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Samson PG3800 manual

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    PG3800 PG2200 POWER AMPLIFERS PG SERIES[...]

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    Safety Instructions/Consignes de sécurité/Sicherheitsv orkehrungen/Instrucciones de seguridad ACHTUNG: Um die Gefahr eines Brandes oder Stromschlags zu verringern, sollten Sie dieses Gerät weder Regen noch F euchtigkeit aussetzen.Um die Gefahr eines Stromschlags zu verringern, sollten Sie weder Deckel noch Rückwand des Geräts ent- fernen. Im I[...]

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    Copyright 2008, Samson T echnologies Corp . Printed October , 2008 v1.2 Samson T echnologies Corp . 45 Gilpin Av enue Hauppauge, New Y ork 11788-8816 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) F ax: 631-784-2201 www.samsont ech.com T able of Con tents PG Series F eatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Guid[...]

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    Introduction Thank you f or purchasing the PG2200 or PG 3800 power amplifier fr om Samson! W e know you don ’t like reading owners manuals, but y ou’v e just purchased one of the finest sound reinf orcement po wer amplifiers around, and w e want to tell y ou about it! So, bef ore you plug in, we ’ d like to suggest you take just a f ew moment[...]

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    PG Series F eatur es The Samson PG Series power amplifier utilizes the lat est technology in professional po wer amplifier design. Here ar e some of its main featur es: • P ower to spar e - Each amplifier delivers the following po wer ratings: PG2200 2 x 280 W atts at 8Ω, 2 x 500 Watts a t 4Ω and 2 x 1000 Wa tts at 2Ω PG3800 2 x 560 W atts at [...]

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    Guided T our - Fr ont P anel 1: Handle - F or easy transpor t while carr ying, or while rack mounting , the PG amplifier features two die-cast handles located con- veniently on the left and right side of the front panel . 2: POWER switch - Use this to po wer the PG Series on or off . The internal LED lights whenever the PG Series is pow ered on. 3:[...]

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    Guided T our - Rear Panel 1: F an - This variable -speed fan provides vital cooling to your PG Series (the hotter the amp gets , the faster the fan blows!). Make sure that both the fron t and rear panels are kept free of all obstructions and that cool , fresh air is accessible at all times . Also, try to ensure that the PG Series is used in a dust-[...]

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    Setting Up and Using Y our PG Series Bridge / Stereo / Par allel switch Output connectors Input connectors Protection LED Channel Input control Setting up your PG Series is a simple procedure which takes only a f ew minutes: 1. Remove all packing materials (save them in case of need f or future service) and decide where the amplifier is to be ph ys[...]

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    Setting Up and Using Y our PG Series 9. Apply an input signal to the PG Series at or about +4dBu (if sending signal fr om a mixer , drive the output meters at appr oximately 0 vu). While the input signal is present, slowly raise the Channel Input controls until the desired sound lev el is achieved. The SIGNAL and CLIP LED indicators next to each Ch[...]

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    Bridge and P arallel Modes The PG Series provides a rear -panel switch that allows it to be used in either St ereo , Bridge or Par allel mode. When this switch is placed in the “STEREO” (center) position, the PG Series functions as a true stereo amplifier , where both of the two independent amplifier channels (Channel 1 and Channel 2) can rec e[...]

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    The illustrations on these two pages show the required int erconnections when using the PG Series in Stereo , Br idge and Par allel modes. Wiring for Speakon™ connectors (shown on the right) is indi- cated where appr opriate. PG Series Connections SPEAKON™ SPEAKON™ + - SAMSON MPL2242 MMPL2242 MPL2242 + - - + (2 ohm min) (2 ohm min) + - - + (2[...]

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    PG Series Connections + - - + (2 ohm min) (2 ohm min) SAMSON MPL2242 MMPL2242 MPL2242 + - - + (2 ohm min) (2 ohm min) SAMSON MPL2242 MMPL2242 MPL2242 + - - + + - + - (4 ohm min) (4 ohm min) (4 ohm min) (4 ohm min) SAMSON MPL2242 MMPL2242 MPL2242 P arallel Mode: (two or four speak ers) 9[...]

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    10 Specifications POWER SPECIFICA TIONS PG-2200 PG-3800 Stereo Mode (Both channels driven) 20Hz~20KHz 8 Ohms 2 x 280W 2 x 560W 4 Ohms 2 x 500W 2 x 900W 2 Ohms 2 x 1000W 2 x 1800W Bridge Mono Mode 20H z~20kHz 8 Ohms 1000W 1800W 4 Ohms 2200W 3800W ELEC TRICAL SPECIFICA TIONS INPUT SENSITIVIT Y 1.22 V(+4 dBu) 1.15 V(+3.4 dBu) INPUT IMPEDANCE 10K ohms [...]

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    Samson T echnologies Corp . 45 Gilpin A venue Hauppauge, New Y ork 11788-8816 Phone: 1-800-3-SAMSON (1-800-372-6766) F ax: 631-784-2201 ww w .samsontech.com[...]