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M A G I S T E R

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Page 1 M A G I S T E R mkII...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Ilumnia Magister Contents page CONTENTS SAFETY INFORMATION UNPACKING RECOMMENDED SPEAKER SETUP SPEAKER CONDITIONING & BREAK IN CLEANING POWER SUPPLY LAYOUT CONNECTING PLAYING FINE TUNING THE SPEAKERS LIMITED WARRANTY SPECIFICATIONS User manual V1.0.1...
Page 4: Safety
Ilumnia Magister Congratulations on your new Ilumnia speakers. These speakers incorporate the unique LEMS technology only found in Ilumnia loudspeakers. However, this technology requires some extra attention of its owner. To enjoy them to their fullest potential it’s imperative to invest a little bit of your time to read this manual.
Page 5: Information
Ilumnia Magister Information Unpacking Due to the specific nature of these speaker’s geometry the necessary attention has to be given to unpacking / repacking. UNPACKING PROCEDURE Follow these steps : WARNING : Avoid touching the cone during these operations! 1. Place the carton box flat (horizontal) on one of its sides so that the bottom of the box is accessible.
Page 6 Ilumnia Magister 3. Place the carton back up so that the Ilumnia logo is in horizontal position and the “UP” arrow is pointing upwards to the ceiling. 4. Now lift the carton box slowly upwards so that the speaker including its EPS packaging slips out of the carton box from the bottom.
Page 7 Ilumnia Magister 5. Now carefully lift the top part of the EPS packaging. 6. Remove the other EPS packaging parts from the speaker. User manual V1.0.1...
Page 8 Ilumnia Magister 7. Option : if you want to mount spikes, now is the time (while the fixing foam part between tweeter and LEMS unit and the protection bag are still in place). a. Put the speaker gently on its side so that the bottom can be reached. Watch out to have some soft underground like carpet, foam or a thick blanket to put it on in order not to damage the clearcoat finishing.
Page 9: Recommended Speaker Setup
Ilumnia Magister Recommended Speaker Setup 1. Positioning Correct speaker placement has a huge impact on sound quality. Every room has its optimal layout for positioning the speakers. In this part of the manual we will give you some guidelines to position the speakers but the result of these guidelines will strongly depend on your rooms acoustical properties and dimensions.
Page 10: Speaker Conditioning & Break In
Ilumnia Magister Speaker Conditioning and Break-in Although a break-in period is not required, we recommend that you play between 100 to 150 hours of music through the speakers before doing any critical listening or speaker placement. The LEMS driver does not have a break-in period at all because it does not have any parts which are prone to strain like spider and surround.
Page 11: Cleaning
Ilumnia Magister Speaker Cleaning DISCLAIMER : Ilumnia BVBA cannot be held responsible for damage caused to the speakers by any of the procedures described in this user manual. Physically touching the cone always involves a certain risk of damaging it and the only way to avoid damage is by not touching it at all.
Page 12 Ilumnia Magister If there’s a hint of scraping / scrubbing sound coming from one of the LEMS drivers. First thing to do : DON’T PANIC, it’s not broken Most likely a tiny piece of dirt or excessive dust has nested between the outside of the aluminium closing ring of the cone and the inside of the outer chassis ring of the driver.
Page 13 Ilumnia Magister WARNING : Make sure the cone doesn’t turn around Slice of paper There is no harm in dust or dirt falling into the decompression chamber. It has been designed with sufficient clearance between cone and bottom. User manual...
Page 14 Ilumnia Magister Layout : Front- and rear panel 1. STANDBY / ON rotary switch ( ❶ 2. Damping selector rotary switch / damping selector indicator LEDS ( ❷ • On standby : the LED of the chosen setting will alternate its brightness •...
Page 15 Ilumnia Magister Connecting your speakers Connect the RED(+) and BLACK(-) signal terminals (❷) of the left speaker to the amplifiers left channel. Connect the RED(+) and BLACK(-) signal terminals (❶) of the right speaker to the amplifiers right channel. (also see amplifier user guide) Connect the XLR power supply cable from the right (❸) and the left (❾) speaker to the Ilumnia...
Page 16 Ilumnia Magister Playing music STEP 1 Switch on the Ilumnia power supply at the back of the power supply unit with the power on/off switch. Important remark : if the power supply is switched off or in standby mode only the tweeters of the speakers will work.
Page 17 Ilumnia Magister IMPORTANT NOTE : These speakers have an active electromagnetic field to float the cone. This field also creates a limited amount of heat. The engine of the driver needs to be at a temperature of at least 23°-24° Celsius (73-75° Fahrenheit) or higher to perform optimal. The pole piece and phase plug of the LEMS driver have been designed for an optimal temperature control of the driver.
Page 18: Fine Tuning The Speakers
Ilumnia Magister Fine tuning the speakers With mkII model we have added the possibility to fine tune the frequency response of the Magister. Because of its omni character the speaker uses and reinforces the room acoustics more than directional speakers. These fine tune functions offer our customers the possibility to adapt the speaker to the room acoustics and at the same time cater for personal preferences.
Page 19 Ilumnia Magister Mid and high frequency adjustment At the back of each speaker you will find 2 control knobs to adjust the frequency response. The upper knob controls the treble, the lower the midband and mid-high frequencies. The graphs below show an indication on how these selection knobs control the frequency response.
Page 20 Ilumnia Magister Position 0 (neutral) Position -1 Position -2 User manual V1.0.1...
Page 21 Ilumnia Magister High frequency adjustment (upper knob, 3 positions): This control covers the frequency band from 10Khz onwards. The interval between selections is 3db of amplification each. Position +1 Position 0 (neutral) Position -1 User manual V1.0.1...
Page 22: Limited Warranty
Ilumnia Magister Limited Warranty This product has been designed and manufactured to the highest quality standards. However if something goes wrong with this product, the official distributor warrants free replacement of parts or repair. How to claim parts or repair under warranty: To have your product serviced under warranty, you must contact the dealer from where you bought the product.
Page 23: Specifications
Ilumnia Magister Specifications SPEAKERS Tweeter: 1 inch silk ring radiator Woofer: 8 inch Linear Excursion Motor System with impregnated paper cone Nominal impedance: 8 Ohm Sensitivity 2.83V(1W/1M): 88dB Power Handling : 50 watt Frequency Response (RAR): 37Hz-25KHz Crossover System: 2-way Dimensions (L x W x H) : 48 x 25 x 98 cm / 18.9 x 9.84 x 38.58 inch (without spikes)
Page 24 Ilumnia Magister This equipment complies 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.