Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SMX-6 Crown
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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.
Page 4 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 CONTENTS 1 Welcome ....................................................................... 7 1.1 Options ................................................................. 7 1.2 Unpacking .....
Page 5 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 ILLUSTRA TIONS 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.
Page 6 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 Fig. 1.1 Three Mixer / Multiplexer Models ENABLE DSPI ENABLE DSPI.
Page 7 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 1 W elcome Thank you for purchasing a Crown IQ mixer/multi- plexer. IQ mixer/multiplexers are intelligent mixers with special signal routing capabilities.
Page 8 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 (Rear View) (Front View) 2 Facilities AUX Connector A 3-pin male mini-XLR connector is used for remote control of equipment lacking the Crown Bus. A 10 VDC power source is provided to control solid state relays and other logic circuits.
Page 9 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 optional shield for the Crown Bus cable. Only the shield of the input cable should be connected. Shielded wire will reduce the total distance a Crown Bus loop can be run, but shielding may be neces- sary to reduce interference with certain kinds of audio cables.
Page 10 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 3 Hardware Installation The installation of an IQ mixer/multiplexer consists of two major parts: installing the hardware and con- figuring the software. This manual deals only with hardware installation.
Page 11 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 It is also possible to use RS232 to communicate with a Macintosh computer. Here’s how to wire the cable: while it is connected to the Crown Bus, skip ahead to Section 3.2. There are two main communication standards sup- ported by the unit for serial communication with a host computer.
Page 12 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 12345678 RS232 RS422 123456 IQ ADDRESS BAUD RATE & PARITY COM STANDARD 123456 ODD EVEN 19200 9600 4800 1200 300 2400 PARITY BAUD RATE 15.
Page 13 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 Crown Bus can have the same address. Suppose, for example, an IQ System has two Crown Bus loops as shown in Figure 3.1 and an SMX-6 is installed in loop 1 and given IQ address 77. No other SMX-6 can be given the same address in Crown Bus loop 1.
Page 14 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 Figure 3.9 Crown Bus Wiring ÷Loopsš from Output to Input of Each IQ Component Fig. 3.7 Crown Bus Wiring for 5-pin DIN Input Fig. 3.8 Crown Bus Wiring for 4-pin DIN Output Important: Provide ad- equate cooling if the unit will be used in a hot envi- ronment.
Page 15 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 added to the audio lines. Use only the signal lines which normally connect to pins 2 and 3 of the XLRs. Note: Because typical mic cables have high capacitance, the maximum possible Crown Bus loop distance will be less.
Page 16 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 0.775 volts). Select the center position (L) for line level signals up to +32 dBu. Slide it to the right (P) to provide 44 VDC to mics requiring phantom power. Each input has a screwdriver-set, calibrated gain control to compensate for different input source levels.
Page 17 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 system). Because the bus outputs are controlled by the IQ System , they can be kept off until they are actually used, preventing too many of them being on at the same time and loading down a common audio bus network.
Page 18 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 3.3.4 Stack Inputs The stack in jacks (Figure 3.15) enable the audio inputs to be increased by stacking 2, 3, or more mixer/multiplexers to create a 12x2, 18x2 or wider mixer.
Page 19 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 Fig. 3.22 A 12x8 Mixer Using 8 Mixer/Multiplexers By using several units and a combination of parallel inputs and stacked outputs, larger mixing configu- rations (12x8, 24x4, etc.) can be created as shown below: 3.
Page 20 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 4 Options There are two optional uses for mixer serial ports. The first is direct RS232/RS422 communication with the unit where the unit is its own interface and interface for any connected components.
Page 21 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 2 3 7 9 10 2 3 7 9 10 2 3 7 9 10 Pin Pin Pin (Optional) (Optional) (Optional) Pin 2 Serial In (–) Pin 3 Serial Out (–) Pin 7 GND ( O p tional ) Pin 9 Serial Out (+) Pin 10 Serial In (+) ( All other p ins are not used.
Page 22 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 5.2.2 Crown Factory Service To obtain factory service, fill out the Service Infor- mation Card in the back of this manual and send it along with proof of purchase and the defective unit to the Crown factory.
Page 23 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 6 T echnical Information The IQ System was developed to provide a way to both monitor and control complete sound systems during operation. The system began with amplifier control using plug-in IQ-P.
Page 24 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 6.2.3 D/A Converter To set channel gain levels, a digital-to-analog con- verter continuously converts all gain settings to control voltages. An analog demultiplexer sends the appropriate control voltages to each of the twelve VCAs.
Page 25 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 Fig. 6.1 General IQ Mixer Block Diagram INPUT 1 PRE-AMP BALANCED BUCHANAN CONNECTOR GAIN POT (-12 to +21dB) M/L/P SWITCH P = +25dB/+44VDC M .
Page 26 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 7 Specifications 7.1 General Protection: Audio outputs can be shorted indefi- nitely without causing damage.
Page 27 IQ Mixer / Multiplexer Hardware Installation Rev. 0 Appendix A This Appendix contains look-up tables for every valid IQ address. The valid address are 1 to 250. Do not use an address number higher than 250! Addresses above 250 are reserved for special system use.
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