Samson S1000 Owner's Manual

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4Guided Tour - Rear Panel1: Fan - This variable-speed fan provides vital cooling to your S700 / S1000 (the hotter the amp gets,the faster the fan blows!). Make sure that both the front and rear panels are kept free of all obstructionsand that cool, fresh air is accessible at all times. Also, try to ensure that the S700 / S1000 is used in adust-free environment.2: Circuit Breaker - This circuit breaker will trip if there is a fault with the mains voltage or if maximumoutput is exceeded (very highly distorted). Push it in (once only!) to restart the amplifier.3: AC input - Connect the supplied heavy-gauge 3-pin “IEC” power cable here.4: Banana output connectors - Use these to connect each channel of the S700 / S1000 to 4- or 8-ohmloudspeakers. Be sure to connect the loudspeaker correctly, with the red (+) terminal normallyconnected to the positive input of the speaker and the black (ground) terminal normally connected to thenegative input of the speaker. See page 7 in this manual for more information about Bridged mode andpages 8 and 9 in this manual for full speaker connection instructions.5: Speakon™ output connectors - Alternatively, you can use these to connect each channel of theS700 / S1000 to 4- or 8-ohm loudspeakers. See page 7 in this manual for more information aboutBridged mode and pages 8 and 9 in this manual for full Speakon™ connector wiring and interconnectioninstructions.6: Bridged / Stereo / Parallel switch - For normal operation, place this three-way switch in its center(“STEREO”) position. When placed in its right (“PARALLEL”) position, the signal arriving at theChannel 1 input only is routed to the power amplifiers of both Channel 1 and Channel 2 (the Channel 2input is ignored), with each power amplifier delivering 350 watts into 4 ohms (in the case of the S700) or500 watts into 4 ohms (in the case of the S1000). When placed in its left (“BRIDGED”) position, thesignal arriving at the Channel 1 input only is again routed to both power amplifiers (again, the Channel 2input is ignored), but the two power amplifiers are bridged together, providing a full 700 watts of powerinto 8 ohms (in the case of the S700) or a full 1000 watts of power into 8 ohms (in the case of theS1000). For more information, see the “Bridged and Parallel Modes” section on page 7 in this manualand the “S700 / S1000 Connections” section on pages 8 -9 in this manual. WARNING: Due to theextremely high power output of the S700 / S1000 when used in Bridged mode, be sure to useonly loudspeakers sufficiently rated to handle the resultant wattage (in Bridged mode, thesemust be 8-ohm speakers).7: Input connectors - Connect incoming signal to these electronically balanced Combinationconnectors, using either XLR or 1/4" TRS (Tip/Ring/Sleeve) plugs, wired as follows: Pin 2 (or Tip) hot,Pin 3 (or Ring) cold, and Pin 1 (or Sleeve) ground. We recommend the use of balanced three-conductorcabling wherever possible (unbalanced two-conductor 1/4" plugs can also be inserted into these inputs,but you’ll get better signal quality and less outside noise and hum if you use balanced lines).The S700 / S1000 accepts input levels of any strength but needs at least 0 dBu to achieve maximumpower. Stereo signals should be connected to both the Channel 1 and Channel 2 input jacks; however,when operating the S700 / S1000 in Bridged or Parallel modes, use the Channel 1 input jack only.See page 7 in this manual for more information about Parallel mode and pages 8 and 9 in this manualfor full interconnection instructions.8: Link connectors - These XLR connectors provide unity gain outputs, allowing the S700 / S1000 tobe daisy-chained to additional power amplifiers. Wiring is as follows: Pin 2 hot, Pin 3 cold, Pin 1 ground.See page 9 in this manual for more information.20A / 250VPUSH TO RESET~AC INPUT120V 60Hz, 770WBRIDGE(8Ω~16Ω)BRIDGED PARALLELSTEREOBALANCED0dBmTRSBALANCED•TIP=HOT•RING=COLD•SLEEVE=GNDXLRBALANCED•3=COLD•2=HOT•1=GNDBALANCED0dBm(4Ω~8Ω) (4Ω~8Ω)(4Ω~8Ω) (4Ω~8Ω)PUSH PUSH12AMPCH 2 CH 1 CH 2 CH 1OUTPUT INPUT342 1516 87ENGLISH