Samson S zone manual

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Copyright 2004, Samson T echnologies Corp. Printed October , 2004 Samson T echnologies Corp. 575 Underhill Blvd. P .O. Box 9031 Syosset, NY 1 1791-9031 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) Fax: 516-364-3888 www .samsontech.com T able of C ontents Introduction 2 S zone F eatures 3 Contr ols and Functions F ront Panel La yout 4 Rear Panel La yout 5[...]

2 Congra tulations on purchasing the Samson S zone, f our channel, ster eo zone mixer! Although this product is designed for easy opera tion, we suggest you take some time out first to go through these pages so y ou can fully understand how we ’ve implemented a number of unique featur es. The S zone is a prof essional quality 4- channel zone mixe[...]

3 S zone F eatur es • The S zone has f our stereo Input Channels with a V olume control, Ster eo/Mono switch and our dedi- cated Zone assig nment switches. • Channel 1 and Channel 2 inputs featur e a high quality microphone pre-amp with phantom power allowing you to c onnec t just about any dynamic or condenser microphone . • The S zone f eat[...]

INPUT SECTION 1 VOL UME – Rotar y control used to adjust the lev el of signal source c onnec ted to channel 1. 2 ZONE 1 – When the LED Backlit switch is pressed in, the switch lights red and the input is assig ned to ZONE 1. 3 ZONE 2 – When the LED Backlit switch is pressed in, the switch lights gr een and the input is assigned to ZONE 2. 4 S[...]

5 Controls and Functions Rear Panel La yout I MIC TRIM – The rotary control is used to adjust the input sensitivity of the microphone pre amplifier on channel 2. J MIC/LINE 1 – This connector includes the con- nection for a stereo line lev el and mono micro- phone input for channel 1. K MIC TRIM – The rotary control is used to adjust the inpu[...]

6 Designing an Installation Plan If you are a prof essional installer , you ’ll probably want to skip over this section, however if you ar e setting up your system f or the first time this sec tion can help make your installation a little bit easier . Before y ou star t plugging, stripping and connecting wires, it a good idea to have a clear inst[...]

7 Using P assive Speakers If you are using passive (un-po wered) speakers you need to first decide where y ou will place your power amplifier . If the speakers in a par ticular sound zone are less than 100 feet aw ay you can locate your pow er amplifier in the same rack as the S zone and wire the speaker wir es from the amplifier to your sound zone[...]

8 Quick Start W e recommend that you take the time to r ead through this manual, and then, use it as a ref erence guide. If you ar e installing your first system y ou should read through the section “Designing an Installation Plan ” on page 6 before you start connecting your S zone. If you ’r e a professional installer you can skip over that [...]

9 Note: The MIC TRIM level contr ol allows you to set the best sig- nal to noise level . Very simply put, this means the hottest mic level with the least amount of distortion. If the MIC TRIM is too low , the mic level may not be loud enough. If the MIC TRIM is set too high, the channel will distort. Use your ears to set the MIC TRIM to the highest[...]

10 Next connect your line inputs to channels 2 using the wir- ing guide below . These inputs are set to ac cept –10 dBV levels, which is the standard for devic es like most CD and DVD players. Now connect your line inputs to channels 3 and 4 using the wiring guide below . These inputs are set to ac cept –10 dBV levels, which is the standard for[...]

11 C onnec ting the S zone Connecting the S zone Zone Outputs After you hav e designed a plan for your installation y ou will need to connect the S zone ’ s Zone Outputs to your power amplifiers or pow ered speakers. Y ou can wire the S zone ’ s Outputs for balanced or unbalanced. It is highly recommended that y ou use balanced wiring when you [...]

12 Using the S zone Input Section The S zone pro vides four stereo inputs that can also be set to accept mono signals . The input channels are where you will connect your sound sources like CD , DVD player , A V monitor output, paging mics or just about an y other audio signal. Channel 1 and 2 also f eature a high quality micro- phone input offerin[...]

13 Using the headphone Any standard headphone with an impedanc e of 8 – 200 ohms can be plugged into the front panel PHONES 1/4- inch jack. W hen a headphone is connec ted to the PHONES input, the internal super speaker will turn off allowing the user or installer to monitor an y zone without disturbing the room ambiance . Routing a signal to the[...]

14 Setting the Output level It ’ s always a good idea to start with all the Zone Volume controls turned all the wa y down (fully counter-clockwise). Then, follo w these steps. • Once you hav e a signal playing in the input, assign the input to a zone . • Now , slowly raise the LEVEL control un til you get to the desired level and look for the[...]

15 Setting the Zone Output EQ For V oice T o set the Zone Output equalizer f or vocal operation you want to emphasize the midr ange response. T o do this lower the L OW and HIGH frequency control knobs by about 3dB so set them to the 11:00 position as shown in the following diag ram. Setting the Zone Output EQ For Music T o set the Zone Output equa[...]

16 Using the Ducker The S zone allow s you to set up a sophisticated music and paging system wher e the background music will auto- matically lower when an announc ement is made. This automatic level c ontrol is known as Duck ing. The S zone’ s ducker can operate with either one or two micr ophones al- lowing two zone paging . Plus, you can ev en[...]

17 Opera ting the S zone Using the Ducker - c ontinued Y ou can set the S zone’ s duck ing matrix to seven settings. The diagram below sho ws the possible settings for using the DUCK ENABLE and MASTER switches . F ollow the grid below and set the S zone Ducker switches to the positions that are best suit ed for your application.[...]

18 S zone S y stem C onfigura tions Using the S zone with A c tive Speak ers Using the S zone with P assive Speakers ® ® ® ® ® ®[...]

19 S zone S y stem C onfigura tions S zone ’ s Four Room Set-up The following example shows a typical installation in a small restaur ant using the S zone to distribute audio for multimedia playback in the cocktail lounge , program music playback in the dining room and lobby and paging through the restaur ant including the kitchen. For audio sour[...]

20 S zone W iring Guide S zone Wiring Guide There ar e several ways to int er face the S zone, depending on your exact monitoring set-up . Follo w the cable diagrams below for c onnec ting your monitor system. Mic Input Wiring for Channel 1 and 2 Line Input Wiring for Channel 1 and 2 Line Input Wiring for Channel 3 and 4 Line Input Wiring for Chann[...]

21 S zone Specifications S zone Specifications Input Impedance: Mic 600Ω XLR balanced Line 22K Ω Max Input Level Mic -14 dBV balanced Line +24 dBV Maximum Gain Mic 60 dB Line 26 dB Output Lev el +17 dBV max. Output Impedance Balanced 200 Ohms Unbalanced 100 Ohms Max. S/N ratio 96 dB THD <.02% CMRR: >52 dB (M ic) Phantom pow er +12 VDC T one[...]

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Samson T echnologies Corp. 575 Underhill Blvd. P .O. Box 9031 Syosset, NY 1 1791-9031 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) Fax: 516-364-3888 www .samsontech.com[...]