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IQ Mixer/Multiplexer
AMB-5, MPX-6, SMX-6
HARDWARE INSTALLATION MANUAL
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FULL THREE-YEAR WARRANTY NORTH AMERICA INTERNATIONAL SUMMARY OF WARRANTY SUMMARY OF WARRANTY AMCRON, a division of Crown International, Inc., 1718 West CROWN, a division of Crown International, Inc., 1718 West Mishawaka Road, Mishawaka Road, Elkhart, Indiana 46517-4095 U.S.A. warrants to Elkhart, Indiana 46517-4095 U.S.A. warrants to you, the ORIGINAL PURCHASER you, the ORIGINAL PURCHASER and ANY SUBSEQUENT OWNER and ANY SUBSEQUENT OWNER of each NEW Crown product, for a period of of each NEW Amc
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The information furnished in this manual does not include all of the details of design, production, or variations of the equipment. Nor does it cover every possible situation which may arise during installation, operation or maintenance. If you need special assistance, beyond the scope of this manual, please contact our Crown Technical Support Group. Crown Technical Support Group, POB 1000, Elkhart, Indiana 46515-1000 U.S.A. Phone: 800-342-6939 or 219/294-8200 Fax: 219-294-8301 WARNING TO
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IQ Mixer/Multiplexer Hardware Installation 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)
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IQ Mixer/Multiplexer Hardware Installation ILLUSTRATIONS 1.1 Three Mixer / Multiplexer Models ............................ 6 2.1 Front and Rear Panels .............................................. 8 3.1 An IQ System with a PC Host Computer, etc. ........10 3.2 RS232 Cable Wiring for a PC ..................................11 3.3 RS422 Cable Wiring for a Macintosh ......................11 3.4 RS232 Cable Wiring for a Macintosh ......................11 3.5 Selecting the Communication Parameters .
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IQ Mixer/Multiplexer Hardware Installation DSPI ENABLE DSPI ENABLE Fig. 1.1 Three Mixer / Multiplexer Models Page 6 Rev. 0
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IQ Mixer/Multiplexer Hardware Installation 1.1 Options 1 Welcome In a standard IQ System, the IQ components like Thank you for purchasing a Crown IQ mixer/multi- the mixer/multiplexers are connected to the system plexer. IQ mixer/multiplexers are intelligent mixers via the Crown Bus. The Crown Bus is a serial com- with special signal routing capabilities. Their intelli- munication loop which carries IQ commands and gence stems from a powerful onboard microproces- data. IQ mixer/multiplexers are
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IQ Mixer/Multiplexer Hardware Installation (Front View) CROWN BUS AUDIO STACK AUDIO STACK AUDIO ADD 25 AUDIO ADD 25 AUDIO ADD 25 AUDIO ADD 25 AUDIO ADD 25 AUDIO ADD 25 120 VAC AUX 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 0 5 IN IN FOR MIC FOR MIC FOR MIC FOR MIC FOR MIC FOR MIC SERIAL DATA LOOP OUT OUT IN IN IN IN IN IN 60 Hz -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 CTRL 10 10 10 10 10 10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 -10 IN OUT IN 2 1 6 15 5 15 4 15 3 15 2 15 1 15 + + -12 21 -12 21 -12 21 -12 21 -12 21 -12 21 – – MAIN BUS MAIN BUS MP L MP L
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IQ Mixer/Multiplexer Hardware Installation Important: TURN THE UNIT OFF before connecting to the RS232/RS422 (F) or Crown Bus (H) connectors. TURN THE UNIT OFF before changing the settings of the IQ Address (M), Baud Rate & Parity (N) or Communication Standard (O) switches. optional shield for the Crown Bus cable. Only the with the inputs of other mixer/multiplexers to make a shield of the input cable should be connected. 6x4 (or larger) mixer. (Section 3.3.1) Shielded wire will reduce the
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IQ Mixer/Multiplexer Hardware Installation RS232 DSPI ENABLE DSPI ENABLE ODEP ENABLE ODEP ENABLE IOC IOC POWER POWER SPI SPI CH1 CH2 CH1 CH2 OFF OFF ODEP ENABLE ODEP ENABLE IOC IOC SPI POWER SPI POWER CH1 CH2 OFF CH1 CH2 OFF ODEP ENABLE ODEP ENABLE IOC IOC SPI POWER SPI POWER CH1 CH2 CH1 CH2 OFF OFF Fig. 3.1 An IQ System with a PC Host Computer and Two Mixer/Multiplexers How the mixer/multiplexer will be used will deter- 3 Hardware Installation mine whether or not it will need to be connected
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IQ Mixer/Multiplexer Hardware Installation while it is connected to the Crown Bus, skip ahead It is also possible to use RS232 to communicate to Section 3.2. with a Macintosh computer. Here’s how to wire the cable: There are two main communication standards sup- Macintosh ported by the unit for serial communication with a SMX-6 (RS232) (RS232) host computer. They are RS232 and RS422. 67 8 1 13 34 5 RS232 is commonly used with IBM PCs and com- 14 25 12 patibles. Because it uses unbalanced signal
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IQ Mixer/Multiplexer Hardware Installation BAUD RATE & PARITY SETTINGS 123456 19200 9600 4800 BAUD RATE COM BAUD 2400 RATE IQ ADDRESS & PARITY STANDARD 1200 RS422 RS232 BAUD RATE PARITY 300 OFF 150 12345 6 7 8 12345 6 ON ON OFF PARITY MAC PC ODD EVEN Fig. 3.5 Selecting the Communication Standard and Parameters • If communication problems persist, check the eters of the mixer/multiplexer and the host computer serial cable for improper wiring or possible must be the same. Any mismatch will preve
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IQ Mixer/Multiplexer Hardware Installation Crown Bus can have the same address. Suppose, vices (see page 22) for information on adding the for example, an IQ System has two Crown Bus appropriate transceivers. loops as shown in Figure 3.1 and an SMX-6 is Here are some guidelines for twisted-pair wiring: installed in loop 1 and given IQ address 77. No other SMX-6 can be given the same address in • Use shielded twisted-pair wire at least 26 Crown Bus loop 1. However, an SMX-6 can have the AWG in s
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Optional Shield IQ Mixer/Multiplexer Hardware Installation Crown Bus 5-pin DIN Input Crown Bus Barrier Block Crown Bus 4-pin DIN Output Crown Bus Barrier Block 5 1 4 1 4 2 1 2 34 1 2 34 3 The Crown Bus connector 3 2 shown here is the standard The female Crown Bus connector shown The Crown Bus connector connector found on the back here can be found on the back panel The female Crown Bus connector shown shown here is the standard panel of most mixers and SLM. of IQ-INT IIs and most IQ-P.I.P.s. he
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IQ Mixer/Multiplexer Hardware Installation added to the audio lines. Use only the signal 3.3 Connecting the Audio Ins & Outs (Step 3) lines which normally connect to pins 2 and 3 of IQ mixer/multiplexers have 6 mic/line inputs and the XLRs. Note: Because typical mic cables 2 stack inputs. (Input 6 of the AMB-5 is dedicated have high capacitance, the maximum possible for ambient sensing and is discussed in Section Crown Bus loop distance will be less. 3.3.2.) For output, there are two audio chan
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IQ Mixer/Multiplexer Hardware Installation 0.775 volts). Select the center position (L) for line Figures 3.12-13 show the normal wiring for bal- level signals up to +32 dBu. Slide it to the right (P) anced and unbalanced inputs. It is also possible to to provide 44 VDC to mics requiring phantom parallel the inputs of multiple units to increase the power. number of mixer outputs. For example, the inputs of two 6x2 MPX-6s can be paralleled to create a 6x4 Each input has a screwdriver-set, calibra
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IQ Mixer/Multiplexer Hardware Installation system). Because the bus outputs are controlled by It is also possible to connect more than one ambient the IQ System, they can be kept off until they are sensing microphone to the sense input. This can be actually used, preventing too many of them being accomplished by taking advantage of the manual on at the same time and loading down a common mixing function of Channel 2. Simply connect each audio bus network. ambient sensing microphone to one of th
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IQ Mixer/Multiplexer Hardware Installation 3.3.4 Stack Inputs 3.3.5 Paralleling Inputs The stack in jacks (Figure 3.15) enable the audio When using more than one unit, the inputs may be inputs to be increased by stacking 2, 3, or more wired in parallel to increase the number of outputs mixer/multiplexers to create a 12x2, 18x2 or wider that a source can drive. This is shown in Figures mixer. Use 2-conductor shielded cable to route the 3.20-21. For example, the audio signal in Figure 21 signal
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IQ Mixer/Multiplexer Hardware Installation By using several units and a combination of parallel maximum of 16 mA. This is shown below in Figure inputs and stacked outputs, larger mixing configu- 3.24. rations (12x8, 24x4, etc.) can be created as shown Notice in Figure 3.24 that the Aux port also has the below: capability to receive a signal across pins 2 (+) and 12 INPUTS 1 (ground). It is a high impedance input and in- cludes a pull-down resistor. MAIN STACK OUT IN +24 V SMX-6 SMX-6 PARALLELED
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IQ Mixer/Multiplexer Hardware Installation time. This means that SMX-6s will need to be con- 4 Options nected to a Crown Bus via an external IQ interface There are two optional uses for mixer serial ports. for setup of a CLN. The first is direct RS232/RS422 communication with the unit where the unit is its own interface and 4.2.1 Wiring the Crown Local Net interface for any connected components. The sec- A Crown Local Net is a serial loop (Figure 4.1). With ond, called Crown Local Net, applies
