Page 2 - Safety Instructions; CAUTION; Important Safety Instructions; Please read all instructions before operating the unit.; To reduce the hazard of electrical shock,; WARNING
Safety Instructions WARNING DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE AVIS RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRONIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION AGAINST RISK OF FIRE, REPLACE ONLY WITH SAME TYPE FUSE ATTENTION UTILISER UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE MÊME TYP...
Page 3 - Table of Contents; Introduction; Copyright 2001, Samson Technologies Corp.
Table of Contents Introduction 2 EX500 Features 3 Controls and Functions Front Panel Layout 4 Rear Panel Layout 5 Configuring Your Speaker System 6 Operating the EX500 The EX500 Control Panel EX500 Mono Sub with Powered Satellites 8 EX500 Stereo Sub with Powered Satellites 9 EX500 Mono Sub with Pass...
Page 6 - Controls and Functions; Front Panel Layout
4 Controls and Functions SAMSON 1 2 7 4 3 5 8 6 1 GRILL SCREEN - Tough steel construction pro- vides durable and stylish protection for speaker. 2 ENCLOSURE - Rigid 3/4” Plywood Construction. 3 POLE MOUNT - 1 3/8 inch (35mm) standard speaker stand receptacle. 4 FINISH - Tough road-proof carpet. 5 TR...
Page 7 - Rear Panel Layout; quency end range of the High-Pass outputs.
Controls and Functions 5 Rear Panel Layout 30 105 200 Hz 0 5 10 P O W E R E D S U B W O O F E R 5 0 0 W A T T S EX500 SAMSON POWER ON OFF A.C. MAINS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN POWERRATING 115V/230V 50HZ/60Hz 500W AVIS; RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPM...
Page 8 - Configuring Your Speaker System; Stereo Sub Operation
6 Configuring Your Speaker System SAMSON Before you start plugging in cables, you should take a minute to decide how you want to interface your new sub-woofer. There are several ways you can interface the EX500, however most systems set-ups fall into two cate-gories, Stereo or Mono (Common) sub oper...
Page 10 - EX500 MONO SUB WITH POWERED SATELLITES; P O W E R E D S U B W O; LEFT
8 Operating the EX500 30 105 200 Hz 0 5 10 P O W E R E D S U B W O O F E R 5 0 0 W A T T S EX500 SAMSON POWER ON OFF A.C. MAINS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN POWERRATING 115V/230V 50HZ/60Hz 500W AVIS; RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTU...
Page 11 - EX500 STEREO SUB WITH POWERED SATELLITES
9 EX500 STEREO SUB WITH POWERED SATELLITES Operating the EX500 30 105 200 Hz 0 5 10 P O W E R E D S U B W O O F E R 5 0 0 W A T T S EX500 SAMSON POWER ON OFF A.C. MAINS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN POWERRATING 115V/230V 50HZ/60Hz 500W AVIS; RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR DO NO...
Page 12 - EX500 MONO SUB WITH PASSIVE SATELLITES; Lower your mixer’s master outputs to all the way off.; LEF
10 Operating the EX500 EX500 MONO SUB WITH PASSIVE SATELLITES 30 105 200 Hz 0 5 10 P O W E R E D S U B W O O F E R 5 0 0 W A T T S EX500 SAMSON POWER ON OFF A.C. MAINS CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN POWERRATING 115V/230V 50HZ/60Hz 500W AVIS; RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR DO NOT...
Page 13 - EX500 STEREO SUB WITH PASSIVE SATELLITES
EX500 STEREO SUB WITH PASSIVE SATELLITES 11 Operating the EX500 SAMSON TECHNOLOGIES CORP., HICKSVILLE, NEW YORK TO PREVENT SHOCK DO NOT OPEN. NO USER SERVICABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. TO PREVENT CAUTION HEATSINK MAY BE HOT! DO NOT BLOCK AIRFLOW OR OVER- HEATING...
Page 14 - Connections; Female XLR; XLR Balanced Wiring Guide; EX500 XLR WIRING DIAGRAM
12 Connections 1 3 2 2 3 1 Hot Cold Female XLR Male XLR 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 XLR Balanced Wiring Guide The EX500’s input and outputs utilize industry standard XLR connectors. Below is ...
Page 15 - Specifications
13 Specifications Specifications Transducer: 15", Heavy Duty Driver, 3 inch voice coil, aluminum former Amplifier: High-efficiency tracking converter Power Rating: 500 Watts RMS Frequency response 30Hz- 300Hz+/-3 dB Sensitivity: 94dB SPL @ 1 W/1m Input Balanced Connector: XLR - FEMALE Output Bal...
Page 16 - Samson Technologies Corp.
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