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Samson PA324 Owner's Manual

Six channel powered mixer with 24bit digital effects
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SIX CHANNEL POWERED MIXER
WITH 24BIT DIGITAL EFFECTS
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  • Page 1 PA324 HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH MONITOR MONITOR MONITOR MONITOR MONITOR MONITOR LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL 30dB 30dB 30dB 30dB 30dB 30dB LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE LINE CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2 CHANNEL 3 CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 5...

  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    Caution: To reduce the hazard of electrical shock, do not remove cover or back. No user serviceable parts inside. Please refer all servicing to qualified personnel. WARNING DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRONIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Introduction PA324 Features Controls and Functions Front Panel Layout Front Panel Controls PA324 Input and Output Connections Operating the PA324 System Set-ups PA324 Wiring Guide Specifications Block Diagram Copyright 2001, Samson Technologies Corp. Printed June, 2001 Samson Technologies Corp. 575 Underhill Blvd.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    In these pages, you’ll find a detailed description of the features of the PA324 powered mixer, as well a description of its front and rear panels, step-by-step instructions for its setup and use, and full specifications.

  • Page 5: Pa324 Features

    CHANNEL 1 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.

  • Page 6: Controls And Functions

    Controls and Functions FRONT PANEL LAYOUT...

  • Page 7: Front Panel Controls

    Effects Send (EFX) The PA324 provides high quality, 24 Bit digital effects, and the level of effects can be set independently on each channel. The channel’s EFX (Effects) knob controls the amount of signal that is sent to the EFX bus.
  • Page 8 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 24 BIT DIGITAL EFFECT SECTION The PA324 features a built-in, 24 Bit Digital Effects processor with high quality, studio grade effects like Delay, Chorus and Reverb. The following section describes the features of the powerful on-board DSP.

  • Page 9: Monitor Section

    Graphic Equalizer The PA324’s 7-band Graphic Equalizer allows you to contour the frequency response of the MONITOR bus signal, providing a maximum of +/-12dB of cut/boost for each frequency band.
  • Page 10 Graphic Equalizer The PA324’s 7-band Graphic Equalizer allows you to contour the frequency response of the MAIN mix bus signal, providing a maximum of +/-12dB of cut/boost for each frequency band.
  • Page 11 BRIDGE. The following is a description of each of the POWER operating modes: CAUTION! Only change the power amp mode switch when the PA324’s power is SWITCHED OFF! MAIN-MONITORS With this setting, the MAIN and MONITOR sections can be used independently. The MAIN bus signal will be sent from the POWER AMP 1 A/B jacks, and the MONITOR bus signal will be sent from the POWER AMP 2 A/B jacks.

  • Page 12: Pa324 Input And Output Connections

    PA324 Input and Output Connections LINE LINE LINE CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2 CHANNEL 3 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 devices such as synthesizers, drum machines and direct boxes.

  • Page 13: Rear Panel

    EXTERNAL OUTPUT JACKS The PA324 features several output connectors allowing you to interface a variety of external devices. A stereo recording device such as a cassette recorder can be connected to the REC OUT jacks, and additional power amplifiers can be connected to the MONITOR and MAIN output jacks.
  • Page 14 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 the BRIDGE jack (bridge connection).

  • Page 15: Operating The Pa324

    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 the level...
  • Page 16 5. Now use the EFX RTN knob in the MAIN/MONITOR section to adjust the EFFECTS Return level. The EFX control is the overall level control for the DSP effects processor. If you are not using the PA324 in MAIN/ MON- ITOR or BRIDGE mode, be sure to raise the EFX RTN control up on both the MAIN and MAIN/ MONITOR sec- tions so the level of effect is the same in both speakers.

  • Page 17: Operating The Pa324

    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"...

  • Page 18: System Set-Ups

    PA324 System Set-Ups FLOW SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL...
  • Page 19 PA324 System Set-Ups FLOW SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL...

  • Page 20: Pa324 Wiring Guide

    PA324 Wiring Guide CONNECTING THE PA324 The are several ways to interface the PA324 to support a variety of applications. The PA324 features balanced inputs and outputs, so connecting balanced and unbalanced signals is possible. Unbalanced 1/4” Connector Signal Ground Balanced TRS 1/4”...

  • Page 21: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS Rated Output power Frequency response Total Harmonic Distortion HUM & Noise (Average, RS+150Ω) (with 20Hz~20KHz BPF) Maximum Voltage Gain Crosstalk 1KHz Input Channel Equalization Meters Graphic Equalizer Internal DSP Effects Phantom Power CLIP Indicators Foot Switch GENERAL Power Requirement Power Consumption Weight Dimensions...

  • Page 22: Block Diagram

    Block Diagram...
  • Page 23 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...

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