Samson manual Setting up the S zone, Quick Start

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Setting up the S zone

Quick Start

We recommend that you take the time to read through this manual, and then, use it as a reference guide. If you are installing your first system you should read through the section “Designing an Installation Plan” on page 6 before you start connecting your S zone. If you’re a professional installer you can skip over that section and if you want to get started running some signals through your inputs and outputs, you can follow the following quick start example.

Setting up your S zone is a simple procedure, which takes only a few minutes. The following section describes the set-up and operation of a simple installation using the S zone with a CD player and paging microphone.

•On the front panel of the S zone, set all the VOLUME control knobs to their bottom-most “OFF” setting.

•Set all ZONE OUTPUT LOW and HIGH Equalizer control Knobs to their flat (“0”) center detented position.

•Now, make the S zone input connections, using the Euroblock connectors on the rear panel.

•Next, make the S zone output connections, using the Euroblock connectors on the rear panel.

In this set up example, a paging microphone connected to the S zone’s CHANNEL 1 input and a CD player connected to CHANNEL 3. The S zone’s ZONE OUTPUT 1 is connected to a pair of active (self powered) speakers. If you are using passive speakers, the S zone’s ZONE OUTPUT should be connected to the power amp input.

•Remove all packing materials (save them in case of need for future service) and decide where the unit is to be physically placed—it can be used freestanding or mounted in a standard 19” rack (The S zone requires only a single rack space).

•Make sure the power to all input sources (like CD, DVD, MP3 & TAPE players) and amplifiers in your audio sys- tem is off.

•Turn the volume control of your active speakers all the way off. If you are using passive speakers with a sepa- rate power amplifier, be sure to turn the power amp volume controls all the way off.

•Plug in the supplied AC connector and connect it to any standard AC socket.

•Press the front panel Power switch in order to turn on the S zone.

•Power on your CD player, then power your active speaker or power amp.

•On the Line 3 input channel, press the Zone 1 Switch.

•Apply an input signal from the CD player to the S zone and slowly raise the front panel LINE 3 Volume control knob to the “0” point.

•While the input signal is present, slowly raise the front panel ZONE OUTPUT 1 control knob to the “0” point (if sending signal from a CD Player, drive the mixer’s out- put meters at approximately 0 VU).

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Contents L a s s S i g n a l P r o c e s s o r s Important Safety Instructions Table of Contents Introduction Zone Features Controls and Functions Front Panel LayoutControls and Functions Designing an Installation Plan Using Passive Speakers Using Active SpeakersSetting up the S zone Quick StartMic Trim Connecting the S zone Inputs Connecting the S zoneGet Connected Connecting the S zone Zone Inputs Connecting the S zone Zone OutputsUsing the Volume Control Using the S zone Input SectionUsing the Zone Assignment switches Operating the S zoneUsing the Monitor Volume control Using the Monitor SectionUsing the headphone Routing a signal to the Internal MonitorSetting the Zone Output for Stereo or Mono Operation Setting the Output levelControlling the Zone Outputs Setting the Zone Output EQ For Voice Using the EqualizerSetting the Zone Output EQ For Music Channel 1 Duck Enable Using the DuckerSetting The Duck Enable switches Channel 2 Duck EnableOperating the S zone Zone System Configurations Zone’s Four Room Set-up Zone Wiring Guide Zone Wiring GuideZone Specifications Zone Block Diagram Page Page
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