Stanton SA.3 User manual

PROFESSIONAL DJ MIXER

STANTON MAGNETICS, INC

[email protected] • 954.689.8833

www.stantondj.com

OWNER’S MANUAL

Thank you for making Stanton your first choice in professional DJ mixers.

Our innovative family of mixers has been developed with input from the profes-

sional DJ community. Stanton offers an 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!

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.

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 with the features 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"/6.3mm 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

DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTIONS

TOP PANEL

1. Microphone 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. Microphone Mute LED - Indicates when microphone mute

button (3) has been engaged.

3. Microphone Mute - Mutes the microphone input.

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 output level of that input.

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 Indicator - 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 without having to re-adjust your Master Level

(10) control.

13. Reverse Indicator - Bi-color (red & green) LED indicates

when fader’s direction has been reversed (green = normal, red =

reversed).

14. Reverse Button - Reverses the direction of the fade on the

corresponding fader.

15. Line fader Curve Control - 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

17. Power Indicator - 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. Headphone Mute - Mutes the headphone output. This fea-

ture is very useful for quick cueing during mixing and scratch-

ing.

21. Headphone Mute Indicator - Indicates when Headphone

Mute (20) has been engaged.

22. Crossfader Reverse Indicator - Indicates when crossfader

reverse has been engaged.

23. Crossfader - 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

24. Crossfader Reverse - The crossfader reverse changes the

direction of the fade on the crossfader (23).

FRONT PANEL

25. Crossfader 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. Headphone Outputs - 1/4” and 1/8” connector jacks for

headphones.

BACK PANEL

Power - 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, etc.

Ground - Connects to turntable ground cable to eliminate

electrical hum. Ground cables are usually supplied with

turntables.

Phono - Connects to left and right RCA cables from

turntable.

Mic - 1/4” TRS connector for use with microphones.

REMOVING FACEPLATE

CLEANING FADERS

2 2

3 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)

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 transform 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 Penny and Giles crossfaders. The SA.3 has two differ-

ent circuits which need to be switched when changing between

the faders. To switch the crossfader circuit, follow the instruc-

tions 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.

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