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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-friendlymixers 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 ofyour Stanton product.

We appreciate your patronage, and look forward to many years of making musictogether.

WELCOME!

P L E A S E R E A D C A R E F U L LY B E F O R E U S E 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 - Contro ls the at tenuat ion leve l o f themicrophone input . Use the microphone leve l ad justment to f indthe r ight ga in for your microphone, then use the microphonemute but ton (3 ) to mute the input when not in use.

2. Microphone Mute LED - Ind icates when microphone mutebut ton (3 ) has been engaged.

3. Microphone Mute - Mutes the microphone input .

4. Input Gains - Contro ls the input sens i t iv i ty leve l for eachchannel . Use the input ga in in conjunct ion wi th the LED meters(19 ) to proper ly set the leve ls o f your input .

5. Input Equal izers - Ind iv idual cont ro ls for h igh f requency,mid-range, and low f requency equal izat ion wi th 9db of boost and25dB of k i l l . Note: Any changes made to EQ set t ings wi l l changethe overa l l output leve l o f that input .

6. Input Pan - Contro ls le f t / r ight output ba lance of each chan-nel .

7. Cue Level - Contro ls the output leve l o f the headphone amp.

8. Master / Cue Switch - Selects s ignal to be sent to head-phone output . In “CUE” pos i t ion, the cue pan fader (9 ) is usedto se lect which input channel is to be moni tored. In “MASTER”posi t ion the master output is sent d i rect ly to the headphones.

9. Cue pan fader - Fades the headphone output f rom input 1 toinput 2 when Master / Cue swi tch is in “Cue” mode.

10. Master Level - Contro ls the overa l l output leve l o f the mas-ter output .

11. Master Mute Indicator - LED ind icates when Master Muteswi tch (12 ) has been engaged.

12. Master Mute - Mutes the master output o f the mixer. Usethe master mute in s i tuat ions where you need to mute andunmute the mixer wi thout hav ing to re-ad just your Master Level(10 ) cont ro l .

13. Reverse Indicator - Bi-co lor ( red & green) LED ind icateswhen fader ’s d i rect ion has been reversed (green = normal , red =reversed) .

14. Reverse Button - Reverses the d i rect ion of the fade on thecorresponding fader.

15. Line fader Curve Control - Selects taper o f upfader curvebetween a fast cut , medium curve, and long fade.

16. Input Select - Toggle swi tch se lects the input sourcebetween the phono and l ine inputs located on the back of yourmixer.

MIXER FUNCTIONS

17. Power Indicator - Blue LED indicates when power has beenswi tched on.

18. Line Fader - The l inefader cont ro ls the leve l o f each chan-nel to the master outputs .

19. Level Meter - LED meter ind icates leve l o f each channel .The le f t LED meter is for channel 1 . The r ight LED meter is forchannel 2 . Use the Input Gain (4 ) to ad just the s ignal to 0dB(ye l low LED). The red LED on the meter ind icates when the s ig-na l is c lose to c l ipp ing and d is tor t ing the output o f the mixer.

20. Headphone Mute - Mutes the headphone output . Th is fea-ture is very usefu l for qu ick cueing dur ing mix ing and scratch-ing.

21. Headphone Mute Indicator - Ind icates when HeadphoneMute (20 ) has been engaged.

22. Crossfader Reverse Indicator - Ind icates when crossfaderreverse has been engaged.

23. Crossfader - The crossfader fades between channel 1 andchannel 2 . The taper (curve) o f the crossfader is determined bythe crossfader curve cont ro l (23 ) . The d i rect ion of the curve isdetermined by the crossfader reverse cont ro l (24 ) .

MIXER FUNCTIONS

FRONT PANEL

F R O N T PA N E L

24. Crossfader Reverse - The crossfader reverse changes thedi rect ion of the fade on the crossfader (23 ) .

FRONT PANEL

25. Crossfader Curve - Contro ls the taper ( fade) shape of thecrossfader (23 ) . The crossfader curve cont ro l cont inual ly ad juststhe curve f rom a sharp cut to a long fade.

26. Headphone Outputs - 1/4” and 1/8” connector jacks forheadphones.

BACK PANEL

B A C K PA N E L

P o w e r - P o w e r s w i t c h t o t u r n t h e m i x e r “ O N ” o r “ O F F ” .

A C I N : T h i s i s t h e i n p u t c o n n e c t i o n f o r t h e i n c l u d e d p o w e rs u p p l y.

M a s t e r - C o n n e c t s t o a n a m p l i f i e r , E Q , c r o s s o v e r , o r o t h e ro u t b o a r d s i g n a l p r o c e s s i n g . C o n n e c t b a l a n c e c o n n e c t i o n st o t h e T R S 1 / 4 ” c o n n e c t o r s . C o n n e c t u n - b a l a n c e d c o n n e c -t i o n s t o t h e R C A c o n n e c t o r s .

L i n e - L i n e i n p u t s a r e u s e d t o c o n n e c t l i n e l e v e l s o u r c e ss u c h a s C D p l a y e r s , M i n i D i s c s , D ATs , s a m p l e r s , e t c .

G r o u n d - C o n n e c t s t o t u r n t a b l e g r o u n d c a b l e t o e l i m i n a t ee l e c t r i c a l h u m . G r o u n d c a b l e s a r e u s u a l l y s u p p l i e d w i t ht u r n t a b l e s .

P h o n o - C o n n e c t s t o l e f t a n d r i g h t R C A c a b l e s f r o mt u r n t a b l e .

M i c - 1 / 4 ” T R S c o n n e c t o r f o r u s e w i t h m i c r o p h o n e s .

REMOVING FACEPLATE

CLEANING FADERS

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1. Unplug the powersupply f rom the backof the mixer. Ver i fythat the mixer is pow-ered off .

2 . Remove the 4screws on the face-p la te . P lace the 4screws somewheresafe where they wi l lnot be lost .

3 . Remove the 3 faderknobs f rom the l inefaders and crossfader.

4 . The faceplate cannow be removed f romthe top of the mixer.

1 . Make sure the mixeris powered off . Removethe faceplate of themixer by fo l lowing thedi rect ions above.

2 . Remove the fader f rom the mixerby unscrewing the two outer screwson the fader p la te . Do not removethe two ins ide screws on the faderp la te ; th is wi l l remove the faderf rom the fader p la te .

3. Once fader has been removedfrom mixer, spray a smal l amount o fcontact c leaner in to the fader andmove the fader back and for th tod isperse the c leaner.

(BACKPANEL VIEW)

ROTATING THE TRANSFORM SWITCHES

The input se lector ( t ransform) swi tches on the Stanton SA.3mixer can be ro tated to 8 d i f ferent pos i t ions. Fo l low the s tepsbelow to ro ta te the t ransform swi tch to the pos i t ion you l ike.

1. Make sure the mixer is powered off . Remove the faceplate ofthe mixer.

2 . Remove the two outer screwsfrom the t ransform swi tch as ind i -cated in d iagram. Do not removethe two inner screws. Removingthe two inner screws wi l l detachthe swi tch f rom the p la te .

3. Rotate the swi tch to the pos i -t ion you l ike. Replace the twoouter screws to secure the swi tchin p lace.

Replacing the transform switch1. Fo l low steps 1 and 2 above.Remove swi tch f rom mixer anddetach connector f rom swi tch.

2. At tach connector for t ransformswi tch to rep lacement swi tch and rep lace two outer screws tosecure the swi tch in p lace.

REPLACING THE CROSSFADER

The SA.3 is compat ib le wi th the CFSA.3, Focus Faders V1/V2and wi th Penny and Gi les crossfaders. The SA.3 has two d i f fer -ent c i rcu i ts which need to be swi tched when changing betweenthe faders. To swi tch the crossfader c i rcu i t , fo l low the inst ruc-t ions be low:

1. Fo l low steps 1 & 2 f rom the fader c leaning inst ruct ions.

2. Remove the fader assembly and d iscon-nect the cable coming f rom the mixer.

3 . The crossfader se lect swi tch is locatedins ide the mixer, on the le f t s ide of thefader s lo t . In order to use the CFSA.3, FF1and Penny & Gi les faders, make sure theswi tch is pressed DOWN. To use the CFF2,make sure the swi tch is in the UP posi t ion.

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: 6.6 lbs 3 kgs

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

The following user replaceable parts are available from your localStanton dealer.

CFSA3 CrossfaderLFSA3 LinefaderCF-PG110 Penny & Giles crossfaderCF-F1 Focus Fader V1CF-F2 Focus Fader V2PLSA3 Phono / Line switch3PLSA3 Phono / Line switch (w/Flash)PPSA3 PROTEKT™ panelPS-18US US Power Supply (110v)PS-18EU European Power Supply (220v)PS-18UK UK only Power Supply (240v)

REPLACEMENT PARTS

WARRANTY

Stanton Magnetics, Inc. – Warranty Provision – Returns for Repairs or Replacement

WarrantyThrough Stanton’s authorized dealers around the World, Stanton, or one of Stanton’sauthorized distributors outside the U.S., will, without charge, repair or replace, at the solediscretion of the entity responsible for making the repair or providing the replacement, anyStanton merchandise proved defective in material or workmanship for a period of one (1)following the date of original purchase. Exceptions to this warranty are as noted below:

The warranty for mechanical parts which are subject to wear and tear are limited to the ear-lier to occur of thirty (30) days following the date of original purchase or the following num-ber of cycles: Faders - 15,000; Rotary potentiometers - 10,000; and Switches - 10,000.

Stanton will warrant all replacement parts and repairs for ninety (90) days from the date oforiginal shipment. Repairs made necessary by reason of misuse, alteration, normal wear, oraccident are not covered under this warranty.

ReturnsAuthorized Stanton dealers are only authorized to sell and distribute merchandise within aspecific country. All goods requiring warranty repair or replacement must be returned (freightprepaid if not hand-delivered) to the authorized Stanton dealer from whom the merchandisewas purchased and in the same country where the merchandise was purchased. For pur-poses of purchases made via the Internet, the merchandise must be returned to the author-ized Stanton dealer in the country where the authorized Stanton dealer which sold the mer-chandise to purchaser is located and not the authorized Stanton dealer in the country wherethe purchaser is located or the country in which the merchandise was received. Any returnsto a non-authorized dealer or to an authorized Stanton dealer not in the same country asthe merchandise was intended to be sold or as set forth above will void this warranty.

To initiate a warranty repair, you must contact the authorized Stanton dealer from whom youpurchased the merchandise, and follow such authorized Stanton dealer’s return policy.

Stanton assumes no risk and shall be subject to no liability for damages or loss resultingfrom the specific use or application made of the merchandise. Stanton's liability for anyclaim, whether based on breach of contract, negligence, infringement of any rights of anyparty, or product liability, and relating to the merchandise shall not exceed the price receivedby Stanton from your purchase of such merchandise. In no event will Stanton be liable forany special, incidental or consequential damages (including loss of use, loss of profit andclaims of third parties) however caused, whether by the negligence of Stanton or otherwise.To the extent permitted by law and except as otherwise provided above, Stanton disclaimsany express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

The above warranty provides you with specific legal rights. You may also have additionalrights, which are subject to variation from state to state and country to country.

If there is a dispute regarding the warranty of merchandise that does not fall under the war-ranty conditions stated above, please include a written explanation with the merchandisewhen returned pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth herein.

Please register your product online at www.stantondj.com or mail your completed warrantycard to:

Stanton Magnetics, Inc, 3000 SW 42 St. Hollywood, Florida 33312.