UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty Overview: The UD-154/UD-084 amplifier is a high-efficient switching power amplifier with a concise and intuitive digital control interface. The amplifier is designed to achieve its maximum output regardless of whether an 8Ω...
UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty Description: The UD-154/UD-084 is a high-efficient switching power amplifier with a concise and intuitive digital control interface in premium style. Despite its high-power driving capability, the amplifier remains incredibly compact of 2U height and lightweight of just over ten kilograms due to its adoption of power- efficient and advanced switching technologies in both power supply and signal amplification.
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UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty Maintaining Performance According to Operating Voltage and Temperature The audio outputs of UD-154/UD-084 amplifier are constantly monitored by a digital processor and the processor automatically compresses the audio to avoid audio clip due to low operating voltage or to avoid overheat failure due to high operating temperature.
UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty Getting Started Guide: Installation Although the internal processor of UD-154/UD-084 amplifier can optimize the performance of the amplifier according to the operating environment, too much high operation temperature and intermittent AC source void the guarantee of the performance of the amplifier to meet the specifications.
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UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty 1. browse mode: to browse the content for read only. 2. edit mode: to edit the value of the item being browsed to.
UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty 2. Set: Long press the button to the editable SETTINGS menu to set the device configuration. The INFO/SET button is for displaying device information or setting the device configuration. Briefly press the INFO/SET button cycles through the status and information categorized as device info (INFO), Dante (DANTE), temperature (TEMP), and fan speed (FAN).
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UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty A speaker icon is stayed on the VOLUME menu: upper left of the display when the content of the VOLUME menu is being browsed.
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UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty UD-154/UD-084 amplifier comes with a Dante interface built-in. A Dante icon is DANTE menu: stayed on the upper left of the display when the content of the DANTE menu is being browsed. The...
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UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty A spectrum icon is stayed on the upper FILTER menu: left of the display when the content of a FILTER menu is being browsed.
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UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty Device Configuration: Long pressing the INFO/SET button more than one second will bring up the SETTINGS menu. You can browse the content of the SETTINGS menu by rotating the ENCODER.
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UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty Fan HiSpeed: This makes the fan run at a higher speed to aggressively cool down the amplifier if the internal operating temperature of the amplifier suddenly raises..
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UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty Auto-Save and Reset Device Settings/Configuration Auto-Save: All the items of settings or configuration, including the items for volume and eXtraTone™, you change in edit mode are saved automatically when you press the BACK button to leave the browse mode.
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UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty Error & Service Message Although it is scarcely, you may see some kind of messages with a wrench icon on the upper left of the display.
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UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty Dante Reset to Default: It means that someone has reset the Dante interface of the amplifier to its factory default from Dante Controller software.
UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty Filter to Compensate the Acoustic Loss The UD-154/UD-084 amplifier comes with 4 sets of filters, each dedicated to a channel. Each set of filters can be a composite of up to 8 subfilters in cascade.
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UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty eXtraTone™ to Boost the Bass Performance of Speakers eXtraTone™ is an unprecedented digital algorithm to boost and compensate the speaker for loss below its bass cutoff.
UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty Power Output Interface The amplifier outputs are routed to reliable and robust speakON sockets with quick lock feature. The output of channel 2 is also routed to contact 2+/2- of speakON1 for Bi-Amp speaker connection.
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UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty USB Computer Interface An USB2.0 port on the rear panel is used for firmware upgrade on the factory side.
UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty Dante Audio Network Interface: The UD-154/UD-084 amplifier adopts Audinate Dante networking technology for AoIP (Audio over IP) receiving. When the amplifier sources the input from Dante...
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UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty the same sample rate. You do not need to worry about the bit-depth of coding of your audio stream in network.
UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty Applications: Dante Networking without Switch One of the beauties of Dante is that you do not need a DHCP server or router in between to establish all kinds of communication among different Dante-enabled devices.
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UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty Power Output to Speakers There are lots of variety of output configurations that can be achieved through the high driving capability and high connection flexibility of output of the UD-154/UD-084 amplifier.
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UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty Output to Line Array The UD-154/UD-084 amplifier is initially designed to seamlessly work with line arrays. Audio technicians...
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UNiKA UD-154 & UD-084 Switching Power Amplifier Overview Description Getting Started Configuration Filter & eXtraTone Out & In Dante Applications Specifications Warranty...
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