Samson owner manual S1500 / S2000 Connections, Stereo Mode two or four speakers

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S1500 / S2000 Connections

The illustrations on these two pages show the

 

 

SPEAKON™

 

 

 

 

required interconnections when using the

 

 

 

 

 

 

S1500 / S2000 in Stereo, Bridged and Parallel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

modes. Wiring for Speakon™ connectors

 

 

 

(shown on the right) is indicated where

 

 

 

appropriate.

 

 

 

Stereo Mode: (two or four speakers)

+

-

SPEAKON™

SAMSON

SAMSON

SAMSON

Speakon™ wiring:

Speakon™ wiring:

 

OUTPUT

 

INPUT

 

 

BRIDGED

 

PUSH

PUSH

 

(8Ω ~16Ω )

 

 

 

 

(4Ω ~8Ω

)

(4Ω ~8Ω )

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCED

BALANCED

 

 

 

0dBm

0dBm

 

 

TRS

TIP=HOT

XLR

3=COLD

 

 

RING=COLD

2=HOT

 

 

BALANCED SLEEVE=GND

BALANCED

1=GND

(4Ω ~8Ω )

(4Ω ~8Ω )

 

 

 

CH 2

+

CH 1

CH 2

CH 1

-

+

 

-

USE SAME WIRING

FOR CH1, CH2

1- 1+

2+ 2-

NOT CONNECTED

 

OUTPUT

 

BRIDGED

 

(8Ω ~16Ω )

(4Ω ~8Ω )

(4Ω ~8Ω )

(4Ω ~8Ω )

(4Ω ~8Ω )

CH 2

CH 1

+-

 

INPUT

 

 

PUSH

PUSH

BALANCED

BALANCED

0dBm

0dBm

TRS

TIP=HOT

XLR

3=COLD

RING=COLD

2=HOT

BALANCED

SLEEVE=GND

BALANCED

1=GND

CH 2

CH 1

+-

USE SAME WIRING

FOR CH1, CH2

1- 1+

2+ 2-

NOT CONNECTED

 

OUTPUT

 

BRIDGED

 

(8Ω ~16Ω )

(4Ω ~8Ω )

(4Ω ~8Ω )

(4Ω ~8Ω )

(4Ω ~8Ω )

CH 2

CH 1

-

+ -

 

INPUT

 

 

PUSH

PUSH

BALANCED

BALANCED

0dBm

0dBm

TRS

TIP=HOT

XLR

3=COLD

RING=COLD

2=HOT

BALANCED

SLEEVE=GND

BALANCED

1=GND

CH 2

CH 1

+ +

- + -

(4 ohm min) (4 ohm min)

(4 ohm min) (4 ohm min)

(8 ohm min) (8 ohm min) (8 ohm min) (8 ohm min)

Bridged Mode: (single speaker only)

 

 

 

SAMSON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAMSON

 

 

 

 

 

 

SAMSON

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Speakon™

wiring:

 

 

 

Speakon™

wiring:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOT CONNECTED

 

 

 

NOT CONNECTED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1-

 

1+

 

 

 

 

 

1-

1+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2+

2-

 

 

 

 

2+

 

2-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONO

 

 

 

 

MONO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH2

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH1

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT

 

 

INPUT

 

 

OUTPUT

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

OUTPUT

 

INPUT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BRIDGED

 

PUSH

 

PUSH

 

 

 

BRIDGED

PUSH

 

PUSH

 

 

BRIDGED

 

 

PUSH

 

PUSH

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8Ω ~16Ω

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8Ω ~16Ω )

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8Ω ~16Ω )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4Ω

~8Ω

)

(4Ω ~8Ω

)

 

 

 

(4Ω ~8Ω

)

 

(4Ω ~8Ω

)

 

 

 

 

(4Ω ~8Ω

)

(4Ω ~8Ω

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BALANCED

BALANCED

 

 

 

 

BALANCED

BALANCED

 

 

 

 

BALANCED

BALANCED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0dBm

 

0dBm

 

 

 

 

0dBm

 

0dBm

 

 

 

 

 

0dBm

 

0dBm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRS

TIP=HOT

XLR

3=COLD

 

 

 

 

TRS

TIP=HOT

XLR

3=COLD

 

 

 

 

TRS

TIP=HOT

XLR

3=COLD

 

 

 

 

RING=COLD

2=HOT

 

 

 

 

 

RING=COLD

 

2=HOT

 

 

 

 

RING=COLD

2=HOT

 

 

 

 

BALANCED SLEEVE=GND BALANCED 1=GND

 

 

 

 

BALANCED

SLEEVE=GND BALANCED 1=GND

 

 

 

 

BALANCED SLEEVE=GND BALANCED 1=GND

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4Ω

~8Ω

)

(4Ω ~8Ω

)

 

 

 

(4Ω ~8Ω

)

 

(4Ω ~8Ω

)

 

 

 

 

(4Ω ~8Ω

)

(4Ω ~8Ω

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

CH 2

 

 

CH 1

 

CH 2

 

CH 1

 

CH 2

 

CH 1

CH 2

 

CH 1

CH 2

 

CH 1

 

CH 2

 

CH 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

+

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

+

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

+

 

 

 

(8 ohm min)

 

 

 

(8 ohm min)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(8 ohm min)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents Amplifier Table of Contents Introduction S1500 / S2000 Features Guided Tour Front Panel Guided Tour Rear Panel Output InputSetting Up and Using Your S1500 / S2000 Output connectorsS1500 / S2000 Protection Circuitry Bridged and Parallel Modes Stereo Mode two or four speakers S1500 / S2000 ConnectionsUsing the S700 / S1000 Link Connectors Specifications Dynamic Range
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