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Samson Expedition EX500 Owner's Manual

Manual is about: 500 WATT POWERED SUBWOOFER

Summary of Expedition EX500

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    ® owners manual samson ex500 5 0 0 w a t t p o w e r e d s u b w o o f e r.

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    Safety instructions warning do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture avis risque de choc electronique ne pas ouvrir risk of electric shock do not open caution for continued protection against risk of fire, replace only with same type fuse attention utiliser un fusible de rechange de mÊme typ...

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    Table of contents introduction 2 ex500 features 3 controls and functions front panel layout 4 rear panel layout 5 configuring your speaker system 6 operating the ex500 the ex500 control panel ex500 mono sub with powered satellites 8 ex500 stereo sub with powered satellites 9 ex500 mono sub with pass...

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    Introduction 2 thank you for purchasing the expedition ex500 subwoofer by samson. The ex500 is a self- powered, 500 watt subwoofer featuring a 15” heavy duty driver, complemented by a 500 watt, lightweight, down tracking amplifier. The ex500 also offers an active stereo crossover providing a high-pa...

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    Ex500 features 3 the samson expedition ex500 powered subwoofer utilizes the latest technology in loudspeaker and power amplifier design. Here are some of its main features: • heavy-duty, 15 inch low frequency transducer with butyl rubber surround • 500 watt down tracking power amplifier • balanced h...

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    4 controls and functions samson 1 2 7 4 3 5 8 6 1 grill screen - tough steel construction pro- vides durable and stylish protection for speaker. 2 enclosure - rigid 3/4” plywood construction. 3 pole mount - 1 3/8 inch (35mm) standard speaker stand receptacle. 4 finish - tough road-proof carpet. 5 tr...

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    Controls and functions 5 rear panel layout 30 105 200 hz 0 5 10 p o w e r e d s u b w o o f e r 5 0 0 wat t s ex500 samson power on off a.C. Mains caution risk of electric shock do not open power rating 115v/230v 50hz/60hz 500w avis; risque de choc electrique ne pas ouvrir do not expose this equipme...

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    6 configuring your speaker system samson before you start plugging in cables, you should take a minute to decide how you want to interface your new sub- woofer. There are several ways you can interface the ex500, however most systems set-ups fall into two cate- gories, stereo or mono (common) sub op...

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    7 operating the ex500 level control the level control is used to adjust the amount of volume from the ex500 subwoofer. In addition, the level control will also control the output volume of the high-passed outputs. Therefore, if you are using the ex500 without using the high-passed outputs (for examp...

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    8 operating the ex500 30 105 200 hz 0 5 10 p o w e r e d s u b w o o f e r 5 0 0 wat t s ex500 samson power on off a.C. Mains caution risk of electric shock do not open power rating 115v/230v 50hz/60hz 500w avis; risque de choc electrique ne pas ouvrir do not expose this equipment to rain or moistur...

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    9 ex500 stereo sub with powered satellites operating the ex500 30 105 200 hz 0 5 10 p o w e r e d s u b w o o f e r 5 0 0 wat t s ex500 samson power on off a.C. Mains caution risk of electric shock do not open power rating 115v/230v 50hz/60hz 500w avis; risque de choc electrique ne pas ouvrir do not...

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    10 operating the ex500 ex500 mono sub with passive satellites 30 105 200 hz 0 5 10 p o w e r e d s u b w o o f e r 5 0 0 wat t s ex500 samson power on off a.C. Mains caution risk of electric shock do not open power rating 115v/230v 50hz/60hz 500w avis; risque de choc electrique ne pas ouvrir do not ...

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    Ex500 stereo sub with passive satellites 11 operating the ex500 samson technologies corp., hicksville, new york to prevent shock do not open. No user servicable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. To prevent caution heatsink may be hot! Do not block airflow or over- heating...

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    12 connections 1 3 2 2 3 1 hot cold female xlr male xlr 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 xlr balanced wiring guide the ex500’s input and outputs utilize industry standard xlr connectors. Below is ...

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    13 specifications specifications transducer: 15", heavy duty driver, 3 inch voice coil, aluminum former amplifier: high-efficiency tracking converter power rating: 500 watts rms frequency response 30hz- 300hz+/-3 db sensitivity: 94db spl @ 1 w/1m input balanced connector: xlr - female output balance...

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    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.