Emotiva UPA-1 Specifications

UltraSeriesAmplifierFeatures:• Audiophilequalityperformanceandsound• Highcurrentpowersupply• Lownoisetoroidalpowertransformer•

UnpackingYourUltraAmplifierAllEmotivaamplifiersaredoubleboxedtosurvivetherigorsoflongdistanceshippingandarrivetoyouundamaged.

FrontPanelLayoutThefaceofaUPA‐7isshownabove.AlthoughthereisvariationwithintheUltraSeriesamplifiers(sizeandfaceplates),theba

BackPanelLayoutsUPA‐1BackPanel1.StatusLedSelector‐StatusLEDscanbeturnedonandoffwiththisselector.2.RCA/UnbalancedAudio

In‘STANDBY’modethefrontpanelbuttonwillemitanamberglow,buttheunitisnotfullypowered.Asmallamountofampsareusedinthismode,le

UPA‐2BackPanel1.StatusLedSelector‐StatusLEDscanbeturnedonandoffwiththisselector.2.ChannelTwo(Right)AudioInput–StandardR

In‘STANDBY’modethefrontpanelbuttonwillemitanamberglow,buttheunitisnotfullypowered.Asmallamountofampsareusedinthismode,le

UPA‐5BackPanel1.StatusLedSelector‐StatusLEDscanbeturnedonandoffwiththisselector.2‐6:AudioInputs‐ThesearestandardRCAinput

9.ChannelFiveSpeakerTerminals10.ChannelFourSpeakerTerminals11.ChannelThreeSpeakerTerminals12.ChannelTwoSpeakerTerminals13.Ch

UPA‐7BackPanel1.StatusLedSelector‐StatusLEDscanbeturnedonandoffwiththisselector.2‐8:AudioInputs‐ThesearestandardRCAinputco

2

11.ChannelSevenSpeakerTerminals12.ChannelSixSpeakerTerminals13.ChannelFiveSpeakerTerminals14.ChannelFourSpeakerTerminals15.C

InstallationandConnectionsACPowerConsiderationsThemajorityofhouseholdelectricalsockets(inplacesotherthanthekitchenandgarage)ar

InputConnectionConsiderationsHighquality,fullyshieldedRCAorXLRcablesarerecommendedforusewithUltraamplifiers.‘TwistedPair’cables

ConnectionDiagram(usingaUPA‐7forexample)23

ConnectionsUsingaMulti‐ChannelPreamp/ProcessorwithSpeakersThediagramontheprecedingpagedepictsanUPA‐7connectedtoanEmotivaUMC‐1Mul

SeriesandParallelSpeakerConnectionsWheneverconnectingmorethanonespeakerperchanneltoanamplifier,youmust considerthewayinwhicht

ParallelConnectionsAparallelcircuitisestablishedwhenvoicecoilsareconnectedinawaythattherearemultiplepathsforaudiosignalstoflo

TroubleshootingGuideUltraSeriesamplifiersareexpertlydesignedandbuilttoprovideyearsoftrouble‐freeperformance.Mostproblemsthatoccu

PoorBassPerformancefromFullRangeSpeakers• Makesurethatyourpreampdoesnothavethebass(tonecontrol)levelturneddown.• Manysurr

Groundloopisolatorsareavailableforaudiolinesandvideodevices.Ifyouneedassistance,contactEmotiva.Althoughthisisnotalwaysanideal

EmotivaUltraSeriesAmplifiers–TableofContentsSAFETYPRECAUTIONS 5 NEC(NationalElectricalCode)StandardsANotefortheCableTelevision

TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS:UPA‐1NumberofChannels:1Topology:FullyDiscrete,DualDifferential,HighCurrent,ShortSignalPathClassA/BPower

UPA‐2NumberofChannels:2Topology:FullyDiscrete,DualDifferential,HighCurrent,ShortSignalPathClassA/BPoweroutput(allchannelsdriven

UPA‐5NumberofChannels:5Topology:FullyDiscrete,DualDifferential,HighCurrent,ShortSignalPathClassA/BPoweroutput(allchannelsdriven

UPA‐7NumberofChannels:7Topology:FullyDiscrete,DualDifferential,HighCurrent,ShortSignalPathClassA/BPoweroutput(allchannelsdriven

LimitedWarrantyEmotivaoffersthefollowingwarrantytoownersofXAmplifiers:EmotivaAudiowarrantiesyourX‐Seriesamplifiertobefreefromde

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TroubleshootingGuideNoSound(fromoneormorespeakersconnectedtotheamplifier)Theamplifiershutsdownoftenorthelinecircuitbreakertrip

SafetyPrecautionsReadthisUser’sGuidethoroughlybeforeattemptingtoinstallandconfigureyourUltraSeriesAmplifier.Allthesafetyandoper

Topreventelectricshock,donotusethispolarizedplugwithanextensioncord,receptacleorotheroutletunlessthebladescan befullyinserted

NEC(NationalElectricalCode)StandardsANotefortheCableTelevision(CATV)InstallerThisreminderistocalltheCATVsysteminstaller’s

ThankYouforyourPurchaseWe’rehappyyouchoseEmotivaAudio!Webelieveourproductssetanewstandardforperformanceandvalue.Emotivaa

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