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Samson XM910 Owner's Manual

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

Summary of XM910

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    Powered mixers ten channel powered mixer with 24bit digital effects.

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

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    Table of contents introduction 2 xm910 features 3 controls and functions front panel layout 4 - 5 front panel controls 6-12 xm910 input and output connections 13–16 operating the xm910 17–20 system set-ups 21–22 xm910 wiring guide 23 specifications 24 block diagram 25 copyright 2004, samson technolo...

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    2 congratulations on your purchase of the samson xm910 powered mixer! The xm910 is a ten channel, 900 watt powered mixer with a built-in, 24 bit dsp (digital signal processor) effects. The xm910 will give you clean, clear sound reproduction thanks to the high quality, low noise microphone preamps, s...

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    3 xm910 features the samson xm910 powered mixer is a comprehensive, all-in-one mixer / power amplifier solution for live sound applications. Here are some of its main features: • ten channel powered mixer in ergonomically correct kickback enclosure allowing you to easily see and operate the front pa...

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    4 front panel layout fr ont p anel la y out.

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    Front panel layout 5 front panel 1 aux 1 monitor – controls the amount of signal sent to the monitor amp and aux 1 send jack. 2 aux 2/efx – controls the amount of signal sent to the digital effects processor and aux 2 send jack. 3 high frequency – controls the amount of treble applied to that channe...

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    6 controls and functions mono input channel section the following section details each part of the xm910’s input channels including the 3-band eq, the monitor and efx sends, pan, gain and volume controls. Aux 1/mon - monitor send each of the xm910’s channels include a monitor send which controls the...

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    7 controls and functions 6 7 8 9 mono input channel section - continued 5 5 peak led the xm910’s mic/line pre-amp also includes a peak led which, when illumi- nated, indicates that the signal is peaking or overloading. To reduce distortion, lower the gain control to keep this led from staying on. Ga...

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    8 select - digital effects select switch the select switch allows you to pick one of the 100 built-in digital effects. Simply rotate the select to choose the effect. Program - effects display the xm910 features a dual, digital, seven segment numerical display for show- ing the effects program number...

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    9 mode-power amp mode switch the mode switch is used to select one of three different operating modes, main- monitor, main-main and main- bridge. The following is a description of each of the power operating modes: caution! Only change the power amp mode switch when the xm910’s power is switched off...

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    10 main output section the xm910 has two internal power amplifiers and depending on the power amp mode selection switch, the amplifiers are sent the main or monitor bus signal. The following section describes the main bus operation, which allows you to adjust the over-all tone and volume, and specif...

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    11 efx to mon - effects return control the efx to mon control is used to adjust the level of the effect sound being sent back from the built-in digital effect to the monitor bus. This allows you to hear the dsp effects in your monitor speakers. Master - volume control the master level control is the...

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    12 dj crossfader the xm910 has a built-in dj mixer, which can be used to mix line level sources like cd or tape players. Like other high quality dj mixers, the xm910 has a removable crossfader featur- ing a smooth linear taper. The crossfader is used to mix between the cd1 input and the cd/tape 2. C...

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    13 xm910 input and output connections channel 1– 10 mic and line inputs the xm910’s six input channels each have a line level, hi-z (high impedance) input and a mic level, low-z (low impedance) input. By using the gain control, you can connect a variety of signal sources from micro- phones to line l...

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    14 efx return - left and right auxiliary input these two 1/4-inch phone jacks are used to connect the outputs of stereo devices such as external effects processors. Aux 2 send - effects output the aux 2 send output is used to interface an external signal processor like a delay or reverb. The signal ...

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    15 xm910 input and output connections rear panel the xm910 contains two mono power amplifiers and depending on the operating mode, the two amplifiers can be used independently (maximum output 300w + 300w) or in bridge mode (maximum output 900w). Note : use the mode switch to select which signal is s...

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    16 speaker connection the xm910’s power amplifier section can be configured to operate several ways depending on the setting of the power amp mode switch located on the front panel. This allows you to choose whether you need main plus monitor amplifiers to power your speakers, or if you just need mo...

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    17 operating the xm910 basic operation the following section explains the basic operation of the xm910. Connecting microphones and instruments 1. Before connecting mics or instru- ments, make sure that the power of all your systems components, including the xm910, is turned off. Also, make sure that...

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    18 operating the xm910 using the digital effects the xm910 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. You can add a broad range of studio qualit...

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    19 operating the xm910 using an external effect if you prefer to use an external device for effects process- ing, you can easily connect the unit using the xm910 efx bus. Follow the simple steps below to interface your processor: 1. Set the monitor section master control to the "0" position. Press t...

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    20 operating the xm910 using the dj mixer the xm910 has an on-board dj mixer, which you can use for playing back a cd, tape or mini disk. The dj mixer section features 2 cd / tape inputs and a removable crossfader. The crossfader allows you to mix between the cd 1 and cd 2 inputs. When the crossfade...

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    21 xm910 system set-ups 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 may occur risk of electric shock do not...

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    22 xm910 system set-ups this system sho ws the xm910 po wer amp oper- ating in main/monit or mode , with t w o speak ers connec ted to power amp 2 and t w o monitor speak ers speak er c o n- nec ted to power amp 1. For inputs , t w o micro- phones are c onnec ted to channel 1 and 2’ s lo w- impedanc...

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    Xm910 wiring guide unbalanced 1/4” connector xlr balanced wiring guide connecting the xm910 the are several ways to interface the xm910 to support a variety of applications. The xm910 features balanced inputs and outputs, so connecting balanced and unbalanced signals is possible. Balanced trs 1/4” c...

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    24 specifications specifications rated output power 2 x 450w at 4 Ω @0.1% thd at 1khz frequency response 20hz~20khz+/-0.7db@1w output into 8 Ω (amp out) 20 hz~20khz+/-0.4@+4db output into 10k Ω (main out, monitor out, aux 2 send) total harmonic distortion less than 0.06%@20hz~20khz, 75w output into4...

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    25 block diagram.

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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.