Emotiva UPA-1 User manual

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EmotivaUltraSeriesAmplifiersTableofContents
SAFETYPRECAUTIONS 5
NEC(NationalElectricalCode)Standards
ANotefortheCableTelevision(CATV)Installer
AntennaGroundingOutsidetheHouse
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ThankYouForYourPurchase 8
EmotivaUltraSeriesAmplifiersOverview 9
UltraAmplifierFeatures 10
PowerRatingNote 10
UnpackingYourUltraAmplifier
Inventory
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FrontPanelLayout 12
BackPanelLayouts
UPA1BackPanel
UPA2BackPanel
UPA5BackPanel
UPA7BackPanel
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InstallationandConnections
ACPowerConsiderations
PhysicalPlacement/HeatConsiderations
InputConnectionConsiderations
OutputConnectionConsiderations
ConnectionTipsforSuperiorSound
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ConnectionDiagram 23
ConnectionusingaMultiChannelPreamp/Processor 24
SeriesandParallelSpeakerConnections 25
SeriesConnections 25
ParallelConnections 26
TechnicalNoteaboutMultipleSpeakerConnections 26
TableofContentscontinues,nextpage
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TroubleshootingGuide
NoSound(fromoneormorespeakersconnectedtotheamplifier)
Theamplifiershutsdownoftenorthelinecircuitbreakertripsoften
PoorBassPerformanceFromFullRangeSpeakersconnectedtotheamplifier
Turnonandturnoffthumps
“Hum”NoisesintheSpeakers
OtherProbableCausesofNoise
OneormoreREDlightsontheFrontPanelareBlinking
ProblemswiththewholeA/VSystem
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TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS
UPA1Specifications
UPA2Specifications
UPA5Specifications
UPA7Specifications
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LimitedWarranty 34
ServiceAssistance 34
EmotivaDisclosure 35
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SafetyPrecautions
ReadthisUser’sGuidethoroughlybeforeattemptingtoinstallandconfigureyourUltraSeriesAmplifier.Allthesafetyand
operationinstructionsshouldbereadbeforeanyoperationofthecomponent(s)begin.Aftersuccessfulinstallationand
configurationoftheamplifier,besuretoretainthismanualinasafeplaceforanyfuturereferenceneeds.
Thefollowingsituatio
Thepowersupplycordortheplughasbeendamaged;or
TheUltraSeriesAmplifierhasbeenexposedtorain;or
heUltraSeriesAmplifierdoesnotappeartooperatenormallyorexhibitsamarkedchangeinperformance;or
heUltraSeriesAmplifierhasbeendropped,oritsenclosureorchassisisdamaged.
heusershouldnotattempttoservicetheUltraSeriesAmplifierbeyondthemeansdescribedinthisOperation
AllwarningsontheamplifierandinthisOperationManualshouldbefollowed.Safetyisakeycomponent
toalonglasting,troublefreeinstallation.Thevastmajorityofthesafetyprecautionsaresimplycommon
sense.Ifyoudon'tfeelcomfortableperformingtheinstallationofaudio/videoentertainmentequipment,
itisadvisedthatyouseektheservicesofaqualifiedinstallationprofessional.
NEVERuseUltraSeriesamplifiersnearwatersuchasabathtub,washbowl,kitchensink,laundrytub,ina
wetbasement,ornearaswimmingpool,etc.Thereisariskofelectricshocktoyourbodyandpermanentdamagetothe
equipment.Electricshockmayresultinpermanentbodilyinjuryordeath.
Thisamplifiershouldbeinstalledinalocationwhichprovidesadequateventilation.Theamplifiershouldnotbeinstalledon
abed,sofa,rug,orothersimilarsurfacesthatwouldblockanyoftheventilationopenings;norshouldtheamplifierbe
installedinaclosedenvironmentthatmayimpedeairflowthroughtheventilationopeningsontheamplifier.Shouldyou
choosetoinstalltheamplifierinaclosedequipmentrackbesuretoaddforcedairventilationtoprovideadequateair
circulation.Theamplifiershouldbesituatedawayfromheatsourcessuchasradiatorsorotherheatproducingdevices.
EmotivaamplifiersshouldbeconnectedonlytoapowersupplyasdescribedinthisOperationManualorshownonthelabel
locatedonthebackoftheamplifier.Thepowercordshouldberoutedsothatitavoidshighfoottrafficareas;and,placement
ofthepowercordshouldavoidlocationswhereheavyitemsmaybeplaceuponoragainstit.Specialattentionshouldbe
givenwherethepowercordwillplugintothewalloutlet,conveniencereceptacles,andthepointwherethepowercord
attachestotheUltraSeriesAmplifier.
Thepowercordoftheamplifiershouldbeunpluggedfromtheoutletwhenunusedforalongperiodoftime.Neverspray
liquidsdirectlyintothecomponent’sventopenings.Careshouldbetakensothatsmallobjectsdonotfallintotheinsideof
theamplifier.
nsrequireyourEmotivaUltraSeriesAmplifierisservicedonlybyqualifiedservicepersonnel:
Objectshavefallen,orliquidhasspilledintothecomponent;or
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Manual.AllotherservicingshouldbereferredtoEmotiva'sservicepersonnel.
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Topreventelectricshock,donotusethispolarizedplugwithanextensioncord,receptacleor
otheroutletunlessthebladescan befullyinsertedtopreventbladeexposure.
GroundingorPolarizationPrecautionsshouldbetakensothatthegroundingorpolarization
meansofthecomponentisnotdefeated.
ThisapparatusdoesnotexceedtheClassA/ClassB(whicheverisapplicable)limitsforradionoiseemissionsfromdigital
apparatusassetoutintheradiointerferenceregulationsoftheCanadianDepartmentofCommunications.
Forquestionsregardingservice,pleasecontact:
EMOTIVATollFree877EMOTECH
www.emotiva.com
WARNING:TOREDUCETHERISKOFFIREORELECTRICSHOCK,DONOTEXPOSETHIS
APPLIANCETORAINORMOISTURE.
CAUTION:TOPREVENTELECTRICSHOCK,MATCHWIDEBLADEOFPLUGTO
WIDESLOT,FULLYINSERT.
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NEC(NationalElectricalCode)Standards
ANotefortheCableTelevision(CATV)Installer
ThisreminderistocalltheCATVsysteminstaller’sattentiontoArticle82040oftheNECthatprovidesguidelinesforproper
groundingandinparticular,specifiesthatthecablegroundshallbeconnectedtothegroundingsystemofthebuildingas
closetothepointofcableentryaspractical.
AntennaGroundingOutsidetheHouse
Ifanoutsideantennaisconnectedtothereceiver,besuretheantennasystemisgroundedsoastoprovidesomeprotection
againstvoltagesurgesandbuiltupstaticcharges.Article810oftheNationalElectricalCode,ANSI/NFPA70,provides
informationwithregardtopropergroundingoftheleadinwiretoanantennadischargeunit,connectiontogrounding
electrodes,andrequirementsforthegroundingelectrode.
Alwaysobserveproperantennaorsatellitedishgroundingtechniques.Whenlightningstrikesthereisalwaysthepossibility
thatyourantennaordish(mountedhighontheroof)canbecomeaconduitforlightningandelectricallydamageany
equipmenttowhichit’sconnected.Additionally,propergroundingofferssafetytothepeopleusingtheaudio/videosystem
intheeventofanelectricalproblem.
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ThankYouforyourPurchase
We’rehappyyouchoseEmotivaAudio!Webelieveourproductssetanewstandardforperformanceandvalue.
Emotivaamplifiersaredesignedformaximumperformance,easeofuse,andsimpleinstallation.Ourexperiencedengineers
usepractical,provendesigns,alongwithinnovativeideastocreateamplifiersthatwilleasilypoweryourspeakersatanylevel
whileremainingasefficientaspossible.Enjoyaudioandvideosourceswithoutconcernfordynamicheadroomduring
complexmusicalpassagesandhighleveleffectsandwithasoundqualitythatwillsatisfythemostdiscriminatinglistener.
Ouramplifiersarebuiltfordecadesofreliableuse,withafullfiveyearwarrantyonallpartsandlabor.Ourstaffisaphone
callaway,readytoassistyouifneeded.Westandbehindourproducts100percent,andweknowthatearningyourtrustand
patronagedependsonourcontinuingcommitmenttoexcellenceineveryway.
Emotivastartedwithanideatheideaofaudioenthusiastsbuildinggearthatsatisfiedtheirownhighstandards,andsharing
itwithfellowenthusiasts,withnooneinthemiddle.Justthebestpossiblegearatthebestpossibleprices,directtoyou.
WewishyoumanyhoursofenjoymentwithyourEmotivapurchase.Welcometothefamily!
DanLaufman,
President,EmotivaAudioCorporation
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UltraSeriesAmplifiersOverview
OurUltraserieshasredefinedwhat‘entrylevel’canmeanbyofferingpowerful,dependable,andlonglastingamplifiersat
industryshakingprices.AlotofskepticsbecamebelieverswhentheyheardthedifferenceanUltraamplifiermadetotheir
soundwhenaddedtoabasicreceiversetup.Noreceiver,regardlessofpowerratingscancompetewithadedicatedexternal
amplifier.Infact,itiscommonpracticeforcompaniestopublishtheirreceiver’spowerat‘peak’ratings,givinganumber
thatisveryinaccurateundernormaluse.
Ultraamplifiersstartat125wattsachannel(into8ohms),andthat’scontinuouspower.Theypeakmuchhigher,givingyou
dynamicsandclaritynoreceivercancompetewith.
UPA1
Acompact,efficient,andpowerfulamplifier,theUPA1hasmadeowningamonoblocksystembothpracticalandaffordable.
LoadedwithoneourXSeriesmodules,theUPA1produces200watts(8ohms),andfeaturesabalancedinputconnection.
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TwoUPA1screateanexcellentstereolisteningexperience,withtheopen,cleansoundyou’dexpectfromqualitymonoblock
amplifiers.Variousmultichannelsetupsarepossible,combiningUPA1swithaUPA2,UPA5orUPA7.Adedicated
monoblock5or7channelsystemwithUPA1s,ofcourse,willpleasethemostdiscriminatingearandwakeupanysize
speaker.
UPA2
Atwochannelamplifierwithasmallenoughfootprintforanaveragebookshelf,butwithenoughpowertoshaketheroom.
Wemightsaythisamplifieris‘modest’comparedtoourXPA2,butthetruthisthatit’sabitofashowoff.Itcaneasilykeep
pacewith‘biggeramps’andwillembarrassreceiverswithsimilarpowerclaims.
TheUPA2isperfectforoffice,bedroom,denoroutdoorspeakers.Ofcourse,it’salsoanoutstandingchoiceforpowering
surroundspeakers,andcanbeusedinavarietyofmultichannelsetups.
125wattsinto8ohms,185wattsinto4ohms.
UPA5andUPA7
Needfivechannelsorseven?That’sthebiggestdifferencebetweenthesetwoamplifiers.TheUPA7hasaslightlylarger
transformertocompensatefortheextrachannels,butthepoweroutput,soundquality,andperformancebetweenthetwo
unitsiscloselymatched.
Thesamebasicdesign/platformusedwiththeXSeriesbeganwiththeUltraline.Theseamplifiersarerobust,high
performanceoverachieversthatprovewhatrealpowercandowhenappliedproperly.
Idealchoicesforafirstseparatespurchase,oraspartofagrowingA/Vsystem,theUPA5andUPA7canbeusedinavariety
ofmultichannelsetupsormediaapplications.
125wattsinto8ohms,185wattsinto4ohms.
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UltraSeriesAmplifierFeatures:
Audiophilequalityperformanceandsound
Highcurrentpowersupply
Lownoisetoroidalpowertransformer
Advancedmicroprocessoroperatingsystem
Complementary,discretepoweramplifierdesignincorporatinghighcurrent,highspeed,
OnSemiconductorpowerdevices
Channelstatusindicatorsforstandby,operate,andfault
12volttriggerconnections
Completelystableinto4ohmloads
SignaltoNoiseRatioisgreaterthan100dB,unweightedref.fulloutput
THD.03%atratedpower,20Hz20kHz
Fullyprotectedfromallfaultconditions
Softstartcircuitry
Externaltriggerturnon
Softtouchpowerswitch
Heavyduty,rackstandardizedchassisw/solidmilledaluminumfaceplate
IECpowerinlet,115/230VACAutoconfigurable
PowerRatingNote:‘Peak’vs.‘Continuous’
Manycompanieswillrateanamplifierwithonlyoneortwochannelsdrivenunderload,whichresultsinreportinginflated
poweroutput..Inreallife,thiswilldropsignificantlywhenallchannelsaredriven.Thisiscalled‘peak’powerconditions
(PeakMusicPowerOutput,orPMPO).‘Peakpower’representsthemaximumamountofpowerthatanamplifier/receiver
candeliverwithoutbeingdamaged.Ratingsareperformedthiswayforthesolereasonofexaggeratingtheperceivedpower
oftheproduct,andduringnormaluse,theactualpracticalpoweroutputismuchlowerthantheclaimed‘peak’rating.
Sometimestheseratingsarealsoperformedat10%THD,eventhoughttheindustryacceptedlevelis1.0%THD.Thispractice
hasledmanypeopletoseekhigherandhigherlevelsofpowerinamplifiersbecausetheymisunderstandthedifference
between‘peak’and‘continuous’power.
AllEmotivaamplifiersareratedforcontinuouspower,testedwithallchannelsdrivensimultaneously.Weatdonotplay
gameswiththespecifications,andtestallofouramplifierstoindustrystandardtestconditionswiththeamplifierputunder
thestrictestloads.Thismeansthatthepoweroutputandotherspecificationslistedarethebareminimum(orworstcase
scenario)youwillreceivefromouramplifiers.Undernormalcircumstancesyouwillgetmuchhigheroutputthenwhatis
rated.
Thebottomlineisthis:Theseamplifiersarepowerful,andcangiveyoucontroloveryoursoundinwaysareceivercould
nevercomecloseto.We’reproudtoofferamazingperformancetomatchtheamazingvalueoftheUltraSeriesamplifiers.
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UnpackingYourUltraAmplifier
AllEmotivaamplifiersaredoubleboxedtosurvivetherigorsoflongdistanceshippingandarrivetoyouundamaged.The
outerboxmayshowwearandtear,butthisisnocauseforalarm.Theouterbox’spurposeistoprotecttheinnerbox.Ifthe
innerlooksheavilydamaged,andyouareconcernedaboutdamagetotheamplifier,pleasecallEmotivaTechnicalSupportat
8773668324(877EMOTech).
Insidethelaminatedinnerbox,theamplifierissecurelyseatedbetweentotworeinforcedpiecesofhighdensityimpact
foam.Atfirstglance,thecardboardbackingonthefoammaygivetheappearanceofathirdbox,butitiseasilyliftedto
revealtheamplifier,whichiswrappedinstaticfreeplastic.Theplasticsheetingistuckedunderneaththeamplifierand
securelytaped.Itisrecommendedthattheplasticsheetingberemovedaftertheampisliftedoutfromthebox.
Thebottompieceoffoamismoldedtofittightlyagainsttheamplifier,butthereisarecessedareaoneachside,allowingyou
togetyourhandsundertheamplifierandliftitoutofthebox.
Note:TheseamplifiersareHEAVY!Liftwithyourlegs!
Inventory
IncludedwithyouramplifiershouldbeanIECClass1,2prongpowercord,andthisUser’sGuide.
Emotivaamplifiersaredoubleinsulatedanddonotrequireagroundedplug.Muchcarehasbeentakentomakesurethat
youramplifierissafe,completelyshielded,insulatedandgrounded.
Itisimportanttosaveallthepackingmaterialsandtheboxincaseyouramplifiereverneedstobemovedorshippedfor
servicing.
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FrontPanelLayout
ThefaceofaUPA7isshownabove.AlthoughthereisvariationwithintheUltraSeriesamplifiers(sizeandfaceplates),the
basicfeaturesarethesame:apowerbuttonandLEDStatuswindow.
1.FrontPanelLEDDisplay
ThefrontpaneldisplaycontainsStatusLEDlightingtoindicatetheoperationstatusoftheamplifier.
NOLED=AmplifierisOFF
BLUELED=NormalOperation
FLASHINGREDLED=FaultCondition‐see“Troubleshooting”sectionfordetails.
Note:ThebackpanelofeachamplifierhasanLEDStatusSelectorwhichcanturntheblueLEDsoff.
2.FrontPanelPowerSwitch
ThisswitchprovidestheON/OFFcontroloftheamplifierfromthefrontpanel.Whentheunitisoffandinstandbymode,the
switchilluminatesamber.Automaticswitchingisaccomplishedwiththe3.5mmtriggerinputonthebackpanelusinga512V
DCcontrolsignal.
NoteOnAmplifierSupports:
Donotremovethesupportsor‘feet’fromyouramplifier.Inadditiontominimizingvibrationandinsulatingtheamplifier
fromthesurfaceitisplacedon,thesefeetareessentialinallowingairflowundertheamplifierforpropercooling.
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BackPanelLayouts
UPA1BackPanel
1.StatusLedSelector‐StatusLEDscanbeturnedonandoffwiththisselector.
2.RCA/UnbalancedAudioInput‐StandardRCAinputconnectionthatconnectstoastandardRCAaudiooutputconnection
onapreamplifier,receiverormultichannelprocessor.
3.Unbalanced/BalancedInputSelectorWhenturnedtowards‘UnBal’,theRCA(unbalanced)inputischosenandactive.
Whenturnedtowards‘Bal’,theXLR/Balancedinputischosenandactive.
4.XLR/BalancedAudioInput‐StandardXLRinputconnectionthatconnectstoastandardXLRaudiooutputconnectionon
apreamplifier,receiverormultichannelprocessor.
5‐6:SpeakerTerminals‐These5waybindingpostsacceptstrippedspeakerwire,bananaplugs,orspadeconnectors.Be
suretoobservecorrectpolaritywhenconnectingspeakersandbesurethatthewiresdonottouchbetweenpositiveand
negativeterminals.
WhenusingtheUPA1to‘biwire’aspeaker,usebothnegativeandbothpositiveterminalstoconnecttothecorresponding
negativeandpositiveterminalsonyourspeakers.Inastandardwiringsituation,useonlyonenegativeterminalandone
positiveterminaltosinglenegativeandpositiveterminalsonthespeaker.
Note:Potentiallylethalvoltagespresent!Neverconnect,disconnectormodifyspeakerwiringwiththeamplifierturned
on.
7.VoltageIndicatorAllEmoitvaamplifiersoperateoneither115Vor230V.Thevoltageisdetectedwhentheamplifieris
turnedon,andisidentifiedbytheindicatorlights.Therearenouseradjustments,theamplifierautomaticallyadjuststothe
voltage.
8.RemoteTriggerInput/OutputTheUPA1canberemotelytriggeredbyanotherdevice,andinturn,remotelytrigger
anotherdevice.Whenaremotetriggeroutputfromapreamplifier,processororotheraudiodeviceisconnectedtothe
triggerinputhere,theamplifierwillpowerupandshutdownalongwiththefirstdevice.Anotherdevice(CDplayer,
amplifier,etc)canbeaddedtothischainusingthetriggeroutput.
A3.5mm,512voltmonoaudiocableisusedforbothinputsandoutputs.Ifbuildingyourowncable,centerispositiveand
outershieldisnegative.
9.MasterPowerSwitch‐Thisrockerswitchprovidesthemasterpowerfortheamplifier.AfteritisintheONposition,the
amplifiercanbeturnedonmanuallyfromthefrontpanelswitchorautomaticallywiththetriggerinputvia3.5mminputjack.
Undernormaluse,thisswitchshouldremainon,leavingtheamplifierinstandbyposition,andcomingtofullpowerwith
eitherthefrontpanel‘STANDBY’button,oractivationthroughtheremotetrigger.
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In‘STANDBY’modethefrontpanelbuttonwillemitanamberglow,buttheunitisnotfullypowered.Asmallamountof
ampsareusedinthismode,lessthananaveragenightlightwoulduse.
Ifyouareawayforanextendedperiodoftime(morethanafewdays),shutoffallpowertotheamplifierwiththemain
powerswitchonthebackoftheamplifier.
10.IECPowerCableConnection
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UPA2BackPanel
1.StatusLedSelector‐StatusLEDscanbeturnedonandoffwiththisselector.
2.ChannelTwo(Right)AudioInputStandardRCAinputconnectionthatconnectstoastandardRCAaudiooutput
connectiononapreamplifier,receiverormultichannelprocessor.
3.Level/OutputControlThisrotarydialcontrolstheoutputleveloftheUPA2.Thisisrecommendedforusewhenthe
outputleveloftheUPA2(32db)exceedstheoutputlevelofotheramplifiersbeingusedinthesamesystem.Example:You
areusingtheUPA2todriveyourmainleftandrightspeakers,andlettinganAVreceiverpowertherestofyoursetup.The
outputoftheUPA2ismuchhigherthanthereceiver,causingthesystemtosoundoutofbalance.UsetheLevelcontrolto
adjustforthisbyturningitcounterclockwiseuntilyoursystemsoundswellintegrated.
4.ChannelOne(Left)AudioInputStandardRCAinputconnectionthatconnectstoastandardRCAaudiooutput
connectiononapreamplifier,receiverormultichannelprocessor.
5.ChannelTwoSpeakerTerminals‐These5waybindingpostsacceptstrippedspeakerwire,bananaplugs,orspade
connectors.Besuretoobservecorrectpolaritywhenconnectingspeakersandbesurethatthewiresdonottouchbetween
positiveandnegativeterminals.
6.ChannelOneSpeakerTerminals‐These5waybindingpostsacceptstrippedspeakerwire,bananaplugs,orspade
connectors.Besuretoobservecorrectpolaritywhenconnectingspeakersandbesurethatthewiresdonottouchbetween
positiveandnegativeterminals.
Note:Potentiallylethalvoltagespresent!Neverconnect,disconnectormodifyspeakerwiringwiththeamplifierturned
on.
7.VoltageIndicatorAllEmoitvaamplifiersoperateoneither115Vor230V.Thevoltageisdetectedwhentheamplifieris
turnedon,andisidentifiedbytheindicatorlights.Therearenouseradjustments,theamplifierautomaticallyadjuststothe
voltage.
8.RemoteTriggerInput/OutputTheUPA1canberemotelytriggeredbyanotherdevice,andinturn,remotelytrigger
anotherdevice.Whenaremotetriggeroutputfromapreamplifier,processororotheraudiodeviceisconnectedtothe
triggerinputhere,theamplifierwillpowerupandshutdownalongwiththefirstdevice.Anotherdevice(CDplayer,
amplifier,etc)canbeaddedtothischainusingthetriggeroutput.
9.MasterPowerSwitch‐Thisrockerswitchprovidesthemasterpowerfortheamplifier.AfteritisintheONposition,the
amplifiercanbeturnedonmanuallyfromthefrontpanelswitchorautomaticallywiththetriggerinputvia3.5mminputjack.
Undernormaluse,thisswitchshouldremainon,leavingtheamplifierinstandbyposition,andcomingtofullpowerwith
eitherthefrontpanel‘STANDBY’button,oractivationthroughtheremotetrigger.
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In‘STANDBY’modethefrontpanelbuttonwillemitanamberglow,buttheunitisnotfullypowered.Asmallamountof
ampsareusedinthismode,lessthananaveragenightlightwoulduse.Ifyouareawayforanextendedperiodoftime(more
thanafewdays),shutoffallpowertotheamplifierwiththemainpowerswitchonthebackoftheamplifier.
10.IECPowerCableConnection
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UPA5BackPanel
1.StatusLedSelector‐StatusLEDscanbeturnedonandoffwiththisselector.
26:AudioInputsThesearestandardRCAinputconnectionsthatconnecttostandardRCAaudiooutputconnectionsofa
preamplifier,receiverormultichannelprocessor.
2.ChannelFiveAudioInput
3.ChannelFourAudioInput
4.ChannelThreeAudioInput
5.ChannelTwoAudioInput
6.ChannelOneAudioInput
7.MasterPowerSwitch‐Thisrockerswitchprovidesthemasterpowerfortheamplifier.AfteritisintheONposition,the
amplifiercanbeturnedonmanuallyfromthefrontpanelswitchorautomaticallywiththetriggerinputvia3.5mminputjack.
Undernormaluse,thisswitchshouldremainon,leavingtheamplifierinstandbyposition,andcomingtofullpowerwith
eitherthefrontpanel‘STANDBY’button,oractivationthroughtheremotetrigger.
In‘STANDBY’modethefrontpanelbuttonwillemitanamberglow,buttheunitisnotfullypowered.Asmallamountof
ampsareusedinthismode,lessthananaveragenightlightwoulduse.Ifyouareawayforanextendedperiodoftime(more
thanafewdays),shutoffallpowertotheamplifierwiththemainpowerswitchonthebackoftheamplifier.
8.RemoteTriggerInput/OutputTheUPA5canberemotelytriggeredbyanotherdevice,andinturn,remotelytrigger
anotherdevice.Whenaremotetriggeroutputfromapreamplifier,processororotheraudiodeviceisconnectedtothe
triggerinputhere,theamplifierwillpowerupandshutdownalongwiththefirstdevice.Anotherdevice(CDplayer,
amplifier,etc)canbeaddedtothischainusingthetriggeroutput.
913:SpeakerTerminalsThese5waybindingpostsacceptstrippedspeakerwire,bananaplugs(singleordual),orspade
connectors.Besuretoobservecorrectpolaritywhenconnectingspeakersandbesurethatthewiresdonottouchbetween
positiveandnegativeterminals.
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9.ChannelFiveSpeakerTerminals
10.ChannelFourSpeakerTerminals
11.ChannelThreeSpeakerTerminals
12.ChannelTwoSpeakerTerminals
13.ChannelOneSpeakerTerminals
Note:Potentiallylethalvoltagespresent!Neverconnect,disconnectormodifyspeakerwiringwiththeamplifierturned
on.
14.IECPowerCableConnection
15.VoltageIndicator‐AllEmotivaamplifiersoperateoneither115Vor230V.Thevoltageisdetectedwhentheamplifieris
turnedon,andisidentifiedbytheindicatorlights.Therearenouseradjustments,theamplifierautomaticallyadjuststothe
voltage.
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UPA7BackPanel
1.StatusLedSelector‐StatusLEDscanbeturnedonandoffwiththisselector.
28:AudioInputsThesearestandardRCAinputconnectionsthatconnecttostandardRCAaudiooutputconnectionsofa
preamplifier,receiverormultichannelprocessor.
2.ChannelSevenAudioInput
3.ChannelSixAudioInput
4.ChannelFiveAudioInput
5.ChannelFourAudioInput
6.ChannelThreeAudioInput
7.ChannelTwoAudioInput
8.ChannelOneAudioInput
9.MasterPowerSwitch‐Thisrockerswitchprovidesthemasterpowerfortheamplifier.AfteritisintheONposition,the
amplifiercanbeturnedonmanuallyfromthefrontpanelswitchorautomaticallywiththetriggerinputvia3.5mminputjack.
Undernormaluse,thisswitchshouldremainon,leavingtheamplifierinstandbyposition,andcomingtofullpowerwith
eitherthefrontpanel‘STANDBY’button,oractivationthroughtheremotetrigger.
In‘STANDBY’modethefrontpanelbuttonwillemitanamberglow,buttheunitisnotfullypowered.Asmallamountof
ampsareusedinthismode,lessthananaveragenightlightwoulduse.Ifyouareawayforanextendedperiodoftime(more
thanafewdays),shutoffallpowertotheamplifierwiththemainpowerswitchonthebackoftheamplifier.
10.RemoteTriggerInput‐TheUPA7canberemotelytriggeredbyanotherdevice.Whenaremotetriggeroutputfroma
preamplifier,processororotheraudiodeviceisconnectedtothetriggerinputhere,theamplifierwillpowerupandshut
downalongwiththefirstdevice.
1117:SpeakerTerminalsThese5waybindingpostsacceptstrippedspeakerwire,bananaplugs(singleordual),orspade
connectors.Besuretoobservecorrectpolaritywhenconnectingspeakersandbesurethatthewiresdonottouchbetween
positiveandnegativeterminals.
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11.ChannelSevenSpeakerTerminals
12.ChannelSixSpeakerTerminals
13.ChannelFiveSpeakerTerminals
14.ChannelFourSpeakerTerminals
15.ChannelThreeSpeakerTerminals
16.ChannelTwoSpeakerTerminals
17.ChannelOneSpeakerTerminals
Note:Potentiallylethalvoltagespresent!Neverconnect,disconnectormodifyspeakerwiringwiththeamplifierturned
on.
18.IECPowerCableConnection
19.VoltageIndicator‐AllEmotivaamplifiersoperateoneither115Vor230V.Thevoltageisdetectedwhentheamplifieris
turnedon,andisidentifiedbytheindicatorlights.Therearenouseradjustments,theamplifierautomaticallyadjuststothe
voltage.
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Emotiva UPA-1 User manual

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