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Controls and Functions

MIC

CHANNEL 6

CHANNEL 6CHANNEL 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 5CHANNEL 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 4CHANNEL 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 3CHANNEL 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

CHANNEL 2

CHANNEL 2CHANNEL 2

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 1

CHANNEL 1CHANNEL 1

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

EFX OUT

FOOTSWITCH

EFX SEND

5

0

10

TA

P

E

 I

N

5

0

10

AUX IN

5

0

10

EFFECTSEFFECTS

EFFECTSEFFECTS

5

0

10

RETURN

5

0

10

RETURN

5

0

10

MASTER

5

0

10

MASTER

MAINMAIN

0dB

0dB

-12dB

-12dB

+12dB

+12dB

MONITOR / MAINMONITOR / MAIN

0dB

0dB

-12dB

63Hz

160Hz

400Hz

1

KHz

2

.5KHz

6

.4KHz

16KHz

63Hz

160Hz

400Hz

1

KHz

2

.5KHz

6

.4KHz

16KHz

-12dB

+12dB

+12dB

PA

3

2

4

POWERED MIXER

PHANTOM

CLIP

-20

-10

-7

-4

0

+6

+3

MAIN

MONITOR / MAIN

POWER

ON

OFF

MODE

MAIN

MAIN

MONITOR

MAIN

TA

P

E

 I

N

AUX IN

MAIN OUT

MONITOR OUT

REC OUT

1

2

1

2

5

2

6

1

7

3

0

4

DIGIT

AL EFFECTS

0 LARGE HALL

1 MEDIUM HALL

2 LARGE ROOM

3 VOCAL ROOM #1

4 VOCAL ROOM #2

5 REVERB

6 DELA

Y

7 ST

AIRWELL

PA

D

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

IN

OUT

PA

D

P

A

D

PA

D

P

A

D

PA

D

MAIN

BRIDGE

SAMSON

LINE

DSP

24 

DIGIT

AL EFFECT

S

BIT

EFX

EFX

15

16

1

17

20

21

18

19

26

25

24

23

22

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

10

9

11

12

13

14

C

O

NTROLS 

THE AMOUNT OF

TREBLE APPLIED 

T

O

 THA

CHANNEL

C

O

NTROLS 

THE AMOUNT OF

BASS APPLIED 

T

O

 THA

CHANNEL

C

O

NTROLS 

THE AMOUNT OF

MIDRANGE APPLIED 

T

O

 THA

CHANNEL

C

O

NTROLS THE 

AMOUNT 

OF SIGNAL SENT 

T

O

 THE 

MONIT

OR OUT (

JA

CK 26)

C

O

NTROLS THE 

AMOUNT 

OF SIGNAL SENT 

T

O

 THE 

DIGIT

AL EFFECT

S PROCESSOR

MASTER C

ONTROL FOR 

THE 

AMOUNT OF SIGNAL SENT 

T

O

 THE 

DSP

C

O

NTROLS THE 

OVERALL

VOL

UME OF 

THA

T

 CHANNEL

8

DIGIT

AL EFFECT

S

SELECT

S ONE OF 

THE EIGHT

DIGIT

AL EFFECT

S PRESET

S

A

V

AILABLE

9

GR

APHIC EQ

PROVIDES DU

AL 7-BAND

EQU

A

LIZA

TION FOR 

THE

MAIN OR MAIN / MONIT

OR

10

MASTER LED METER

INDICA

TES 

THE AMOUNT OF 

OUTPUT SIGNAL

11

CLIP METER

INDICA

TES  POWER AMP 

MAXIMUM LE

VEL

12

PHANT

OM PO

WER

PROVIDES 48 

VOL

T

T

O

 

THE XLR INPUT

S

 FOR

POWERING C

ONDENSOR

MICROPHONES

13

PO

WER LED

INDICA

TES ST

A

T

US OF 

THE POWER SWIT

CH

ON / OFF

14

MODE SWIT

CH

C

O

NFIGURES THE 

OUTPUT 

OF 

THE POWER AMPS

• MAIN BRIDGED 300W X 1

• MAIN DU

AL 150W X 2

• MAIN / MONIT

OR 150W X 2 

15

XLR INPUT

INPUT C

ONNECT

OR FOR 

LO

W IMPEDANCE  

BALANCED MICROPHONE

INPUT

17

PA

D

 

INPUT A

T

TENU

A

T

ION SWIT

CH

16

LINE INPUT

INPUT FOR LINE LE

VEL 

SIGNALS

18

FOO

T

SWIT

CH

SWIT

CHES THE 

EFFECT

ON OR OFF

19

EFX OUT

EFFECT

S OUTPUT JA

CK FOR 

C

O

NNECTING AN EX

TERNAL 

EFFECT

S PROCESSOR

21

T

APE IN C

ONTROL

C

O

NTROLS 

THE AMOUNT OF 

VOL

UME FROM AN EX

TERNAL 

TAPE SOURCE

20

A

U

X IN C

ONTROL

C

O

NTROLS THE 

AMOUNT 

OF SIGNAL IN FROM AN 

EX

TERNAL A

UDIO SOURCE

22

AU

X

 I

N

INPUT FOR MIXING

EX

TERNAL SIGNALS

23

T

A

PE IN

USED 

T

O

 C

ONNECT INPUT 

FROM A 

TAPE DECK / CD / MD

25

MAIN OUT

MIXER PREAMP SIGNAL 

OUTPUT C

ONNECT

O

R

24

REC OUT

OUTPUT USED 

T

O

 SEND 

MAIN MIX 

T

O

 AN EX

TERNAL 

REC

ORDER

26

MONIT

OR OUT

MONIT

OR SIGNAL 

OUTPUT C

ONNECT

O

R

27

28

29

30

VO

L

U

M

E

MASTER VOL

UME 

C

O

N

FOR MAIN/MONIT

OR 

CHANNEL

VO

L

U

M

E

MASTER VOL

UME 

C

O

N

FOR MAIN CHANNEL

RETURN

EFFECT

S RETURN C

O

N

FOR MAIN/MONIT

OR 

CHANNEL

RETURN

EFFECT

S RETURN C

O

N

FOR MAIN CHANNEL

FRONT PANEL LAYOUT

Summary of Contents for PA324

Page 1: ...SEND 5 0 10 TAPE IN 5 0 10 AUX IN 5 0 10 5 0 10 EFX RETURN 5 0 10 EFX RETURN 5 0 10 MASTER 5 0 10 MASTER 0dB 0dB 12dB 12dB 12dB 12dB 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 CHORUS REVERB 6 CHORUS DELAY 7 ...

Page 2: ...tructions for future reference 3 Please heed all safety warnings 4 Follow manufacturers instructions 5 Do not use this unit near water or moisture 6 Clean only with a damp cloth 7 Do not block any of the ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifier...

Page 3: ...Output Connections 10 12 Operating the PA324 13 15 System Set ups 16 17 PA324 Wiring Guide 18 Specifications 19 Block Diagram 20 Copyright 2001 Samson Technologies Corp Printed June 2001 Samson Technologies Corp 575 Underhill Blvd P O Box 9031 Syosset NY 11791 9031 Phone 1 800 3 SAMSON 1 800 372 6766 Fax 516 364 3888 www samsontech com ...

Page 4: ...nd full specifications You ll also find a warranty card enclosed please don t forget to fill it out and mail it in so that you can receive online technical support and so we can send you updat ed information about these and other Samson products in the future With proper care and adequate air circulation your PA324 will operate trouble free for many years We recommend you record your serial number...

Page 5: ... 10 LINE MIC 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 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 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 2 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...

Page 6: ...IED TO THAT CHANNEL CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF BASS APPLIED TO THAT CHANNEL CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF MIDRANGE APPLIED TO THAT CHANNEL CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF SIGNAL SENT TO THE MONITOR OUT JACK 26 CONTROLS THE AMOUNT OF SIGNAL SENT TO THE DIGITAL EFFECTS PROCESSOR MASTER CONTROL FOR THE AMOUNT OF SIGNAL SENT TO THE DSP CONTROLS THE OVERALL VOLUME OF THAT CHANNEL 8 DIGITAL EFFECTS SELECTS ONE OF THE EIGHT...

Page 7: ...t to MAIN MONITOR Effects Send EFX The PA324 provides high quality 24 Bit digital effects and the level of effects can be set independently on each channel The channel s EFX Effects knob controls the amount of signal that is sent to the EFX bus The signal of the EFX bus is routed to the DSP EFX section for onboard signal processing The EFX sig nal can also be sent to an external effect device conn...

Page 8: ...STAIRWELL 6 7 8 6 7 8 Tape In Level Control TAPE IN This adjusts the amount of signal that is sent from the TAPE IN jacks to the MAIN bus Aux In Control AUX IN This adjusts the amount of signal that is sent from the AUX IN jacks to the MAIN bus EFX SEND 5 0 10 TAPE IN 5 0 10 AUX IN 5 0 10 9 10 10 9 Controls and Functions TAPE IN AND AUX IN SECTION This allows you to adjust the level of the signal ...

Page 9: ... jack Effects Return Control EFX RETURN The EFX RETURN control is used to adjust the level of the effect sound being sent back from the built in digital effect to the MONITOR bus This allows you to hear the DSP effects in your monitor speakers Volume Control MASTER The VOLUME level control is the overall master control for the MONITOR bus The MONITOR level affects both the MONITOR bus signal which...

Page 10: ...ck Effects Return Control EFX RETURN The EFX RETURN control is used to adjust the level of the effect sound being sent back from the built in digital effect to the MAIN mix bus This allows you to hear the DSP effects in your monitor speakers Volume Control MASTER The MASTER MAIN level control is the over all volume control for the MAIN bus The MAIN level affects both the MAIN bus signal which is o...

Page 11: ...IN MONITORS With this setting the MAIN and MONITOR sections can be used independently The MAIN bus signal will be sent from the POWER AMP 1 A B jacks and the MONITOR bus signal will be sent from the POWER AMP 2 A B jacks MAIN MAIN With this setting the two power amp channels can be used independently The MAIN bus signal will be output from the POWER AMP 1 A B jacks Rear Panel 1 and also from the P...

Page 12: ... nominal operating level of 40dB through 10dB TRS phone jacks Connector pin out Sleeve Ground Tip Hot Ring Cold Low Z Microphone Input Use these inputs to connect Low Impedance microphones and low level signals from direct boxes The Low Z inputs have a nominal operating level of 50dB through 20dB The Low Z feature 48V phantom power allowing you to use condenser microphones The Phantom Power is swi...

Page 13: ...hen using the A and B jacks simultaneously connect 8 through 16 Ohm speakers In this case be care ful not to connect a speaker to the BRIDGE jack The total impedance load for each amplifier must not exceed 4 Ohms therefore in the example above one speaker with an impedance of 8 ohms is connected to each amp s A and B jacks The A B jacks are wired in Parallel so the total impedance when two 8 Ohm s...

Page 14: ...Additional or alternative amplifiers can be connected to the MAIN OUT and MONITOR OUT jacks on the front panel B A B A SPEAKER BRIDGE AMP 2 AMP 1 B A B A SPEAKER BRIDGE AMP 2 AMP 1 B A B A SPEAKER BRIDGE AMP 2 AMP 1 4 8 Ohms MAIN MONITOR SPEAKER 4 8 Ohms MAIN SPEAKER 8 16 Ohms MAIN MONITOR SPEAKER 8 16 Ohms MAIN SPEAKER 8 16 Ohms MAIN SPEAKER PA324 Input and Output Connections When connecting one ...

Page 15: ...N section graphic equalizer and VOLUME control to adjust the overall volume and tone 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...

Page 16: ...t sound is distorted even though the EFX RTN is turned all the way down lower the EFX con trols of each channel or lower the EFX SEND control in the EFFECTS section SENDING AN INDEPENDENT MIX TO THE MONITOR SPEAKERS The PA324 allows you to operate the power amplifiers in a MAIN MONITOR mode This let you use one amplifier for speakers facing the audience and the other amplifier for the monitor spea...

Page 17: ...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...

Page 18: ... OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT PAD PAD PAD PAD PAD MAIN BRIDGE SAMSON LINE DSP 24DIGITAL EFFECTS BIT EFX EFX Bass Guitar Rhythm Guitar Lead Guitar Keyboards SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW S A M S O N R 21 S A M S O N R 21 SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW Vocal Vocal Signal Processor Direct Box Signal Processor SAMSON TECHNOLOGIES CORP HICKSVILLE NEW YORK TO PREVENT SHOCK DO N O T O P E N N O U ...

Page 19: ...0Hz 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 CHORUS REVERB 6 CHORUS DELAY 7 STAIRWELL PAD IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT IN OUT...

Page 20: ...Hot 2 Cold 3 Common 1 Common Hot Cold Hot 2 Cold 3 Common 1 Common Solder Points End View End View Solder Points 1 2 3 2 1 3 Unbalanced 1 4 Connector XLR Balanced Wiring Guide CONNECTING THE PA324 The are several ways to interface the PA324 to support a variety of applications The PA324 features balanced inputs and outputs so connecting balanced and unbalanced signals is possible Balanced TRS 1 4 ...

Page 21: ...Maximum Voltage Gain 84dB CH IN Lo Z to AMP OUT 66dB CH IN Lo Z to MAIN OUT MONITOR OUT 72dB CH IN Lo Z to EFX OUT 48dB CH IN Lo Z to REC OUT 56dB CH IN Hi Z to MAIN OUT MONITOR OUT 26dB AUX IN to MAIN OUT 24dB TAPE IN to MAIN OUT Crosstalk 1KHz 70dB adjacent input 70dB input to output Input Channel Equalization HIGH 12KHz shelving 15dB Maximum MID 2 5KHz peaking 15dB Maximum LOW 80Hz shelving 15d...

Page 22: ...Block Diagram 20 ...

Page 23: ...Samson Technologies Corp 575 Underhill Blvd P O Box 9031 Syosset NY 11791 9031 Phone 1 800 3 SAMSON 1 800 372 6766 Fax 516 364 3888 www samsontech com ...

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