UNiKA DI-BOX
User Guide
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AUDIO CONNECTION
As with all audio gear, always ensure audio system levels are turned down or
equipment turned off before making connections. This will avoid plug-in or turn-on
transients from damaging more sensitive components such as tweeters.
The DI-BOX feature XLR-¼"TRS combo jack INPUT, a ¼" thru-put LINK and a balanced
XLR OUPUT.
Connect your source instrument to the input and the balanced XLR output to the PA
system or recorder. The LINK connector output provides the means for connecting the
signal to a stage amp or personal monitor system. Simply connect the LINK to your
amp or monitor.
Unbalanced cables are much more susceptible to noise than their balanced
counterparts. Keeping unbalanced cables under 8 meters (25') in length is good
practice while balanced cables can easily extend to 100 meters (300').
The balanced output of the DI-BOX is mic level, meaning that it should be connected to
the mic input of a mixing console or mic preamp. Once connected, make sure phantom
power is activated.
When 2 or 3 keyboards are used by a single performer, it is possible to reduce the
number of DI boxes needed if a mixer/amplifier is used by the performer for his personal
monitoring. A single DI box can be fed either from a line-level output from the head (pad
set to -20dB) or from the amplifier power output (speaker output) (pad set to -40dB).
Using the amplifier's output means that the signal being fed to the console is post any
effects units and the power stage of the amplifier, and so will be more representative of
the signal being fed to the speaker, including any deliberately introduced overdrive etc.
Use the -40dB setting for this application.
Instrument direct input & Parallel link connection
For Unbalanced connection, pin-3 should be connected to Ground with pin-1.
XLR-TRS Combo input
1-Ground
2-Signal Hot +
3-Signal Cold -
Fig-2: XLR-¼"TRS Combo
socket for direct input
Fig-1: XLR Plugs Balanced connection:
1-Ground
2-Signal Hot (+)
3-Signal Cold (-)
1
Female
Male
2
1
3
3
2
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