Samson XP1000 manual

Owner's Manual 1 00 0- W A T T PO R T A B L E P A S Y S T E M XP 1 000 E P ED ITI O N[...]

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XP1000 • Portable P A System Important Safety Information W ARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK) AS THERE ARE NO USER-SERVICEABLE P AR TS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. This lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pre[...]

1. Read these instructions. 2. Keep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. Follow all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with dry cloth. 7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manu- facturer’ s instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat r[...]

XP1000 • Portable P A System Important Safety Information FCC Notice 1. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follow- ing two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference. (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 2.[...]

C ontents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 XP1000 Mixer Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Pairing with a Bluetooth® device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Setting Up the XP1000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

7 XP1000 • Portable P A System Thank you for purchasing the Expedition XP1000 POR T ABLE P A SYSTEM from Samson! The XP1000 delivers the optimum balance between huge, awesome sound and portability . The system is light enough for one person to carry , and packs togeth- er into a single unit, making it amazingly easy to transport even in the trunk[...]

8 The Samson Expedition XP1000 is a compact portable P A system with dual 2-way speakers, onboard mixer and 1000 watt power amplifier . Here are some of the main features: • Lightweight and designed to allow you to connect all the pieces together into a sin- gle, easy to move case. • The mixer is stored in one of the speaker cabinets; the other[...]

9 XP1000 • Portable P A System XP1000 Mix er L ay out 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 2 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 22 20 21 23 10 19 17 18 1. Channel Input Jacks (channels 1 - 4) MIC – XLR connector – Use these XLR jacks to connect low impedance microphones to the XP1000’ s built-in mic preamps. LINE - ¼” phone connector – Use these ¼” jacks to connect inst[...]

10 XP1000 Mix er L ay out 5. Equalizer control knobs HIGH Frequency – The HIGH knob controls the amount of treble applied to each channel. The channel’ s high frequency response is flat when the knob is in the cen- ter detent (12:00) position. Rotating the knob to the right will boost the channel’ s high frequency response above 10 kHz by 15 [...]

11 XP1000 • Portable P A System XP1000 Mix er L ay out frequency response, or tone contour , for the XP1000 sound system. If your appli- cation is mainly for music, press the switch down to select the MUSIC response curve. If your application is mainly for spoken word, leave the switch up to select the SPEECH response curve. 15. Pairing Indicator[...]

12 Bluetooth ® is a wireless communication technology that allows for connectivity between a wide range of devices. The XP1000 uses Bluetooth to stream high quality audio from your Bluetooth enabled device without the need for connecting any cables. In order for your device to work with the XP1000 it must first be paired. 1. T urn all channel LEVE[...]

13 XP1000 • Portable P A System Set ting Up the XP1000 Unpack all the system components from the shipping carton and save all packing materials in the event your unit ever needs to be returned for service. Remove the mixer by turning the quarter turn screw counterclockwise towards the RELEASE position. LOCK RELEASE Carefully hold the mixer to rem[...]

14 Position the speakers on the floor or on stands. Set ting Up the XP1000 Using one of the included speaker cables, connect the mixer’ s LEFT SPEAKER OUT to the left speaker’ s input connector . Next, use the second included speaker cable to con- nect the RIGHT SPEAKER OUT to the right speaker’ s input connector . For maximum sound coverage [...]

15 XP1000 • Portable P A System Quick Start 1. Be sure that the XP1000’ s POWER switch is set to the OFF position. 2. If the speakers are not connected, connect the speaker wires as described in the previous section. 3. T urn each of the channel LEVEL and MASTER volume controls fully counterclock- wise, to the “0” position. 4. Next, connect[...]

16 XP1000 Quick Start 9. If you notice that the LIMITER indicator is lighting constantly , turn the MASTER volume down so that the indicator only lights occasionally during loud hits. 10. T o add depth to the mix or smooth out the vocals, you can apply effects such as reverb to channels 1–4. T o do this, press the EFFECTS button on the channel(s)[...]

17 XP1000 • Portable P A System Applying Ef fects The XP1000 features built-in, high quality , 24-bit digital effects that you can add to channels 1 through 4. Y ou can use effects like delay or reverb to enhance vocals or ambiance to the mix by following the steps below: 1. Connect a mic or instrument to the desired channel, and adjust the volum[...]

18 Plug the RXD1 USB receiver into the Channel 4 USB jack labeled WIRELESS. On the wireless handheld transmitter , unscrew the bottom section of the microphone by turning it counterclockwise and then slide it off. Place a fresh set of AA (LR6) batteries in the transmitter battery holder , taking care to observe the polarity markings, then replace t[...]

19 XP1000 • Portable P A System If the handheld transmitter and receiver have not been previously paired, press and hold the button on the RXD1 receiver for >5 seconds, until it begins to flash. Press and hold the Power button on the handheld transmitter >5 seconds. This will put both components into pairing modes. Once the receiver and tra[...]

20 There are several ways to interface the XP1000 to support a variety of applications. The XP1000 features balanced inputs and outputs, so connecting balanced and unbalanced signals is possible. XP1000 C onnections Bass Preamp[...]

21 XP1000 • Portable P A System Wiring Guide Unbalanced ¼” Connector Balanced TRS ¼” Connector XLR Balanced Connector Signal Ground Ground Sleeve (ground) Signal T ip (signal) +Signal (tip) +Signal (tip) -Signal (tip) Ring (-signal) T ip (+signal) Ground -Signal (ring) Ground Sleeve (ground) -Cold (3) +Hot (2) Common (1) (ground) -Cold +Hot[...]

22 Specications Amplifier Power (0.5% THD at 1KHz) 1000 W @ 4Ω (500 W per channel) Peak 500 W @ 4Ω (250 W per channel) Average Frequency Response 20 Hz - 20 kHz Power Consumption AC INPUT 100V~240V ,50/60Hz 800W Speakers Low Frequency 10” bass transducer High Frequency 1” tweeter Mixer Inputs XLR, ¼” balanced, RCA, 3.5 mm stereo, USB W[...]

23 XP1000 • Portable P A System Block Diagr am[...]

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