Samson PA324, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...SEND 5 0 10 TAPE IN 5 0 10 AUX IN 5 0 10 5 0 10 EFX RETURN 5 0 10 EFX RETURN 5 0 10 MASTER 5 0 10 MASTER 0dB 0dB 12dB 12dB 12dB 12dB CLIP 20 10 7 4 0 6 3 MAIN MONITOR MAIN POWER ON OFF MODE MAIN MAIN MONITOR MAIN TAPE IN AUX IN MAIN OUT MONITOR OUT REC OUT 1 2 1 2 5 2 6 1 7 3 0 4 DIGITAL EFFECTS 0 LARGE HALL 1 MEDIUM HALL 2 LARGE ROOM 3 VOCAL ROOM 1 4 VOCAL ROOM 2 5 CHORUS REVERB 6 CHORUS DELAY 7 ...

Page 2: ...tructions for future reference 3 Please heed all safety warnings 4 Follow manufacturers instructions 5 Do not use this unit near water or moisture 6 Clean only with a damp cloth 7 Do not block any of the ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifier...

Page 3: ...Output Connections 10 12 Operating the PA324 13 15 System Set ups 16 17 PA324 Wiring Guide 18 Specifications 19 Block Diagram 20 Copyright 2001 Samson Technologies Corp Printed June 2001 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 www samsontech com ...

Page 4: ...nd full specifications You ll also find a warranty card enclosed please don t forget to fill it out and mail it in so that you can receive online technical support and so we can send you updat ed information about these and other Samson products in the future With proper care and adequate air circulation your PA324 will operate trouble free for many years We recommend you record your serial number...

Page 5: ... 10 LINE MIC CHANNEL 5 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 0 10 0 15 15 LOW 0 EFX 5 0 10 LEVEL 5 0 10 LINE MIC CHANNEL 4 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 0 10 0 15 15 LOW 0 EFX 5 0 10 LEVEL 5 0 10 LINE MIC CHANNEL 3 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 0 10 0 15 15 LOW 0 EFX 5 0 10 LEVEL 5 0 10 LINE MIC CHANNEL 2 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 0 10 0 15 15 LOW 0 EFX 5 0 10 LEVEL 5 0 10 LINE MIC...

Page 6: ...IED TO THAT CHANNEL CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF BASS APPLIED TO THAT CHANNEL CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF MIDRANGE APPLIED TO THAT CHANNEL CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF SIGNAL SENT TO THE MONITOR OUT JACK 26 CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF SIGNAL SENT TO THE DIGITAL EFFECTS PROCESSOR MASTER CONTROL FOR THE AMOUNT OF SIGNAL SENT TO THE DSP CONTROLS THE OVERALL VOLUME OF THAT CHANNEL 8 DIGITAL EFFECTS SELECTS ONE OF THE EIGHT...

Page 7: ...t to MAIN MONITOR Effects Send EFX The PA324 provides high quality 24 Bit digital effects and the level of effects can be set independently on each channel The channel s EFX Effects knob controls the amount of signal that is sent to the EFX bus The signal of the EFX bus is routed to the DSP EFX section for onboard signal processing The EFX sig nal can also be sent to an external effect device conn...

Page 8: ...STAIRWELL 6 7 8 6 7 8 Tape In Level Control TAPE IN This adjusts the amount of signal that is sent from the TAPE IN jacks to the MAIN bus Aux In Control AUX IN This adjusts the amount of signal that is sent from the AUX IN jacks to the MAIN bus EFX SEND 5 0 10 TAPE IN 5 0 10 AUX IN 5 0 10 9 10 10 9 Controls and Functions TAPE IN AND AUX IN SECTION This allows you to adjust the level of the signal ...

Page 9: ... jack Effects Return Control EFX RETURN The EFX RETURN control is used to adjust the level of the effect sound being sent back from the built in digital effect to the MONITOR bus This allows you to hear the DSP effects in your monitor speakers Volume Control MASTER The VOLUME level control is the overall master control for the MONITOR bus The MONITOR level affects both the MONITOR bus signal which...

Page 10: ...ck Effects Return Control EFX RETURN The EFX RETURN control is used to adjust the level of the effect sound being sent back from the built in digital effect to the MAIN mix bus This allows you to hear the DSP effects in your monitor speakers Volume Control MASTER The MASTER MAIN level control is the over all volume control for the MAIN bus The MAIN level affects both the MAIN bus signal which is o...

Page 11: ...IN MONITORS With this setting the MAIN and MONITOR sections can be used independently The MAIN bus signal will be sent from the POWER AMP 1 A B jacks and the MONITOR bus signal will be sent from the POWER AMP 2 A B jacks MAIN MAIN With this setting the two power amp channels can be used independently The MAIN bus signal will be output from the POWER AMP 1 A B jacks Rear Panel 1 and also from the P...

Page 12: ... nominal operating level of 40dB through 10dB TRS phone jacks Connector pin out Sleeve Ground Tip Hot Ring Cold Low Z Microphone Input Use these inputs to connect Low Impedance microphones and low level signals from direct boxes The Low Z inputs have a nominal operating level of 50dB through 20dB The Low Z feature 48V phantom power allowing you to use condenser microphones The Phantom Power is swi...

Page 13: ...hen using the A and B jacks simultaneously connect 8 through 16 Ohm speakers In this case be care ful not to connect a speaker to the BRIDGE jack The total impedance load for each amplifier must not exceed 4 Ohms therefore in the example above one speaker with an impedance of 8 ohms is connected to each amp s A and B jacks The A B jacks are wired in Parallel so the total impedance when two 8 Ohm s...

Page 14: ...Additional or alternative amplifiers can be connected to the MAIN OUT and MONITOR OUT jacks on the front panel B A B A SPEAKER BRIDGE AMP 2 AMP 1 B A B A SPEAKER BRIDGE AMP 2 AMP 1 B A B A SPEAKER BRIDGE AMP 2 AMP 1 4 8 Ohms MAIN MONITOR SPEAKER 4 8 Ohms MAIN SPEAKER 8 16 Ohms MAIN MONITOR SPEAKER 8 16 Ohms MAIN SPEAKER 8 16 Ohms MAIN SPEAKER PA324 Input and Output Connections When connecting one ...

Page 15: ...N section graphic equalizer and VOLUME control to adjust the overall volume and tone MIC CHANNEL 6 CHANNEL 6 CHANNEL 6 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 0 10 0 15 15 LOW 0 EFX 5 0 10 LEVEL 5 0 10 LINE MIC CHANNEL 5 CHANNEL 5 CHANNEL 5 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 0 10 0 15 15 LOW 0 EFX 5 0 10 LEVEL 5 0 10 LINE MIC CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 4 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 0 10 0 15 15...

Page 16: ...t sound is distorted even though the EFX RTN is turned all the way down lower the EFX con trols of each channel or lower the EFX SEND control in the EFFECTS section SENDING AN INDEPENDENT MIX TO THE MONITOR SPEAKERS The PA324 allows you to operate the power amplifiers in a MAIN MONITOR mode This let you use one amplifier for speakers facing the audience and the other amplifier for the monitor spea...

Page 17: ...3 CHANNEL 3 CHANNEL 3 HIGH 0 15 15 15 15 MID 0 MONITOR 5 0 10 0 15 15 LOW 0 EFX 5 0 10 LEVEL 5 0 10 GH MID OR OW FX EL EFX OUT FOOTSWITCH EFX SEND 5 0 10 TAPE IN 5 0 10 AUX IN 5 0 10 EFFECTS EFFECTS EFFECTS EFFECTS 5 0 10 RETURN 5 0 10 RETURN 5 0 10 VOLUME 5 0 10 VOLUME MAIN MAIN 0dB 0dB 12dB 12dB 12dB 12dB MONITOR MAIN MONITOR MAIN 0dB 0dB 12dB 63Hz 160Hz 400Hz 1KHz 2 5KHz 6 4KHz 16KHz 63Hz 160Hz...

Page 18: ... OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT PAD PAD PAD PAD PAD MAIN BRIDGE SAMSON LINE DSP 24DIGITAL EFFECTS BIT EFX EFX Bass Guitar Rhythm Guitar Lead Guitar Keyboards SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW S A M S O N R 21 S A M S O N R 21 SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW Vocal Vocal Signal Processor Direct Box Signal Processor SAMSON TECHNOLOGIES CORP HICKSVILLE NEW YORK TO PREVENT SHOCK DO N O T O P E N N O U ...

Page 19: ...0Hz 400Hz 1KHz 2 5KHz 6 4KHz 16KHz 12dB 12dB 12dB PA324 POWERED MIXER PHANTOM CLIP 20 10 7 4 0 6 3 MAIN MONITOR MAIN POWER ON OFF MODE MAIN MAIN MONITOR MAIN TAPE IN AUX IN MAIN OUT MONITOR OUT REC OUT 1 2 1 2 5 2 6 1 7 3 0 4 DIGITAL EFFECTS 0 LARGE HALL 1 MEDIUM HALL 2 LARGE ROOM 3 VOCAL ROOM 1 4 VOCAL ROOM 2 5 CHORUS REVERB 6 CHORUS DELAY 7 STAIRWELL PAD IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT...

Page 20: ...Hot 2 Cold 3 Common 1 Common Hot Cold Hot 2 Cold 3 Common 1 Common Solder Points End View End View Solder Points 1 2 3 2 1 3 Unbalanced 1 4 Connector XLR Balanced Wiring Guide CONNECTING THE PA324 The are several ways to interface the PA324 to support a variety of applications The PA324 features balanced inputs and outputs so connecting balanced and unbalanced signals is possible Balanced TRS 1 4 ...

Page 21: ...Maximum Voltage Gain 84dB CH IN Lo Z to AMP OUT 66dB CH IN Lo Z to MAIN OUT MONITOR OUT 72dB CH IN Lo Z to EFX OUT 48dB CH IN Lo Z to REC OUT 56dB CH IN Hi Z to MAIN OUT MONITOR OUT 26dB AUX IN to MAIN OUT 24dB TAPE IN to MAIN OUT Crosstalk 1KHz 70dB adjacent input 70dB input to output Input Channel Equalization HIGH 12KHz shelving 15dB Maximum MID 2 5KHz peaking 15dB Maximum LOW 80Hz shelving 15d...

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