Samson PA324 Owner's Manual

Manual is about: SIX CHANNEL POWERED MIXER WITH 24BIT DIGITAL EFFECTS

Summary of PA324

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    ® powered mixers mic 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 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 ...

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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 pa324 features 3 controls and functions front panel layout 4 front panel controls 5–9 pa324 input and 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 ...

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    2 congratulations on your purchase of the samson pa324 powered mixer! The pa324 is a six channel, 300 watt powered mixer with built-in, 24 bit dsp effects. Clean, clear sound repro- duction with dazzling digital effects including delay, chorus and lush reverb, packaged in a rugged enclosure, ensure ...

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    3 pa324 features the samson pa324 powered mixer is a comprehensive, all-in-one solution for live sound applications. Here are some of its main features: • six channel powered mixer. • built-in, 24-bit dsp with 8 selectable presets including reverb, delay and chorus. • advanced circuit design, utiliz...

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    4 controls and functions mic channel 6 channel 6channel 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 5channel 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 4channel 4 high 0 15 ...

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    5 controls and functions input channel section the following section details each part of the pa324’s input channels including the 3-band eq, the monitor and exf sends, pad and level controls. Channel equalizer (high mid low) the pa324 input channels feature a 3-band equalizer allowing you to adjust...

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    6 effect select switch (digital effects) the efx switch allows you to select one of the eight built-in digital effects. Simply rotate the efx to choose the effect. Effect preset list this section identifies the eight built- in dsp effects presets. Master effect send (efx send) the efx send control i...

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    7 monitor section the pa 324 has two internal power amplifiers and depending on the mode selection switch, the ampli- fiers are fed from the main or monitor bus signal. The following section describes the monitor bus operation, which allows you to adjust the overall tone and volume, and specify the ...

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    8 main section the pa 324 has two internal power amplifiers and depending on the power amp selection switch, the amplifiers are sent the main or monitor bus sig- nal. The following section describes the main bus operation, which allows you to adjust the over-all tone and volume, and specify the mix ...

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    9 power amp section the pa324’s power amplifier section can be configured to operate several ways depending on whether you need main plus monitor amplifiers to power your speak- ers, or if you just need more power for the main speakers. The section below describes the pa324 power amp modes. Mode the...

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    Pa324 input and output connections 10 channel 1–6 mic and line inputs the pa 324’s six input channels each have a hi-z (high impedance) line level input and a low-z(low imped- ance) mic level input. By using the pad switches you can connect a variety of signal sources from microphones to line level ...

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    Record output (rec out) the signal present at this connector is the main bus signal before it has passed through the master level control and graphic equalizer. The nominal output level is -10db and the impedance is10k ohms. Main out the signal present at this connector is the main bus signal, which...

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    12 speaker connection here are three ways in which speakers can be connected to the pa324: a single speaker can be connected to either the a or b jack of amp 1 and amp 2, two speakers can be connected in parallel to both the a and b jacks of amp1 and amp 2, or a single speaker can be connected to th...

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    Operating the pa324 13 basic operation the following section explains the basic operation of the pa324. Connecting microphones and instruments 1. Before connecting mics or instruments, make sure that the power of all your sys- tems components including the pa324 is turned off. Also, make sure that t...

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    Operating the pa324 14 using the digital effects the pa324 features a built-in, high quality, 24 bit digital signal processor offering studio grade effects. The dsp features clean delay, lush reverbs and multi-effects like chorus + delay or chorus + reverb. The follow- ing details the operation of t...

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    Operating the pa324 15 using an external effect if you prefer to use an external device for effects process- ing, you can easily connect the unit using the pa324 efx bus. Follow the simple steps below to interface your processor: 1. Set the monitor section volume control to the "0" position. 2. Rais...

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    Pa324 system set-ups 16 mic channel 6 channel 6channel 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 5channel 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 4channel 4 high 0 15 1...

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    Pa324 system set-ups 17 mic channel 6 channel 6channel 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 5channel 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 4channel 4 high 0 15 1...

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    Tip (signal) signal signal sleeve (ground) ground ground tip (signal) signal (tip) signal (ring) signal (tip) signal (ring) ring (signal) sleeve (ground) ground ground pa324 wiring guide 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) ...

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    Specifications specifications rated output power 150w/4 Ω@0.5% thd at 1khz per amplifier frequency response 20hz~20khz+/-0.5db@1w output into 8 Ω (amp out) 20 hz~20khz+/-0.5@+4db output into 10 Ω (main out, monitor out, efx send) total harmonic distortion less than 0.19%@20hz~20khz, 75w output into4...

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    Block diagram 20

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