The Zapco Dsp At Series - zapco DSP-Z8 IV AT Quick Manual

The Zapco DSP AT Series

Congratulations on your purchase of this new Zapco product. It has been designed and
built to give you many years of reliable, industry leading performance and true audiophile
level sound quality.
Zapco introduced the world to full function in-car digital processing in 2004 with the
Zapco DSP-6 and the Zapco Digital Processing Network. This was the first full function
DSP for the car and included a full line of amplifiers with full function digital processing
build right in. In 2016 we brought out our fourth generation of processing in the Zapco
MISSION STATEMENT
DSP-Z8 IV. The Z8 IV was a mid-priced unit designed to bring audiophile processing in
an affordable package, and it did just that. The Zapco DSP-Z8IV met rave reviews, out
performing DSPs costing twice as much, with a straightforward, easy to navigate interface
so tuning would be a breeze, and an analog signal to noise of -106dB (-110dB Digital).
Committed to Excellence
The DSP-Z8 IV II series processing took the IV to a whole new level. Sonically the DSP-Z8
ZAPCO is dedicated to the pursuit of audio fidelity. Our prime objectives are to design
IV II has all the qualities of the original IV with an even lower noise floor. For advanced
and manufacture audio products of unsurpassed quality, to provide unparalleled
tuning possibilities the IV II had a much-improved GUI with many important upgrades.
support and service for these products and to conduct business in a manner that will
In addition, for all those who need everything in a very small package, the DSP-Z8 IV II
enhance the quality of life for all involved.
series brought all this great processing to the ADSP-Z8 IV-8, an eight-channel full range
Class D amplifier with 80 Watts RMS per channel, at 4 ohms. That put the Z8 IV II processing
and an 8-Channel amplifier in a single convenient one-box installation.
Experience
(Knowledge from doing)
This year we present the Zapco DSP-Z8 IV AT and the ADSP-Z8 IV-6AT amplifier. What's
new with the Series IV AT? New features and new control. The sharp look matching the
There is absolutely no substitute for experience; that is a simple fact of life.
Black and Copper theme of the AP amplifiers is only the beginning. The new coaxial and
Another simple fact is that ZAPCO has, for over forty years, been the leader in defining
optical digital inputs accept the digital signal from your head unit or from a portable HD
quality standards for the car audio industry.
player. The DSP-AT units also have a port for HD Bluetooth streaming (with the optional
These years of experience have led to a thorough understanding of the challenges
HD-BT module). An interactive digital port will expand your options even more. The port
that are unique to the world of car audio. ZAPCO's relentless quest for sonic purity
accepts the control input from the included Dash Remote so you can change input source,
consistently yields imaginative designs that utilize the most innovative technologies.
select your song, control the master volume and even control the output of your system's
The resulting products set the criteria by which all others in the industry are judged.
bass amps. The new ADSP-Z8 IV-6AT amplifier has now 2 RCA outputs to feed the mono
amp (ADSP-Z8 IV-1A). About the GUI, the added Advanced menu also has a Mixing Set
(you can make your own configuration with complete control of how much of each
input you assign to each processing channel) and an AutoTune function (that gives you
automatic Calibration for Equalization, Phase, and Signal Delay), when you add the
optional calibrated tuning microphone. Drop-down menus let you assign each channel
the correct designation for your system. You can create an AUX input from any unused
pair of line inputs using your presets. Inputs are now designated channel numbers
(i1 through i8) to reduce confusion.
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