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Illusonic

IAP 8

Chapter 1

Introduction

1.3

IAP 8 Overview

Inputs

IAP 8 can connect to a variety of sources. There is usually no need for a

device between the source and IAP 8. In addition to conventional analog

and digital inputs, IAP 8 features a phono stage, USB audio, network media

rendering, and four HDMI inputs with multi-channel support.

Analog, Digital

Hi Res

HDMI, USB, Network

Phono Stage

Outputs

IAP 8 features eight symmetric XLR line outputs, which directly connect to

power amplifiers or active loudspeakers. Its HDMI output connects to a TV or

projector, if needed. Below and on the next page, the supported loudspeaker

configurations are shown.

3+2H

2+2H

4+2H

Summary of Contents for IAP8

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Page 3: ...Illusonic IAP 8 Owner s Manual 1 ...

Page 4: ... by Illusonic GmbH Illusonic GmbH registered offices Bahnstrasse 23 8610 Uster Switzerland www illusonic com Illusonic is a registered trademark of Illusonic GmbH Copyright c Illusonic GmbH 2011 2015 All rights reserved Printed in Switzerland ...

Page 5: ...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 the following measures Adjust or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into a mains outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an ex...

Page 6: ...Do not operate the Processor under high 35 C or low 5 C ambient temperature See operating conditions in Chapter 11 1 Do not operate the Processor under extremely high humidity See operating conditions in Chapter 11 1 Do not open the Processor 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...

Page 7: ...e AC Power Cable 15 Step 3 Choosing a Loudspeaker Setup 16 Step 4 Connecting Audio Video Devices 17 Step 5 Using IAP 8 18 Advanced Setup 19 3 Usage 21 3 1 Front Panel and Remote Control 21 3 2 Back Panel 22 3 3 Common Usage 25 3 4 Sound Settings Presets 26 3 5 Menu Mode 28 3 6 Cleaning 30 3 7 Maintenance and Service 30 4 Menu Inputs 31 5 Menu Outputs 33 6 Menu Equalizer 35 6 1 Introduction 35 6 2 ...

Page 8: ...eo Height 45 3 Stereo Center 45 3 2H Stereo Center Height 46 4 Surround 46 4 2H Surround Front Height 47 4 4H Surround Surround Height 47 5 Cinema 5 1 Surround 48 5 Surround Height 48 6 Cinema 7 1 without Center 49 5 Cinema 7 1 Surround 49 9 Menu System 51 10 Software Tools 53 10 1 IAP Controller 53 10 2 IAP Calibration 54 11 Specifications 57 11 1 Technical 57 Index 59 ...

Page 9: ...nd home cinemas But the 6 additional channels stereo 6 can be used in almost any way such as for subwoofers active crossovers or height channels To make most of any supported loudspeaker setup world class signal processing is built into IAP 8 IAP 8 can calibrate each of its output channels with gain delay polarity and parametric equalizers to adapt to the room and loudspeaker positions or to optim...

Page 10: ...n 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 additional information and insights placed in the info margin 1 1 This text is in the info margin This symbol indicates important information General knowledge and tutorial information is indicated with thi...

Page 11: ... 8 features a phono stage USB audio network media rendering and four HDMI inputs with multi channel support Analog Digital Hi Res HDMI USB Network Phono Stage Outputs IAP 8 features eight symmetric XLR line outputs which directly connect to power amplifiers or active loudspeakers Its HDMI output connects to a TV or projector if needed Below and on the next page the supported loudspeaker configurat...

Page 12: ...t before the DACs using 32 bit floating point arithmetic followed by a dithering process Room Equalization and Depth Immersion Each channel features gain delay polarity and fully parametric equalizers These are usually used to calibrate the system and for room equalization Immersion Depth Calibration Depth Immersion adds a new dimension to adaptation of the sound system to the room The specific ro...

Page 13: ...e control is used to subjectively adjust the level of low and high frequencies Not only bass and treble gain can be adjusted but also the corresponding frequencies Center Loudspeaker When IAP 8 receives a center channel via HDMI it will reproduce it over the center loudspeaker For stereo audio IAP 8 can reproduce phantom center over the center loudspeaker for precise and interference free audio re...

Page 14: ...t will reproduce them over the surround loudspeakers For stereo audio IAP 8 can generate sur round channels which are used to render room information in the recording more naturally Height Loudspeakers Height loudspeakers add to the perception of depth and immersion The sound stage appears more three dimensional ...

Page 15: ...lied to each channel to implement and optimize cross over filters Bass Management IAP 8 s versatile bass management enables optimal use of different loud speaker sizes and or subwoofers If a loudspeaker is smaller than others or for room acoustic reasons the bass can be removed from it and be repro duced over other loudspeakers and or subwoofers ...

Page 16: ...e downloaded from the Illusonic web site Both Windows and OS X versions are available IAP Controller presents all IAP 8 parameters for comfortable setup IAP Calibration makes multi point room measurement easy and helps setting up calibration related parameters channel gain delay polarity equal izers crossovers bass management ...

Page 17: ...s IAP 8 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 switch on the back is set to off 0 3 Install the AC power cable 1 1 Make sure to use 3 terminals phase neutral and earth power cables with ground conductor ...

Page 18: ...Setup You need to decide which loudspeaker setup you use and connect the amplifiers loudspeakers to IAP 8 Follow Chapter 8 to Learn about the supported loudspeaker setups Decide which setup to use Tell IAP 8 which loudspeaker setup you use 2 3 2H 3 4 2 2H 4 2H 4 4H 5 5 2H 7 6 ...

Page 19: ...ers 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 you want to watch video connect a TV or projector 1 1 If you use IAP 8 only for enjoying audio then there is no need to connect a TV or projector All necessary information is shown on the built in disp...

Page 20: ...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 8 to standby 1 1 When you set the main power switch to off or disconnect the main AC power without going to standby first IAP 8 does not save its current settings To get more familiar with usage of IAP 8 continue with Chapter 3 Advanced setup of IAP 8 is outlined ...

Page 21: ...in and delay trim to the loudspeaker signals Chapter 5 1 1 When measuring your sound system you can reproduce sound over each output channel individually in the Measurement sub menu Chapter 9 IAP Calibration software greatly facilitates measurement and calibration of your system Chapter 10 If desired apply equalizers Chapter 6 to the loudspeaker signals to Attenuate overly strong low frequencies f...

Page 22: ...20 Illusonic IAP 8 Chapter 2 Getting Started ...

Page 23: ...ton are available on the remote control MENU Select Rotary Turn Rotary Turn Mute Menu Input Select Menu Value Select Rotary Turn Volume Menu Value Select Select Rotary Push Select Sound Settings On Standby long push Menu Enter Menu mode exit menus directly return to normal operation mode long push Remember this simple rule always modifies the menu or value in the middle of the display and Rotary T...

Page 24: ...n Off If you do not use IAP 8 for a longer period of time it is recommended that you turn off the main power switch 2 2 When you set the main power switch to off or disconnect the main AC power without going to standby first IAP 8 does not save its current settings 3 External Control USB With appropriate software a personal computer can be used to control IAP 8 read and write parameters and update...

Page 25: ...er S PDIF is supported 2 2 Note that Dolby Digital AC 3 and DTS over S PDIF are not decoded by IAP 8 3 USB Audio IAP 8 s USB audio input can be configured as USB Class 1 or USB Class 2 compliant Chapter 4 Up to 192 kHz 24 bit audio over USB is supported 4 Network IAP 8 s network input complies to the UPnPTM AV 2 0 DLNA protocol as a Digital Media Renderer Up to 192 kHz 24 bit audio over the networ...

Page 26: ...ven to the HDMI output if a non HDMI input source is selected The HDMI Output menu Chapter 4 allows to select for each source a HDMI input whose video signal is given to the HDMI output is removed 2 Analog Out Each of IAP 8 s output channels is available on balanced XLR connectors 2 2 The XLR output connectors provide high quality balanced line out signals to connect power amplifiers Alternatively...

Page 27: ...evel For example PRESET 1 HDMI 1 40 0 dB The normal operation mode states are changed as follows Volume is changed by using Rotary Turn The Input Source is changed by using Push Select Rotary Push to enter Sound Settings where you can select and change presets Usage of Sound Settings is described in Section 3 4 Push Menu to enter or exit Menu mode Menu mode is described in Section 3 5 Push Menu fo...

Page 28: ... apply Illusonic signal processing Note that parameters which do not apply will not show e g if there is no center channel Center will not be shown etc IMMERSIVE AUDIO MATRIX DECODE OFF IMMERSIVE AUDIO ENVIRONMENT OFF IMMERSIVE AUDIO BRILLIANCE IMMERSIVE AUDIO IMMERSION IMMERSIVE AUDIO DEPTH IMMERSIVE AUDIO CENTER ILLUSONIC PROCESSING ON OFF ON Center Center determines to which degree a phantom ce...

Page 29: ...ted to a 360 sur round image Auto matrix detect minimizes the impact on conventional stereo and multi channel content Matrix Decode is only available if you use surround channels Tone Control Choose Tone Control On to apply bass and treble IMMERSIVE AUDIO TREBLE FREQ 7500 Hz IMMERSIVE AUDIO TREBLE GAIN 2 0 dB IMMERSIVE AUDIO BASS FREQ 150 Hz TONE CONTROL BASS GAIN 1 5 dB TONE CONTROL ON OFF ON Wit...

Page 30: ...n or Off Note that only those functions will show which are active For example if equalizers are not used Equalizer will not show here Show Hide You can change the show hide status for each preset and so change the number of available presets Select one of the presets with Rotary Turn Select Rotary Push toggles between show and hide 3 5 Menu Mode In Menu mode 2 menus are accessed and settings modi...

Page 31: ...lated to the Processor s outputs Here you can calibrate your system with gain and delay trims Also the output limiters channel polarity etc are configured here Pink noise can be played from each channel Menu Equalizer Chapter 6 This menu contains settings related to the equalizers which are available for each loudspeaker channel These can be used for calibration of loudspeakers near walls or behin...

Page 32: ...ns no user serviceable parts Do not try to open repair or modify the Processor by yourself This will void any warranty The Processor must be checked by a qualified technician in any of the following cases The Processor is not functioning properly The mains cable or the power cord receptacle is damaged The Processor has been dropped or shows external damage The Processor has been exposed to liquids...

Page 33: ...u exits it menus are SHOW HIDE CD SHOW For each input it can be specified whether to show it or hide it Typically you may want to hide all inputs to which no source is connected NAME INPUT 1 CD The inputs can be re named in this menu Rotary Push toggles between the letters and Rotary Turn selects a specific letter or blank INPUT CD OPTICAL 1 Each of the IAP 8 inputs can be mapped to any of the phy...

Page 34: ...ound Settings PRESET CD PRESET 3 To each input Sound Settings Preset can be as signed with specific parameters 2 3 With USB Audio Class 2 IAP 8 supports up to 192 kHz 24 bit With USB Audio Class 1 up to 96 kHz 24 bit are supported While on OS X a driver is never required Windows requires a driver for USB Audio Class 2 When using Windows without a driver set IAP 8 to Audio Class 1 USB AUDIO CLASS A...

Page 35: ...d system you can reproduce sound over each output channel individually in the Measurement sub menu Chapter 9 IAP Calibration software greatly facilitates measurement and calibration of your system Chapter 10 DELAY TRIM FL 0 0 ms 0 cm 0 in For each output you can specify a delay trim value in milliseconds 2 SUB OVERHEAD 0 0 dB When set to its default value 0 dB the subwoofer XLR output signal has t...

Page 36: ...d high XLR 8 Vrms Unless your amplifiers need a high signal level choose nor mal for better signal to noise ratio Professional ac tive loudspeakers may need high line level CHANNEL COPY FL 1 FLH 2 OFF 3 OFF In this menu you can copy one of the output chan nels to other free audio channels Each source channel FL FR FC RL RR or SUB can be copied to as many as three other channels Channel copy is nee...

Page 37: ...n 6 3 to find out more Some typical applications of parametric equalizers are Loudspeakers Near Walls Low frequency gain boost due to loudspeakers near walls or corners can be corrected using Low Shelving filters with negative gain in dB Room Equalization Typically Bell filters with negative gain in dB and large Q factors are used to attenuate dominant low frequency room modes Loudspeakers Behind ...

Page 38: ...ormation on the equalizer types TYPE BELL Various filter types are available for each equal izer Bell Low Shelving High Shelving Low Pass High Pass 1 Choose Off to disable the equalizer PARAMETERS FREQUENCY 2500 Hz In this menu you can select the parameters avail able for the chosen equalizer type and change their values COPY EQ TO FR ARE YOU SURE NO The currently selected equalizer can be copied ...

Page 39: ...em poral artifacts For each of the ten equalizers per channel IAP 8 allows the user to choose one of the following types Off Equalizer is disabled Bell gain dB 0 dB f0 f 3 dB The Bell shape filter applies a gain to amplify attenuate a frequency range around a center frequency f0 The width of the frequency range f is defined by the quality factor Q f0 f Low Pass 0 dB 3 dB f0 The low pass filter mai...

Page 40: ...per octave Low Shelving 3 dB f0 gain dB 0 dB The low shelving filter applies a gain to amplify attenuate low frequencies below the cut off frequency f0 while keeping the high frequencies untouched High Shelving gain dB 3 dB f0 0 dB The high shelving filter applies a gain to amplify attenuate high frequencies above the cut off frequency f0 while keeping the low frequencies untouched ...

Page 41: ...ofer or full band loudspeakers In the context of bass management different loudspeaker types are defined as Large a loudspeaker that can reproduce the full range of audio frequencies Small a loudspeaker that is too small to reproduce bass below a certain frequency 1 1 Do not hesitate to choose small for a full band loudspeaker if your subwoofer extends to lower frequencies Even a very low crossove...

Page 42: ...set LFE gain to Off Chapter 5 LARGE LARGE SUBWOOFER Using Small Loudspeakers A system with full range loudspeakers is often not practical because full range loudspeakers are large in size heavy and expensive Another straight forward commonly used setup is the use of small main loudspeakers In this case a subwoofer is needed reproducing the low frequencies and the LFE channel SUBWOOFER SMALL SMALL ...

Page 43: ...the added loudspeaker positions Usually one uses the same type of loudspeaker large or small for corresponding left and right positions loudspeakers are reproduced with the subwoofer with one exception if large front left FL and front right FR loudspeakers are used then the bass signal of a small front center FC loudspeaker is reproduced with FL and FR SUBWOOFER SMALL LARGE Using Multiple Subwoofe...

Page 44: ...different crossover pa rameters can be chosen 2 Order 2 transitions relatively gradually 12 dB per octave between bass and higher frequencies while Order 3 and Order 4 transition more abruptly 18 and 24 dB per octave respectively Order 2 3 and 4 are power complementary Butterworth filters Being doubly complementary Order 3 has particularly good phase magnitude behavior Order 2 alt and 4 alt are Li...

Page 45: ...ed main loudspeaker se tups The next pages describe the supported se tups One or More Subwoofers Set Sub On if you use one or more subwoofers otherwise set Sub Off To use more than one subwoofer copy the subwoofer channel to other free audio channels see Channel Copy function in Chapter 5 Active Crossovers To implement active crossovers copy the channels used for active crossovers to other free au...

Page 46: ...llusonic IAP 8 Chapter 8 Menu Speaker Setup The figure below illustrates the different main loudspeaker setups 2 3 2H 3 4 2 2H 4 2H 4 4H 5 5 2H 7 6 On the following pages each loudspeaker setup is discussed ...

Page 47: ...epth and immersion1 Sound is reproduced with more depth in three dimensions 3 Stereo Center FL FR FC This is a stereo setup with an additional center loudspeaker A center loud speaker may be used to Reproduce the center channel of multi channel recordings and movies Reproduce the phantom center of stereo recordings2 This reduces inter ferences between left and right and stabilizes the sound stage ...

Page 48: ...lizes the sound stage outside of the sweet spot Adding height loudspeakers above the left and right loudspeakers adds to the perception of depth and immersion2 Sound is reproduced with more depth in three dimensions 4 Surround FL FR RL RR This setup adds two surround loudspeakers to stereo Surround channels may be used to Reproduce the surround channels of multi channel recordings and movies For s...

Page 49: ...of depth and immersion2 Sound is reproduced with more depth in three dimensions 4 4H Surround Surround Height FL FR FLH FRH RL RR RLH RRH This setup adds two surround and four height loudspeakers to stereo Sur round channels may be used to Reproduce the surround channels of multi channel recordings and movies For stereo audio IAP 8 can generate surround channels1 immersing lis teners Adding height...

Page 50: ...ght FC FL FR FLH FRH RL RR This setup adds center surround and height loudspeakers to stereo A cen ter loudspeaker may be used to Reproduce the center channel of multi channel recordings and movies Reproduce the phantom center of stereo recordings1 This reduces inter ferences between left and right and stabilizes the sound stage outside of the sweet spot Surround channels may be used to Reproduce ...

Page 51: ... RR RLC RRC This setup adds a center and four surround loudspeakers to stereo A center loudspeaker may be used to Reproduce the center channel of multi channel recordings and movies Reproduce the phantom center of stereo recordings1 This reduces inter ferences between left and right and stabilizes the sound stage outside of the sweet spot Surround channels may be used to Reproduce the surround cha...

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Page 53: ...ay related settings Brightness Adjusts the brightness of the built in display Sleep If Display Sleep is On the display will go off after 5 seconds of user inactivity in Menu mode and Sound Settings the display does not go off 2 Remote control Menu and Select buttons MENU Select Menu REMOTE PAIRING PAIR On the remote control press for a few seconds Select and Menu simultaneously 2 Then this menu in...

Page 54: ...pplied depending on whether they are switched on or off in the currently active preset Chapter 3 4 FIRMWARE VERSION DSP 1 00 This menu shows the versions of the various firmwares of IAP 8 NETWORK MAC ADDRESS 02 80 AD 23 01 76 NETWORK IP ADDRESS 192 168 1 2 In this menu IAP 8 s network IP and MAC addresses are shown STANDBY LED BRIGHTNESS In this menu you can adjust the brightness of the front pane...

Page 55: ...ou use the latest version of our softwares and IAP 8 firmware Get back to your reseller or distributor to obtain the latest firmware Or reg ister directly with Illusonic at support illusonic com to automatically get the latest firmware and software updates 10 1 IAP Controller With IAP Controller you can conveniently configure IAP 8 including its pre sets inputs settings outputs settings bass manag...

Page 56: ...lizations of your room s response for each loudspeaker help greatly to set IAP 8 s equalizers to correct issues of your room and setup As you set equalizers you see in real time how the frequency and time responses of your room change without a need to measure again With IAP Calibration s signal generators you can additionally optimize the sound by listening ...

Page 57: ...ringer U Phoria UM2 Measurement microphone e g Behringer ECM 8000 Cable sound card personal computer usually USB Cable microphone sound card usually XLR Cable sound card IAP analog in Connect all equipment open the sound card s input and output settings on the personal computer and set both sampling rates to 48000 Hz Now you are ready to measure your sound system Refer to the information included ...

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Page 59: ...dy Weight 5 9 kg Inputs 4 HDMI HDMI version 1 4a inputs with HDCP 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 kHz 2 Optical S PDIF TOSLINK optical connector 16 24 bit 32 44 1 48 88 2 96 kHz 1 USB Audio Audio Class 1 and 2 up to 192 kHz 24 bit 1 Ethernet UPnPTM AV 2 0 DLNA Digital Media Renderer up to 192 kHz 24 bit 1 Stereo Analog RCA unb...

Page 60: ...matrix on off Tone Control bass and treble with gain and frequency parameters Trim channel gain and delay trim channel polarity Equalizers 10 parametric equalizers per channel Bass Management 2 crossovers small 1 small 2 up to 2 subwoofers Analog Audio Performance Input SNR unweighted 110 dB A weighted 112 dB 22 Hz 22 kHz Input Distortion 101 dB THD N XLR 1 kHz 4 Vrms 22 Hz 22 kHz Output SNR unwei...

Page 61: ...p 51 disposal 3 distortion 58 Dolby Digital 23 Dolby True HD 23 DTS 23 DTS HD Master Audio 23 equalization loudspeakers 35 room 35 screen 35 equalizer 35 bell 37 copy 36 high pass 38 high shelving 38 low pass 37 low shelving 38 parameters 36 Q factor 37 type 36 37 Ext Ctrl 22 factory default settings 52 FCC Notice 3 firmware update 22 version 52 front panel 21 LED brightness 52 gain center 27 subw...

Page 62: ...34 polarity 34 power consumption 57 power on off 22 preset settings 26 Illusonic Processing 26 other settings 28 tone control 27 presets 25 Q factor 37 RCA analog input 23 remote control 21 pairing 51 reset 52 room equalization 10 35 rotary push 21 turn 21 S PDIF 23 screen 35 select rotary push 21 service 30 Signal Processing 58 signal to noise ratio 58 sleep 51 small loudspeaker 42 SNR 58 softwar...

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