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Page 2 - Safety Instructions; CAUTION; To reduce the hazard of electrical; 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...

Table of Contents Introduction 2 PA324 Features 3 Controls and Functions Front Panel Layout 4 Front Panel Controls 5–9 PA324 Input and 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 ...

Page 6 - Controls and Functions; SAMSON; DSP; FRONT PANEL LAYOUT

4 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 ...

Page 7 - INPUT CHANNEL SECTION; The LEVEL control adjusts the output volume of each channel.; FRONT PANEL CONTROLS

5 Controls and Functions INPUT CHANNEL SECTION The following section details each part of the PA324’s INPUT CHANNELSincluding the 3-BAND EQ, the MONITOR and EXF sends, PAD and LEVELcontrols. Channel Equalizer (HIGH MID LOW) The PA324 input channels feature a 3-band equalizer allowing you toadjust th...

Page 8 - Effect Preset List; This section identifies the eight built- in DSP effects presets.; TAPE IN AND AUX IN SECTION; 4 BIT DIGITAL EFFECT SECTION

6 Effect Select Switch (DIGITAL EFFECTS) The EFX switch allows you to select one of the eight built-in digital effects.Simply rotate the EFX to choose the effect. Effect Preset List This section identifies the eight built- in DSP effects presets. Master Effect Send (EFX SEND) The EFX SEND control is...

Page 9 - MONITOR SECTION; Graphic Equalizer

7 MONITOR SECTION The PA 324 has two internal power amplifiers anddepending on the MODE selection switch, the ampli-fiers are fed from the MAIN or MONITOR bus signal.The following section describes the MONITOR busoperation, which allows you to adjust the overall toneand volume, and specify the mix l...

Page 10 - MAIN SECTION

8 MAIN SECTION The PA 324 has two internal power amplifiers anddepending on the POWER AMP selection switch, theamplifiers are sent the MAIN or MONITOR bus sig-nal. The following section describes the MAIN busoperation, which allows you to adjust the over-alltone and volume, and specify the mix level...

Page 11 - POWER AMP SECTION; Mode; Only change the power amp mode switch when the PA324’s power is

9 POWER AMP SECTION The PA324’s power amplifier section canbe configured to operate several waysdepending on whether you need MAIN plusMONITOR amplifiers to power your speak-ers, or if you just need more power for theMAIN speakers. The section belowdescribes the PA324 power amp modes. Mode The MODE ...

Page 12 - CHANNEL 1–6 MIC and LINE INPUTS; NOTE; Hi-Z Line Level Input

PA324 Input and Output Connections 10 CHANNEL 1–6 MIC and LINE INPUTS The PA 324’s six input channels each have a Hi-Z (High Impedance) Line level input and a Low-Z(Low imped-ance) Mic level input. By using the PAD switches you can connect a variety of signal sources from microphonesto line level de...

Page 13 - S P E A K E R; REAR PANEL

Record Output (REC OUT) The signal present at this connector is the MAIN bus signal before it has passed through the MASTER levelcontrol and graphic equalizer. The nominal output level is -10dB and the impedance is10K Ohms. MAIN OUT The signal present at this connector is the MAIN bus signal, which ...

Page 14 - SPEAKER CONNECTION

12 SPEAKER CONNECTION Here are three ways in which speakers can be connected to the PA324: A single speaker can be connected toeither the A or B jack of AMP 1 and AMP 2, two speakers can be connected in parallel to both the A and B jacksof AMP1 and AMP 2, or a single speaker can be connected to the ...

Page 15 - LAST

Operating the PA324 13 BASIC OPERATION The following section explains the basic operation of the PA324. CONNECTING MICROPHONES AND INSTRUMENTS 1. Before connecting mics or instruments, make sure that the power of all your sys-tems components including the PA324 isturned off. Also, make sure that the...

Page 17 - CD PLAYER; CASSETTE RECORDER; Signal Processor

Operating the PA324 15 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 EFXbus. Follow the simple steps below to interface yourprocessor: 1. Set the MONITOR section VOLUME control to the "0" position. 2....

Page 18 - ad Guitar; POWER AMP 2

PA324 System Set-Ups 16 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 1...

Page 19 - POWER AMP 1

PA324 System Set-Ups 17 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 1...

Page 21 - Specifications; SPECIFICATIONS

Specifications SPECIFICATIONS Rated Output power 150W/4 Ω @0.5% THD at 1KHz per amplifier Frequency response 20Hz~20KHz+/-0.5dB@1W Output into 8 Ω (AMP OUT) 20 Hz~20KHz+/-0.5@+4dB Output into 10 Ω (MAIN OUT, MONITOR OUT, EFX SEND) Total Harmonic Distortion Less than 0.19%@20Hz~20KHz, 75W output into...

Page 22 - Block Diagram

Page 23 - 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