Crown AMB-5 User Manual

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IQ Mixer / Multiplexer  Hardware Installation
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CONTENTS
1 Welcome ....................................................................... 7
1.1 Options ................................................................. 7
1.2 Unpacking ............................................................. 7
2 Facilities ........................................................................ 8
3 Hardware Installation .................................................. 10
3.1 Connecting to a Host Computer (Step 1) ........... 10
3.1.1 Communication Standards & Parameters 11
3.2 Connecting to the Crown Bus (Step 2) ............... 12
3.2.1 Setting the IQ Address ............................. 12
3.2.2 Crown Bus Wiring .................................... 13
3.3 Connecting the Audio Ins & Outs (Step 3) ......... 15
3.3.1 Mic/Line Inputs ......................................... 15
3.3.2
AMB-5 Ambient Sensing Input ................. 16
3.3.3 Audio Outputs .......................................... 16
3.3.4 Stack Inputs ............................................. 17
3.3.5 Paralleling Inputs ...................................... 18
3.4 Connecting Auxiliary Devices (Step 4) ............... 19
4 Options ....................................................................... 20
4.1 Option 1: A 1-Loop IQ Interface ......................... 20
4.2 Option 4: Crown Local Net ................................. 20
4.2.1 Wiring the Crown Local Net ..................... 20
5 Service ........................................................................ 22
5.1 Amcron Service .................................................. 22
5.2 Crown Service ..................................................... 22
5.2.1 Service at a Crown Service Center .......... 22
5.2.2 Crown Factory Service ............................. 22
6 Technical Information ................................................. 23
6.1 Audio ................................................................... 23
6.1.1 Input Section ............................................ 23
6.1.2 VCA Sections ............................................ 23
6.1.3 Output Section .......................................... 23
6.1.4 Level Sense Circuits 
(AMB-5 & SMX-6) ... 23
6.2 Control and Interface Section ............................. 23
6.2.1 Crown Bus Interface ................................. 23
6.2.2 RS232/RS422 Interface ............................. 23
6.2.3 D/A Converter .......................................... 23
6.2.4 Log Amp and A/D Converter .................... 24
6.2.5 Auxiliary Port ............................................ 24
7 Specifications ............................................................. 26
7.1 General ............................................................... 26
7.2 Audio ................................................................... 26
A Appendix ..................................................................... 27