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  • Page 1 IAP 2 Owner’s Manual Illusonic...
  • Page 3 Illusonic IAP 2 Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 4: Illusonic Iap

    Illusonic IAP 2 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, 2011–2014 All rights reserved Printed in Switzerland...

  • Page 5: Important Information

    Illusonic IAP 2 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.

  • Page 6: Safety Notice

    Illusonic IAP 2 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.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Illusonic IAP 2 Contents Important Information FCC Notice ..........
  • Page 8 Illusonic IAP 2 Menu: System Software Tools IAP Controller ........

  • Page 9: Introduction

    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.

  • Page 10: How To Use This Manual

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 1 Introduction 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...

  • Page 11: Iap 2 Overview

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 1 Introduction IAP 2 Overview Inputs IAP 2 can connect to a variety of sources. There is usually no need for a device between the source and IAP 2. In addition to conventional analog and digital inputs, IAP 2 features a phono stage, USB audio, network media rendering, and four HDMI inputs.

  • Page 12: Tone Control

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 1 Introduction Room Equalization and Depth/Immersion Each channel features gain, delay, and fully parametric equalizers. These are usually used to calibrate the system and for room equalization. Immersion Calibration Depth Depth/Immersion adds a new dimension to adaptation of the sound system to the room.
  • Page 13 Softwares The latest versions of IAP Controller and IAP Calibration softwares can be downloaded from the Illusonic web site. Both, Windows and OS X versions are available. IAP Controller presents all IAP 2 parameters for comfortable setup. IAP Calibration makes multi-point room measurement easy and helps...
  • Page 14 Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 1 Introduction...

  • Page 15: Getting Started

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started Getting Started Step 1: Unpacking Unpack IAP 2. Store the packaging for future transportation. The package contains: – IAP 2 unit – AC power cable – Remote control – This user manual Step 2: Installing the AC Power Cable 1.

  • Page 16: Step 3: Connecting Loudspeakers

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started Step 3: Connecting Loudspeakers Connect your amplifiers/loudspeakers to IAP 2. Step 4: Connecting Audio/Video Devices Connect audio and video devices to any of the above shown connectors: 1. HDMI sources, such as Blu-ray players, game consoles, and set top boxes.

  • Page 17: Step 5: Using Iap

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started Step 5: Using IAP 2 1. Push the rotary to switch IAP 2 on. 2. Select an input source, using the < > buttons below the display. 3. Adjust the volume by turning the rotary control on the right.

  • Page 18: Advanced Setup

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started Advanced Setup For reaching excellence of sound, it is often necessary to consider room acoustics and to adapt IAP 2 to the room and loudspeakers: – If necessary, acoustically treat your room. – Calibrate the loudspeaker setup for your central listening position by applying gain and delay trim to the loudspeaker signals (Chapter 5).

  • Page 19: Usage

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 3 Usage Usage Front Panel and Remote Control Display Rotary (Turn) Select (Rotary Push) < Menu > IR Receiver Standby LED IAP 2’s front panel has a display, showing the current state of the device, and a number of controls:...

  • Page 20: Back Panel

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 3 Usage Back Panel Power and Control Connectors 1. AC Power Before connecting a power cable here, make sure that the indicated voltage corresponds to your AC power voltage. Make sure to use 3 terminals (phase, neutral, and earth) power cables with ground conductor.

  • Page 21: Input Connectors

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 3 Usage Input Connectors 1. HDMI 1–4 These are four HDMI connectors for audio/video sources, such as Blu-ray players, game consoles, and set top boxes. Up to 8-channel/192 kHz/24 bit audio over HDMI is supported. Most Blu-ray players decode Dolby Digital, Dolby True HD, DTS, and DTS HD and deliver the decoded 2.

  • Page 22: Output Connectors

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 3 Usage Output Connectors 1. HDMI Out Typically, a TV or projector is connected to the HDMI output. The video signal is passed through from the selected HDMI input, while the audio By default, no video signal is given to the HDMI is removed.

  • Page 23: Common Usage

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 3 Usage Common Usage In normal operation mode, the display shows the currently active Sound If you are not in normal operation mode, push Menu for two seconds to return to normal operation mode. Settings (Preset), input source, and volume level. For example:...

  • Page 24: Sound Settings (Presets)

    OTHER SETTINGS PRESET 4 PASSTHROUGH ILLUSONIC PROCESSING Illusonic Processing Choose Illusonic Processing On to apply Illusonic signal processing. When ILLUSONIC PROCESSING Off, no processing is applied and the parameters are not shown. Note that < > ON/OFF parameters which do not apply will not show (e.g. if there is no center chan- IMMERSIVE AUDIO nel, Center will not be shown, etc.).
  • Page 25 Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 3 Usage Brilliance By its default value, “Brilliance Off”, Immersion is created by concert hall type diffuse sound, extracted from the input signal. With Brilliance you can add more excitement to it. Tone Control TONE CONTROL ON/OFF Choose Tone Control On to apply bass and treble.

  • Page 26: Menu Mode

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 3 Usage Other Settings OTHER SETTINGS NAME A number of other settings are available for each preset. MUSIC IMMERSIVE AUDIO Name GAIN/DEL TRIM You can customize each preset’s name. Rotary (Push) toggles between IMMERSIVE AUDIO EQUALIZER the letters and Rotary (Turn) selects a specific letter or blank.
  • Page 27 Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 3 Usage The figure on the left illustrates the menus of IAP 2. These are described in PRESET 1 detail in the following chapters: HDMI 1 -40.0 dB – Chapter 4 (Menu: Inputs) Menu This menu contains all settings related to the Processor’s inputs.

  • Page 28: Cleaning

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 3 Usage Cleaning Use a dry towel of cloth for cleaning. Never use any solvent or liquids, as they may damage the surface treatment or may penetrate into the IAP 2. Maintenance and Service IAP 2 contains no user serviceable parts. Do not try to open, repair, or modify the Processor by yourself.

  • Page 29: Menu: Inputs

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 4 Menu: Inputs Menu: Inputs MENU INPUTS MENU SHOW / HIDE INPUTS MENU NAME INPUTS MENU INPUT INPUTS MENU HDMI OUTPUT INPUTS MENU DELAY INPUTS MENU GAIN INPUTS MENU PRESET INPUTS MENU USB AUDIO CLASS INPUTS...
  • Page 30 Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 4 Menu: Inputs By default, “Off”, on non-HDMI inputs no video is HDMI OUTPUT given to the HDMI output. Alternatively, for each non-HDMI input, you can choose which HDMI input shall be given to the HDMI output.

  • Page 31: Menu: Outputs

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 5 Menu: Outputs Menu: Outputs Note that Equalizer (Chapter 6) is another menu which relates to IAP 2’s outputs. MENU OUTPUTS MENU GAIN TRIM PRESET MENU DELAY TRIM PRESET MENU SUB OVERHEAD PRESET MENU LFE GAIN...
  • Page 32 Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 5 Menu: Outputs For each output channel the polarity can be inverted. POLARITY This may be useful to check and correct polarity. NORMAL The analog output line level can be set between LINE LEVEL normal (RCA 2 Vrms, XLR 4 Vrms) and high (RCA NORMAL 4 Vrms, XLR 8 Vrms).

  • Page 33: Menu: Equalizer

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 6 Menu: Equalizer Menu: Equalizer In addition to fine-tuning your system with equalizers, as described in this chapter, use gain and delay trim (Chapter 5) to calibrate the level and gain for each Introduction loudspeaker). When measuring your sound system, you can For each loudspeaker you can use up to ten parametric equalizers.
  • Page 34 Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 6 Menu: Equalizer Select in this sub-menu the loudspeaker channel (FL SELECT or FR) and one of the ten available equalizers. Sub- EQ 1 menus Type, Parameters, and Copy EQ To apply to the channel and equalizer selected here.

  • Page 35: Equalizer Types And Parameters

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 6 Menu: Equalizer Equalizer Types and Parameters A variety of filters can be used to modify the frequency response of each loudspeaker signal in a flexible way to achieve a desired equalization. All filters are implemented as minimum phase filters to minimize delay and tem- poral artifacts.
  • Page 36 Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 6 Menu: Equalizer – High Pass The high-pass filter maintains high-frequencies and attenuates 0 dB frequencies below the cutoff frequency f with 12 dB per octave. 3 dB – Low Shelving The low shelving filter applies a gain to amplify/attenuate low frequencies...

  • Page 37: Menu: System

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 7 Menu: System Menu: System MENU SYSTEM MENU DISPLAY SYSTEM MENU REMOTE PAIRING SYSTEM MENU MEASUREMENT SYSTEM MENU FIRMWARE VERSION SYSTEM MENU NETWORK SYSTEM MENU STANDBY LED SYSTEM FACTORY DEFAULT The System menu features various general settings. The figure above illus- trates the System menu and selection of its sub-menus.
  • Page 38 Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 7 Menu: System Here you can select a loudspeaker channel which MEASUREMENT will be used to reproduce the left channel of the se- lected input source. Typically, this menu is used for: Gain/delay trim and equalizers are applied depending on whether they are switched on or off in –...

  • Page 39: Software Tools

    Software Tools Software Tools On our web-site www.illusonic.com you can download IAP Utilities for Win- dows and OS X. Follow the instructions, included with IAP Utilities, to install and operate the software. A USB cable is required to connect IAP 4 to your PC/Mac.

  • Page 40: Iap Calibration

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 8 Software Tools IAP Calibration With IAP Calibration you can measure your system and set gain/delay trim automatically. Visualizations of your room’s response for each loudspeaker help greatly to set IAP 2’s equalizers to correct issues of your room and setup.

  • Page 41: Specifications

    Illusonic IAP 2 Chapter 9 Specifications Specifications Technical General User control rotary control with push function, three buttons Remote control compatible with “Apple Remote” infrared remote control, support for pairing, codes for automation systems Display graphical VFD display with 160 32 resolution...
  • Page 42 IAP 2 Chapter 9 Specifications Audio Processing Input formats stereo, 5.1, 7.1, 50 HDMI 8-channel LPCM formats Illusonic Processing depth, immersion, brilliance Tone Control bass and treble with gain and frequency parameters Trim channel gain and delay trim, channel polarity...

  • Page 43: Index

    Index AC power voltage, 13, 18, 39 Dolby Digital, 19 IAP Utilities, 37 active loudspeakers, 20 Dolby True HD, 19 Illusonic Processing, 22 advanced setup, 16 DTS, 19 Brilliance, 23 analog input, 19 Depth, 22 DTS HD Master Audio, 19...
  • Page 44 18 sleep, 35 power on/off, 18 SNR, 40 preset settings, 22 virtual inputs, 27 softwares, 11, 37 Illusonic Processing, 22 volume, 9, 21 Sound Settings, 21, 22 other settings, 24 Illusonic Processing, 22 tone control, 23 Windows, 37...

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