Summary of Contents for Cerwin-Vega Skaa pro CVM Series
- Page 1 CVM SERIES MIXERS CVM8, CVM10, CVM12 & CVM16 PROFESSIONAL (CVM12 being shown above) 8CH / 10CH / 12CH & 16CH...
- Page 2 Introduction: Thank you for purchasing the new CVM series of rugged compact wired/wireless mixers, you have made a great choice! For over two plus years we have been carefully crafting and developing a new type of mixer that blends science and wireless high-speed with very low latency technology. Our CVM mixers are now embedded with SKAA Pro technology.
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Page 3: Important Safety Symbols
IMPORTANT SAFETY SYMBOLS The symbol is used to indicate that some hazardous live terminals are involved within this apparatus, even under the normal operating conditions, which may be sufficient to constitute the risk of electric shock or death. The symbol is used in the service documentation to indicate that specific component shall be replaced only by component... -
Page 4: Important Safety Instructions
Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not use any solvents such as benzol or alcohol. Servicing Do not implement any servicing other than those means described in the manual. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel only. Only use accessories/attachments or parts recommended by Cerwin-Vega. -
Page 5: Specifications
Specifications: MONO INPUT Mic input XLR - Balanced Input Frequency response 10 Hz to 30 kHz, +/-3 dB THD (THD&N) 0.03% at +4 dBu, 22Hz-20kHz A-weighted Compression GAIN:0-9dB, THRESHOLD: 20dB 5dB S/N ratio (SNR)115 dB Line in XLR Balanced input Frequency response 10 Hz to 30kHz, +/-3 dB THD (THD&N) - Page 6 SETUP PROCEDURE TO OPTIMIZE SNR: A. Channel (SNR: Signal to Noise Ratio). PREAMP 1. Set the channel fader and the main mix GAIN fader to unity gain (0 dB). 2. Pull all other faders to their bottom (minus infinity) position. 3.
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Page 7: Stereo Channel
STEREO CHANNEL -10/+4 You can use consumer-grade audio SENSITIVITY sources like phones, computers, and SWITCH music players to feed either stereo channel strip by pressing this button, which activates the -10dBV mode and increases the gain on both L and R input channels by 11.8dB. -
Page 8: Xlr Connectors
XLR CONNECTORS : Balanced and Unbalanced Connections. • XLR stands for External Line Return. • This is one of the most commonly used connectors for Pro audio equipment. • The way XLR balanced works is based upon a noise cancellation principle. Pin 1 acts as the chassis ground shield. -
Page 9: Xlr Adapters
• XLR ADAPTERS COMMON ADAPTERS SHOWN BELOW 1. XLR FEMALE TO TRS ¼” FEMALE. 2. XLR MALE TO TRS MALE (BALANCED). 3. XLR MALE TO TRS MALE (UNBALANCED). 4. XLR FEMALE TO TRS MALE (BLANACED). 5. XLR FEMALE TO TRS MALE (UNBALANCED). 6. - Page 10 TYPICAL MIXER USAGE: Figure 1: CVM8 shown as example.
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Page 11: Installation
Selecting and playing individual tracks from USB Thumb Drive or SD card. Insert your properly formatted USB Thumb Drive or SD Card that is preloaded with either WMA, WAV or MP3’s audio files. Please reference the graphic shown below. Press and hold the PLAY/PAUSE button. Use the forward/back buttons to select the required track. - Page 12 (CVM12 SHOWN ABOVE) MIC/LINE CHANNEL (CH1-6) Balanced XLR input connector (1: ground, 2: hot, 3: cold). CVM8 Is designed with 4 low noise mic pre-amp (06 CH has 2, 10 CH has 6, 12 CH has 8) and phantom power, 45dB gain and >100 dB S/N ratio.
- Page 13 DSP & PHANTOM POWER & Misc. Controls SEE GRAPHIC SHOWN ON THE RIGHT 1. +48V phantom power switch/red when It is used for condenser mic operation. Please set all faders to minimum before turning on the switch to protect speaker cabinets.
- Page 14 SD/USB/BLUETOOTH CONTROLS Please see graphic to the right SD/USB/BLUETOOTH 1. MODE Press this button to select mode: SD card, USB, Bluetooth, recording. SD/USB mode: insert SD card/USB to play music directly. Bluetooth mode press the button to select Bluetooth, then match the Bluetooth, then play music.
- Page 15 5. Select SKAA output (6). Recommendation use SKAA Pro Mode (OUT LED will illuminate red in color when selected). 6. Bond your Cerwin-Vega SKAA Speaker to the mixer: For more information, please see SKAA® RECEIVER USER’S GUIDE appearing on subsequent pages within this manual.
- Page 16 RECEIVING INCOMING SKAA SIGNAL SOURCE CONNECTION: Please reference the graphic to the left. Example Shown is for CVM8, other CVM’s done in a similar manner as shown in the example below. Note: when receiving audio via the SKAA input method it is expected that wired speakers are connected to the mixer via XLR.
- Page 17 RECORDING AUDIO FROM MAIN MIX TO MEMORY DEVICE: Please reference the graphic above for the following. 1. Recordings are in mp3 format at 128kbps, mono. 2. The mixer will create a folder on the memory device called (RECORD) and will store the recorded audio in that folder.
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Page 20: Use Cases
USE CASES... - Page 26 WARNINGS: Traditional NCC warning: For low-power radio frequency equipment that has obtained certification, companies, firms, or users are not allowed to change the frequency, increase the power, or change the characteristics and functions of the original design without approval. The use of low-power radio-frequency equipment must not affect flight safety and interfere with legal communications;...
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