Operating The S 3•Way; Setting Up The S•3-Way; Mode Switch - Samson S 3-WAY Manual De Usuario

Operating the S•3-way
SETTING UP THE S•3-way
Whether you are an experienced audio engineer or just starting out, the next sections of this manual will help you
get going with your S•3-way. Now that you have unpacked the unit and have become a bit familiar with the front
panel controls, you can follow the next sections of this manual to begin to set-up and operate your new
crossover.Further on in this manual, you will find detailed wiring diagrams of various speaker system set-ups.
For detailed diagrams of connector and cable wiring, see page 15 in this manual.

MODE SWITCH

The S•3-way can be configured to operate in several modes
including Stereo or Mono 2-way, Stereo or Mono 3-way and
Mono 4-way. In addition, the S•3-way has a special operating
mode; 4-way LOW which is used for ultra-low sub woofer appli-
cations. The Mode Switch, located in the center section of the
unit, is used to select the operating mode. As you switch through
the various operation modes, you will notice that several LED's
on the panel are also changing. These are the Mode Indicator
LED's and they help you keep track of the changing controls.
FREQUENCY BAND & LIMIT INDICATORS
Because the S•3-way can be configured to operate in several different size sound systems, the crossover con-
trols may be adjusted for the frequency division between low, and high, or low and low-mid, or high mid to high
depending on the mode. On some crossovers, it is very difficult to get a quick visualization as to what controls are
controlling what function. The S•3-Way solves this problem by employing it's Mode Indicator LED's over the
Frequency and Gain controls. These provide quick identification of the frequency band that is under control. In
the diagrams below, you can see what functions are under control when the associated LED is lit. Also, over each
Gain control is an LED that illuminates indicating that frequency band has entered into Limiting. More information
on using the Limiter can be found on page 10.
Channel One
1 LOW Low Frequency Gain
2 LIM Low Band Limiter
3 L/H Crossover Low to High
4 L/M Crossover Low to Mid
5 L/LM Crossover Low to Low-Mid
6 MID Mid Frequency Gain
7 LMID Low-Mid Gain
8 LIM Mid/Low-Mid Band Limiter
9 M/H Crossover Mid to High
10 LM/HM Crossover Low-Mid to High-Mid
11 HIGH High Frequency Gain
12 LIM High Band Limiter
Channel Two
13 LOW Low Frequency Gain
14 LIM Low Band Limiter
15 L/H Crossover Low to High
16 L/M Crossover Low to Mid
17 MID Mid Frequency Gain
18 HMID High-Mid Gain
19 LIM Mid/High-Mid Band Limiter
20 M/H Crossover Mid to High
21 HM/H Crossover High-Mid to High
22 HIGH High Frequency Gain
23 LIM High Band Limiter
PHASE MUTE
HIGH
MID
H MID
LOW
1 2 3 4 5
LOW LIM L/H L/M L/LM
75
DELAY GAIN
1.5K
0 150
1
95
950
50
6
500
0 2
-6 +6 35
mSec dB Hz
350
18
PF FREQ
13 14 15 16
LOW LIM L/H L/M
150
DELAY GAIN
1.5K
0 1.5K
1
95
950
50
500
0 2
-6 +6 35
Hz
mSec dB
350
350
PF FREQ
6
-20 -10 0 +10
INPUT GAIN DELAY
0
1
-6 +6
0 2
-12 +12
dB mSec
HPF
6 7 8 9 10 11
CHANNEL 1
MID LMID LIM M/H LM/HM
750
GAIN
1.5K
0 1.5K
260
2.6K 950
500
500
5K
35-800
350-8K
800 -6 +6 350
dB Hz
8K 350
400 175
RANGE FREQ
17 18 19 20 21 22
CHANNEL 2
MID HMID LIM M/H HM/H
2.6K
GAIN
2.6K
0 1.5K
260
2.6K 950
500
500
5K
35-800
350-8K
800 -6 +6 350
Hz
dB
8K 350
8K
700
RANGE FREQ
LOW LIM
GAIN
0
95
5
500
-6 +6
dB
12
HIGH LIM
GAIN
0
2.6K
5K
8K -6 +6
dB
8K
4K
23
HIGH LIM
GAIN
0
2.6K
5K
8K -6 +6
dB
8K
8K