Stanton SA.3 User manual

SA-3
PROFESSIONAL DJ MIXER
STANTON MAGNETICS, INC
[email protected] • (954) 89-8833
www.StantonDJ.com
OWNER’S MANUAL
© 2003, Stanton Magnetics, INC

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS PRINTED BELOW MAY VOID WARRANTY
• Follow all security advice printed on your mixer
• When removing the unit's AC plug from the power source, grasp and pull
the plug, NEVER the cord itself!
• Avoid placing your mixer near heat sources, such as power amplifiers.
• When in use, place your mixer on a stable surface, away from vibration.
Always use care when carrying your mixer. Impact, or heavy vibration may
compromise the unit's mechanical integrity. The manufacturer is not
responsible for damage resulting from an impact, or misuse.
• When in use, place your mixer away from sources of hum or noise, such as
transformers, or electric motors.
• To prevent overheating, always provide your mixer with adequate
ventilation air space.
• Avoid stepping on your mixer's AC cord. Repeated compression of the cord
may lead to electrical shorting.
• To avoid damage due to AC voltage peaks, always disconnect your mixer
from the power source during electrical storms. If possible connect mixer to
a surge protector.
• Your mixer contains no user-serviceable parts. The manufacturer is not
responsible for any damage or personal injury resulting from unauthorized
user-servicing or modifications. In addition, the warranty will be void if any
unauthorized service by the user is detected. Always return your mixer to
an authorized Stanton dealer for servicing.
Thank you for making Stanton your first choice in professional DJ mixers.
Our innovative family of mixers have been developed with input from the profes-
sional DJ community, Stanton offers a affordable combination of user-friendly
mixers with functional design, rugged construction, and professional quality fea-
tures which had been previously unavailable.
Stanton and your authorized Stanton dealer are dedicated to your complete sat-
isfaction by offering benchmark service and support throughout the long life of
your Stanton product.
We appreciate your patronage, and look forward to many years of making music
together.
WELCOME! WARRANTY
This unit has been designed and manufactured using quality components.
Therefore, it is warranted to be free from defects in materials (limited as speci-
fied below), and workmanship for a period of twelve (12) months from the origi-
nal purchase date. During this period, all service and parts necessary to repair a
defect will be free of charge. This limited warranty applies to mechanical parts
which are subject to wear and tear as specified:
• Faders specified durability: 15,000 cycles;
• Rotary potentiometer, specified durability: 10,000 cycles;
• Switches, specified durability: 10,000 cycles.
Consequently, the parts listed above are warranted to be free from defects in
materials and workmanship for a period of thirty days (30) days from the original
purchase date.
The included Penny & Giles crossfader carries a twelve (12) month warranty.
For the warranty to be valid, please complete the warranty registration card
attached or fill out the online registration at www.stantondj.com
Mail completed warranty cards to:
Stanton Magnetics, Inc, 3000 SW 42st • Hollywood, FL 33312

The SA-3 professional scratch
mixer has been designed specifi-
cally for scratch DJs. The SA-3 is a
clean, simple and easy to under-
stand mixer design with the fea-
tures that will help you as a scratch
artist.
• 2 channel scratch mixer.
• Curve adjustment and reverse switch for Crossfader and Linefaders.
• User replaceable / upgradeable faders.
• Each channel features gain control, 3 band eq, and pan.
• Headphone mute switch.
• Dual headphone outputs (1/4"/ .3mm and 1/8"/3.5mm).
• Balanced 1/4” and unbalanced RCA master outputs.
• Master mute switch.
• Rotatable 2 Position phono/line switch.
• Mic channel with gain control.
• Microphone mute switch.
• Protekt Panel.
• 2 line and 2 phono inputs.
• Master / Cue switch.
• Cue fader for cueing between programs.
SA-3 FEATURES
Line inputs: 2 (RCA) x 2 channels, -10 dBV /10 kOhm
Phono inputs: 2 (RCA) x 2 channels, -50 dBV / 47 kOhm
Master output: 2 (TRS Balanced/RCA unbalanced),
+4 dBu balanced / -10 dBV unbalanced
Headphone output: 1 (1/4 inch), 1 (1/8 inch), greater than 32 Ohm load
Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz, +/- 1.5 dB
Tone Control : Hi +9/-18 dB
Mid +9/-25 dB
Low +9/-25 dB
S/N Ratio: Better than 94 dB (ref: max input level)
Noise: -80 dBV (Line input to any output)
T.H.D Less than 0.04% (1 kHz)
Dimension(LxWxD): 12.4" x 9.25" x 4.33"in; (315 x 235 x 110mm)
Weight: . lbs 3 kgs
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
The following user replaceable parts are available from your local
Stanton dealer.
CFSA3 Crossfader
LFSA3 Linefader
CF-PG110 Penny & Giles crossfader
CF-F1 Focus Fader V1
CF-F2 Focus Fader V2
PLSA3 Phono / Line switch
3PLSA3 Phono / Line switch (w/Flash)
PPSA3 PROTEKT™ panel
PS-18US US Power Supply (110v)
PS-18EU European Power Supply (220v)
PS-18UK UK only Power Supply (240v)
REPLACEMENT PARTS

LR
PAN
-26 +9
LOW min max CUE
LEVEL
-26 +9
MID
MUTE
min max
MIC
LEVEL
-26 +9
HI
min max
GAIN
L
CUEMASTER
CH2CH1
R
PAN
CUE SELECT
CUE PAN
-26 +9
LOW
-26 +9
MID
MUTE
min max
MASTER
LEVEL
-26 +9
HI
min max
GAIN
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CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2
REVERSE
REVERSE
REVERSE
FADE FADE
CUT
MID
CUT
MID
1
5
4
5
5
6
5
4
5
5
6
7
8
9
3
13
14
15
16 17
2
10
12
11
18
20
19
22 21
23
DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTIONS ROTATING THE TRANSFORM SWITCHES
The input selector (transform) switches on the Stanton SA-3
mixer can be rotated to 8 different positions. Follow the steps
below to rotate the transform switch to the position you like.
1. Make sure the mixer is powered off. Remove the faceplate of
the mixer.
2. Remove the two outer screws
from the transform switch as indi-
cated in diagram. Do not remove
the two inner screws. Removing
the two inner screws will detach
the switch from the plate.
3. Rotate the switch to the posi-
tion you like. Replace the two
outer screws to secure the switch
in place.
Replacing the transf rm switch
1. Follow steps 1 and 2 above.
Remove switch from mixer and
detach connector from switch.
2. Attach connector for transform
switch to replacement switch and replace two outer screws to
secure the switch in place.
REPLACING THE CROSSFADER
The SA-3 is compatible with the CFSA-3, Focus Faders V1/V2
and with the Penny and Giles crossfaders. The SA-3 has two
different circuits which need to be switched when changing
between the faders. To switch the crossfader circuit, follow the
instructions below:
1. Follow steps 1 & 2 from the fader cleaning instructions.
2. Remove the fader assembly and discon-
nect the cable coming from the mixer.
3. The crossfader select switch is located
inside the mixer, on the left side of the
fader slot. In order to use the CFSA-3, FF1
and Penny & Giles faders, make sure the
switch is pressed DOWN. To use the CFF2,
make sure the switch is in the UP position.
TOP PANEL
1. Micr ph ne level - Controls the attenuation level of the
microphone input. Use the microphone level adjustment to find
the right gain for your microphone, then use the microphone
mute button (3) to mute the input when not in use.
2. Micr ph ne Mute LED - Indicates when microphone mute
button (3) has been engaged.
3. Micr ph ne Mute - Mutes the microphone input.

REMOVING FACEPLATE
CLEANING FADERS
4. Input Gains - Controls the input sensitivity level for each
channel. Use the input gain in conjunction with the LED meters
(19) to properly set the levels of your input.
5. Input Equalizers - Individual controls for high frequency,
mid-range, and low frequency equalization with 9db of boost and
25dB of kill. Note: Any changes made to EQ settings will change
the overall o tp t level of that inp t.
6. Input Pan - Controls left / right output balance of each chan-
nel.
7. Cue Level - Controls the output level of the headphone amp.
8. Master / Cue Switch - Selects signal to be sent to head-
phone output. In “CUE” position, the cue pan fader (9) is used
to select which input channel is to be monitored. In “MASTER”
position the master output is sent directly to the headphones.
9. Cue pan fader - Fades the headphone output from input 1 to
input 2 when Master / Cue switch is in “Cue” mode.
10. Master Level - Controls the overall output level of the mas-
ter output.
11. Master Mute Indicat r - LED indicates when Master Mute
switch (12) has been engaged.
12. Master Mute - Mutes the master output of the mixer. Use
the master mute in situations where you need to mute and
unmute the mixer with out having to re-adjust your Master Level
(10) control.
13. Reverse Indicat r - Bi-color (red & green) LED indicates
when faders direction has been reversed (green = normal, red =
reversed).
14. Reverse Butt n - Reverses the direction of the fade on the
corresponding fader.
15. Line fader Curve C ntr l - Selects taper of upfader curve
between a fast cut, medium curve, and long fade.
16. Input Select - Toggle switch selects the input source
between the phono and line inputs located on the back of your
mixer.
MIXER FUNCTIONS
CH2CH1
CUE PAN
CHANNEL 1 CHANNEL 2
REVERSE
HP MUTE
REVERSE
FADE FADE
CUT
MID
CUT
MID
2
22
2
33
3
1. Unplug the power
supply from the back
of the mixer. Verify
that the mixer is pow-
ered off.
2. Remove the 4
screws on the face-
plate. Place the 4
screws somewhere
safe where they will
not be lost.
3. Remove the 3 fader
knobs from the line
faders and crossfader.
4. The faceplate can
now be removed from
the top of the mixer.
1. Make sure the mixer
is powered off. Remove
the faceplate of the
mixer by following the
directions above.
2. Remove the fader from the mixer
by unscrewing the two outer screws
on the fader plate. Do not remove
the two inside screws on the fader
plate, this will remove the fader
from the fader plate.
3. Once fader has been removed
from mixer spray a small amount of
contact cleaner into the fader and
move the fader back and forth to
disperse the cleaner.
(BACKPANEL VIEW)

17. P wer Indicat r - Blue LED indicates when power has been
switched on.
18. Line Fader - The linefader controls the level of each chan-
nel to the master outputs.
19. Level Meter - LED meter indicates level of each channel.
The left LED meter is for channel 1. The right LED meter is for
channel 2. Use the Input Gain (4) to adjust the signal to 0dB
(yellow LED). The red LED on the meter indicates when the sig-
nal is close to clipping and distorting the output of the mixer.
20. Headph ne Mute - Mutes the headphone output. This fea-
ture is very useful for quick cueing during mixing and scratch-
ing.
21. Headph ne Mute Indicat r - Indicates when Headphone
Mute (20) has been engaged.
22. Cr ssfader Reverse Indicat r - Indicates when crossfader
reverse has been engaged.
23. Cr ssfader - The crossfader fades between channel 1 and
channel 2. The taper (curve) of the crossfader is determined by
the crossfader curve control (23). The direction of the curve is
determined by the crossfader reverse control (24).
MIXER FUNCTIONS FRONT PANEL
25. Cr ssfader Curve - Controls the taper (fade) shape of the
crossfader (23). The crossfader curve control continually adjusts
the curve from a sharp cut to a long fade.
26. Headph ne Outputs - 1/4” and 1/8” connector jacks for
headphones.
BACK PANEL
BACK PANEL
P wer - Power switch to turn the mixer “ON” or “OFF”
AC IN: This is the input connection for the included power
supply.
Master - Connects to an amplifier, EQ, crossover, or other
outboard signal processing. Connect balance connections
to the TRS 1/4” connectors. Connect un-balanced connec-
tions to the RCA connectors.
Line - Line inputs are used to connect line level sources
such as CD players, Mini Discs, DATs, samplers, ect.
Gr und - Connects to turntable ground cable to eliminate
electrical hum. Ground cables are usually supplied with
turntables.
Ph n - Connects to left and right RCA cables from
turntable.
Mic - 1/4” TRS connector for use with microphones.
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25 26
FRONT PANEL
FRONT PANEL
24. Cr ssfader Reverse - The crossfader reverse changes the
direction of the fade on the crossfader (23).