Samson S-curve 215, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...6 3K 10K 16K 25 40 63 100 160 250 400 630 1K 1 6K 2 5K 4K 6 3K 10K 16K 25 40 63 100 160 250 400 630 1K 1 6K 2 5K 4K 6 3K 10K 16K 25 40 63 100 160 250 400 630 1K 1 6K 2 5K 4K 6 3K 10K 16K CH 2 LOW CUT...

Page 2: ...venience receptacles and at the point at which they exit from the unit 11 Unplug this unit during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 12 Refer all servicing to qualified personnel...

Page 3: ...es 12 Using a Patchbay 12 Using the S curve 215 with an RTA 13 Using the S curve 215 to Ring Out a Monitor System 14 S curve 215 Wiring Guide 15 Specifications 16 Pass Band Graphs 16 Block Diagram 17...

Page 4: ...guided tour through the front and rear panels step by step instructions for using the unit suggested applications for use with a patch bay a Real Time Analyzer RTA or for ringing out monitor systems...

Page 5: ...elay controlled Bypass switches with dedicated Bypass LEDs allow the equalization circuitry and output level control to be activated or deactivated Level controls enable output signals to be attenuate...

Page 6: ...the 6 dB position the corresponding output signal is boosted by 6 dB When a Level slider is moved all the way down to the position the corresponding output signal is infinitely attenuated that is the...

Page 7: ...ack output Electronically balanced XLR jack output Wiring is as fol lows pin 2 hot pin 3 cold and pin 1 ground D Balanced 1 4 TRS jack input Electronically balanced 1 4 TRS jack input Wiring is as fol...

Page 8: ...0 400 630 1K 1 6K 2 5K 4K 6 3K 10K 16K CH 2 LOW CUT CH 2 0 6 3 20 OFF BYPASS CH 1 LOW CUT CH 1 30 18 6 0 18 6 30 18 6 0 18 6 4 The S curve 215 can be used either as an in line device as an insert devi...

Page 9: ...olume of the output signal so that they do not light at all clipping not only sounds awful it can also damage speakers 9 Experiment by moving each of the Equalizer sliders up and down carefully listen...

Page 10: ...el 2 outputs are connected to the inputs of the active self powered loudspeakers Using the S curve 215 with Passive Speakers In this example the mixer s left and right outputs are connected to the S c...

Page 11: ...S Curve 215 Wiring Guide page 15 in this manual In this example the S curve 215 is used for both the main PA speakers running a mono mix and for the monitor mix also in mono For the main PA the mixer...

Page 12: ...main PA speakers Then the first S curves 215 s Channel 1 and Channel 2 outputs are connected to the inputs of the power amplifier for the main speakers For the monitor mix the mixer s AUX1 and AUX2 ou...

Page 13: ...same range by cutting EQ notches in a loud signal you can actually make room for a softer one to shine through And try not to think of EQ as a miracle worker no amount of equalization can put a singe...

Page 14: ...rence by planning your audio electrical and computer cable runs so that they are as far apart from one another as possible and so they don t run parallel to one another If they have to cross try to en...

Page 15: ...se consists of all audible fre quencies blended together at equal level the RTA should in theory show all frequency bands to be flat However due to anomalies in every physical environment this will ra...

Page 16: ...for typical configuration diagrams Next power up all audio equipment turning on the amplifiers last and using one monitor output only gradually turn up the volume while a performer is speaking or sing...

Page 17: ...2 1 3 Tip signal Signal tip Signal ring Signal tip Signal ring Ring signal Sleeve ground Ground Ground Tip signal Signal tip Signal ring Signal tip Signal ring Ring signal Sleeve ground Ground Ground...

Page 18: ...nity 10 Hz to 90 kHz 3 dB THD N unity gain Less than 0 01 20Hz to 20kHz Max Output Level gain 6 dB High pass filter 80 Hz 18 dB oct Noise with 20 kHz LPF all faders flat 85 dB Dimensions 19 in w x 10...

Page 19: ...17 S curve 215 Block Diagram...

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