Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Sub120 Samson
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® OWNERS MANUAL SAMSON REFERENCE SUBWOOFER SUB120.
1 W ARNING DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE A VIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRONIQUE NE P AS OUVRIR RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CA UTION FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE, REPLACE ONL Y WITH SAME TYPE FUSE A TTENTION UTILISER UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE MÊME TYPE Safety Instr uctions Important Safety Instructions 1.
2 T able of Contents Introduction 3 SUB120 Features 4 SUB120 La yout F ront View La yout 5 Rear P anel Lay out 6 Setting Up the SUB120 Configuring Y our Speak er system 7 Operating the SUB120 7-8 Conn.
Introduction 3 Thank you f or purchasing the Samson SUB 120 Ref erence Subwoof er . The Samson SUB 120 is a self pow ered 120 W att subwoof er f eatur ing a 10”, 25mm e xcursion transducer with Butyl surround.
SUB 120 F eatures 4 The Samson SUB 120. Here are some of its main features: • Heavy-duty, 10” Long Excursion (25mm) Transducer With Butyl Surround • 120 Watt Power Amplifier • Tuned Port Enclo.
5 SUB 120 La y out 1 2 5 6 4 3 7 1 GRILL SCREEN - T ough cloth and wood frame con- struction provides durable and stylish protection for the speaker . 2 ENCL OSURE - R igid MDF Construction. 3 FINISH - Sleek black oak finish. 4 TRANSDUCER - Heavy Duty 10, ” long excursion (25mm) extended range low frequency transducer .
SUB 120 La y out 6 Rear P anel La y out SAMSON PHASE OFF AUTO ON POWER PROTECT VOLUME FROM EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER SPEAKER OUTPUT TO P ASSIVE SA TELLITE SPEAKERS SWEEP Hz PREAMP LEVEL INPUT OUTPUT 70 40 18.
7 Setting up the SUB120 SA M S ON SA MS O N SAM SON CONFIGURING Y OUR SPEAKER SYSTEM Before you start plugging in cables, you should take a minute and decide how you want to interface your new subwoofer. There are several ways you can interface the SUB120 and two specific categories should be consid- ered.
8 Operating the SUB120 V olume Control The volume control is used to adjust the amount of level to the SUB120 subwoofer. In addition, the volume control will also control the output level of the high-pass outputs.
9 Connecting the SUB120 USING THE SUB120 WITH THE SAMSON DMS80 MONITOR SYSTEM The SUB120 is a great add on to your DMS monitor system providing extended low frequency output. There are several ways you can interface your new subwoofer to the DMS80, including using the DMS80’s mono SUB OUT, or by using the DMS 80’s LINE OUTs.
Connecting the SUB120 10 SPEAKER OUTPUTS LEFT+ LEFT- RIGHT+ RIGHT- SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 4-8 LINE IN AUX IN SAMSON DESKTOP MONITOR SYSTEM STEREO 40W X2 MODEL:DA80 MADE IN CHINA LINE OUT SUB OUT MONO SERIA.
11 Connecting the SUB120 FROM MIXER AMPLIFIER SAMSON OUTPUT CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2 MINIMUM LOAD IMPEDANCE STEREO (4 /CHANNEL) BRIDGED MONO (8 ) + - + - + - CAUTION TO PREVENT SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN. NO USER SERVICEABEL PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
12 Connecting the SUB120 FROM MIXER AMPLIFIER SAMSON OUTPUT CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2 MINIMUM LOAD IMPEDANCE STEREO (4 Ω /CHANNEL) BRIDGED MONO (8 Ω ) + - + - + - CAUTION TO PREVENT SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN. NO USER SERVICEABEL PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
13 FROM MIXER LINE INPUT LINE INPUT ~ AC INPUT 115V / 60Hz, 800W ~ AC INPUT 115V / 60Hz, 800W PHASE OFF AUTO O N POWER PEAK VOLUME FROM EXTERNAL AMPLIFIER SPEAKER OUTPUT TO P ASSIVE SATELLITE SPEAKERS.
14 AMPLIFIER SAMSON OUTPUT CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2 MINIMUM LOAD IMPEDANCE STEREO (4 /CHANNEL) BRIDGED MONO (8 ) + - + - + - CAUTION TO PREVENT SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN. NO USER SERVICEABEL PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD.
15 SUB120 Connections Tip (signal) Sleeve (ground) Tip (signal) Sleeve (ground) Tip (signal) Sleeve (ground) Tip (signal) Sleeve (ground) 2 3 1 Male XLR Hot (2) Cold (3) Common (1) End View Solder P o.
16 Specifications Specifications Transducer: 10", Long Excursion ( 25mm ) Transducer Amplifier Power Rating: 120 Watts RMS Frequency response 30Hz- 300Hz+/-3 dB Sensitivity: 94dB SPL @ 1 W/1m Speaker Input Connector: Push Terminal Speaker Output High-passed.
Samson T echnologies Corp. 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.
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