Fishman SA Expand User manual

USER GUIDE
SA EXPAND shman.com

Welcome
Thank you for choosing Fishman. We are proud to offer you professional-grade
amplication products and accessories that will empower you to sound your very
best.
Please read through this User Guide to familiarize yourself with the operation of
your SA Expand. Additional information and support can be found at
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with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2014/30/EU, 2014/35/EU.
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Making Connections
Connect – Use the included Cat5 cable to connect the SA Expand to an
SA330x or the Accessory port of another compatible Fishman amplier. Power
and audio for the SA Expand are supplied through this single cable, reducing
setup time and clutter.
Plug In – The combination inputs on the rear of the SA Expand will accept
either a standard 1/4” or XLR shielded audio cable.
Connect an MP3 player, projector, CD player, or other line level audio source to
the 1/8” Aux input on the rear of the SA Expand.
Note that the SA Expand has four input channels plus the Aux input, for a total of
5 source inputs.

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Front Panel Controls
Note: The Controls described below are identical for all four input channels.
Gain – Use the Gain knob to set the level of the signal.
Bass – A boost (clockwise rotation) here will add depth and weight to the
sound of an instrument, microphone or recorded material with light bass re-
sponse. Rotating the Bass knob counter-clockwise will cut the bass response a
few dB to “tighten up” the sound.
Middle – This control affects how well your source signal blends in or stands out
in the mix. Slightly boosting the Middle control is useful for ensuring that vocals
or speech are clear and intelligible. At loud volumes a midrange cut will achieve
a more natural sound. With the knob set at 12 o’clock, the control is effectively
out of the circuit.

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Front Panel Controls (cont’d)
Treble – A boost here will help your sound to “cut through” a group of mu-
sicians, ambient sound in a room or hall, or other environments. Conversely,
cutting the Treble will mellow and subdue your amplied tone.
Phase – With microphones or acoustic instruments, use the Phase switch to
improve low frequency response at low volumes or to reduce feedback when
performing at high volumes, without having to change the Bass, Middle or Treble
settings.
Reverb – Controls the amount of the effect in the channel.
12dB Pad & Clip LED – When you have a high output source and the Clip
LED (located in the center of the Pad button) comes on at low Gain settings,
push this switch in to put your source level into a more useable range.

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Back Panel
Inputs 1 thru 4 – All four inputs are identical. Plug in an instrument here with
a standard 1/4” instrument or XLR shielded audio cable.
Note: If you are using the SA Expand with a passive undersaddle guitar pickup
(no battery onboard), use as short a cable as possible to minimize the loading
effect of the cable.
Aux Input – Connect a line level, stereo audio source such as a projector, CD
or MP3 player to this input. It is a “stereo” (TRS) input, however, the left and right
signals will be mixed to mono. There is no individual level control for this input;
use your device’s Volume control to adjust its level in the mix.
Phantom Power – Provides 48V to the XLR preamp in each channel for use
with a condenser microphone.
Accessory Port – Connect to a compatible Fishman amplier such as the
SA330x.

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