Samson S zone manual Using Passive Speakers, Using Active Speakers

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Designing an Installation Plan

Using Passive Speakers

If you are using passive (un-powered) speakers you need to first decide where you will place your power amplifier. If the speakers in a particular sound zone are less than 100 feet away you can locate your power amplifier in the same rack as the S zone and wire the speaker wires from the amplifier to your sound zone.

NOTE: This type of wiring is known as "home-run wiring" since you are making direct connection from the amplifiers in the equipment rack to the speakers loicated in the sound zone

room.

In this case, you would connect the S zone’s Zone Output to the power amplifier input and the run the speaker wires to the passive speakers. If the speakers in a particular sound zone are further than 100 feet, you should consider placing the amplifier in the same room as the sound zone. In this case you will run balanced line level signal from the S zone’s Zone Output over the long wire run to the input of the power amplifier located in the sound zone.

Using Active Speakers

If you are going more than 100 feet you can also consider using active speakers (speakers with built in power). When using active speakers you can connect the S zone’s outputs using the balanced line level signals. In this case you will run line level signal from the S zone’s Zone Output over the long wire run to the input of the powered speaker located in the sound zone. For more information on wiring for balanced signals see the wire guide on page 20 of this manual.

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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 Front Panel Layout Controls and FunctionsControls and Functions Designing an Installation Plan Using Active Speakers Using Passive SpeakersQuick Start Setting up the S zoneMic Trim Connecting the S zone Connecting the S zone InputsGet Connected Connecting the S zone Zone Outputs Connecting the S zone Zone InputsUsing the Zone Assignment switches Using the S zone Input SectionUsing the Volume Control Operating the S zoneUsing the headphone Using the Monitor SectionUsing the Monitor Volume control Routing a signal to the Internal MonitorSetting the Output level Setting the Zone Output for Stereo or Mono OperationControlling the Zone Outputs Using the Equalizer Setting the Zone Output EQ For VoiceSetting the Zone Output EQ For Music Setting The Duck Enable switches Using the DuckerChannel 1 Duck Enable 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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