Playback Designs IPS-3 Manuel utilisateur
Version 1.1
IPS-3
Integrated Playback System
USER MANUAL
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
Read and follow these instructions and keep this manual in a safe place.
Do not use this apparatus near water.
Clean only with dry cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings.
Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heaters, or other apparatus
(including pre-amplifiers and amplifiers) that produce heat.
Do not install this apparatus in a confined space such as book cases or closed
cabinets.
Unplug this apparatus from the mains during lightning storms or when unused for
long periods of time.
CAUTION
!
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER
SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING
TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended
to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the
product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of
electric shock to persons.
!
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to
the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing)instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.
INFORMATION TO THE USER
Alteration or modification carried out without appropriate approval may invalidate the user’s
right to operate the equipment.
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WARRANTY
Playback Designs warrants the IPS-3 product against defects in material and workmanship
under normal use and service for a period of time specified by the product’s serial number
from the date of first delivery to the owner. The warranty time period is for 30 days. If within
the first 30 days of ownership you register your Playback Designs IPS-3 product, by
sending us a copy of your sales receipt, your name, address, city, state, zip code, phone
number, email address and your dealer’s store name, we will extend the warranty to 3
years. This warranty is limited to the original owner.
Playback Designs will pay for return shipping charges (domestically) back to the owner
when the product is sent to Playback Designs within the first 30 days after purchase and
the fault can be confirmed by Playback Designs. Otherwise, owner will be responsible for
all shipping charges to and from Playback Designs. International customers must deal with
their local dealer or distributor.
For all warranty claims, a copy of the original invoice must accompany the product.
Opening the product or modifying it in any way by the owner, including but not limited to
cryogenic treatment, will void any warranty.
Please contact Playback Designs for a RA (Return Authorization) number and shipping
instructions before shipping any product to Playback Designs.
Playback Designs products are sold worldwide through authorized dealers with restricted
territories. If any Playback Designs product is purchased from non-authorized dealers or
from a dealer selling outside his / her authorized territory all warranties will be void.
If you purchased this product from a dealer please take a moment and send us an email to
[email protected] so we can register you for the warranty. If this product has
been shipped to you directly from Playback Designs you are automatically registered.
Playback Designs does not recommend using any power conditioners with this product.
Any damage caused to this product caused by the use of power conditioners will not be
covered by this warranty.
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BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT
What is in the box: IPS-3 playback system
Remote control unit with mounted batteries
Power cord (110V versions only)
User manual
Registration If you purchased this product from a dealer please take a moment and
send us an email to info@playbackdesigns.com so we can register you for
the warranty.
Installation: The AC voltage supplied to the unit should match the voltage rating
indicated on the rear panel.
Do not place the IPS-3 on any other equipment that generates heat.
As the IPS-3 may become warm during operation, always leave sufficient
space around it for ventilation. Always allow adequate air circulation
around the system.
FRONT PANEL FUNCTIONS
Buttons:
Adjust volume down
Adjust volume up
Each time this button is pressed a new input is selected in the sequence:
AES => Coax => PLINK => USB => Ana1 => Ana2 => Ana3
fn
No function
Mute speaker outputs
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CONNECTIONS
Analog inputs: Analog 1 (RCA): unbalanced, max. level: 3.5Vrms
Analog 2 (XLR): balanced, pin 2 hot, max. level: 3.5Vrms
Analog 3 (RCA): unbalanced, max. level: 3.5Vrms
Digital outputs: PLINK: Proprietary optical link (PlayLink) to other Playback Designs equipment,
such as the optional USB-X extender.
Digital inputs: AES: XLR connector for AES/EBU formatted stereo linear PCM data, up to
24bits and up to 192kHz and 64FS DSD.
COAX: same as AES, but COAX formatted on RCA connector.
PLAYLINK: This optical proprietary link (PlayLink) is used to connect to other
Playback Designs equipment, such as the OpBox player. This
connection supports multiple audio formats.
PC: USB connection to computer based audio systems.
System Control: RESET: Used in connection with firmware update procedure (see appendix A).
Power: Before connecting the IPS-3 to the AC mains, please make sure that the rated voltage is
set correctly as indicated on the rear panel. Operating the system at the wrong voltage will
damage the unit. The voltage rating of the power supply cannot be changed by the user.
Playback Designs strongly recommends not to use any power conditioner for this product
(see warranty statement in this manual). A surge protector should be used to protect this
product from harmful power surges.
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REMOTE CONTROL UNIT
MUTE
AES
COAX
PLINK
PC
ANA1
ANA2
ANA3
PHSE
DIM
FCT
VOL+/-
All others
Mutes the speaker outputs, but not the digital ones.
Input Selections:
Selects the AES input for conversion to analog.
Selects the COAX input for conversion to analog.
Selects the PlayLink input for connection to USB-X.
Selects the USB input from PC.
Selects analog input 1.
Selects analog input 2.
Selects analog input 3.
The first time this buttons is pressed the alpha-
numeric display indicates the absolute phase for the
digital inputs. If it is pressed again within 5 seconds
the absolute phase is toggled.
Toggles upper display on/off and dims lower volume
display.
Press and hold this button to enter the setup menu
and to display settings. See section "setup menu"
later in this manual for more details.
Increases or decreases volume.
Not used for IPS-3.
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CHANGING BATTERIES ON REMOTE
hex socket
screws, use
3/32" hex key
to open
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+
+
-
Back cover removedBackside of remote
AAA Batteries
The remote operates with 2 AAA
size batteries. In order to change
them the back cover needs to be
removed as shown in picture on the
left. Make sure that replacement
batteries are inserted with their
polarities as indicated in the picture.
The screws can be opened with a
3/32” hex or Allen key.
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CONNECTING THE IPS-3 TO A WINDOWS BASED PC or APPLE MAC
Supported PCM audio resolutions: all sample rates up to 384kHz and word lengths up to 24 bits.
Supported DSD audio resolutions: 2.8224MHz (as on SA-CD), 5.6448MHz and 11.2896MHz.
Connection protocol and method: USB 2.0 / Audio class 2.0 compliant, asynchronous mode where IPS-3
generates high precision clock master and computer is clock slaved.
PC requirements: Windows 7 or later
ASIO compatible player software such as JRiver, Foobar,
MediaMonkey etc.
Internet connection for downloading software from
www.playbackdesigns.com.
Mac requirements: OS X (10.6.6 or later)
iTunes with or without plug-in to automate sample rate switching.
Internet connection for downloading software from
www.playbackdesigns.com.
In order for your computer to communicate with the IPS-3 and to exchange audio data a custom driver
software needs to be installed before you can connect it to the IPS-3. If your computer is a Mac running OSX
10.6.6 or later you don’t need any driver software as OSX already supports all PCM formats up to 384kHz
sample rate. DSD file playback is supported via the DoP standard using PCM frames which is also supported
by OSX without any additional driver. A driver has to be installed on all Windows based PCs for any kind of
audio playback via the IPS-3.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR WINDOWS PC USERS:
The Windows operating system is by design not a real-time system. It is designed to allow certain processes
to take time away from real-time processes such as playing audio. This can result in audible dropouts,
sometimes very short, but sometimes also quite long. Some PCs are pre-configured with drivers and
processes by the manufacturer that cause such dropouts, and others are user-installed with additional
software that do not allow flawless real-time playback of audio. Fortunately, there is a free utility software that
allows you to test your PC for real-time capability:
1. Go to http://www.resplendence.com/latencymon and download the utility program LatencyMon.
There is also a good description of the program and some more technical background on the same
website.
2. Run LatencyMon, leave it running for 10-15 minutes and the software will tell you if you PC is suitable
for playing audio without dropouts.
If you are considering purchasing a new PC, this utility program is small enough and doesn’t require any
installation which allows you to load it onto a flash stick and test it on the PC you are thinking about buying.
Most computer stores will allow this test.
Driver software installation and first time connection:
1. Do not connect the IPS-3 to the computer yet.
2. Turn on your computer.
3. Windows PC users only: Launch your favorite internet browser and navigate to
www.playbackdesigns.com. Click on Support and then Product Drivers. Download the USB
Windows driver version 1.7 (do not use version 1.1):
akdesigndrv.zip for PC. Unzip it to the desktop.
No driver software is required for the Mac platform.
4. Windows PC users only: Double click on:
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akdesigndrv.exe (PC)
and follow the instructions on your screen. This will install the driver necessary to communicate with
the Playback Designs products via USB.
5. Once your computer is properly configured, power on the IPS-3.
6. Select PC input from the remote control if not already done before.
7. Connect the included USB cable between IPS-3 (PC on rear panel) and your computer.
8. The computer will take a moment to enumerate the IPS-3 on its USB bus and notify you when it is
installed successfully. Do not attempt to play anything before the computer tells you that the device is
ready to use. You can check successful driver installation and connection:
On the PC in the device manager (below),
where the driver will show up as AKDesign
USB Audio under the Sound, Video and
Game Controllers tab. It will not be listed in
the Sound Control panel
on the Mac in the Sound Control panel
(below), where the IPS-3 should be listed as
an audio output device
9. For PC users only: Configure your player software to send audio data to the ASIO interface.
Depending on your player software this may be identified as “AKDesign USB ASIO” or simply as
“ASIO”. Some players may need a plug-in for ASIO compatible playback.
10. For Mac users only: launch iTunes.
11. For best performance and bit perfect reproduction make sure to set all volume controls in the
computer playback software, Windows / OSX control panel to exactly 0db (wide open), turn off all
operating systems sounds, effects or equalizer that might be running in your playback software or
Windows / OSX. Control the volume only with your analog pre-amp.
12. Your system is now ready for high resolution playback.
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