Samson POWER AMPLIFERS PG2200 Owner's Manual

Manual is about: PG Series

Summary of POWER AMPLIFERS PG2200

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    Pg3800 pg2200 power a mplifers pg series.

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    Safety instructions/consignes de sécurité/sicherheitsvorkehrungen/instrucciones de seguridad achtung: um die gefahr eines brandes oder stromschlags zu verringern, sollten sie dieses gerät weder regen noch feuchtigkeit aussetzen.Um die gefahr eines stromschlags zu verringern, sollten sie weder deckel...

  • Page 4: Table of Contents

    Copyright 2008, samson technologies corp. Printed october, 2008 v1.2 samson technologies corp. 45 gilpin avenue hauppauge, new york 11788-8816 phone: 1-800-3-samson (1-800-372-6766) fax: 631-784-2201 www.Samsontech.Com table of contents pg series features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction thank you for purchasing the pg2200 or pg 3800 power amplifier from samson! We know you don’t like reading owners manuals, but you’ve just purchased one of the finest sound reinforcement power amplifiers around, and we want to tell you about it! So, before you plug in, we’d like to sugg...

  • Page 6: Pg Series Features

    Pg series features the samson pg series power amplifier utilizes the latest technology in professional power amplifier design. Here are some of its main features: • power to spare - each amplifier delivers the following power ratings: pg2200 2 x 280 watts at 8Ω, 2 x 500 watts at 4Ω and 2 x 1000 watt...

  • Page 7: Guided Tour - Front Panel

    Guided tour - front panel 1: handle - for easy transport while carrying, or while rack mounting, the pg amplifier features two die-cast handles located con- veniently on the left and right side of the front panel. 2: power switch - use this to power the pg series on or off. The internal led lights w...

  • Page 8: Guided Tour - Rear Panel

    Guided tour - rear panel 1: fan - this variable-speed fan provides vital cooling to your pg series (the hotter the amp gets, the faster the fan blows!). Make sure that both the front and rear panels are kept free of all obstructions and that cool, fresh air is accessible at all times. Also, try to e...

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    Setting up and using your pg series bridge / stereo / parallel switch output connectors input connectors protection led channel input control setting up your pg series is a simple procedure which takes only a few minutes: 1. Remove all packing materials (save them in case of need for future service)...

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    Setting up and using your pg series 9. Apply an input signal to the pg series at or about +4dbu (if sending signal from a mixer, drive the output meters at approximately 0 vu). While the input signal is present, slowly raise the channel input controls until the desired sound level is achieved. The s...

  • Page 11: Bridge and Parallel Modes

    Bridge and parallel modes the pg series provides a rear-panel switch that allows it to be used in either stereo, bridge or parallel mode. When this switch is placed in the “stereo” (center) position, the pg series functions as a true stereo amplifier, where both of the two independent amplifier chan...

  • Page 12: Pg Series Connections

    The illustrations on these two pages show the required interconnections when using the pg series in stereo, bridge and parallel modes. Wiring for speakon™ connectors (shown on the right) is indi- cated where appropriate. Pg series connections speakon™ speakon™ + - samson mpl2242 mmpl2242 mpl2242 + -...

  • Page 13: Pg Series Connections

    Pg series connections + - - + (2 ohm min) (2 ohm min) samson mpl2242 mmpl2242 mpl2242 + - - + (2 ohm min) (2 ohm min) samson mpl2242 mmpl2242 mpl2242 + - - + + - + - (4 ohm min) (4 ohm min) (4 ohm min) (4 ohm min) samson mpl2242 mmpl2242 mpl2242 parallel mode: (two or four speakers) 9.

  • Page 14: Specifications

    10 specifications power specifications pg-2200 pg-3800 stereo mode (both channels driven) 20hz~20khz 8 ohms 2 x 280w 2 x 560w 4 ohms 2 x 500w 2 x 900w 2 ohms 2 x 1000w 2 x 1800w bridge mono mode 20hz~20khz 8 ohms 1000w 1800w 4 ohms 2200w 3800w electrical specifications input sensitivity 1.22 v(+4 db...

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    Samson technologies corp. 45 gilpin avenue hauppauge, new york 11788-8816 phone: 1-800-3-samson (1-800-372-6766) fax: 631-784-2201 www.Samsontech.Com.