Samson PL2404 manual Guided Tour Main Section, Samson

Guided Tour - Main Section

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AUX RETURNS		SAMSON
		PL 2404 STEREO MIXER
	0
∞	+10										5
AUX RET.1			-18 -12 -9		-6	-3	0	+3	+6	+9 +12
1/2	3/4	LEFT
		RIGHT
			-18 -12 -9		-6	-3	0	+3	+6	+9 +12
	0		PFL	AFL				POWER			6
∞	+10
AUX RET.2			PFL				SOLO
				AFL			MAIN
1/2	3/4
				0						0	9
	0
∞		∞		+10			∞			+10
	+10	MAIN LEVEL					CONTROL ROOM
AUX RET.3
1/2	3/4	L		R			L			R	11
	0	+10									+10
		dB									dB
∞	+10
AUX RET.4
		0									0
1/2	3/4
	0
0	+10
		∞									∞
	PHONES	BUS 1		BUS 2			BUS 3			BUS 4	12

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1:Auxiliary Return Level (orange) - These knobs determine the input level of signal arriving via the PL 2404’s four stereo Auxiliary returns. The “0” (2 o’clock)

position of each knob indicates unity gain (no level attenuation or boost). Moving each knob counterclockwise from the “0” position (towards “∞”) causes the signal to be attenuated (at the fully counterclockwise position, it is attenuated infinite- ly—in other words, there is no sound). Moving each knob clockwise from the “0” position (towards “+10”) causes the signal to be boosted by as much as 10 dB. For information on how to properly set these, see the sections in this manual entitled “Setting the Correct Gain Structure” and “Using the Aux Sends and Returns” (pages 13 and 20).

2:Auxiliary Return Bus switch - These switches determine which of the two pairs of stereo buses (1/2 or 3/4) the Aux return signal is routed to. When up, the Return’s signal is routed to the Bus 1/2 faders and then on to the Bus 1/2 jacks as well as (if the Bus “L/R” switch is pressed in—see #10 on page 7) the Main and Control Room output jacks. When pressed in, the channel’s signal is instead routed to the Bus 3/4 faders and then on to the Bus 3/4 jacks as well as

(if the Bus “L/R” switch is pressed in) the Main and Control Room output jacks. If you set the Bus 3/4 faders all the way down (to their “∞” position), this switch can be used for selective muting of Aux returns. See the “Busing, Submixing and Channel Muting” and “Using the Aux Sends and Returns” sections on page 17 and page 20 in this manual.

3:Headphone Level - This knob sets the level of the signal sent to the headphone jack (see #4 below). WARNING: To avoid possible damage to con- nected headphones (or, worse yet, to your ears!), always turn this all the way off (to the fully counterclockwise “0” position) before plugging in a pair of head- phones—then raise the level slowly while listening. The Headphone Level has no effect on the final Main output level or on the Control Room output level.

4:Headphone jack - Connect any standard stereo headphones to this jack

(via a 1/4" TRS plug) for private monitoring of the Main output (including all connected Aux returns). The built-in PL 2404 headphone preamp delivers 120 mw at 33 ohms.

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