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CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE, REPLACE WITH THE SAME TYPE AND RATING OF FUSE. ATTENTION UTILISER UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE MÊME TYPE. Safety compliance This product has been designed to meet the IEC 60065 international electrical safety standard.
2.4G and 5G FCC Statements This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance 20cm between the radiator and your body . 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Cet équipement doit être installé et utilisé à une distance minimale de 20 cm entre le radiateur et votre corps. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
I15 Prisma Integrated Amplifier User Guide
C ontents Welcome! 6 Getting Started 7 1 Unpack the I15 7 2 Connect speakers 7 3 Connect inputs 7 4 Connect the antennae 8 5 Connect power 8 6 Connect to a network 8 Back-panel connections 9 Configuring the settings 15 Using the settings menus 15 INPUT SETTINGS 15 AUDIO SETTINGS 16 GENERAL SETTINGS 16 STREAMING SETTINGS 17 NETWORK SETTINGS 17 Technical specification 18 Speaker outputs 18 Analogue inputs 18 Using the remote control 10 Analogue outputs 18 Selecting I1
W elcome ! Congratulations on selecting your new I15 Prisma Integrated Amplifier This user guide describes the features and explains how to set up the amplifier for the best sound quality and ease of operation in order to allow for the most enjoyable reproduction of sound from all your sources. For additional support and assistance please contact your local authorized Primare dealer, or visit our website at www.primare.net.
Getting S tarted 1 Unpack the I15 2 Connect speakers 3 Connect inputs Your I15 is supplied with: The I15 is designed to be connected directly to a pair of loudspeakers. You can connect up to two analogue sources and up to four digital sources to the inputs on the back panel. l Connect the red wire from each speaker to the red terminal marked + and the black wire from each speaker to the black terminal marked –.
4 Connect the antennae 6 Connect to a network l Connect the two antennae supplied with the I15 to the ANT 1 and ANT 2 sockets on the back panel, and position the two antennae at a slight angle from the vertical. The first time you start up the I15 you will be prompted to specify how you want to connect to the network: One antenna is for Bluetooth connectivity, and the other one is for Wi-Fi connectivity.
B ack- panel connections The following diagram explains the function of each of the connectors on the back panel: Trigger Analogue Analogue output input Optical digital inputs I15 Prisma Integrated Amplifier User Guide IR in/out RS232 Coax Optical/ Coax digital digital digital input analogue output input Ethernet USB-B Network and USB-A input status input On/off Right speaker Left speaker Power and fuse
U sing the remote control Selecting I15 mode The remote control can operate any associated Primare products you have in your system. To make the remote control operate the I15 l Press the AMP AV button once. To make the remote control operate another product Press briefly to mute the sound Indicators light when pressing a button Top: AMP, PRE, or CD mode Bottom: AV, SC, or AUX mode l Press the AMP AV, CD SC, or PRE AUX button as appropriate.
U sing the I 1 5 Front panel controls Selecting a source Changing the display brightness Standby O The I15 provides a choice of seven inputs. Initially these are labelled as shown in the following table, but you can give them your own aliases to suit the sources in your system; see ALIAS, page 15. To change the front panel display brightness Switches the I15 to standby, or switches it on from standby. SELECTOR Steps between inputs.
C onnecting direct sources Digital optical source Digital optical cable Digital coax source Loudspeakers I15 Coax cable Analogue source PC/Mac RCA cable USB-A to USB-B cable These methods of playing music from the I15 involve connecting the source to the I15 via a cable, and don’t require Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or Bluetooth.
P laying music from a drive or music server Music server Router Loudspeakers I15 Hard drive You can play audio files from a USB flash drive, external USB hard disk, or a network drive. These options are ideal if you already have a digital library of CDs or music files. On a USB flash drive or USB hard disk the files can be organised into folders, giving you one way of classifying your music; eg by Artist.
S treaming music from a phone, tablet, or PC PC/Mac Router Ethernet cable Internet music services Loudspeakers I15 The I15 can use Chromecast to connect directly to a music service that supports Chromecast, such as Spotify, Deezer, Tidal, or TuneIn Radio. The music is streamed direct to the I15; once set up you can use your phone to make calls, or play other audio.
C onfiguring the settings Using the settings menus INPUT SETTINGS You can view and change the I15 settings from the front panel, remote control, or using the Prisma app. The INPUT SETTINGS menu allows you to customise the inputs to suit the sources in your system: To display the settings menu A1 SETTINGS 20 l Simultaneously press the A and V buttons on the front panel, or press the MENU button on the remote control.
AUDIO SETTINGS GENERAL SETTINGS The AUDIO SETTINGS menu allows you to customise the balance and start-up volume, and the maximum and mute volume. The GENERAL SETTINGS menu allows you to configure the general operation of the I15: AUDIO SETTINGS 20 BALANCE 00LR00 STARTUP VOLUME 30 MAXIMUM VOLUME 99 BALANCE Allows you to adjust the balance between 00LR-9 (far left), 00LR00 (centred, default) and -9LR00 (far right). STARTUP VOLUME Sets the general startup volume to between 0 and 60. The default is 20.
STREAMING SETTINGS NETWORK SETTINGS Allows you to configure the I15 streaming: Allows you to configure the network connection: STREAMING SETTINGS 20 NETWORK SETTINGS 20 METADATA BLUETOOTH SETTINGS AIRPLAY PASSWORD QUICK INFO NETWORK MODE ON WiFi METADATA QUICK INFO BLUETOOTH SETTINGS l Connection: one of CONNECTED BY WIFI, CONNECTED BY CABLE, or NOT CONNECTED. Allows you to choose ON (default) or OFF to specify whether metadata, such as the artist name and song title, should be displayed.
Technical specification Speaker outputs Performance General Power Gain: Control 2 x 60W into 8Ω, 2 x 100W into 4Ω Analogue inputs Preamplifier output: 16.5 dB Speaker output: 42.5 dB Analogue frequency response 1 x RCA, 9.5kΩ impedance. 20Hz – 20kHz -0.5dB 1 x 3.5mm stereo jack, 15kΩ impedance. Distortion Analogue outputs Signal to Noise: Preamplifier output 1 x RCA, 150Ω impedance.
Additional information These instructions help you get the best possible sound from your I15. Phase The phase of the AC supply can make a significant difference to the sound. Use the Polarity Pen supplied with the I15 to verify which pin is live on your AC power cable.
I15 Prisma Integrated Amplifier User Guide
Index A AirPlay, streaming 14 F Factory reset 19 N Spotify Connect, streaming 14 Network, connecting to 8 Standby settings (settings menus) 16 AirPlay password (settings menus) 17 Factory reset (settings menus) 16 Network drive, playing music from 13 Startup volume (settings menus) 16 Alias (settings menus) 15 Firmware (settings menus) 16 Network mode (settings menus) 17 Status (settings menus) 15 Analogue inputs and output 9 Front panel (settings menus) 16 Network settings menu 17 Stream
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