Welcome; Features - Crown 180MAx Pack Operation Manual

Commercial Audio Series Business Music System
* 1 kHz
180MAx
Power
Minimum guaranteed power
into 4 ohms or 25V/70V output 80W
*1 kHz Power: refers to maximum power in watts at
1 kHz with 0.5% THD.
Operation Manual

1 Welcome

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You have purchased the Crown 180MAx tuner-
mixer-amplifier either by itself, or as part of a sys-
tem that includes loudspeakers. This manual cov-
ers the system and also applies to the 180MAx.
The Crown 180MAx System is the first integrated
tuner-mixer-amplifier and loudspeaker system
designed for commercial use. It is designed for
easy installation by the user. Applications include
restaurants, retail stores, coffee shops and other
commercial establishments.
The system includes the Crown 180MAx tuner-
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mixer-amplifier, four JBL Control 1ST 2-way
loudspeakers with built-in 70V transformers, an
XM antenna and a wireless remote control.
Built into the 180MAx is an XM Radio that receives
satellite radio stations with digital sound quality. A
front-panel LCD screen displays XM channel data
(channel number, channel name, artist name, song
title), 16 station presets and signal strength.
The unit also accepts signals from line, telephone,
or microphone (phantom power included). Bass
and treble controls allow the user to tailor the tone
quality of the sound system. The priority ducking
feature drops the volume of the background music
when a microphone is used. A VOX threshold set-
ting controls how loud the voice must be before
ducking occurs.
Units can be linked to increase the number of input
and output channels.
The built-in power amplifier provides 80 watts into
4-ohm outputs for 4-ohm or 8-ohm loudspeakers,
and 80 watts into 25V/70V outputs. Current and
thermal limiting protect the amplifier and loud-
speakers from accidental overload.

1.1 Features

• Ideal for commercial use; can be installed by
the user
• 4 inputs (each with a volume control) and
one 80W amplifier output channel
• Independent bass and treble controls
• Balanced Phoenix-type mic/line input; dual
RCA stereo music inputs, touch-proof
screw-terminal speaker outputs
• Programmable XM tuner with XM channel
data display
• Priority ducking
• XM tuner Music-On-Hold output
• 180MAx System only: Four JBL Control 1ST
2-way loudspeakers with built-in 70V trans-
formers, an XM antenna and a wireless
remote control included
• Three-Year, No-Fault, Fully Transferable
Warranty completely protects your invest-
ment and guarantees its specifications
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