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Samson s1000 / s700 manual

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  • Page 1

    ® OWNERS MANUAL POWER AMPLIFIER S1000 / S700 PROTECTION PROTECTION POWER CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2 -40db -20db CLIP 0dB -80dB -30dB -10dB -20dB o OFF ON -40db -20db CLIP SAMSON 0dB -80dB -30dB -10dB -20dB S1000 500W X 2 STEREO PROTECTION PROTECTION POWER CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2 -40db -20db CLIP 0dB -80dB -30d B -10dB -20dB o OFF ON -40db -20db CLIP SAMSON 0[...]

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    Produced by On The Right Wavelength for Samson Technologies Corp. Copyright 1998, Samson Technologies Corp. Printed November, 1998 Samson Technologies Corp. 575 Underhill Blvd. P.O. Box 9031 Syosset, NY 11791-9031 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) Fax: 516-364-3888 Table of Contents ENGLISH Introduction 1 S700 / S1000 Features 2 Guided Tour 3 [...]

  • Page 3

    1 We know you don’t like reading owners manuals, but you’ve just purchased one of the finest sound reinforcement power amplifiers around, and we want to tell you about it! So, before you plug in, we’d like to suggest you take just a few moments out to scan these pages. We’ll make it as painless as possible, we promise—and, who knows, you [...]

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    2 S700 / S1000 F eatures The Samson S700 / S1000 power amplifier utilizes the latest technology in professional power amplifier design. Here are some of its main features: • Power to spare - In the S700, each channel delivers 350 watts of power into 4 ohms. In the S1000, each channel delivers 500 watts of power into 4 ohms. • A Bridged mode lin[...]

  • Page 5

    Guided T our - F ront P anel 1: Power switch - Use this to power the S700 / S1000 on or off. 2: Power LED - Lights whenever the S700 / S1000 is powered on. 3: Protection LED - This goes on for approximately five seconds whenever the S700 / S1000 is powered on and then turns off (you’ll hear a “click” when it does so). The Protection LED will [...]

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    4 Guided T our - Rear P anel 1: Fan - This variable-speed fan provides vital cooling to your S700 / S1000 (the hotter the amp gets, the faster the fan blows!). Make sure that both the front and rear panels are kept free of all obstructions and that cool, fresh air is accessible at all times. Also, try to ensure that the S700 / S1000 is used in a du[...]

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    5 Setting Up and Using Y our S700 / S1000 Setting up your S700 / S1000 is a simple procedure which takes only a few minutes: 1. Remove all packing materials (save them in case of need for future service) and decide where the amplifier is to be physically placed — it can be used free-standing or mounted in a standard 19" rack, requiring only [...]

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    6 The S700 / S1000 Protection Circuitr y As noted in the “ Guided Tour ” section of this manual, the S700 / S1000 front- panel Protection LED indicates the activity of the relay speaker connection circuitry. When the Protection LED is lit, this circuitry is active, and all connected speakers are muted (provided with 0 volts DC), thus protecting[...]

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    7 Bridged and P arallel Modes The S700 / S1000 provides a rear-panel switch that allows it to be used in either a Bridged or Parallel mode. When this switch is placed in the “ STEREO ” (center) position, the S700 / S1000 functions as a true stereo amplifier, where both of the two independent amplifier channels (Channel 1 and Channel 2) can rece[...]

  • Page 10

    The illustrations on these two pages show the required interconnections when using the S700 / S1000 in Stereo, Bridged and Parallel modes. Wiring for Speakon ™ connectors (shown on the right) is indicated where appropriate. S700 / S1000 Connections 8 SPEAKON ™ SPEAKON ™ + - BRIDGE (8 Ω ~16 Ω ) BRIDGED PARALLEL STEREO BALANCED 0dBm TRS BAL[...]

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    S700 / S1000 Connections 9 BRIDGE (8 Ω ~16 Ω ) BRIDGED PARALLEL STEREO BALANCED 0dBm TRS BALANCED • TIP=HOT • RING=COLD • SLEEVE=GND XLR BALANCED • 3=COLD • 2=HOT • 1=GND BALANCED 0dBm (4 Ω ~8 Ω ) (4 Ω ~8 Ω ) (4 Ω ~8 Ω ) (4 Ω ~8 Ω ) PUSH PUSH CH 2 CH 1 CH 2 CH 1 OUTPUT INPUT + -- + (4 ohm min) (4 ohm min) SAMSON MPL2[...]

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    10 Specifications 1. Rated Output Power, per channel (1 kHz, THD 0.1%, Both Ch Drive) Stereo / Parallel modes S700, per channel (into 4 ohms) 360 W S700, per channel (into 8 ohms) 230 W S1000, per channel (into 4 ohms) 545 W S1000, per channel (into 8 ohms) 340 W Bridged mode S700, per channel (into 8 ohms) 720 W S1000, per channel (into 8 ohms) 10[...]