Summary of Contents for Dillinger Labs Dani SKAA Pro
- Page 1 Dani Owner’s Manua ® SKAA wireless audio Transmitter developed in Canada built to survive alien invasion...
- Page 2 Introduction who’ve always wondered what this meant but were too afraid to ask … Thank you for choosing Dillinger Labs Dani — a SKAA Pro wireless audio Transmitter designed for pro audio applications. • SKAA / SKAA Pro dual-mode Transmitter with 50...
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Page 3: Input Panel
Pretty pics INPUT Panel USER Panel Even its feet are AWESOME... - Page 4 INPUT panel: Jacks • These are balanced / unbalanced ¼″ TRS line level inputs with input impedance greater than 20 k ohms • What’s on the other side of those jacks? DC- coupled Burr Brown differential input buffers, followed by Burr Brown analog to digital converters —...
- Page 5 Cables for your Dani for BALANCED audio sources • If your audio source device has balanced outputs, use TRS (balanced ¼″ phone) cables to connect it to Dani for best results • TRS means “Tip, Ring, Sleeve”; so in other words, 3 conductors. Below you can see that there are 3 discrete sections of conducting metal on TRS plugs.
- Page 6 INPUT panel: Switches and LED • Dani can handle a wide range of line level signals, from wimpy to paint-peeling • Start with the 2 pad switches in the middle position (all pads OFF) • Next, set the Level Switch — the one in the center of Dani’s front panel.
- Page 7 0.8 = 0.4 or 40%. 2019 and later), including the Soundboks Gen 3 • Level Setting: Start by setting the Global Volume speakers, Dillinger Labs Helix headphones and on Dani to “full up”. Make sure your Receivers are Dillinger Labs Aquarius speakers, are compatible Bonded to Dani (see SKAA Receiver User’s Guide...
- Page 8 While Dani is powered on, click USER Panel: Battery and Charging the Power Button once to display • Dani will run for 14 hours from a full charge, the battery life remaining using its internal battery • Dani will automatically power OFF when the battery is fully depleted •...
- Page 9 USER Panel: Antenna • Dani is capable of up to 50 meter Included +2 dBi reliable range with the included +2 dBi screw-on 2.4GHz SMA-type Antenna Antenna • Your actual reliable range will also depend on how well the Antenna is implemented in the receive-side device •...
- Page 10 USER Panel: Antenna (cont.) • If you’ve velcro’d Dani to a vertical surface such as one of your front-of-house speakers, re-orient the Antenna so it’s pointed straight up and make sure the Antenna clears the speaker grill — in other words, make sure the entire length of the Antenna is above the top of the metal grill of the speaker —...
- Page 11 Wondering how to get Streetheart and other SKAA Receivers, speakers and headphones to Bond to your new Dani Transmitter ? … discover the power of the Bond Button, found on all SKAA Receivers, in the next 2 pages...
- Page 12 SKAA RECEIVER USER’S GUIDE ® Each SKAA receiver uses a Green List to remember your favourite audio sources (SKAA transmitters). A Green glowing Indicator on your receiver means you are listening to a favourite, or hunting for one. You can also explore to find new transmitters—an Amber Indicator means you are exploring for transmitters which are not on your Green List.
- Page 13 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Question Answer How does the You can store up to 10 SKAA transmitters on your Green List. These are your “favourite” audio Green List work? sources. Every time you add a transmitter, it is assigned the first open spot on the Green List. When you single click the Bond Button, the receiver hunts through the Green List much like a car radio hunts for radio stations when you press seek.
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Page 14: Specifications
Specifications Parameter Conditions Value 2 x ¼″ TRS Balanced or TS Inputs Unbalanced 2 x ¼″ TRS wired in parallel Thrus to each respective input Input Impedance Line-GND, Balanced or Unbalanced > 20 kΩ Qty. Discrete Audio Channels Any SKAA speakers, SKAA Standard Compatibility SKAA OS 2.1 and later headphones, SKAA Receivers... - Page 15 CONGRATULATIONS on your new bouncing baby Dani !!! Subscribe to Need audio cables, Join us on the social SKAAwireless mics or adapters? medias … visit channel on YouTube SKAAstore.com SKAA.com and for HOW-TO vids ! what you need ! follow the links support: dillingerlabs.com/contact...
- Page 16 SKAA cell 36 milliseconds Dani transmitter in SKAA mode (connected to audio source) the 4 receivers can be any combination of SKAA speakers, SKAA headphones, and SKAA receivers...
- Page 17 SKAA Pro cell the 2 receivers can 19 milliseconds be any combination of SKAA speakers, Dani transmitter SKAA headphones, in SKAA Pro mode and SKAA receivers (connected to audio source) All SKAA receivers work in both SKAA and SKAA Pro modes —...
- Page 18 LEGEND SKAA SKAA Pro WiFi Wire...
- Page 19 Hi Fidelity Party streaming music Dani SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker Pump up the fidelity by keeping Bluetooth out of the signal chain. Just use computer, tablet or phone with a Spotify account...
- Page 20 Keep it Simple DJ Party DJ Music Service BPM Supreme etc. Dani SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker Serato and others have “mixer free” DJ solutions (software and laptop only) so this setup is ideal for DJs who want a light-weight rig which is easy to set up...
- Page 21 Serious DJ Party DJ Music Service BPM Supreme etc. Dani SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker Serious DJs will want to use a mixer …...
- Page 22 Hybrid Speaker DJ Dani SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker Powered Speaker Powered Speaker Not all powered speakers have SKAA built in, but SKAA receivers (eg. Rush) fix that problem...
- Page 23 DJ with Mic & Headphones Dani SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker One of the speakers is Bonded to a SKAA Pro microphone (eg. Valerie) — and this frees up a SKAA connection to feed SKAA headphones (eg. Helix) SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker...
- Page 24 Low Latency DJ Party Dani SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker Lightning-fast scratching DJs will use Dani’s ultra-low-latency SKAA Pro mode to feed the front of house...
- Page 25 Low Latency DJ Headphones Dani Dani SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker This DJ wants a separate low-latency CUE mix to headphones (up to 2) so he uses one Dani in SKAA Pro to feed the headphones and another one in SKAA mode to feed the front of house...
- Page 26 Split Channel Mono DJ Cue mix Dani SKAA Speaker FOH mix FOH mix SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker Dani’s 2 channels of SKAA are used in split mode. One feeds front of house (mono) and one feeds the headphone with the CUE mix (also mono) …...
- Page 27 Balls Out DJ Dani Dani Dani SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker 4 front of house speakers are feed by 2 Danis in SKAA Pro mode (these are daisy chained together via Dani’s THRU jacks), plus there’s a separate CUE mix Dani feeding 2 headphones...
- Page 28 using Dani in split channel mode cable main out (set to XLR-F to mono in deck) ¼″ TRS Dani 1 = FOH SKAA Pro 2 = CUE headphone out (set to mono in deck) stereo to L & R splitter cable Leave one * channel routing in...
- Page 29 using Dani in split channel mode cable main out (set to XLR-F to mono in deck) ¼″ TRS Dani 1 = FOH SKAA 2 = CUE headphone out (set to mono in deck) stereo to L & R splitter cable * channel routing in one end receiver set using...
- Page 30 Wired & Wireless Hybrid Passive Speakers rack amp Dani SKAA Speaker SKAA Speaker Dani’s THRU jacks are used to pass the mixer’s output to rack amplifiers which feed wired speakers — so for example, WIRED could be used for the front and WIRELESS for the rear of the room...
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