UNiKA SDI-1 passive DI-Box

Single-channel

UNiKA SDI-1

The UNiKA SDI-1 is an easy-to-use, single-channel, passive direct box for musical instrument and audio system applications. In addition to a high-quality audio transformer, the SDI-1 has some very useful built-in features.

Instrument Direct input and Parallel Link 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. There is one channel on the SDI-1. This is identical and feature XLR-¼”TRS combo jack INPUT, a ¼” thru-put LINK and a balanced XLR OUTPUT.

There is one channel on the SDI-1, featuring an XLR- ¼“TRS Combo jack INPUT, a ¼“ TS parallel LINK output and a balanced XLR OUTPUT.

Connect your source instrument or audio device to the input and the balanced XLR output to the mixing console. The LINK connector output provides the means for connecting the signal to an instrument amplifier or personal monitor system. Unbalanced cables are much more susceptible to noise than their balanced counterparts. Keeping unbalanced cables under 8 meters (25 feet) in length is good practice while balanced cables can easily extend to 100 meters (300 feet). The balanced output of the SDI-1 is mic level, meaning that it should be connected to the mic input of a mixing console or mic preamp.

Input pad attenuation
The most common use of the direct input is with guitar pick-ups, keyboards or audio devices like CD players, computers etc. The optimal setting for this is most likely with the pad switch set to 0dB, although with some high-output pick-ups the performance of the direct input may be improved if the pad switch is set to -20dB to prevent possible clipping of the input signal.

The instrument is connected to the XLR-¼“Combo jack socket using a TS jack plug, and a parallel link feed taken from the LINK TS jack socket to the instrument amplifier.

The direct input can also be fed either from a line-level output from the head-amp (pad set to -20dB) or from the head-amp speaker output (pad set to -40dB).

Eliminating hum and buzz and the ground loop
The SDI-1 is equipped with output isolation transformers to eliminate hum and buzz caused by stray DC voltage and ground loops.

Computers, CD players and other consumer equipment can be noisy - this is particularly true when incorporating audio with a projector - so isolation transformers can be very useful when combating system noise.

The Ground Lift switch on the output takes this one step further by lifting pin-1 on the XLR. Computers are often the source for noise problems in audio systems, so greater care is certainly needed to keep things quiet.


Features:

  • Circuit design: Passive, transformer isolated
  • Input connectors: Unbalanced combo jack (Pin-2 hot, Pin3&1 ground)
  • Link connectors: Unbalanced phone jack
  • Input pad switch: 0dB/-20dB/-40dB
  • Input impedance: 1MΩ/47KΩ/47KΩ
  • Max. input level before clipping: +26dBv
  • Output device: XLR w/balance transformer isolated
  • Output impedance: 600Ω nominal, Transformer balance
  • Output level: +26dBv
  • Frequency Response: 20Hz to 20KHz ±0.5dB
  • Dynamic range: >109dB
  • S/N ratio~ un-weight 20Hz to 20KHz: - 129.8dB
  • T.H.D~ 1KHz, 0dBv output: < 0.0009%
  • Ground/Lift switch: Lift pin-1 on XLR outputs
  • Construction: 1.6/1.2mm steel cabinet & chassis
  • Surface finished: Durable powder coating
  • Dimension(WxDxH): 124 x 78 x 46mm
  • Weight: 0.5Kg

 

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