Samson S500 - S500 Connections; Stereo Mode: (two or four speakers); Bridged Mode: (single speaker only)

The illustrations on these two pages show the
required interconnections when using the
S500 in Stereo, Bridged and Parallel modes.
Wiring for Speakon™ connectors (shown on
the right) is indicated where appropriate.
S500 Connections
10
SPEAKON™
SPEAKON™
+
-
BRIDGE
(8Ω~16Ω)
BRIDGED
PARALLEL
STEREO
BALANCED
0dBm
TRS
BALANCED
•TIP=HOT
•RING=COLD
•SLEEVE=GND
XLR
BALANCED
•3=COLD
•2=HOT
•1=GND
BALANCED
0dBm
(4Ω~8Ω) (4Ω~8Ω)
(4Ω~8Ω)
(4Ω~8Ω)
PUSH PUSH
CH 2 CH 1 CH 2 CH 1
OUTPUT
INPUT
+--+
(4 ohm min)
(4 ohm min)
SAMSON
MPL2242
MMPL2242
MPL2242
BRIDGE
(8Ω~16Ω)
BRIDGED
PARALLEL
STEREO
BALANCED
0dBm
TRS
BALANCED
•TIP=HOT
•RING=COLD
•SLEEVE=GND
XLR
BALANCED
•3=COLD
•2=HOT
•1=GND
BALANCED
0dBm
(4Ω~8Ω) (4Ω~8Ω)
(4Ω~8Ω)
(4Ω~8Ω)
PUSH PUSH
CH 2 CH 1 CH 2 CH 1
OUTPUT
INPUT
SAMSON
MPL2242
MMPL2242
MPL2242
+-
-+
(4 ohm min)
(4 ohm min)
USE SAME WIRING
FOR CH1, CH2
1- 1+
2+ 2-
NOT CONNECTED
Speakon™ wiring:
BRIDGE
(8Ω~16Ω)
BRIDGED
PARALLEL
STEREO
BALANCED
0dBm
TRS
BALANCED
•TIP=HOT
•RING=COLD
•SLEEVE=GND
XLR
BALANCED
•3=COLD
•2=HOT
•1=GND
BALANCED
0dBm
(4Ω~8Ω) (4Ω~8Ω)
(4Ω~8Ω)
(4Ω~8Ω)
PUSH PUSH
CH 2 CH 1 CH 2 CH 1
OUTPUT
INPUT
SAMSON
MPL2242
MMPL2242
MPL2242
+
-
-
+
(8 ohm min)
(8 ohm min)
USE SAME WIRING
FOR CH1, CH2
1- 1+
2+ 2-
NOT CONNECTED
Speakon™ wiring:
(8 ohm min) (8 ohm min)
+
-
+
-
BRIDGE
(8Ω~16Ω)
BRIDGED
PARALLEL
STEREO
BALANCED
0dBm
TRS
BALANCED
•TIP=HOT
•RING=COLD
•SLEEVE=GND
XLR
BALANCED
•3=COLD
•2=HOT
•1=GND
BALANCED
0dBm
(4Ω~8Ω) (4Ω~8Ω)
(4Ω~8Ω)
(4Ω~8Ω)
PUSH PUSH
CH 2 CH 1 CH 2 CH 1
OUTPUT
INPUT
+-
(8 ohm min)
SAMSON
MPL2242
MMPL2242
MPL2242
BRIDGE
(8Ω~16Ω)
BRIDGED
PARALLEL
STEREO
BALANCED
0dBm
TRS
BALANCED
•TIP=HOT
•RING=COLD
•SLEEVE=GND
XLR
BALANCED
•3=COLD
•2=HOT
•1=GND
BALANCED
0dBm
(4Ω~8Ω) (4Ω~8Ω)
(4Ω~8Ω)
(4Ω~8Ω)
PUSH PUSH
CH 2 CH 1 CH 2 CH 1
OUTPUT
INPUT
+
-
(8 ohm min)
SAMSON
MPL2242
MMPL2242
MPL2242
Speakon™ wiring:
MONO
CH2
1- 1+
2+ 2-
NOT CONNECTED
BRIDGE
(8Ω~16Ω)
BRIDGED
PARALLEL
STEREO
BALANCED
0dBm
TRS
BALANCED
•TIP=HOT
•RING=COLD
•SLEEVE=GND
XLR
BALANCED
•3=COLD
•2=HOT
•1=GND
BALANCED
0dBm
(4Ω~8Ω) (4Ω~8Ω)
(4Ω~8Ω)
(4Ω~8Ω)
PUSH PUSH
CH 2 CH 1 CH 2 CH 1
OUTPUT
INPUT
+
-
(8 ohm min)
SAMSON
MPL2242
MMPL2242
MPL2242
Speakon™ wiring:
MONO
CH1
1- 1+
2+ 2-
NOT CONNECTED
Stereo Mode: (two or four speakers)
Bridged Mode: (single speaker only)