Illusonic IAP8 Manuel utilisateur
Illusonic IAP 8 Owner’s Manual
Illusonic IAP 8 Owner’s Manual 1
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Version 1.0.0
Published 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
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Important Information
FCC Notice
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits
are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference
in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation.
If this equipment does 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 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 experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Disposal – Environmental Care
Directive 2002/96/EG of the European Parliament requires
consumer electro-technical appliances to be disposed sepa-
rately and have to be indicated with the symbol on the left.
Should you dispose this component, please do so in confor-
mity with local and global legal and environmental regulations
and according to best practices. We strongly encourage you to
recycle any batteries used with this component.
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Safety Notice
Make sure to respect the following rules:
– Install the Processor on a stable base.
– Do not install the Processor near water.
– Do not expose the Processor to any kind of liquid.
– Do not install the Processor near any heat source
or in direct sun light.
– Do not install the Processor in a confined space and make
sure sufficient air can flow around it.
– Do not operate the Processor under high (>35C) or low (<5C)
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 3 terminals (phase, neutral, and earth) power cables
with ground conductor. Make sure your local AC voltage matches
the voltage printed next to the Processor’s AC power connector.
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Contents
Important Information 3
FCC Notice .............................................. 3
Disposal – Environmental Care .............................. 3
Safety Notice ............................................. 4
1 Introduction 7
1.1 Foreword ........................................... 7
1.2 How To Use This Manual .............................. 8
1.3 IAP 8 Overview ...................................... 9
2 Getting Started 15
Step 1: Unpacking ........................................ 15
Step 2: Installing the 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 Equalizer Menu ...................................... 35
6.3 Equalizer Types and Parameters ......................... 37
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7 Menu: Bass Management 39
7.1 Introduction ......................................... 39
7.2 Bass Management Use Cases .......................... 40
7.3 Bass Management Menu .............................. 42
8 Menu: Speaker Setup 43
2 (Stereo) ............................................. 45
2+2H (Stereo+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
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Introduction
1.1
Foreword
Conventionally in high end audio, people “mix and match” devices. They
may use a DAC, an analog pre-amplifier, a phono stage, an equalizer, and
a processor.
Illusonic Audio Processors integrate these functionalities - because they be-
long together from a quality, technical, and usage perspective. The number
of signal transmissions and conversions (AD, DA, digital clock sync) are
minimized.
IAP 8 has eight output channels, making it predestined for high end living
room and 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
optimize subwoofers and active crossovers. Depth/Immersion adds a new di-
mension to room adaptation, controlling spaciousness. The following pages
give a more detailed overview over IAP 8’s features.
I hope you’ll enjoy countless hours of quality listening and entertainment!
Yours truly,
Christof Faller
Founder and Owner of Illusonic
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1.2
How To Use This Manual
– The manual is structured to be read through from beginning to end.
– In case you read the manual only punctually, there are many pointers
within 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.11This text is in the info margin.
This symbol indicates important information.
General knowledge and tutorial information is indicated with this symbol.
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