Samson XML910 manual

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Impor tant Safety Informa tion CA UTION: T O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELEC TRIC SHOCK, DO NO T REMOVE COVER ( OR BACK). NO USER-SER VICEABLE P ARTS IN- SIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QU ALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This lightning ash with ar rowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to aler t the user to the presenc e of non-insulated “ dang[...]

Impor tant Safety Informa tion 1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollow all instructions. 5. This apparatus shall not be exposed t o dripping or splashing liquid and no objec t lled with liquid, such as a vase, should be placed on the apparatus . 6. Clean only with a dr y cloth. 7. Do not block any[...]

T able of C ontents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 XML F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Contr ols and F unctions I nput Channel Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Owner's Manual 5 XML POWERED MIXERS Introduction Thank you f or purchasing the Samson XML410, XML610, or XML910 pow ered mixer . The XML410 and XML610/910 are six - and twelve -channel, 400, 600 and 900 W att power ed mixers with built-in, 24-bit Digital Signal P rocessor (DSP) effects. The XML series of mixers will g ive you clean, clear soun[...]

XML POWERED MIXERS 6 XML F eatures The Samson XML pow ered mixers ar e comprehensiv e, all-in-one mixer/power amplifier solutions f or live sound applications . Here are some of their main f eatures: • The XML410 and XML610/910 are six - and twelve -channel powered mix ers in ergonomically cor- rect kick back enclosures, allowing y ou to easily s[...]

Owner's Manual 7 XML POWERED MIXERS Input Channel Sec tion The follo wing section details each par t of the XML ’ s INPUT CHANNELS including the 3-BAND EQ , the MONITOR and EFX sends, GAIN and VOLUME c ontrols. C ontrols and F unc tions 1. Peak - This LED indicator will ash RED when the channel input sig nal peaks. T o reduce distortion, [...]

XML POWERED MIXERS 8 C ontrols and F unc tions 2 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 8. 1/4” I nputs (XML410 Channels 1–6; XML610 and XML910 Channels 1–4) - Balanced TRS phone line input ( T: hot, R: c old, S: ground). Y ou can connect a microphone or line level sour ce to this input. Ac cepts both balanced and unbalanced line inputs. Y ou cannot use the 1/4” [...]

Owner's Manual 9 XML POWERED MIXERS C ontrols and F unc tions 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 24-Bit Digital Effects Sec tion The XML mixers f eature built-in, 24-bit digital e ec ts processors with 100 high-quality, studio gr ade eects like Delay , Chorus and Reverb . The following section describes the featur es of the powerf[...]

XML POWERED MIXERS 10 C ontrols and F unc tions Main Sec tion The XML series mixers ha ve two internal power ampliers , depending on the power amp MODE selection switch, the ampliers are sent the MAIN or MONIT OR bus signal. 19 20 21 22 19. MAIN Output Level Meters - The output lev el meter allows y ou to monitor the level of the signal being[...]

Owner's Manual 11 XML POWERED MIXERS C ontrols and F unc tions 26. EFX T O MON - The EFX TO MON contr ol is used to adjust the level of the sound being sent back from the built -in digi- tal eect to the MONIT OR bus. This allows you to hear the DSP e ec ts in your monitor speakers. 27. Graphic Equalizer (XML610 and XML910 Only) - The 7-b[...]

XML POWERED MIXERS 12 C ontrols and F unc tions External Input Jacks (A UX IN and CD/T APE IN) These input jacks allow the signal fr om an external device to be added to the MAIN output. 29. AUX IN (XML410 Only) - This input jack allow s the signal from an external device to be added to the M AIN output. 30. CD/T APE IN - Use this stereo RCA input [...]

Owner's Manual 13 XML POWERED MIXERS C ontrols and F unc tions External Output Jacks The XML mixers f eature sever al output connectors allowing you to interface a variety of external devices. A stereo r ecord- ing device, such as a cassette r ecorder , can be connec ted to the REC OUT jacks, and additional po wer ampliers can be connected [...]

XML POWERED MIXERS 14 38. POWER - The POWER indicator lights to indicat e that the power in on. 39. Pow er Amp MODE switch - The MODE switch is used t o select one of the following oper ating modes: MAIN-MONIT OR, MAIN-MAIN or MAIN-BRIDGE (XML410 only). CA UTION! Only change the power amp MODE switch when the pow er is SWIT CHED OFF! MAIN-MONIT OR [...]

Owner's Manual 15 XML POWERED MIXERS Speaker Outputs - XML610 & XML910 The XML610 and XML910 power ed mixers contain two mono po wer ampliers and, depending on the operating mode , the two ampliers can be used independently for LEFT and RIGHT M AIN outputs or for MONO MAIN + MONIT OR outputs. NO TE: Use the Po wer Amp MODE switch to [...]

XML POWERED MIXERS 16 Speaker Outputs - XML410 The XML410 contains two mono po wer ampliers, and depending on the operating mode , the two ampliers can be used independently (maximum output 200W + 200W ) or in BRIDGE mode (maximum output 400W ). NO TE: Use the front panel P ower Amp MODE switch to select which signal is sent to the speaker ou[...]

Owner's Manual 17 XML POWERED MIXERS XML Series Rear Panel 50 49 48 47 47. VOL T AGE SELECTION Switch - This switch is used to select the amplier ’ s operating voltage . NO TE: If you are changing the position of this switch, be sure it is set t o the correct voltage for y our country, and that the c orrect fuse is installed. 48. Fuse C o[...]

XML POWERED MIXERS 18 Speaker Connection - XML610 & XML910 The XML610 and XML910’ s power amplier section can be congured to operat e several way s depending on the set- ting of the P ower Amp MODE switch locat ed on the front panel. This allows you t o choose whether you need MAIN plus MONIT OR ampliers to power your speakers , or i[...]

Owner's Manual 19 XML POWERED MIXERS Speaker C onnec tion - XML410 The XML410’ s power amplier section can be congured to operat e several way s, depending on the setting of the power amp MODE switch located on the fr ont panel. This allows you to choose whether y ou need MAIN plus MONIT OR ampli- ers to power y our speakers, or if [...]

XML POWERED MIXERS 20 Basic Operation Connecting Microphones and Instruments The follo wing section explains the basic operation of the XML series mixers. 1. Befor e connecting mics or instruments, make sure that the pow er of all your system componen ts, including the XML mixer , is tur ned o . Also, make sur e that the volume and gain contr ol[...]

Owner's Manual 21 XML POWERED MIXERS U sing the Internal Digital E ec ts The XML series of mixers f eatures built-in, high quality , 24-Bit Digital Signal Proc essors (DSP), oering studio grade eects. The DSP featur es clean Delay , lush Reverb and multi- eects like Chorus + Delay or Chorus + Reverb. Y ou can also add a broad range[...]

XML POWERED MIXERS 22 Crea ting a M onitor Mix Sending an Independent Mix to Monitor Speakers The XML series mixers allow y ou to operate the po wer ampliers in a MAIN/MONIT OR mode. This lets you use one ampli- er for speakers facing the audience , and the other amplier for the monitor speaker facing the musicians . Follo w the steps belo[...]

Owner's Manual 23 XML POWERED MIXERS U sing an Ex ternal E ec t Sending an Independent Mix to an Ex ternal E ec ts Proc essor If you prefer t o use an external device for eects processing , you can easily connect the unit using the XML EFX bus. F ol- low the steps below t o inter face your proc essor . 1. Set the MONIT OR section MAST[...]

XML POWERED MIXERS 24 CD/T APE IN • REC OUT Playing Back a CD The XML mixers ha ve a dedicated input f or playing back a CD , T ape or MP3 player . T o use the CD/T APE INPUT , follow the steps below . 1. Turn the T APE IN VOL UME control and the M ASTER level con- trol all the way do wn. 2. F ollow the “LAST ON, FIRST OFF” rule by turning on[...]

Owner's Manual 25 XML POWERED MIXERS XML S y stem Setups Vocal V ocal Electric Guitar Bass Guitar Keyboards Signal Processor Direct Box XML MONITOR OUT connected to an external monitor amp. AMP 2 Output AMP 1 Output This system shows the XML610/910’ s power amp operat- ing in MAIN/MAIN mode, with one speaker connected to POWER AMP 1 and one [...]

XML POWERED MIXERS 26 XML S y stem Setups V ocal V ocal Electric Guitar Bass Guitar Keyboards Signal Processor Direct Box AMP 2 Output AMP 2 Output This system shows the XML410 power amp operating in MAIN/ MONITOR mode , with two speakers connected to AMP 2 and two monitor speakers con- nected to AMP 1. Microphones are connected to low -impedance i[...]

Owner's Manual 27 XML POWERED MIXERS XML W iring G uide Unbalanced 1/4” C onnec tor Balanced TRS 1/4” Connector Connecting the XML Mixers The are sev eral ways to int er face the XML mixers to support a variety of applications. The XML mixers featur e balanced inputs and outputs, so connecting balanced and unbalanced signals is possible . [...]

XML POWERED MIXERS 28 Rated Output power XML610: 2 x 300W at 4Ω @0.1% THD at 1KHz XML910: 2 x 450W at 4Ω @0.1% THD at 1KHz F requency response 20Hz~20KHz+/-0.7dB@1W Output into 8Ω (AMP OUT ) 20 Hz~20KHz+/-0.4@+4dB Output into 10kΩ (MAIN OUT , MONIT OR OUT , A UX 2 SEND) T otal Harmonic Distor tion Less than 0.06%@20Hz~20KHz, 150W output into4Ω[...]

Owner's Manual 29 XML POWERED MIXERS XML410 Specications Rated Output power XML410: 2 x 200W at 4Ω @0.1% THD at 1KHz F requency response 20Hz~20KHz+/-0.5dB@1W Output into 8Ω (AMP OUT ) 20 Hz~20KHz+/-0.4@+4dB Output into 10kΩ (MAIN OUT , MONIT OR OUT , A UX 2 SEND) T otal Harmonic Distor tion Less than 0.06%@20Hz~20KHz, 75W output into4Ω[...]

XML POWERED MIXERS 30 XML610 & XML910 Block Diagram 3-Stage EQ 3-Stage EQ 3-Stage EQ 3- Stage EQ 3-Stage EQ (CH1-4) [-20dBu] [CH/5/6/7/8] [0dBu] [0dBu] [-20dBu] CH INPUT (CH9/10.11/12) FOOT SW (EFFECT ON/OFF) HA PHANTOM +48V PAD COMP TH LOW MID HIGH BA LEVEL MONITOP EFFECT MAINL MAIN R MONITOR EFFECT MAIN L(NON-MUTE) MAIN R(NON-MUTE) MONITOR(NO[...]

Owner's Manual 31 XML POWERED MIXERS XML410 BL OCK DIAGRAM XML410 Block Diagram[...]

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