Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product S Class Samson
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S Class Signal P r oc essors 4 INPUT 4 ZONE STEREO MIXER.
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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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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 tha.
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.
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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 .
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 .
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.
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 .
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.
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.
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.
22 S zone Block Diagram.
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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.
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