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If you purchased your product directly from miniDSP, your software will be available from th

User Downloads

 

section of the miniDSP website when your order ships. To access the download, you will need to be logged into 
the website with the account you created when purchasing96k plugin. 

If you purchased your product from a miniDSP dealer, you will receive a coupon together with the product. 
Redeem this coupon and select the Plugin Group “PWR-ICE125/250” at the link below: 

 

https://www.minidsp.com/support/redeem-coupon

 

The User Downloads link is visible from the dropdown menu at the top right of the website page:  

 

Navigate to the PWR-DSP/PWR-ICE software section. There you will find two packages available for download: 

PWR-ICE 2x2 plug-in - Mac&Windows support 

 

This will install the PWR-ICE2-2x2 plugin. This manual will refer to this plugin as the “96k plugin.” 
Download this file for both Windows and Mac. 

PWR-ICE 2x2 FIR plug-in 

 

This will install the PWR-ICE2-2x2-FIR plugin. This manual will refer to this plugin as the “FIR 
plugin.” Download this file for both Windows and Mac. 

After downloading, unzip the downloaded files (on Windows, right-click and select “Extract All...”; on Mac, 
double-click). 

Содержание PWR-ICE125

Страница 1: ...miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong www minidsp com Features and specifications subject to change without priornotice 1 PWR ICE125 PWR ICE250 DSP CONTROLLED PLATE AMPLIFIER User Manual...

Страница 2: ...notice 2 Revisionhistory Revision Description Date V1 0 Initial revision 28 06 2013 V1 1 Updated typo on wiring 24 07 2013 V2 0 MergedPWR ICE125 andPWR ICE250 completelyrevised 31 August2016 V2 1 Adde...

Страница 3: ...y 15 3 1 High voltage WARNING 15 3 2 Main panel 16 3 3 AC Power 17 3 4 Analog audio input 18 3 4 1 Input sensitivity jumpers 18 3 5 Digital audio input and link passthrough AES EBU 19 3 6 Ethernet 20...

Страница 4: ...5 3 FIR filtering and design FIR plugin only 39 5 3 1 FIR filtering overview 40 5 3 2 FIR filter design software 40 5 3 3 Filter file format 41 5 3 4 Loadingfilter coefficients 41 5 4 Custom biquad pr...

Страница 5: ...rocessorrecommended 512 megabytes MB of RAMor higher Keyboardandmouse or compatible pointingdevice Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 XPproSP2 Win7 Win8 1 Win10 Microsoft NETframeworkv3 5 or later Adobe AIRe...

Страница 6: ...enabling audiothroughany connectedoutputdevice oramplification Doingsowill helpensure thatthe software is correctlyconfigured Finally note thatthe PWR ICEamplifierisaveryflexible device and many of th...

Страница 7: ...and duringthe usage of the amplifierpleaseensure thatall recommendations especiallythe safety recommendationsasdetailedinthe usermanual are adheredto The AmplifierUnitisdesignedforthe amplificationof...

Страница 8: ...lyinE1 E2 E3 or E4 environmentsaccordingtoEN55103 2 Electromagneticcompatibility Productfamilystandardforaudio videoandaudio visual andentertainmentlightingcontrol apparatusfor professionaluse Part 2...

Страница 9: ...entsuddenhighlevelsof noise which may cause hearingor speakerdamage Output connectors WARNING Outputconnectormarkedwiththe lightningflashesindicatehighvoltagesthatare potentiallylifethreatening Wiring...

Страница 10: ...tionforanyin speakerDSP power application Optional backboxes canbe purchasedto convertthe plate amplifiersintostandaloneamplifiers PWR ICE125 Thisversionof the PWR ICEamplifierusesthe ICEpower 125ASX2...

Страница 11: ...ngthatthe DSP will perform Itprovidesafriendlyuserinterface anddownloadsinstructions overthe network intothe amplifiers thattell themhow toprocessthe audiosignal 1 2 CHOOSING A PLUGIN There are twoplu...

Страница 12: ...lectthe PluginGroup PWR ICE125 250 at the linkbelow https www minidsp com support redeem coupon The User Downloadslinkisvisible fromthe dropdownmenuatthe top rightof the website page Navigate tothe PW...

Страница 13: ...later Latestversionof Adobe Air MicrosoftVisual C 2010 RedistributablePackage for x86 32 bitoperatingsystem orx64 64 bitoperating system 2 1 2 Plugin installation Note if youare upgradingfrom version...

Страница 14: ...enWith itemand thenclickon Installer default 3 The followingwindow will appear Clickon Open 2 2 2 Plugin installation a Navigate tothe Mac sub folderof the unzippedutilityprogramdownload b The install...

Страница 15: ...reason you shouldneveroperate the plate amplifierandtouch the rear ofthe unit ALWAYSDISCONNECT THE AC POWER FROM THE UNITBEFORE DOING ANYMODIFICATIONTO YOUR PLATE AMPLIFIER Refertothe diagrambelowsho...

Страница 16: ...dsp com Features and specifications subject to change without priornotice 16 3 2 MAIN PANEL Connectionsare made onthe mainpanel withthe exceptionof the speakeroutputs The PWR ICE125is shown here the P...

Страница 17: ...rusingthe supplied IECpowercord Before connecting ensure thatthe voltage selectorisset to the correct value foryour country 115 or 230 V The PWR ICE amplifiermustbe configuredforthe correctAC voltage...

Страница 18: ...le if connectinga subwooferaswell asa speakertoa preamplifieroutput use aY splitteradapterorcable Checkthe specificationsforyourpreamplifiertoensure thatthe minimumspecified loadimpedance islessthan10...

Страница 19: ...such as those available fromcompaniessuch asNeutrik Canare andSwitchcraft Whenthe amplifierisindigital inputmode anda digital inputsignal isconnected the inputsignalisbuffered and presentedonthe Digit...

Страница 20: ...lustrated twoPWR ICEamplifiersare connectedviaanEthernetcable tothe Ethernetrouter while the computeris connectedtothe LAN overWi Fi The networkmustbe capable of DHCPso that the PWR ICE amplifierswill...

Страница 21: ...aker drivers The plugin mustbe configuredin 2 chmode see page 28 andthe wiringconnectedto the two driverswithchannel andpolarityasshown onthe leftof the diagrambelow BTL mode In BTL bridge tiedload mo...

Страница 22: ...erinterface withthe keyareashighlighted Main menu Usedfor operationslike savingandloadingconfigurations restoringthe amplifiertodefault settings andfirmware upgrades Configselect Selectsone of fourcon...

Страница 23: ...tion toensure thatthe amplifiercontainsapropersetof defaultsettings Onsubsequentconnections if thisdialogappears youwill usuallyselectUse onBoardConfigor Synchronize Config See Workingwithconfiguratio...

Страница 24: ...ngadifferentplugin Forexample youpreviously synchronizedwiththe 96kpluginbutare now runningthe FIRplugin onyour computer The pluginshave hada major upgrade that requiresanincompatible configurationfor...

Страница 25: ...To rename an amplifier youmustfirstbe connectedtoit Thenclickon itsname inthe connectioninformation area delete the currentname andtype a new name Thenclick the returnkey The followingdialogwill appe...

Страница 26: ...tions 4 5 MASTER VOLUME AND MUTE The Master Mute buttonenablesanddisablesbothoutputchannels The Master Volume selection buttons control the wayinwhichmastervolume control isdone Disable Master volume...

Страница 27: ...the top of the maincontrol window Channel 1 L The leftinputsignal onlyisprocessed Channel 2 R The right inputsignal onlyisprocessed MixedL R The leftand rightinputsignalsare summedtogetherforprocessi...

Страница 28: ...oth channels InStereoinputmode eachamplifierchannel receivesits respective inputchannel BTL The two amplifierchannelsare configuredintoBTL bridge tiedload mode Inthismode the amplifierchannelsare driv...

Страница 29: ...byone amplifier channel withthe signal takenfrom the sumof the leftandright inputchannels Stereo 2 ch In thisconfiguration the PWR ICEamplifieractsas a DSP controlledstereo amplifier One use iswhen th...

Страница 30: ...0 2 Gain adjustment and level monitoring The gain of the inputchannel can be adjustedbymovingthe Gainadjustmentslider orby usingthe keyboard Up and Downarrows afterplacingthe focusonthe slider see Key...

Страница 31: ...toring The gain of each outputchannel can be adjustedbymovingthe Gainadjustmentslider orbyusingthe keyboard Up andDown arrows afterplacingthe focuson the slider see KeyboardShortcuts The maximum gains...

Страница 32: ...nverted Insubwooferapplications thiscanbe helpfulto improve integrationwiththe mainspeakers 4 11 6 Time delay A delayof upto 10 ms 96k plugin or21 875 ms FIR plugin canbe appliedto eachoutputchannel T...

Страница 33: ...sinthe pluginuserinterface are downloaded immediatelytothe PWR ICEamplifier The effectof these changeswill thusbe audible asthe changesare made Whenthe plugingoesintoonline mode itcheckstosee whetheri...

Страница 34: ...sonline butdoesnotswitch configurations 4 12 3 Saving and loading configurations Configurationscanbe savedtoand loadedfromfiles Eachconfigurationisstoredinaseparate file Itisstrongly recommendedthatea...

Страница 35: ...shouldbe selectedandchecked initializedpriortoconnecting loudspeakersto the PWR ICEamplifier 4 13 KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS The PWR ICE amplifieruserinterface supports the use of the keyboardformanyoperation...

Страница 36: ...peakingboostorcut filter highshelf filter orlow shelf filter The top sectionof the control panel showsthe overall responsecurve of all six PEQfilters Hoveringthe mouse overthe curve bringsupan overla...

Страница 37: ...B_EQfilterreducesthe numberof available filtersinthatblockbyone Frequency For the PEAKfiltertype thisisthe centerfrequencyof the peakordip For the HIGH_SHELF and LOW_SHELF filtertypes thisisthe freque...

Страница 38: ...hannel 2 whichisa high passfilter alsoat2000 Hz but witha differentslope Each filtercan be setto one of a range of filtertypesandslopes The filtertype determinesthe shape of the filteraroundthe crosso...

Страница 39: ...6 dB downat the cutoff frequency Bessel Available in12dB octave only aBessel filtergivesamore gradual roll off throughthe crossoverregion Bypass Clickingonthe Bypass buttondisablesthathighpassor low p...

Страница 40: ...y calculatedfromearlieroutputvaluesaswell as frominputvalues AnFIRfilterisspecifiedbyalarge array of numbers whereasanIIRfilterrequiresonlyafairlysmall of valuestobe specified These numbersare convent...

Страница 41: ...efficientsloaded b Confirmthatthe response curve isas youexpect c PressSendto DSP This will write the coefficientsintothe DSP smemory d To clear the filtercoefficients click UnloadFIRand then Sendto D...

Страница 42: ...be describedeitherwithan equationorwitha signal flowdiagram asshownhere A single biquadlike this canperformagreat manyfunctions includingall of the functionsof asingle parametric EQ filter one 6 or 12...

Страница 43: ...ed mode all eightbiquads needtobe specified After pastinginthe biquadcoefficients clickonthe Processbuttonforthemto take effect 5 4 3 Biquad calculation spreadsheet The community developedbiquad calcu...

Страница 44: ...eredtospeakersand thusreduce the risk of damage fromoverdriving Thisscreenshotshowsanexample Compressorsetting Note thatthe compressoralgorithmisbypassedbydefault so clickonthe Bypass buttonto see the...

Страница 45: ...output SE 2 ch mode RL 4 1 120 W channel 230V 50Hz AC 105 W channel 115V 50Hz AC Power output BTL mode RL 4 2 450 W 230V 50Hz AC 370 W 115V 50Hz AC Dimensions H x W x D 153 x 216 x 77 mm 6 1 3 PWR ICE...

Страница 46: ...P Ltd Hong Kong www minidsp com Features and specifications subject to change without priornotice 46 6 2 MOUNTING DIMENSIONS 6 2 1 PWR ICE125 Figure 1 PWR ICE125 plate dimensions and mounting hole loc...

Страница 47: ...miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong www minidsp com Features and specifications subject to change without priornotice 47 Figure 2 PWR ICE125 recommended cutout dimensions red outline...

Страница 48: ...miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong www minidsp com Features and specifications subject to change without priornotice 48 6 2 2 PWR ICE250 Figure 3 PWR ICE250 plate dimensions and mounting hole locations...

Страница 49: ...miniDSP Ltd Hong Kong www minidsp com Features and specifications subject to change without priornotice 49 Figure 4 PWR ICE250 recommended cutout dimensions red outline...

Страница 50: ...akerenclosure isthereforenot recommended Instead asub enclosure shouldbe used 3 Adequate space andairflow mustbe allowedaroundthe amplifiertoaidcooling If a separate sub enclosure isused ensure thatai...

Страница 51: ...he IPaddressof the amplifier 4 On the panel of the amp the source selectionLEDwill extinguish toindicate thatthe amplifierisinboot loadermode The orange LED on the Ethernetjack will flashintermittentl...

Страница 52: ...printedbyTerminal blue textistexttypedinby you and redtextisthe program output It isimportantthat youtype exactlyasshownincludingcharacters like and where noted Press the Tab keyafter typingthe firstt...

Страница 53: ...sure your computerisnotset to use a static address c On WinXP confirmthatyouhave installed the net environment d Confirmthatyou donot have a firewall blockingthe communication 4 Plugindoesnotdetect am...

Страница 54: ...ee if this issue hasalreadybeenraisedandasolutionorsolutions provided 2 Contact miniDSPviathe supportportal at minidsp desk com with a The specificproductyouare havinganissue with inthiscase PWR ICEam...

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