion a...

Page 10: ...han oth ers or for room acoustic reasons the bass can be removed from it and be reproduced over other loudspeakers and or subwoofers Crossovers IAP 4 8 16 support implementation of active crossovers w...

Page 11: ...IAP unit AC power cable Remote control This user manual Step 2 Installing the AC Power Cable 1 3 2 1 Make sure that the indicated voltage matches your local AC voltage 2 Make sure that the main power...

Page 12: ...loaded under Audio Processors in the Support Downloads section Run firmware update 1 1 Only one software can access IAP via USB at a time Before running firmware update quit IAP Configuration and IAP...

Page 13: ...rs game consoles and set top boxes 2 Digital audio sources such as CD players 3 A PC or audio server over USB 4 A network PC or audio server via Ethernet 5 An analog audio source 6 A turntable 7 If yo...

Page 14: ...me by turning the rotary control on the right 4 Play sound with the selected input source 5 Once you are done push the rotary control for two seconds to put IAP to standby 1 1 When you set the main po...

Page 15: ...Changes value shown in the middle of display e g Input or Menu Rotary Changes value shown on the bottom of display e g Volume or Sub Menu If you use an Apple IR remote control for another device such...

Page 16: ...U MENU MENU The Input Source is changed by using Push Select to change the active Sound Settings preset with Push Select again to enter the Sound Settings menu Section 3 3 Push Menu to change Ad Hoc S...

Page 17: ...dB CALIBRATED PHONO 24 dB AD HOC SETTINGS BALANCE LEFT 2 DEGREE CONFIGURATION SYSTEM REMOTE CONTROL PAIRING Menu Select Select Menu Normal Operation Mode Ad Hoc Settings Configuation Menu Menu Sound...

Page 18: ...EPTH IMMERSIVE AUDIO CENTER ILLUSONIC ON OFF ON CALIBRATED PHONO 40 0 dB Press Select PRESET 1 CALIBRATED ILLUSONIC Press 2x Select Sound Settings Menu Select Preset Illusonic Choose Illusonic On to a...

Page 19: ...ection depending on your listening situation ILLUSONIC PROCESSING MODE STADIUM ILLUSONIC PROCESSING MODE HALL ILLUSONIC PROCESSING MODE CLUB ILLUSONIC PROCESSING MODE PARTY ILLUSONIC PROCESSING MODE R...

Page 20: ...and tog gles between show and hide with Select 3 4 Ad Hoc Settings Press Menu to enter Ad Hoc Settings These settings are temporary i e changes will be reset when restarting IAP TONE CONTROL ROOM 2 1...

Page 21: ...nt that things are changed accidentally When lock settings is enabled only Input Volume Sound Settings Preset and Ad Hoc Settings can be changed Inputs This menu contains settings related to IAP s inp...

Page 22: ...tral and earth power cables with ground conductor 2 Power On Off If you do not use IAP for a longer period of time it is recommended that you turn off the main power switch 2 2 When you set the main p...

Page 23: ...udio is supported by Coax and Optical respectively 2 2 Note that Dolby Digital AC 3 and DTS over S PDIF are not decoded by IAP 3 USB Audio IAP s USB audio input can be configured as USB Class 1 or Cla...

Page 24: ...d keeps XLR pin 3 unconnected Connecting XLR pins 1 and 3 short circuits IAPs line out amplifiers and can cause damage 3 7 Cleaning Maintenance and Service Use a dry towel of cloth for cleaning Never...

Page 25: ...make are instantly transmit ted to IAP IAP Configuration transmits data between your Mac PC and IAP via USB Connect IAP USB Ctrl to the Mac PC with a USB cable make sure both are switched on and start...

Page 26: ...configure IAP if you use a different loudspeaker setup Follow Chapter 6 to configure the loudspeaker setup 4 2 Sound Settings Sound Settings presets can be defined and be assigned to each input Sound...

Page 27: ...eral inputs to the same physical input For example you can define CD JAZZ and CD CLASSICAL inputs both mapping to digital in but using different Sound Settings 4 4 Outputs IAP s output settings are ve...

Page 28: ...ings can be changed such as display settings phono settings and DAC output level On the right side IAPs output channel map is shown For each output con nector the corresponding signal s abbreviation i...

Page 29: ...our room change without a need to measure again With IAP Calibra tion s signal generators you can additionally optimize the sound by listening IAP Calibration transmits data between your Mac PC and IA...

Page 30: ...rl Connect the soundcard to Mac PC and IAP as shown in the figure above Connect the microphone to the soundcard Most microphones will require that you enable phantom power on the soundcard s microphon...

Page 31: ...et the microphone to sweet spot position and do a test sweep on each loudspeaker to check the system Modify soundcard output level and IAP volume until the sweep is loud but does not hurt your ears No...

Page 32: ...uded loudspeakers microphones 2 These controls are used to show and set all signal processing related parameters With the Gain Delay Equalizer Bass Management Crossovers Tone Control On Off buttons yo...

Page 33: ...y resolution can be chosen from very high resolution to full octave smoothing 2 The frequency range of the plot can be determined 3 The impulse response time window is set here 4 The dB range and maxi...

Page 34: ...hone position or microphone aver age Long sustaining resonances can easily be detected in these plots Time Domain The Time Domain panel shows the measured and modified impulse responses Use this panel...

Page 35: ...n IAP Configuration as shown above The figure below illustrates the available loudspeaker setups and IAP 4 signal output connector labels More details on these loudspeaker setups are given in Sec tion...

Page 36: ...P 16 2 3 2H 3 4 2 2H 4 2H 4 4H 5 Cinema 5 1 5 2H 7 Cinema 7 1 6 FL FR FC RL RR RLC RRC FL FR RL RR RLC RRC FL FR FC RL RR FL FR RL RR FLH FRH RRH RLH FL FR FC RL RR FLH FRH FL FR RL RR FLH FRH FL FR R...

Page 37: ...applied On the left a complex example with 3 rooms is given Room 1 3 2 Room 2 stereo Room 3 mono Multiroom configuration example choose loudspeaker setup Multi Room on and copy channels for the additi...

Page 38: ...endation at which angles the loudspeakers should be relative to a central listening position It is recommended that the elevation of the height loudspeakers be in the range 20 to 70 Channel Name Abbre...

Page 39: ...for height loudspeakers FL FR FC FL FR FL FR RL RR FL FR FLW FRW 2 Stereo 3 Stereo Center 4 I Quad 4 II FC FL FR RL RR 5 I 5 1 FC FL FR FLW FRW 5 II FL RLC FR RRC RL RR 6 I FL FR FLW RL FRW RR FC FL F...

Page 40: ...stereo setup FL and FR extended with a center loud speaker FC The center loudspeaker improves the perceived sound stage The various options are Loudspeaker Setup Used Loudspeakers 3 FL FR FC 3 2H FL...

Page 41: ...u ray 5 1 RL FL FC FR RR RLH FLH FRH RRH T This is a conventional 5 1 surround setup The various options are Loudspeaker Setup Used Loudspeakers 5 I FL FR FC RL RR 5 I 2H FL FR FC RL RR FLH FRH 5 I 4H...

Page 42: ...5 III 5H with T assigned to RLCH 6 I RL FL FR RLH FLH FRH RRH RLC RRC RR RLCH RRCH T This is a 7 1 surround setup but without a front center FC loudspeaker Compared to Setup 4 I this setup has two mor...

Page 43: ...RL RR FLW FRW FLH FRH 6 II 4H FL FR RL RR FLW FRW FLH FRH RLH RRH 6 II 4H T same as 6 II 4H with T assigned to RRC 6 II 6H FL FR RL RR FLW FRW FLH FRH RLH RRH FLWH FRWH 6 II 6H T same as 6 II 6H with...

Page 44: ...d to FLW 7 I 6H FL FR FC RL RR RLC RRC FLH FRH RLH RRH RLCH RRCH 7 I 6H T same as 7 I 6H with T assigned to FLW 7 II RL FLW FL FC FR FRW RLH FLH FRH FLWH RRH FRWH RR T This is a 7 1 surround setup Com...

Page 45: ...RLH RRH FLWH FRWH 7 III 6H T same as 7 III 6H with T assigned to FC 7 III 7H FL FR RL RR FLW FRW RC FLH FRH RLH RRH FLWH FRWH RCH 7 III 7H T same as 7 III 7H with T assigned to FC 8 I RL FLW FL FR RLH...

Page 46: ...as 8 II 5H with T assigned to RLCH 8 II 6H FL FR FC RL RR FLW FRW RC FLH FRH RLH RRH FLWH FRWH 8 II 6H T same as 8 II 6H with T assigned to RRC 8 II 7H FL FR FC RL RR FLW FRW RC FLH FRH RLH RRH FLWH F...

Page 47: ...with HDCP various versions up to 8 channel 24 bit 192 kHz 2 Coax S PDIF RCA connector 0 5 Vpp diff 75 16 24 bit 32 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 192 kHz 2 Optical S PDIF TOSLINK optical connector 16 24 bit 3...

Page 48: ...22 kHz Output SNR unweighted 117 dB A weighted 121 dB 22 Hz 22 kHz Output Distortion 104 dB THD N 1 kHz 8 Vrms 22 Hz 22 kHz Analog Audio Performance IAP 8 IAP 16 Input SNR unweighted 110 dB A weighte...

Page 49: ...TS HD Master Audio 21 equalizers 30 Ext Ctrl 20 FCC Notice 2 firmware update 10 20 front panel 13 gain and delay 30 getting started 9 HDMI input 21 LPCM 5 output 22 hide preset 18 IAP firmware update...

Page 50: ...outputs 5 Overview 5 pairing remote control 13 phono input 21 polarity 30 power consumption 45 power on off 20 preset settings 16 Illusonic Processing 16 other settings 18 tone control 17 presets 14...

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