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Powered Mixers
1000 WATT POWERED MIXERS
WITH 24BIT DIGITAL EFFECTS
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Safety Instructions/Consignes de sécurité/Sicherheitsvorkehrungen WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture. To reduce the hazard of electrical shock, do not remove cover or back. No user serviceable parts inside. Please refer all servicing to qualified personnel.The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the products
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Instrucciones de seguridad / Istruzioni di Sicurezza PRECAUCION: Para reducir el riesgo de incendios o descargas, no permita que este aparato quede expuesto a la lluvia o la humedad. Para reducir el riesgo de descarga eléctrica, nunca quite la tapa ni el chasis. Dentro del aparato no hay piezas susceptibles de ser reparadas por el usuario. Dirija cualquier reparación al servicio técnico oficial. El símbolo del relámpago dentro del triángulo equilátero pretende advertir al usuario de la presenc
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Table Of Contents ENGLISH DARBIETUNG ÜBER DEN TXM16 und TXM20 AUFNEHMEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Subwoofer-System mit MONO-AUSGANG betreiben . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 TXM16 and TXM20 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 TXM16 und TXM20 System-Einrichtungen . . .
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ENGLISH Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of the Samson The super-tough steel construction ensures reli- TXM16 or TXM20 powered mixer! The TXM16 and able, high quality sound from venue-to-venue and TXM20 are sixteen and twenty channel, pow- performance-to-performance day in, and night ered mixers in ergonomically correct, attractively out. Optimized for live sound reinforcement and appointed, tabletop enclosures. Both TXM models commercial installations, the TXM16 and TXM20 f
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TXM16 and TXM20 Features The Samson TXM16 and TXM20 powered mixers are • Each of the TXM16 and TXM 20’s mic / line chan- comprehensive, all-in-one mixer/power amplifier nels feature a convenient Insert Point jack to patch solutions for a variety of live sound applications. in external effects and a Three-band Equalizer Here are some of their main features: with variable mid-range control enabling you to tailor the tonal response of each input. • The TXM16 and TXM20 are sixteen and twenty
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ENGLISH Controls and Functions MONO INPUT CHANNEL SECTION The following section details each part of the TXM16 and TXM20’s INPUT CHANNELS including the 3-BAND EQ, the MONITOR and EFX sends, PAN, GAIN and VOLUME con- trols. 1 - SIGNAL LED The TXM16 and TXM20’s MIC/LINE pre-amp also includes a SIGNAL LED which, when illuminated, indicates that the signal is present at the input. 2 - GAIN Control Knob The TXM16 and TXM20’s pre-amp stage has a variable GAIN control with a range of -6 t
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Controls and Functions MONO INPUT CHANNEL SECTION - continued 6 – AUX 2 - Pre Fader Send TXM16 / PRE/POST TXM20 knob is in the “12:00” position. Rotating the knob towards Each of the TXM16 and TXM20’s Mono Input channels the right will boost the channel's low frequency response include an AUX 2 send, which controls the amount of that at 80 Hertz by 15dB, and rotating it towards the left will channel’s signal that is sent to the AUX 2 Output. On the cut the frequency by 15dB. TXM16, the signal
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ENGLISH Controls and Functions MONO INPUT CHANNEL SECTION - continued STEREO INPUTCHANNEL SECTION NOTE: The signal feeding EFX1 and EFX2 is sent after the channel Fader (14), so the channel Fader has an effect on that level, meaning the Aux level tracks up and down with the channel Fader. This means that the amount of signal that is sent to the EFFECTS bus will be affected not only by the setting of the EFX knob control, but it will also be affected by the setting of the channel Fad
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Controls and Functions STEREO INPUT CHANNEL SECTION page 4 of this manual. The TXM16 and TXM20 feature stereo input channels 18 – AUX 1- Pre Fader Send for connected stereo line level devices like keyboards Each of the TXM16 and TXM20’s stereo input channels and drum machines, as well as the outputs from effects include an AUX 1 send, which controls the amount of that processors and digital guitar modelers. The TXM 16 has channel’s signal that is sent to the AUX 1 Output. The sig- two sets
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ENGLISH Controls and Functions 24 BIT DIGITALEFFECT SECTION STEREO INPUT CHANNEL SECTION - continued 22 – AUX 4/EFX 2 Effects Send (TXM20 only) The TXM16 and TXM20 provides high quality, 24 Bit digital effects, and the level of effects can be set independently on each channel. The stereo channel’s EFX (Effects) knob controls the amount of signal that is sent to the EFX bus. The signal of the EFX bus is routed to the second DSP EFX section for on-board signal processing. The EFX2 sig
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Controls and Functions 24BIT DIGITAL EFFECT SECTION 34 - EFX SEND - Master Effect Send The master EFX SEND control is used to send the effect The TXM16 and TXM20 feature built-in, 24 Bit Digital mix bus to an external effect device connected to the EFX Multi-effects Processor(s) with 100 dazzling, studio qual- OUT SEND jack. ity effects like Delay, Chorus, Flanging and lush Reverbs including Halls, Plates and Rooms. In addition, there are 35 - EFX RTN 1 PFL (Pre Fader Listen) - switch mul
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ENGLISH Controls and Functions Stereo Line Input 40 - LEVEL – control knob The Level control adjusts the level of each mono/stereo input channel. 41 - PFL switch The Stereo Line Input channel’s PFL, or Pre Fader Listen switch allows you to listen, or “solo” a channel or group of channels in the headphones. When the stereo input channel’s PFL switch is pressed down, that channel’s sig- nal is assigned to the solo bus and can be heard in any optional headphones plugged in to the PHONES
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Controls and Functions PHONESand CD/T APEIN S ection 48 - PFL switch The CD/TAPE input channel’s PFL, or Pre Fader Listen switch allows you to listen, or “solo” the CD/TAPE input in the headphones. When the CD/TAPE input channel’s PFL switch is pressed down, that channel’s signal is assigned to the solo bus and can be heard in any optional head- phones plugged in to the PHONES connector located in the front panel jack field. Since the signal is sent pre fader, you can hear the
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ENGLISH Controls and Functions 50 - FREQUENCY – control knob 54 - PEAK LEDs The TXM mixers have a onboard Low Pass Filter to make it The left and right PEAK LED’s illuminate when the signal simple to connect a subwoofer. Use the FREQUENCY con- from the MAIN mix is beginning to reach a level where trol to adjust the crossover point for the Low Pass Filter in a distortion occurs. If the PEAK lights stay on, your mix is range of 20 Hz to 200 Hz. The FREQUENCY control knob is too hot and you need
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Controls and Functions 60 - Power Amp Mode switch POWER AMP SECTION The TXM16 and TXM20 have two internal power ampli- The TXM16 and TXM20’s power amplifier section includes fiers, which can run in stereo or as two separate mono the Power Amp MODE switch, the PEAK limiter and amplifiers. Depending on the position of the MODE Phantom Power switch, as well as LED indicators for the switch, the amplifiers received their input signals from Protection Circuit and Main power. Using the power amp
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ENGLISH Controls and Functions 62 - PROTECT LEDs 65 – MAIN STEREO EQUALIZER The TXM mixers have a protection circuit to help prevent The TXM16 and TXM20 provide a nine-band MAIN damage to the power amplifiers when it is presented with STEREO EQUALIZER allowing you to contour the frequen- a clipped signal for an unsafe duration. The TXM mixer's cy response of the MAIN stereo mix bus signal. Providing PROTECT LED’s will illuminate indicating the protec- a maximum of 12dB of cut/boost for each fr
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TXM16 and TXM20 Input and Output Connections CHANNEL 1 – 8 (12) MONO MIC/LINE INPUTS Stereo Input Channels - 1/4-inch and RCA The TXM mixers offer plenty of mono mic/line and stereo Each of the TXM mixers has two sets of full-featured line input channels, sixteen on the TXM16 and twenty on stereo input channels, Channels 9/10 and 11/12 on the the TXM20’s, for connecting a variety of signal sources TXM16 and Channels 13/14 and 15/16 on the TXM20. Use from microphones to line level devices such
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ENGLISH TXM16 and TXM20 Input and Output Connections - 10dBV. external signal processor such as a delay or reverb. The signal present at the AUX 3 output is sent from the AUX3/ TRS phone jack connector pin-out - Sleeve: Ground, Tip: DSP bus, which is fed from the AUX3/DSP send on the Hot (+), Ring: Cold (-) input channels. TR phone jack connector pin-out - Sleeve: CD/TAPE IN and RECORD OUT Ground, Tip: Hot (+), Ring: Cold (-). You can interface a cassette recorder, computer sound K- AMP
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TXM16 and TXM20 Input and Output Connections connector, which are powered outputs used to connect REAR PANEL your left side main PA speaker when using the TXM16 and The TXM16 and TXM20 contain two mono power ampli- TXM20 in stereo mode. fiers and depending on the power amp operating mode, the two amplifiers can be used independently (maximum output 500W + 500W) or in BRIDGE mode (maximum out- When operating in MAIN / AUX1 mode, the AMP 2 pow- put 1000W). ered output connectors are used t
