Samson L12000 manual

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Safety Instruc tions/C onsignes de sécurité/Sicherheitsv ork ehrungen ACHTUNG: Um die Gefahr eines Brandes oder Str omschlags zu verringern, sollten Sie dieses Gerät weder Regen noch F euchtigkeit aussetzen.Um die Gefahr eines Stromschlags zu verringern, sollten Sie weder Deckel noch Rückwand des Geräts entf ernen. Im Innern befinden sich kein[...]

PRECAUCION : P ara reducir el riesgo de inc endios o descargas, no permita que este aparat o quede expuesto a la lluvia o la humedad. P ara reducir el riesgo de descarga eléctrica, nunca quite la tapa ni el chasis. Dentro del aparat o no hay piezas susceptibles de ser reparadas por el usuario . Dirija cualquier reparación al servicio técnico ofi[...]

T able of C onten ts Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 L1200 And L2000 F eatur es. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Contr ols And F unc tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 -10 Input Channel Sec tion[...]

1 Congra tulations on your pur chase of the Samson L1200 or L2000 mixing console! The L1200 and L2000 are twelve and twen ty channel, true four bus consoles, with USB input and outputs in ergonomically correct, attractively appoint ed enclosures. The L Series include professional featur es such as high quality mic pre amplifiers, 3-band, swept mid [...]

2 2 L1200 and L2000 F eatures The Samson L1200 and L2000 consoles are comprehensiv e and great sounding , making them the ideal choice for a v ariety of live sound and recor ding applications. Her e are some of their main featur es: • The L1200 and L2000 are twelv e and twenty channel mixers in er gonomically correct, table - top enclosures pr ov[...]

3 C ontr ols and F unc tions INPUT CHANNEL SECTION The follo wing section details each par t of the L1200 and L2000’ s INPUT CHANNELS including the L OW CUT , 3-BAND EQ , the MONIT OR and EFX sends, P AN, GAIN and VOL UME controls. 1 – PEAK LED The L1200 and L2000’ s MIC/LINE pr e -amp also includes a PEAK LED which, when illuminated, indicat[...]

4 C ontr ols and F unc tions 5 INPUT CHANNEL SECTION - continued knob remains the same. An auxiliary bus that is set up as POST F ader routes, or sends, the sig nal to its output from a point in the channels ’ circuit that is electronically after the channel F ader . That means that the channel F ader also affects the level of a POST aux send. A [...]

5 C ontr ols and F unc tions INPUT CHANNEL SECTION - continued around the cent er point that are aff ected by the MID CUT & BOOST control) and can be set in a r ange from 100Hz to 8Khz. LF (L OW FREQUENCY) 80H z +/- 15dB shelving type The channel’ s L OW frequency response is flat when the knob is in the “12:00” position. Rotating the kno[...]

6 C ontr ols and F unc tions 23 16 17 18 19 22 21 20 24 BIT DIGIT AL EFFECT SECTION 24BIT DIGIT AL EFFEC T SECTION The L1200 and L2000 featur e built-in, 24 Bit Digital Multi- effects Pr ocessor(s) with 100 dazzling, studio quality effects like Delay , Chorus, Flanging and lush Reverbs including Halls, Plat es and Rooms. In addition, there are mult[...]

7 Master Auxiliary Send Sec tion Each of the L Series AUX buses and the EFX bus ha ve a master contr ol knob, which is used to adjust the ov erall level of that A UX bus output. 24 - A UX 1 Master Send The Aux 1 sig nals from mono and ster eo input chan- nels, along with the DSP returns ar e mixed together and sent to the A UX 1 Output. Use the A U[...]

8 31 - MAIN 2 – contr ol knob The L Series mixers pro vide a second set of output connectors carr ying a duplicate of the MAIN MIX signal for the purpose of f eeding another speaker zone or rec order . The MAIN 2 control knob is used to set the volume of the MAIN 2 output . 32 - PHONES – contr ol knob This contr ol adjusts the over all level of[...]

9 C ontr ols and F unc tions Meter Section 37 - POWER LED - indicator The P ow er LED will illuminate when the rear panel , MAIN pow er switch is turned on. 38 - PHANT OM POWER LED - indicator The LED will illuminate whenev er the Phantom P ower switch is pr essed. 39 - PHANT OM POWER – switch The PHANT OM POWER switch is used to activat e the ph[...]

10 MAIN Output Sec tion 49 - SOL O ( AFL MAIN MIX) – switch The MAIN MIX output’ s AFL, or After F ader Listen switch allows y ou to listen to , or “solo ” , the MAIN MIX in the headphones. When the MAIN MIX Solo switch is pressed down, the left/right mix will be heard in headphones plugged in to the PHONES connector located in the top pane[...]

11 L1200 and L2000 Input and Output Connections CHANNEL - MONO MIC/LINE INPUTS The L Series mixers off er plenty of mono mic/line and stereo line input channels , twelve on the L1200 and twenty on the L2000’ s, for connecting a variety of signal sources fr om microphones to line lev el devices such as synthesizers , drum machines and direct box e[...]

12 Master Input and Output Sec tion The L1200 and L2000 mixer's Master Input and Output section has the connec tors for in ter facing the FOO TSWIT CH, MAIN OUT , MAIN 2 OUT , MAIN INSERT POINTS, GROUP OUTS, GROUP INSERT POINTS, and the A UX Send’ s. 6 - A UX SEND (1 through 3) - 1/4-inch jacks The signals pr esent at the A UX outputs are se[...]

13 13 - GROUP INSERT - 1/4-inch Send and Return jack Send and return patch point on TRS ( TIP/RING/ SLEEVE) jack for interfacing ex ternal effects proces- sors on GROUP bus outputs. The signal is sent on the tip (the Send) and returns (the Return) on the ring of the connector . 14 - MAIN INSERT (Left and Right) - 1/4-inch Send and Return jack Send [...]

14 Using the USB I/O The L series consoles hav e a built-in stereo USB audio interface allowing you to rec ord and playback from a PC using virtually any digital recor ding software. In addition, the L series consoles featur e powerful routing options that let you rout e your USB digital recor ding and playback. Connecting the L series to your comp[...]

15 Getting Started with W indows XP - con tinued 5. T o use the L Series as your default input/output device (for sy stem sounds and progr ams like Sound Recorder), ensure tha t it is set for playback and recor ding in the Audio tab (figure 6). 6. The volume can then be set by dragging the V olume slider (figure 7). 7. T o prevent syst em sounds fr[...]

16 Getting Started with MAC OS X - con tinued 5. Next, click in the Output tab and selec t USB Audio Codec (figure 11). Y ou may notice that the V olume slider sets itself to the full level . This will allow you to hav e full range using the L Series’ hardware MAIN V olume contr ol. At this point you c an begin using your L Series console with mo[...]

17 L1200 and L2000 W iring Guide Unbalanced 1/4” Connector XLR Balanced Wir ing Guide C ONNECTING THE L1200 and L2000 There ar e several wa ys to interface the L1200 and L2000 to support a variet y of applications. The L1200 and L2000 fea- ture balanced inputs and outputs , so connecting balanced and unbalanced signals is possible. Balanced TRS 1[...]

18 Specifications Maximum Output Level (0.5% T .H.D at 1KHz T .H.D Frequency Response -128dBu equivalent input noise ( Rs=150 ) -95dBu Residual noise (MAIN L/R,MONO,MAIN 2,GROUP ,AUX,EFX OUT) -83dBu MAIN,MONO,GROUP * Master fader at naminal level and all channel fader Minimum. -76dBu AUX Master control at nominal level and all channel control Minim[...]

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