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Samson txm16 Owner's Manual

1000 watt powered mixers with 24bit digital effects
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  • Page 3 Safety Instructions/Consignes de sécurité/Sicherheitsvorkehrungen WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. 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.The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"...
  • Page 4 Copyright 2006 - Samson Technologies Corp. Printed April, 2006 v1.0 Samson Technologies Corp.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Txm16 And Txm20 System Set-ups ........

  • Page 6: Introduction

    TXM20. There are also dedicated stereo effects returns for the onboard digital effects. Date of purchase: _______________________ And the effects! You can add one of the TXM16’s 100 dazzling digital studio quality effects, which include Delays, Chorus, Flanging, and of course, lush Reverbs to your vocals or instruments using the onboard 24-bit Multi-Effects Processor.

  • Page 7: Txm16 And Txm20 Features

    TXM16 and TXM20 Features The Samson TXM16 and TXM20 powered mixers are • Each of the TXM16 and TXM 20’s mic / line chan- comprehensive, all-in-one mixer/power amplifier nels feature a convenient Insert Point jack to patch solutions for a variety of live sound applications.

  • Page 8: Controls And Functions

    Controls and Functions MONO INPUT CHANNEL SECTION � The following section details each part of the TXM16 and TXM20’s INPUT CHANNELS including the 3-BAND EQ, the � MONITOR and EFX sends, PAN, GAIN and VOLUME con- trols. � 1 - SIGNAL LED The TXM16 and TXM20’s MIC/LINE pre-amp also includes...
  • Page 9 Controls and Functions MONO INPUT CHANNEL SECTION - continued 6 – AUX 2 - Pre Fader Send TXM16 / PRE/POST TXM20 knob is in the “12:00” position. Rotating the knob towards Each of the TXM16 and TXM20’s Mono Input channels...

  • Page 10: Stereo Input Channel Section

    Fader volume con- trol. 10 - PAN Control The TXM16 and TXM20’s PAN control is used to place or position the mono signal into the stereo main Left and Right MIX bus. You can create a stereo image by panning ��...
  • Page 11 “Using the AMP MODE Switch” on page 12 in this manual. SIGNAL LED which, when illuminated, indicates that a sig- 19 – AUX 2 - Pre Fader Send TXM16 / PRE/POST TXM20 nal is present at the input. Each of the TXM16 and TXM20’s stereo input channels...

  • Page 12: 24 Bit Digital Effect Section

    STEREO INPUT CHANNEL SECTION - continued 22 – AUX 4/EFX 2 Effects Send (TXM20 only) The TXM16 and TXM20 provides high quality, 24 Bit digital effects, and the level of effects can be set independently on each channel. The stereo channel’s EFX (Effects) knob controls the amount of signal that is sent to the EFX bus.
  • Page 13 34 - EFX SEND - Master Effect Send The master EFX SEND control is used to send the effect The TXM16 and TXM20 feature built-in, 24 Bit Digital mix bus to an external effect device connected to the EFX Multi-effects Processor(s) with 100 dazzling, studio qual- OUT SEND jack.

  • Page 14: Stereo Line Input

    38 - AUX 1 - control knob sent after the Aux 1 level fader, you hear the signal with Each of the TXM16 and TXM20’s Mono/Stereo Line chan- the added gain from the Aux 1 Level control. nels include an AUX 1 send, which controls the amount of that channel’s signal that is sent to the AUX 1 Output.

  • Page 15: Phones And Cd/Tape In Section

    MAIN Mix 2 output. 47 - Mute CH 1 - 8 (12) - switch You can turn off channels 1 through 8 on the TXM16 and 1 through 12 on the TXM20 with a press of a single button ��...

  • Page 16: Main Output Section

    Controls and Functions 50 - FREQUENCY – control knob 54 - PEAK LEDs The TXM mixers have a onboard Low Pass Filter to make it The left and right PEAK LED’s illuminate when the signal simple to connect a subwoofer. Use the FREQUENCY con- from the MAIN mix is beginning to reach a level where trol to adjust the crossover point for the Low Pass Filter in a distortion occurs.

  • Page 17: Power Amp Section

    60 - Power Amp Mode switch The TXM16 and TXM20’s power amplifier section includes The TXM16 and TXM20 have two internal power ampli- the Power Amp MODE switch, the PEAK limiter and fiers, which can run in stereo or as two separate mono Phantom Power switch, as well as LED indicators for the amplifiers.
  • Page 18 65 – MAIN STEREO EQUALIZER The TXM mixers have a protection circuit to help prevent The TXM16 and TXM20 provide a nine-band MAIN damage to the power amplifiers when it is presented with STEREO EQUALIZER allowing you to contour the frequen- a clipped signal for an unsafe duration.

  • Page 19: Txm16 And Txm20 Input And Output Connections

    LINE L input, (channels 13 the connector. or 15 on the TXM16 and channels 17 or 19 on the TXM20), only so that the signal feeds both the right and left Main mix bus. Use these inputs to connect high impedance microphones, synthesizers and drum machines.
  • Page 20 You can interface a cassette recorder, computer sound K- AMP IN (Left and Right) - 1/4-inch jacks card or other recorders using the TXM16 and TXM20’s CD/ The Left and Right AMP IN 1/4-inch phone jacks are used TAPE and RECORD OUT.

  • Page 21: Rear Panel

    TXM16 and TXM20 Input and Output Connections REAR PANEL connector, which are powered outputs used to connect your left side main PA speaker when using the TXM16 and TXM20 in stereo mode. The TXM16 and TXM20 contain two mono power ampli-...

  • Page 22: Speaker Connection

    POWER AMP SECTION on page 12 of this manual. There are three ways in which speakers can be connected to the TXM16 and TXM20: A single speaker can be con- nected to either the 1/4-inch jack or a Speakon connector...

  • Page 23: Operating The Txm16 And Txm20

    TXM mixer, is turned off. Also, make sure that the vol- ume and gain controls of each channel of the TXM16 or TXM20 and the MAIN, MONO, Aux1 and AUX2 level faders are turned all the way down.

  • Page 24: Using The Digital Effects

    SENDING AN INDEPENDENT MIX TO THE speakers. MONITOR SPEAKERS The TXM16 and TXM20 allow you to operate the power amplifiers in a MONO/ AUX1 mode. This lets you use one amplifier for speakers facing the audience, and the other amplifier for the monitor speakers facing the musicians.

  • Page 25: Using An External Effect

    INSERT POINTS AS AN EFFECTS LOOP USING AN EXTERNAL EFFECT You can use the TXM16 and TXM20’s MAIN Left and Right If you prefer to use an external device for effects process- Insert points as effects loops for connecting an external ing, you can easily connect the unit using the TXM16 and signal processor.

  • Page 26: Recording Your Performance From The Txm16 And Txm20

    RECORDING YOUR PERFORMANCE FROM THE Subwoofer System TXM16 and TXM20 The TXM16 and TXM20’s MONO OUT can be used to drive You can record the audio from the TXM16 and TXM20’s a subwoofer system by engaging the SUBWOOFER ON/ mixer section including the MIC, LINE, TAPE IN and AUX OFF switch located in the MONO output strip.

  • Page 27: Txm16 And Txm20 System Set-Ups

    TXM16 and TXM20 System Set-Ups...
  • Page 28 TXM16 and TXM20 System Set-Ups...

  • Page 29: Txm16 And Txm20 Wiring Guide

    TXM16 and TXM20 Wiring Guide CONNECTING THE TXM16 and TXM20 There are several ways to interface the TXM16 and TXM20 to support a variety of applications. The TXM16 and TXM20 feature balanced inputs and outputs, so connecting balanced and unbalanced signals is possible.

  • Page 30: Specifications

    Chorus; 90-99 Flange Phantom Power +48V CLIP Indicators Turn on: THD> 0.1% Foot Switch DIGITAL EFFECT MUTE: ON/OFF GENERAL Power Requirement 120V/60 Hz, 240V/50Hz (Country Specific) Power Consumption TXM16 1900W, MAX. TXM20 2100W,MAX. Weight TXM16 42 lbs./19.5Kg TXM20 50.6 lbs./23.5Kg Dimensions TXM16 19 1/4”...

  • Page 31: Block Diagram

    Block Diagram...
  • Page 32 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...

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