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  • Page 1 I nt el l i - X I nt el l i - X U s e r Ma n u a l w w w . a p e x - a u d i o . e u...
  • Page 2 APEX NV Schoebroekstraat 62 3583 Beringen (Paal) BELGIUM Tel: + 32 (0)11 28 61 91 Fax: + 32 (0)11 25 56 38 e-mail: info@apex-audio.eu website: www.apex-audio.eu Trademarks The APEX trademark is owned by APEX N.V. All other brand, product and company names and any other registered names or trade marks mentioned in this manual belong to their respective owners.
  • Page 3 Intelli-X System management processors Intelli-X May 2011/ Order code for this document: 90-40-40-000100 Serial number of this product: © 1999 - 2011 APEX N.V. All rights reserved. This manual may not be reproduced or transmitted, either in part or as a whole, by any means, be they mechanical or electronic, without the express written permission of APEX N.V.

  • Page 4: Important Safety Instructions

    Important safety instructions Important safety instructions Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket CAUTION: to reduce the risk of electric shock, do not or table specified by the manufacturer, or remove cover (or back). No user-serviceable parts sold with the apparatus. When a cart is inside.
  • Page 5 Cleaning, maintenance and servicing point for recycling of electric and electronic devices. Customer participation is important to minimize the Unplug the apparatus from the wall outlet before potential affects on the environment and human health cleaning. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. that can result from hazardous substances that may be Use a damp cloth for cleaning.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Table of contents Important safety instructions Introduction Product highlights Foreword Before you get started About this manual Applicable versions Inspection and unpacking Operating environment Power requirements Installation Front and rear panel description Front panel Rear panel Wiring the unit Changing AES-3 impedance Principles of operation Using the Intelli-X2...
  • Page 7 On-line Registration Output channels submenu Output channel submenu softkeys – Copying and Ganging Channels Output Delay Driver Alignment Crossover Parametric EQ Gain Limiter Output channel submenu softkeys – Copying and Resetting menu items Meters submenu Settings menu Sync submenu Network submenu Notes on networking Clock submenu LCD submenu...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Introduction Dear customer, Thank you for buying the Apex Intelli-X . The Intelli-X is a professional quality, DSP-based system management processor. It can be used in both analogue and digital environments, and provides all the equalisation, crossover filtering, time alignment and limiting required by the current generation of high performance loudspeaker systems. Product highlights Foreword •...

  • Page 9: Before You Get Started

    Before you get started About this manual Operating environment Carefully read all instructions and warnings before operating This appliance is designed to operate in most normal climates, this appliance. Keep this manual in a safe place so that it can at a temperature between 0 °C and 50 °C (32 - 122 °F), with be referred to when required.

  • Page 10: Front And Rear Panel Description

    Front and rear panel description Front panel 15 18 Front panel connected to a network and a valid IP address has been set up, and will blink when unit parameters are being changed via Intelli-Ware. General Controls: The Intelli-X is powered on and off by a front panel switch; an adjacent white LED illuminates when the unit is powered.

  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    Rear panel Rear panel The connectors for input channels B and D* are identical to those for channels A and C, except that they are only functional when the analogue mode is selected for the input. All audio connections to the Intelli-X and all control connections with the exception of the front panel Ethernet port (see [16] If inputs A &...
  • Page 12 AES-3 digital pair, only the output connector for channel 1 is used, and so on in pairs. * Outputs 7 and 8 are not fitted to the Intelli-X2 26. The same odd/even pairing applies to the remaining outputs in digital mode.

  • Page 13: Wiring The Unit

    Wiring the unit Wiring the unit The use of twin-and-screen cable is recommended for both inputs and outputs. Outputs Inputs Preferred wiring for both balanced and unbalanced destinations Preferred wiring for both balanced and unbalanced sources is is illustrated below: illustrated below: Balanced Balanced...

  • Page 14: Principles Of Operation

    Principles of operation Intelli-X -48 Block diagram...
  • Page 15 Principles of operation The Intelli-X is fundamentally a matrix with four inputs and In this example, the stereo outputs of the two consoles are eight outputs (Intelli-X 48) or two inputs and six outputs connected to the four inputs in pairs, and the main FOH feeds (Intelli-X 26).
  • Page 16 Stereo 3-way crossover: This is one of the large range of crossover configurations which Note that some configurations are only possible with the Intelli-X can be achieved with the Intelli-X . Factory Preset 5 is an 48; the limitation is imposed in all cases by the number of inputs example of this configuration.

  • Page 17: Using The Intelli-X2

    Using the Intelli-X The Menu System Powering up the unit When the Intelli-X is powered on, the APEX logo is displayed All unit operations and audio parameters are controlled through on the LCD screen while system initialisation and internal the Intelli-X ’s menu system.

  • Page 18: The Softkeys

    The softkeys The six keys around the LCD are “soft” keys – that is, they perform different actions depending on the current menu page being displayed. In general, only some of the softkeys are enabled in each page, and some menu pages have no softkey functions.

  • Page 19: Preset Menu

    Preset Menu For full details on how to import presets from other These Presets provide a useful starting point for using the manufacturer’s DSP devices please visit the Apex website Intelli-X in a real situation; the filter characteristics, delay (www.apex-audio.eu) and download the latest white-paper. times and other parameters will need to be adjusted to suit the equipment and venue.

  • Page 20: Naming User Preset Categories

    Editing a Preset To erase the contents of a Preset memory, select the Preset A Preset may be overwritten and/or renamed once it has been from its Category list and open its Preset Details screen. Press created. To edit a Preset, select it from its Category list and the Fn button and select Erase from the overlay (the Fn button).

  • Page 21: Output Settings

    SRC bypass – the Intelli-X ’s digital inputs are able to accept The various parameter screens show the settings for one Input Channel at a time. The MUTE/SELECT buttons [13] under input sample rates of between 32 and 192 kHz. Sample Rate Converters (SRCs) are fitted to each input to convert the sample the Input Channel meters are used to select which channel’s rate of the incoming audio to that of the internal processing.

  • Page 22: Delay

    Delay Graphic EQ Each Input Channel of the Intelli-X may have up to 1.5 s of The Intelli-X ’s Input Channel includes a 30-band (1/3-octave) delay inserted. This would normally be used for time-aligning graphic equaliser (GEQ), providing +/-15 dB of gain adjustment speakers in different locations, i.e., under balconies etc.

  • Page 23: Compressor

    IMPORTANT NOTE: The input section’s parametric equaliser All 12 filters offer an identical selection of filter types (see below). The filter parameters are displayed across three screen function is not available if the Intelli-X ’s sample rate is set to pages;...

  • Page 24: Input Channel Submenu Softkeys - Copying And Resetting Menu Items

    High-pass mode will fit most applications, avoiding any Mix Matrix submenu unpleasant “pumping” or “breathing” effects due to the low- frequency content in the programme material. Band-pass mode operates in a similar fashion, but may be The Mix Matrix is where the Intelli-X ’s basic configuration is better suited to audio material containing a lot of high-frequency defined, in terms of which inputs are routed to which outputs.

  • Page 25: Output Channels Submenu

    Output Channels submenu Output Delay The Output Channels submenu allows adjustment of the various parameters in each Output Channel signal chain. The submenu offers six menu items, Delay, Driver Alignment, Each Output Channel of the Intelli-X may have up to 1.5 s of Crossover, Parametric EQ, Gain and Limiter.

  • Page 26: Driver Alignment

    Enable – the Enter button may be pressed to enable the Driver Alignment filter. There is no default setting as such, as whether a filter is enabled or not is entirely dependent on the Preset in use and the output being configured. Type –...

  • Page 27: Gain

    Q – for filter types allowing adjustable Q, the bandwidth of the All 12 filters offer an identical selection of filter types (see below). The parameters are displayed across three screen filter section may be set in the range from Q = 0.1 (wide) to 48 pages;...

  • Page 28: Output Channel Submenu Softkeys - Copying And Resetting Menu Items

    signal level will depend on the setting of Max. Analog out level Meters submenu parameter which was set in the Local I/O submenu for the particular Output Channel. With the default value of 21 dBu, a digital output level of 0 dBFS is equivalent to an analogue signal level of +21 dBu, and the two methods of setting the This submenu lets you configure how the Intelli-X ’s bargraph...

  • Page 29: Settings Menu

    Settings Menu The Settings Menu is where some of the unit’s basic operating Use the rotary control to scroll to the Primary Src, Secondary Src or Tertiary Src fields, press Enter, then use the rotary conditions are defined. Once these have been established, the menu will only rarely need to be accessed.

  • Page 30: Notes On Networking

    are available in your access point/switch then do enable them. Notes on networking By default, most network equipment will flood multicast traffic to all hosts which is not ideal. If your access point or switch also Providing that the network is properly configured, Intelli-Ware has IGMP snooping capability then enable this too.

  • Page 31: Clock Submenu

    Time:Clock setting is performed in the same manner; from the Clock submenu initial submenu select the Time: field with the rotary control and then press Enter to select the hour. The Intelli-X maintains an event log which may be viewed on the front panel LCD or by using Intelli-Ware;...

  • Page 32: About Menu

    About Menu Internal temp: the unit’s internal temperature in both °C and °F. This page gives permanent information regarding the particular Battery: state of the internal device which maintains the Intelli-X unit. None of the fields are modifiable. The data displayed consists of: non-volatile memories when the unit is off.

  • Page 33: Technical Specifications

    Technical specifications Electrical specifications Balanced line level input Connectors 3-pin XLR (software switch-able between analog and AES-3) Type electronically balanced Impedance >10 k ohms, balanced Common mode rejection >90 dB Max input level 18, 21, 24 or 27 dBu software selectable, balanced, 1% THD+N Frequency response 20 Hz - 20 kHz, ±0,5 dB THD+N...
  • Page 34 Digital processing Sample rate: 44,1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88,2 kHz, 96 kHz, 176,4 kHz or 192 kHz selectable Internal processing: 32-bit floating point Input / output channel: Intelli-X² 26: 2 in x 6 out Intelli-X² 48: 4 in x 8 out Network remote control Built-in Ethernet switch IEEE 802.3 10Base-T/100 Base-TX...
  • Page 35 Compressor Threshold -80 to 0 dBfs, 0,1 dB steps Ratio 1:1 to 20:1, 0,1 steps Knee hard or soft Attack time 0,5 to 100 ms, 0,1 ms steps Release time 5 to 5000 ms, 0,1 ms steps Side-chain mode flat, high-pass or band-pass mode Make-up gain 0 to +10 dB, 0,1 dB steps Mix matrix functions...
  • Page 36 Environment Operating Temperature: 0 to 50 °C (32 to 122 °F) Relative humidity: 10 to 60%, non-condensing Storage Temperature: -20 to 70 °C (-20 to 158 °F)
  • Page 37 Mechanical specifications Dimensions Weight Unit Unit (Nett) Intelli-X 3,75 kg Width 483 mm (19-inch) Intelli-X 3,75 kg Height 43,6 mm (1,75 inch - 1U) Depth 286 mm Gross (Shipping) Intelli-X 5,5 kg Intelli-X 5,5 kg Package Width 590 mm Height 120 mm Depth 400 mm...

  • Page 38: Limited Warranty

    Limited warranty Limited warranty Apex N.V. (“Apex”) warrants you, the original purchaser, or any party that purchases the device from you, that its products are free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use for a period of two (2) years from the date of original purchase.
  • Page 40 w w w . a p e x - a u d i o . e u i n f o @ a p e x - a u d i o . e u Copyright © APEX N.V. All rights reserved. This manual may not be reproduced or transmitted, either in part or as a whole, by any means, be they mechanical or electronic, without the express written permission of APEX N.V.

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