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Samson PA324 manual

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    ® Powered Mixers MIC CHANNEL 6 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 01 0 0 15 15 LOW 0 EFX 5 01 0 LEVEL 5 01 0 LINE MIC CHANNEL 5 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 01 0 0 15 15 LOW 0 EFX 5 01 0 LEVEL 5 01 0 LINE MIC CHANNEL 4 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 01 0 0 15 15 LOW 0 EFX 5 01 0 LEVEL 5 01 0 LINE MIC CHANNEL 3 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MO[...]

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    Safety Instr uctions W ARNING DO NO T EXPOSE THIS EQ UIPMENT T O RAIN OR MOISTURE A VIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRONIQ UE NE P AS OUVRIR RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NO T OPEN CA UTION FOR CONTINUED PRO TECTION A GAINST RISK OF FIRE, REPLACE ONL Y WITH SAME TYPE FUSE A TTENTION UTILISER UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE MÊME TYPE Caution: T o reduce the hazard of[...]

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    T able of Contents Introduction 2 P A324 Features 3 Controls and Functions F ront Panel La yout 4 F ront Panel Controls 5–9 P A324 Input and Output Connections 10–12 Operating the P A324 13–15 System Set-ups 16–17 P A324 Wiring Guide 18 Specifications 19 Block Dia gram 20 Copyright 2001, Samson Technologies Corp. Printed June, 2001 Samson T[...]

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    2 Congratulations on y our purchase of the Samson P A324 po w ered mix er! The P A324 is a six channel, 300 W att po w ered mix er with b uilt-in, 24 BIT DSP eff ects . Clean, clear sound repro- duction with dazzling digital eff ects including Dela y , Chorus and lush Rev erb , packaged in a rugged enclosure, ensure reliable high quality sound from[...]

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    3 P A324 F eatures The Samson PA324 Powered Mixer is a comprehensive, all-in-one solution for live sound applications. Here are some of its main features: • Six Channel Powered Mixer. • Built-in, 24-bit DSP with 8 Selectable Presets including Reverb, Delay and Chorus. • Advanced circuit design, utilizing low noise operational amplifiers. • [...]

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    4 Controls and Functions MIC CHANNEL 6 CHANNEL 6 CHANNEL 6 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 0 10 0 15 15 LOW 0 EFX 5 0 10 LEVEL 5 0 10 LINE MIC CHANNEL 5 CHANNEL 5 CHANNEL 5 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 0 10 0 15 15 LOW 0 EFX 5 0 10 LEVEL 5 0 10 LINE MIC CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 4 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 0 10 0 15 15 LOW 0 EFX[...]

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    5 Controls and Functions INPUT CHANNEL SECTION The following section details each part of the PA324’s INPUT CHANNELS including the 3-BAND EQ, the MONITOR and EXF sends, PAD and LEVEL controls. Channel Equalizer (HIGH MID LOW) The PA324 input channels feature a 3-band equalizer allowing you to adjust the high, mid, and low frequencies independentl[...]

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    6 Effect Select Switch (DIGIT AL EFFECTS) The EFX switch allows you to select one of the eight built-in digital effects. Simply rotate the EFX to choose the effect. Effect Preset List This section identifies the eight built- in DSP effects presets. Master Effect Send (EFX SEND) The EFX SEND control is used to send the effect mix bus to an external [...]

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    7 MONITOR SECTION The PA 324 has two internal power amplifiers and depending on the MODE selection switch, the ampli- fiers are fed from the MAIN or MONITOR bus signal. The following section describes the MONITOR bus operation, which allows you to adjust the overall tone and volume, and specify the mix level of the built-in effects. Graphic Equaliz[...]

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    8 MAIN SECTION The PA 324 has two internal power amplifiers and depending on the POWER AMP selection switch, the amplifiers are sent the MAIN or MONITOR bus sig- nal. The following section describes the MAIN bus operation, which allows you to adjust the over-all tone and volume, and specify the mix level of the built-in effects. Graphic Equalizer T[...]

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    9 PO WER AMP SECTION The PA324’s power amplifier section can be configured to operate several ways depending on whether you need MAIN plus MONITOR amplifiers to power your speak- ers, or if you just need more power for the MAIN speakers. The section below describes the PA324 power amp modes. Mode The MODE switch is used to select one of three dif[...]

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    P A324 Input and Output Connections 10 CHANNEL 1–6 MIC and LINE INPUTS The PA 324’s six input channels each have a Hi-Z (High Impedance) Line level input and a Low-Z(Low imped- ance) Mic level input. By using the PAD switches you can connect a variety of signal sources from microphones to line level devices such as synthesizers, drum machines a[...]

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    Record Output (REC OUT) The signal present at this connector is the MAIN bus signal before it has passed through the MASTER level control and graphic equalizer. The nominal output level is -10dB and the impedance is10K Ohms. MAIN OUT The signal present at this connector is the MAIN bus signal, which has passed through the MAIN MASTER level control [...]

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    12 SPEAKER CONNECTION Here are three ways in which speakers can be connected to the PA324: A single speaker can be connected to either the A or B jack of AMP 1 and AMP 2, two speakers can be connected in parallel to both the A and B jacks of AMP1 and AMP 2, or a single speaker can be connected to the BRIDGE jack (bridge connection). For each of the[...]

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    Operating the P A324 13 BASIC OPERA TION The following section explains the basic operation of the PA324. CONNECTING MICROPHONES AND INSTRUMENTS 1. Before connecting mics or instruments, make sure that the power of all your sys- tems components including the PA324 is turned off. Also, make sure that the level controls of each channel of the PA324 a[...]

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    Operating the P A324 14 USING THE DIGIT AL EFFECTS The PA324 features a built-in, high quality, 24 BIT Digital Signal Processor offering studio grade effects. The DSP features clean Delay, lush Reverbs and multi-effects like Chorus + Delay or Chorus + Reverb. The follow- ing details the operation of the internal DSP effects: 1. Connect a mic or ins[...]

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    Operating the P A324 15 USING AN EXTERNAL EFFECT If you prefer to use an external device for effects process- ing, you can easily connect the unit using the PA324 EFX bus. Follow the simple steps below to interface your processor: 1. Set the MONITOR section VOLUME control to the "0" position. 2. Raise the EFFECT controls for the channels [...]

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    P A324 Sy stem Set-Ups 16 MIC CHANNEL 6 CHANNEL 6 CHANNEL 6 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 0 10 0 15 15 LOW 0 EFX 5 0 10 LEVEL 5 0 10 LINE MIC CHANNEL 5 CHANNEL 5 CHANNEL 5 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 0 10 0 15 15 LOW 0 EFX 5 0 10 LEVEL 5 0 10 LINE MIC CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 4 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 0 10 0 15 15 LOW 0 EF[...]

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    P A324 Sy stem Set-Ups 17 MIC CHANNEL 6 CHANNEL 6 CHANNEL 6 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 0 10 0 15 15 LOW 0 EFX 5 0 10 LEVEL 5 0 10 LINE MIC CHANNEL 5 CHANNEL 5 CHANNEL 5 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 0 10 0 15 15 LOW 0 EFX 5 0 10 LEVEL 5 0 10 LINE MIC CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 4 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 0 10 0 15 15 LOW 0 EF[...]

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    Tip (signal) Signal Signal Sleeve (gr ound) Ground Ground Tip (signal) Signal (tip) Signal (ring) Signal (tip) Signal (ring) Ring (signal) Sleeve (gr ound) Ground Ground P A324 Wiring Guide 1 3 2 2 3 1 Hot Cold F emale XLR Male XLR Hot (2) Cold (3) Common (1) Common Hot Cold Hot (2) Cold (3) Common (1) Common Solder P oints End View End View Solder[...]

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    Specifications SPECIFICATIONS Rated Output power 150W/4 Ω @0.5% THD at 1KHz per amplifier Frequency response 20Hz~20KHz+/-0.5dB@1W Output into 8 Ω (AMP OUT) 20 Hz~20KHz+/-0.5@+4dB Output into 10 Ω (MAIN OUT, MONITOR OUT, EFX SEND) Total Harmonic Distortion Less than 0.19%@20Hz~20KHz, 75W output into4 Ω (AMP OUT) Less than 0.1%@20 Hz~20KHz+1[...]

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    Samson T echnologies Cor p. 575 Underhill Blvd. P .O . Box 9031 Syosset, NY 11791-9031 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) F ax: 516-364-3888 www .samsontech.com[...]