Samson PA324, Owner'S Manual

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Operating the PA324
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USING AN EXTERNAL EFFECT
If you prefer to use an external device for effects process-
ing, you can easily connect the unit using the PA324 EFX
bus. Follow the simple steps below to interface your
processor:
1. Set the MONITOR section VOLUME control to the "0"
position.
2. Raise the EFFECT controls for the channels to which
you want the external effect to be applied.
3. Now adjust the EFX SEND level to about half way.
4. Set the input level of the external effect so that the sound
is not distorted and so that the effect’s input meter does
not indicate a clipped signal.
5. Use the AUX IN control to adjust the level of the effects
processed by the external effects device.
PLAYING BACK A CD
The PA324 has a dedicated input for playing back a CD,
Tape or Mini Disk. Below is a description of how you can
play back a CD, Tape or MD using the PA324’s TAPE
INPUT.
1. Turn the TAPE IN level control and the VOLUME level
control all the way down.
2. Follow the "LAST ON, FIRST OFF" rule and turn on your
peripheral devices and then the power on the PA324.
3. Adjust the VOLUME control of the MAIN section to the
"5" position.
4. Start playback on the CD, Tape or MD player, and use
the TAPE IN control to adjust the level so that the zero
LED of the MAIN section peak level meter lights occa-
sionally. Adjust the master volume control to raise the
level if necessary.
RECORDING FROM THE PA324
You can record the audio from the PA324’s mixer section
including the MIC, LINE, TAPE IN and AUX inputs to a cas-
sette deck, MD, DAT or any other type of recorder using the
RECORD outputs. Simply connect the PA324’s REC OUT
to the input jacks of the recorder as shown in the diagram above.
MIC
CHANNEL 6
CHANNEL 6 CHANNEL 6
HIGH 0
15 15
15 15
MID
0
MONITOR 5
0 10
0
15 15
LOW 0
EFX 5
0 10
LEVEL 5
0 10
LINE
MIC
CHANNEL 5
CHANNEL 5 CHANNEL 5
HIGH 0
15 15
15 15
MID 0
MONITOR 5
0 10
0
15 15
LOW 0
EFX 5
0 10
LEVEL 5
0 10
LINE
MIC
CHANNEL 4
CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 4
HIGH 0
15 15
15 15
MID 0
MONITOR 5
0 10
0
15 15
LOW 0
EFX 5
0 10
LEVEL 5
0 10
LINE
MIC
CHANNEL 3
CHANNEL 3 CHANNEL 3
HIGH 0
15 15
15 15
MID 0
MONITOR 5
0 10
0
15 15
LOW 0
EFX 5
0 10
LEVEL 5
0 10
GH
MID
OR
OW
FX
EL
EFX OUT
FOOTSWITCH
EFX SEND 5
0 10
TAPE IN 5
0 10
AUX IN 5
0 10
EFFECTS EFFECTS
EFFECTS EFFECTS
5
0 10
RETURN
5
0 10
RETURN
5
0 10
VOLUME
5
0 10
VOLUME
MAIN MAIN
0dB 0dB
-12dB -12dB
+12dB +12dB
MONITOR / MAIN MONITOR / MAIN
0dB 0dB
-12dB
63Hz 160Hz 400Hz 1KHz 2.5KHz 6.4KHz 16KHz
63Hz 160Hz 400Hz 1KHz 2.5KHz 6.4KHz 16KHz
-12dB
+12dB +12dB
PA324
POWERED MIXER
PHANTOM CLIP -20 -10 -7 -4 0 +6 +3
MAIN
MONITOR / MAIN
POWER
ON
OFF
MODE
MAIN MAIN
MONITOR
MAIN
TAPE IN AUX IN MAIN OUT MONITOR OUT REC OUT
1
2
1
2
5
2 6
1 7
3
0
4
DIGITAL EFFECTS
0 LARGE HALL
1 MEDIUM HALL
2 LARGE ROOM
3 VOCAL ROOM #1
4 VOCAL ROOM #2
5 REVERB
6 DELAY
7 STAIRWELL
IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT
PAD PAD PAD PAD
MAIN
BRIDGE
SAMSON
LINE
DSP 24
DIGITAL EFFECTS
BIT
EFX
EFX
CD PLAYER
OUTPUT
CASSETTE RECORDER
RECORD
INPUT
MIC
CHANNEL 6
CHANNEL 6 CHANNEL 6
HIGH 0
15 15
15 15
MID
0
MONITOR 5
0 10
0
15 15
LOW 0
EFX 5
0 10
LEVEL 5
0 10
LINE
MIC
CHANNEL 5
CHANNEL 5 CHANNEL 5
HIGH 0
15 15
15 15
MID 0
MONITOR 5
0 10
0
15 15
LOW 0
EFX 5
0 10
LEVEL 5
0 10
LINE
MIC
CHANNEL 4
CHANNEL 4 CHANNEL 4
HIGH 0
15 15
15 15
MID 0
MONITOR 5
0 10
0
15 15
LOW 0
EFX 5
0 10
LEVEL 5
0 10
LINE
MIC
CHANNEL 3
CHANNEL 3 CHANNEL 3
HIGH 0
15 15
15 15
MID 0
MONITOR 5
0 10
0
15 15
LOW 0
EFX 5
0 10
LEVEL 5
0 10
LINE
MIC
NNEL 2
NNEL 2 NNEL 2
HIGH 0
15
15
MID 0
MONITOR 5
10
0
15
LOW 0
EFX 5
10
LEVEL 5
10
EFX OUT
FOOTSWITCH
EFX SEND 5
0 10
TAPE IN 5
0 10
AUX IN 5
0 10
EFFECTS EFFECTS
EFFECTS EFFECTS
5
0 10
RETURN
5
0 10
RETURN
5
0 10
VOLUME
5
0 10
VOLUME
MAIN MAIN
0dB 0dB
-12dB -12dB
+12dB +12dB
MONITOR / MAIN MONITOR / MAIN
0dB 0dB
-12dB
63Hz 160Hz 400Hz 1KHz 2.5KHz 6.4KHz 16KHz
63Hz 160Hz 400Hz 1KHz 2.5KHz 6.4KHz 16KHz
-12dB
+12dB +12dB
PA324
POWERED MIXER
PHANTOM CLIP -20 -10 -7 -4 0 +6 +3
MAIN
MONITOR / MAIN
POWER
ON
OFF
MODE
MAIN MAIN
MONITOR
MAIN
TAPE IN AUX IN MAIN OUT MONITOR OUT REC OUT
1
2
1
2
5
2 6
1 7
3
0
4
DIGITAL EFFECTS
0 LARGE HALL
1 MEDIUM HALL
2 LARGE ROOM
3 VOCAL ROOM #1
4 VOCAL ROOM #2
5 REVERB
6 DELAY
7 STAIRWELL
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
IN
OUT
PAD PAD PAD PAD
MAIN
BRIDGE
SAMSON
LINE
DSP 24
DIGITAL EFFECTS
BIT
EFX
EFX
Signal Processor
INPUT OUTPUT