Samson XM 410 Owner'S Manual Download Page 2

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Congratulations on your purchase of the Samson XM410 powered mixer! The XM410 is a six channel, 400 Watt 

powered mixer with a built-in, 24 BIT DSP (Digital Signal Processor) effects.  The XM410 will give you clean, 

clear sound reproduction thanks to the high quality, low noise microphone preamps, super clean mix bus, 

on-board 7-band graphic equalizer and the high output/low distortion power amplifier. For studio quality 

processing, you can add one of the 100 dazzling digital effects including Delays, Chorus and lush Reverbs to 

your voice or instruments. The XM410’s ingenious Kickback enclosure allows you to tilt the unit back to see, 

and operate, the controls with ease. The unit is easy to transport with its compact size and oversized, sure-grip 

handle.  The super-tough ABS construction ensures reliable, high quality sound from venue-to-venue and 

performance-to-performance day in, and night out.  Optimized for live sound reinforcement and commercial 

installations, the XM410 is an ideal mixer and power amp solution offering big sound in a compact package. 

In these pages, you’ll find a detailed description of the features of the XM410 powered mixer, as well a descrip-

tion of its front and rear panels, step-by-step instructions for its setup and use, and 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 updated information about these and other Samson prod-

ucts in the future. Also, be sure to check out our website (www.samsontech.com) for complete information 

about our full product line.

With proper care and adequate air circulation, your unit  will operate trouble free for many years. We recom-

mend you record your serial number in the space provided below for future reference.

Serial number: ___________________________

Date of purchase: _________________________

Should your unit ever require servicing, a Return Authorization number (RA) must be obtained before ship-

ping your unit to Samson. Without this number, the unit will not be accepted. Please call Samson at 1-800-

3SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) for a Return Authorization number prior to shipping your unit. Please retain the 

original packing materials and if possible,  return the unit in the original carton and packing materials. If you 

purchased your Samson product outside the United States, please contact your local distributor for warranty 

information and service.

Introduction

Summary of Contents for XM 410

Page 1: ...Powered Mixers SIX CHANNEL POWERED MIXER WITH 24BIT DIGITAL EFFECTS...

Page 2: ...powered mixer as well a descrip tion of its front and rear panels step by step instructions for its setup and use and full specifications You ll also find a warranty card enclosed please don t forget...

Page 3: ...denser microphones connect easily to the low noise mic pre amps with available 48 Volt Phantom Power The 3 Band EQ on each channel enables you to tailor the tonal response for each input Two Auxiliary...

Page 4: ...Controls and Functions FRONT PANEL LAYOUT...

Page 5: ...POWER AMP 1 A B jacks if the POWER AMP select switch is set to MAIN MONITOR AUX 2 EFX Effects Send The XM410 provides high quality 24 Bit digital effects and the level of effects can be set independen...

Page 6: ...nternal DSP EFX ON switch The EFX ON control is used to turn the internal Digital Effect on and off The effects are bypassed when the switch is in the out position and the display shows two dashes 6 7...

Page 7: ...UTION Only change the power amp mode switch when the XM410 s power is SWITCHED OFF MAIN MONITOR With this setting the MAIN and MONITOR sections can be used independently The MAIN bus signal will be se...

Page 8: ...that frequency by up to 12dB Once you set a response curve using the Graphic Equalizer the EQ curve is applied to both the MAIN bus signal that is output to the speakers and the line level signal whic...

Page 9: ...ITOR OUT jack MONITOR Level Meter The OUTPUT LEVEL METER allows you to monitor the level of the signal which is being sent to the MONITOR OUT jack and MONITOR POWER AMPLIFIER NOTE To avoid distortion...

Page 10: ...e Input Use these inputs to connect Low Impedance microphones and low level signals from direct boxes The MIC inputs have a nominal operating level of 50dBV through 20dBV The MIC inputs also feature 4...

Page 11: ...jack and two more 8 ohm speakers can be daisy chained together and connected to the AMP 2 jack for a total of four speakers See the diagram on page 11 The total impedance load for each amplifier must...

Page 12: ...connected to the BRIDGE jack bridge connection For each of these the required speaker impedance will differ Refer to the following diagram and make sure that the speaker impedance is not less than th...

Page 13: ...h on the power of any peripheral devices and then power up the XM410 NOTE Since the XM410 contains two power amplifiers it is important to remember the Golden Rule of audio LAST ON FIRST OFF Translate...

Page 14: ...the EFX RTN knob in the MAIN MONITOR section to adjust the EFFECTS Return level The EFX control is the overall level control for the DSP effects processor If you are not using the XM410 in MAIN MONIT...

Page 15: ...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 XM410 s TAPE INPUT 1 Turn the TAPE IN level control and the VOLUME level control all...

Page 16: ...47 RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT GROUND OUTPUT 250W 47 SERVO 550 STUDIO AMPLIFIER RIGHT LEFT BRIDGED MONO STEREO INPUTS BALANCED 10K7 0dBm0 TIP RING SLEEVE TIP RING SLEEVE GND This system shows the XM410 pow...

Page 17: ...oni tor speakers speaker connected to POWER AMP 1 For inputs two microphones are con nected to channel 1 and 2 s low impedance inputs and the output of the Bass Direct Box is also connected to the Low...

Page 18: ...MIC to MAIN OUT MONITOR OUT 54dB CH IN MIC to AUX 2 OUT 30dB CH IN MIC to REC OUT 32dB CH IN LINE to MAIN OUT MONITOR OUT 26dB AUX IN to MAIN OUT 24dB TAPE IN to MAIN OUT Crosstalk 1KHz 70dB adjacent...

Page 19: ...87 Block Diagram Synoptique Blockdiagramm Diagrama de bloques Diagramma a Blocchi...

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