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Page 1: User Guide
500 A Huntmar Park Drive ASTi ® Crown Power Amplifier User Guide Document: DOC-01-CA-UG-1 Advanced Simulation Technology inc. 500A Hun® ar Park Drive, Herndon, Virginia, 20170 USA Revision F (May, 2012) - Page 3 ® Product Name: Crown Power Amplifier Note: This document is for use with Crown Amplifiers and ASTi equipment only. Please refer to Crown’s web- site for more information. ® Crown Power Amplifier © Copyright ASTi 2007-2012. Restricted Rights: Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in sub- paragraph (c)(1)(ii) of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Chapter 2: Getting Started ........4 2.1. Proper Cooling ........................4 2.2. ACENet and Crown Power Amplifier Operation and Configuration Process ....5 2.2.1. Multiple Crown Amplifiers on the ACENet ............... 7 2.3. -
Page 7: Chapter 1: Introduction
Each amplifier is a network component that integrates with ASTi’s ACENet. ACENet pro- vides a low latency, network based audio and I/O distribution architecture for ASTi’s Telestra 4 ACE communications and sound modeling equipment and software. The amplifier offers a full range of indicators for accurate diagnostics. -
Page 8: Dimensions
48.3 cm 8.9 cm CTs 8200 16.25 In. 19 In. 5.25 In. 41.3 cm 48.3 cm 13.3 cm CTs 4200 4-Channel Crown Amp Figure 2: 4-Channel Front View PART# 00000000AAAAAA MAC ADDRESS 120 V 00/00/0000 0000000000 00/00/0000 dB 0 dB 0 Figure 3: 4-Channel Rear View Copyright ©... -
Page 9: Figure 4: 8-Channel Front View
® ASTi Crown Power Amplifier User Guide (Ver. 1, Rev. F) CTs 8200 8-Channel Crown Amp Figure 4: 8-Channel Front View DUAL CLASS 2 DUAL Figure 5: 8-Channel Rear View Copyright © 2012 Advanced Simulation Technology inc. -
Page 10: Chapter 2: Getting Started
® ASTi Crown Power Amplifier User Guide (Ver. 1, Rev. E) Chapter 2: Getting Started WARNING: Before amplifier installation, ensure that your amplifier is not con- nected to power and all control levels are turned down (counter clockwise). 2.1. Proper Cooling Do not block any of the amplifier ventilation vents. -
Page 11: Acenet And Crown Power Amplifier Operation And Configuration Process
In order to understand this, follow the quick top-level overview of the ACENet and Crown power amplifier operation and configuration process: •... - Page 12 ASTi Crown Power Amplifier User Guide (Ver. 1, Rev. E) ASTi recommends that users limit themselves to the basic operation of the Crown power amplifi- ers, however we do recognize that there are many sophisticated capabilities available within the embedded functionality of the amplifiers via the Crown HiQnet. Please contact ASTi before attempting to utilize any of the extended features of these amplifiers to ensure that there is no con- flict with required ASTi configuration settings.
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Page 13: Multiple Crown Amplifiers On The Acenet
IP address is changed. ASTi recommends changing all IP addresses if using multiple Crown amplifiers on the same ACENet network. If you try to use two or more Crown amplifiers on a common ACENet network with the Harman Audio “System Architect” software to set-up the internal DSP features (filters, delay, power limit- ing, etc.) it will only report that one amp is online via System Architect;... -
Page 14: Setup Procedure
Note: Ensure the amplifier is powered off before changing the mode switch. The Channel Level Controls act as the overall master gain control for each channel in all operational modes. As a starting point ASTi recommends that the Channel Level Controls be set to the ‘10 o’clock’ position. -
Page 15: Powering Up The Amplifier
® ASTi Crown Power Amplifier User Guide (Ver. 1, Rev. F) 2.4. Powering Up the Amplifier Important: Complete section 2.1. Setup Procedure before proceeding with this section. When turning on the amplifier for the first time follow the steps below. -
Page 16: Chapter 3: General Information
® ASTi Crown Power Amplifier User Guide (Ver. 1, Rev. E) Chapter 3: General Information 3.1. Front Indication Lights • Bridge Mode Indicator – illuminates yellow when the channel pair is set to the “Bridge” position. If the bridge mode is changed while the amplifier is powered on it must be pow- ered off and back on to reset the mode. -
Page 17: Rear Panel Connections
• Output Connector – for every two channels there is a one four-pole strip with a touch- proof cover that accepts up to 10 AWG terminal forks. • Primary and Secondary Ethernet Connection – connects to ASTi’s ACENet which pro- vides low latency, network-based audio and I/O distribution architecture for ASTi’s com- munications and sound modeling equipment and software. - Page 18 ® ASTi Crown Power Amplifier User Guide (Ver. 1, Rev. E) • Channel Level Controls – act as the overall master gain control for each channel in all operational modes. The exact setting required for any specific installation will depend on a number of factors including speaker placement, speaker sensitivity, size of the space being driven, and of course the required sound level required from the system.
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Page 19: Chapter 4: Technical Specifications
® ASTi Crown Power Amplifier User Guide (Ver. 1, Rev. F) Chapter 4: Technical Specifications 4.1. Wiring Select the appropriate size of the wire based on the distance from the amplifier to the speaker. Distance Wire Size up to 25 ft. (7.6 m) 16 AWG 26-40 ft. -
Page 20: Voltage Limits
® ASTi Crown Power Amplifier User Guide (Ver. 1, Rev. E) 4.2. Voltage Limits Under-Voltage Over-Voltage Models Limit Limit 120 VAC units 108 VAC 132 VAC 220V / 230V / 240V units 198 VAC 264 VAC 4.3. Performance Specification Performance... -
Page 21: Minimum Guaranteed Power
® ASTi Crown Power Amplifier User Guide (Ver. 1, Rev. F) 4.4. Minimum Guaranteed Power CTs 4200 Minimum Guaranteed Power (in watts, 0.1% THD) 120VAC, 60 Hz units Dual Mode Channels Driven 1 kHz 20 Hz - 20 kHz 1 kHz... -
Page 22: Chapter 5: References
® ® from another source follow the part numbers below to ensure compatibility. Similar part numbers that may appear to be the same will not work consistently with ASTi’s ACENet architecture. Crown Amplifier Part Number Crown CTS8200 USP/CN GCTS8200AUSPCN... -
Page 23: Appendix A: Crown Amplifier Configuration For Acenet Network
® ASTi Crown Power Amplifier User Guide (Ver. 1, Rev. F) Appendix A: Crown Amplifier Configuration for ACENet Network Requirements • Crown Amp connected to the ACENet Network ® • HiQnet System Architect software (download at http://hiqnet.harmanpro.com). Be sure to ®... - Page 24 ® ASTi Crown Power Amplifier User Guide (Ver. 1, Rev. E) 3. Navigate to Tools > Network Troubleshooter and select it. 4. The following screen will appear, select 'Next'. Copyright © 2012 Advanced Simulation Technology inc.
- Page 25 ® ASTi Crown Power Amplifier User Guide (Ver. 1, Rev. F) 5. Select the network interface of your computer that is connected to the amplifier and select “Next.” 6. Wait as the system detects devices over the network. Copyright © 2012 Advanced Simulation Technology inc.
- Page 26 ® ASTi Crown Power Amplifier User Guide (Ver. 1, Rev. E) 7. As the system gathers information, the computer syncs the subnet mask of the amp. 8. The following screen will appear, select 'Next'. Copyright © 2012 Advanced Simulation Technology inc.
- Page 27 ® ASTi Crown Power Amplifier User Guide (Ver. 1, Rev. F) 9. The following screen will appear, check the box and select 'Next'. 10. The following screen will appear, select 'Next'. Copyright © 2012 Advanced Simulation Technology inc.
- Page 28 11. The following screen will appear, select 'Finished'. The amplifier(s) are now readdressed to be on the same subnet as the computer running this software. 12. A Crown Amp icon will appear for each amp on the network. Double-click the Crown ® ® Amp to make adjustments.
- Page 29 ® ASTi Crown Power Amplifier User Guide (Ver. 1, Rev. F) 13. Make adjustments to the amp configuration to set it up for your requirements. 14. After making changes, the 'Store' button will illuminate in yellow. Select the 'Store' button to save the changes to the preset.
- Page 30 ® ASTi Crown Power Amplifier User Guide (Ver. 1, Rev. E) 15. Store as Preset 1 and click 'Ok.' Important: Always save and load files to Preset 1. Preset 1 is the default and will automat- ically run on the amp after it boots.
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Page 31: Opening And Assigning Saved Presets
® ASTi Crown Power Amplifier User Guide (Ver. 1, Rev. F) Opening and Assigning Saved Presets 1. To open a preset, navigate to File > Open > Preset File. 2. Select Preset1. 3. Check the “Copy preset…” box. 4. Select the preset file to load into your selected preset. -
Page 32: Troubleshooting
® ASTi Crown Power Amplifier User Guide (Ver. 1, Rev. E) Troubleshooting Any transparent devices that show up in the main window are devices that have been recognized on the network at some point but are not currently connected to the network. Check the amp power and ACENet connection.
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