Samson S-zone, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...S C l a s s S i g n a l P r o c e s s o r s 4 INPUT 4 ZONE STEREO MIXER ...

Page 2: ...fallen into the unit the unit has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped PRECAUCION Para reducir el riesgo de incendios o descargas no permita que este aparato quede expuesto a la lluvia o la humedad Para reducir el riesgo de descarga eléctrica nunca quite la tapa ni el chasis Dentro del aparato no hay piezas susceptibles de ser reparadas por el usuario Diri...

Page 3: ...Zone Outputs 11 Operating the S zone Using the S zone Input Section 12 Set the Input for Stereo or Mono operation 12 Using the Zone Assignment switches 12 Using the VOLUME Control 12 Using the Monitor Section 13 Using the headphone 13 Controlling the Zone Outputs 14 Setting the Output level 14 Setting the Zone Output EQ For Voice 15 Setting the Zone Output EQ For Music 15 Using the Ducker Setting ...

Page 4: ...room that signal is playing in The handy scribe strip for both the inputs and outputs make it easy to label the connect ed gear and the rooms the S zone is feeding For easy installation all the S zone connections are made with standard Euroblock connection strips In this manual you ll find a detailed description of the features of the S zone as well as a guided tour through the front and rear pane...

Page 5: ...er the background music level The S zone features a unique front panel monitor section including a zone assignment switch head phone jack level control and internal super speaker allowing you to monitor the signal that is playing in any zone directly on the S zone without having to physically be in the room that the signal is playing in Ultra low noise circuitry with high quality op amps ensure su...

Page 6: ...or SUPER SPEAKER Headphone jack or SUPER SPEAKER 4 Controls and Functions Front Panel Layout 13 ZONE SELECT switch 13 ZONE SELECT switch 13 This four position switch is used to assign any of the four Zones to play in the MONITOR SPEAKER or HEADPHONE JACK 14 HEADPHONE JACK 14 HEADPHONE JACK 14 Connect any standard stereo HEADPHONE JACK Connect any standard stereo HEADPHONE JACK headphone using a st...

Page 7: ...cro phone signal on Channel 1 A AC INPUT FUSE HOLDER Connect the supplied 3 pin IEC power cable here B ZONE 1 OUTPUT This connector includes the Zone 1 Left and Right balanced output connections along with the connections for the REMOTE volume con trol C ZONE 2 OUTPUT This connector includes the Zone 2 Left and Right balanced output connections along with the connections for the REMOTE volume cont...

Page 8: ...o equipment is located somewhere else Now take some time to consider where you need to have sound in your particular installation After you have decided where you need to create sound zones you can consider your speaker selection but first decide where you are going to locate your equipment rack Locating Your Equipment Rack Since the S zone is standard19 inch rack mount device you should consider ...

Page 9: ...ssive speakers If the speakers in a particular sound zone are further than 100 feet you should consider placing the amplifier in the same room as the sound zone In this case you will run balanced line level signal from the S zone s Zone Output over the long wire run to the input of the power amplifier located in the sound zone Using Active Speakers If you are going more than 100 feet you can also ...

Page 10: ...ed in a standard 19 rack The S zone requires only a single rack space Make sure the power to all input sources like CD DVD MP3 TAPE players and amplifiers in your audio sys tem is off Turn the volume control of your active speakers all the way off If you are using passive speakers with a sepa rate power amplifier be sure to turn the power amp volume controls all the way off Setting up the S zone O...

Page 11: ...Then you may need to lower the ZONE OUTPUT VOLUME control or the speaker s volume control to set the proper level that you want in your particular room If your are using a power amp you may want to turn the power amp all the way up and again you may need to lower the ZONE OUTPUT VOLUME control to set the proper level You may also need to lower the ZONE OUTPUT VOLUME control or the power amp s volu...

Page 12: ...tighten down the screws The next section of this manual will detail the connections for the S zone s inputs and outputs Connecting the S zone Inputs After you have designed a plan for your installation you will need to connect your audio sources to the S zone s inputs You may want to connect several devices like microphones for paging and other line level devices like CD DVD MP3 TAPE or Karaoke pl...

Page 13: ...ct the S zone s Zone Outputs to an unbalanced input using standard 1 4 inch connectors follow the wir ing diagram below Zone Output Balance Line Connecting the S zone Zone Inputs continued If you need to connect one or two microphones along with more than two line level input sources you can use the mic and line inputs for channel 1 and 2 at the same time You should only do this if you need more t...

Page 14: ... to run that signal in stereo set the STEREO MONO switch to STEREO position To learn more of output using stereo and mono outputs see the section Setting the Outputs for Stereo or Mono operation on page 14 of this manual Using the Zone Assignment switches The S zone channel input strips each have assignment switches for the four output zones labeled ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 and ZONE 4 These switches a...

Page 15: ...he level in the speaker or headphone Note If you assigned two or more inputs to different Zone Outputs you will hear the different signals in the Monitor speaker or headphones as you change the ZONE SELECT switch Operating the S zone Using the Monitor Section The S zone features a unique monitor section located in the center of the unit allowing the operator or installer to listen to each of the z...

Page 16: ...e using the Level control and even apply some basic equalization to contour the frequency response of the speaker system when necessary You can also add a label for the zone name using a grease pencil or removable label on the Zone Output Scribe Strip Setting the ZONE OUTPUT for Stereo or Mono Operation The S zone is a stereo device and thanks to the STEREO MONO switch you can set any of the ZONE ...

Page 17: ...owing individual equalization settings on each output channel Located in the Zone Output section on the right side of the front panel each output s equalizer features LOW BASS and HIGH TREBLE controls By using these controls to adjust the frequency response you can to set an individual tonal contour curve for the speakers connected to each Zone Output For example if you are using a zone for announ...

Page 18: ... 3 s input press the Channel 1 DUCK ENABLE and whenever you speak into the microphone the back ground music will be lowered When you stop speaking the background music will returned to the original level You can set the DUCK ENABLE on Channel 1 individually or together with the Channel 2 DUCK ENABLE if you need to have two microphones ducking the background music Operating the S zone Channel 2 DUC...

Page 19: ...n set the S zone s ducking matrix to seven settings The diagram below shows the possible settings for using the DUCK ENABLE and MASTER switches Follow the grid below and set the S zone Ducker switches to the positions that are best suited for your application ...

Page 20: ...18 S zone System Configurations Using the S zone with Active Speakers Using the S zone with Passive Speakers ...

Page 21: ... cocktail lounge program music playback in the dining room and lobby and paging through the restaurant including the kitchen For audio sources a CD player is connected to the channel 4 s line input and the audio from the LCD A V monitor is connected to the line input on channel 3 The microphones connected to the S zone channel 1 and 2 s input are set to duck the music playing in each of the zones ...

Page 22: ...face the S zone depending on your exact monitoring set up Follow the cable diagrams below for connecting your monitor system Mic Input Wiring for Channel 1 and 2 Line Input Wiring for Channel 1 and 2 Line Input Wiring for Channel 3 and 4 Line Input Wiring for Channel 3 and 4 ...

Page 23: ... CMRR 52 dB Mic Phantom power 12 VDC Tone Controls LOW 15 dB at 100 Hz HIGH 15 dB at 10 kHz Connectors Inputs 6 PIN Euroblock Outputs 9 PIN Euroblock Power Supply Mains Voltages selectable USA Canada 120 V AC 60 Hz U K Australia 240 V AC 50 Hz Europe 230 V AC 50 Hz Fuse 100 120 V AC 250 mA slow blow 200 240 V AC 125 mA slow blow Power Consumption 5 Watts Power inlet Standard IEC receptacle with fu...

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