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Crown E Series
User's Manual
FME 20W / FME 100W BROADCAST TRANSMITTER
87.5 – 108 MHz STEREO AND MULTIPLEX
WITH TCP/IP MONITORING*
*depending on options
©2013 Crown Broadcast, a division of
International Radio & Electronics Corporation
25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 U.S.A.
(574) 262-8900
web: www.crownbroadcast.com
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e-mail:
crownbroadcast@irec1.com
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- Page 1 Crown E Series User’s Manual FME 20W / FME 100W BROADCAST TRANSMITTER 87.5 – 108 MHz STEREO AND MULTIPLEX WITH TCP/IP MONITORING* *depending on options ©2013 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 U.S.A.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
4.3.4. Setting the MPX inputs ......................26 4.3.5. MPX configuration ....................... 26 Page 2 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 3 6. SERIAL & TELNET COMMANDS ....................67 6.1. Working principle ........................67 Page 3 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
- Page 4 Users ..........................121 9.6.6. SNMP Agent ........................122 9.6.7. Notifications ........................123 Page 4 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
- Page 5 D.2. Complete Reset of the Crown Broadcast FME ................ 135 FOR MORE INFORMATION ......................136 Page 5 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 6: Introduction
Classic line, and the new “E” Series products which will meet all customers’ needs in power levels up to 10kW’s. Page 6 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 7: Before You Start
Precautions regarding the lithium battery This device includes a lithium battery. If the battery is not correctly replaced, there is a risk of explosion. Only replace it with a battery of the same type. Contact Crown Broadcast before attempting to use another type. ... -
Page 8: Description
The manufacturing quality and the simplicity of use make these truly powerful transmitters to broadcast analog FM programs. The Crown Broadcast FME 20 W and the Crown Broadcast FME 100 W are fully protected against overheating and VSWR. They also offer a number of built-in functions that can eliminate the additional cost and space requirements of external equipment. -
Page 9: Crown Broadcast Fme 20/100 W Description
RF: Indicates that the unit is on RF=ON. Associated to the RF button. LOCAL: Indicates that the unit is in local mode. Associated to the Local button. Page 9 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 10: Rear Panel
On the CAN board, the COM0 port is reserved for the unit’s upgrade and the COM1 port is used to send serial commands. Page 10 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 11: Opened Cover
Surge protector (option, not present) Digital modulator Low voltage power bloc High output Control board power supply Page 11 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 12: Synoptic
Crown Broadcast FM 20/100 W, user manual– 05/2013 2.3.4. Synoptic Crown Broadcast FME 20/100 W Audio Page 12 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 13: Rack
(GDT) giving a very high protection and very low parasitic capacitance and leakage currents. Please refer to Appendix B ‘Maintenance’ for the procedure to replace the surge protection module. Page 13 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 14: Protection Against Vswr
The reflected power is limited to 3 W for Crown Broadcast FME 20 W, to 10 W for Crown Broadcast FME 100 W, to 40 W for Crown Broadcast FME 350 W / 750 W / 1000 W and to 80 W for Crown Broadcast FME 1500 W / 2000 W ... -
Page 15: Technical Specifications
Out of band rejection > 40 dB @ 19 kHz Pre-emphasis 0 µs, 50 µs or 75 µs Page 15 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 16: Af Inputs
90 VAC to 264 VAC Frequency 47 Hz - 63 Hz Max consumption 300 W @ nominal power Page 16 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 17: Interface Panel
ETS 302 018 (EMC) ETS 300 384 (Radio) NF EN 60215 (Safety) Typical performances unless otherwise noted Page 17 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 18: Starting Up Your Transmitter
Press the Local button on the front panel, then the RF button. Page 18 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 19 To set network parameters (TCP/IO option only): See section 4.4. To use serial commands: See section 6. Page 19 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 20: Using The Front Panel
“Enter” to return to the list of M A I N -> R F menus. Page 20 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 21: Input Selection
S E L Sel menu is selected, press “Enter” to return to the list of menus. Page 21 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 22: Setting The Mpx Inputs
-> M A I N M P X - I N “Enter” to return to the list of menus. Page 22 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 23: Mpx Configuration
M A I N -> M O D U L A T I O N Modulation menu is selected, press “Enter” to return to the list of menus. Page 23 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 24: Setting The Analog Or Aes Inputs
Disconnect the load and connect the antenna to the transmitter RF output. Enable the RF again using the front panel RF button. Page 24 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 25: Using The Pc Application
Extract the .exe file. You do not need to install it; simply double-click on ENGI_REV_xxx.exe to launch the application. Select the serial port connected to the Crown Broadcast transmitter and the port speed (9600 for the front panel connector). 4.3.2. Setting the transmitter... -
Page 26: Setting The Mpx Inputs
Disconnect the load and connect the antenna to the transmitter RF output. Enable the RF again using the front panel RF button. Page 26 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 27: With The Tcp/Ip Option
Enter the user name and password (default: Admin / admin). You can now access the web interface. Page 27 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 28: Configuring The Transmitter
Disconnect the load and connect the antenna to the transmitter RF output. Enable the RF again using the front panel RF button. Page 28 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 29: Front Screen Use
9 8 . 0 0 -> 7 5 0 The frequency is selected The power is selected Page 29 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 30 If a text string is longer than the screen, press the key to access the text string and to scroll. Page 30 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 31: Structure Of The Menus
The Alarm menu only appears when at least one alarm is active. Menu and menu items in orange are only visible in Expert mode. Page 31 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 32: First Level Measurements
M O N O / S T E R E O ENTER Stereo Encoder M O N O See next page for first level menus Page 32 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 33: First Level Menus
9 8 . 0 0 M H z 1 0 0 W -> E X I T 5.3.4. Page 33 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 34: Tx Parameters Menu
This read-only menu is only visible if alarms are present. It then displays one screen per current alarm. Press the key and then the key to scroll through them. ENTER Page 34 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 35: Input Switch Menu
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Page 36: Line1 Menu
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Page 37: Mpx In Menu
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Page 38: Audio Gene Menu
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Page 39: Modulation Menu
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Page 40: Stereo Encoder Menu
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| the selected command. Main measurement screen Page 40 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 41: Rds / Sca Encoder Menu
||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| * An arrow appears before Main measurement screen the selected command. Page 41 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 42: Fme Limiter Menu
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Page 43: Rds Menu
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Page 44: Network Menu
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Page 45: Com Menu
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Page 46: Power Supply Menu
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Page 47: Temp/Fan Menu
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Page 48: Time/Date Menu
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Page 49: License Menu
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Page 50: About / System Menu
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Page 51: Easy/Expert Menu
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Page 52: Main Parameters Description
MANU or AUTO MAIN With this parameter, select the main audio source. LINE1, LINE2, MPX1, MPX2 or GENE Page 52 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 53: Line1 Menu (Ana)
This parameter indicates the presence of audio signal at the input: none, left, right or L&R. NONE, L, R, L&R Page 53 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 54 Otherwise, select according to the country: 50 µs in Europe, 75 µs in the USA. 0, 50 or 75 µs Page 54 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 55: Line2 Menu (Aes)
This level is also called nominal level, i.e. the level producing the deviation as set in the Modulation menu. From -18 dBu to +18 dBu Page 55 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 56: Player Menu
LEVEL (INPUT.AUDIOGEN.LEVEL) – read/write With this parameter, set the internal generator audio level. From -100.00 to 12.00 dBFS Page 56 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 57: Modulation Menu
With this parameter, set the RDS sub-carrier deviation. The most widely used value is 4 kHz. From 0 to 25.5 kHz Page 57 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 58 RDS = 4.0 kHz With internal RDS: Audio = 63.5 kHz Pilot = 7.5 kHz RDS = 4.0 kHz Page 58 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 59: Stereo Encoder Menu
7: set a level between 0.9 and 1.1 V peak-to-peak. 5 corresponds to 1 V. From 0 to 8 V Page 59 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 60: Rds / Sca Encoder Menu
These parameters are available as CONF serial commands (see section 6.2.3). Without the FME Limiter option, the CLIP parameter is the only available parameter. Page 60 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 61 FM limiter stage against high audio levels and possible audio distortions. Default value: 8641dB/s From 0.1 to 10 000 dB/s Page 61 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 62: Rds Menu
Note: the RDS is enabled in the RDS/SCA ENCODER menu. These parameters are available as RDS serial commands (see section 6.2.7). Page 62 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 63 Weather Rhythm and Blues Finance Soft Rhythm and Blues Children’s programs Language Social Affairs Religious Music Page 63 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
- Page 64 From 0 to 15, as indicated in the table on the next page Page 64 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
- Page 65 (home receivers, Smartphone mobile receivers). The RT function cannot be used on car radios as road safety commissions have forbidden its use on board a vehicle. Page 65 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
- Page 66 Parameters of the ALT DSN sub-menu are identical to those of the MAIN DSN sub-menu; for serial commands, use ALT instead of MAIN. Page 66 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 67: Serial & Telnet Commands
In case it has not, the message LOCAL ERROR CMD will appear. Page 67 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 68: Serial Commands
(10100001) indicates the RC 1, 6 and 8 are managed manually Enables corresponding when SYS.GPIO.OUT.ACT XX X=[A..F;0..9] managed manually (see SYS.GPIO.OUT.MASK) Page 68 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 69 Unit type: example "E20" for E Series 20 W Indicates the number of working hours since SYS.UPTIME [0..99999999] commissioning Page 69 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 70: Measurement Commands
VSWR measure "01.0" or "20.0" Gives the number of reflected power safety MEAS.VSWRTRIP [0..99] in the past hour Page 70 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 71: Configuration Commands
Enables/disables the Hard Clipper CONF.STATE.LIMIT ON/OFF Enables/disables the FM limiter CONF.STATE.MPXPWR ON/OFF Enables/disables the MPX Power limiter Page 71 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 72: Transmitter Commands
"ON" or "OFF" Enables/disables reflected power safety TX.WARNING "ON" or "OFF" Single transmitter. Warning state of single transmitter Page 72 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 73: Alarm Commands
INPUT.LINE1.FLT "0" or "15" or "16" or "17" Configuration of the audio filter Page 73 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 74 "ANA" or "AES" "OFF" Back delay on the channel with the highest INPUT.MPX.SW.BACKDELAY XXX=[0…30] configurable priority. Page 74 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
- Page 75 1 INPUT.PLAYER.SW.THRESH -90…000 Silence triggering level in dBFS on channel 1 Page 75 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 76: Encoder Commands
XX=service Indicates which DSN sent by UECP is copied to the ALT RDS.ALTDSN.ID X; X=[1…8] memory Page 76 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 77 RDS.INFO.LOTTERY.STR [A…Z] default value: LOTTERY Sets the command that modifies <INFO.NEWS.LOCAL>; RDS.INFO.NEWS.LOCAL.STR [A…Z] default value: LOCALNEWS Page 77 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
- Page 78 "0" or "1" of an RDS receiver depending on the broadcast program (1 = music, 0 = speech) Page 78 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
- Page 79 Delay between 2 consecutive screens RDS.PS2.EN ON/OFF Enables/disables string2 RDS.PS2.INCREMENT [0…8] Increment type of the frame. 0 = Word Page 79 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
- Page 80 RDS.VOTE.CENTER.STR [A…Z] default value: VOTECENTRE Sets the command that modifies <VOTE.QUESTION>; RDS.VOTE.QUESTION.STR [A…Z] default value: VOTEQUESTION Page 80 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 81: Status Commands
Returns the list of units present of the CAN bus. Commands related to options are only available when the option is present. Page 81 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 82: Configuration With The Pc Application
Connect the Crown Broadcast Transmitter front or rear panel serial port to a RS-232 port on the PC using a straight cable with a female connector for the PC and a male connector for the transmitter, or if the IP optional board is present on the Crown Broadcast, connect both the transmitter and the PC to the network. - Page 83 With a serial connection, if the module is password protected, you will need to enter the password before you can access all the functions. Page 83 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 84: Configuration
Clicking “Stop” prevents retrieval of data; however, sending data to the module remains possible. Page 84 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 85 These values are also available with the Modulation front panel menu or with the MEAS.DEV and CONF serial commands. Page 85 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
- Page 86 On this page, three buttons give access scroll management. (Not available with the front panel application.) Scrolling Definition Page 86 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
- Page 87 These values are also available with the Audio Generator front panel menu or with the INPUT.AUDIOGEN serial commands. Page 87 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
- Page 88 These values are also available with the FM Limiter front panel menu or with the CONF serial commands. Page 88 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
- Page 89 Temperature/Fan front panel menus or with the STATUS, TX, MEAS and CONF serial commands. Events: Logs are also available with SYS.LOG serial commands. Page 89 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 90: Saving Parameters
Default name is module_type_serial_number.conf. To load a previously saved configuration, use the Files / Load menu. Page 90 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 91: Remote Control And Monitoring With The Gpio Board
Off: Indicates if the transmitter is in standby mode VSWR: Indicates if there is a VSWR error Page 91 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 92: Remote Control Function Pinout
Jumpers from 1 to 5 (JUMP1 to JUMP5): select the NO or NC contact of the relays. When switching to local mode (relay 1), all other relays are disabled. Page 92 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 93: Physical Representation Of The Gpios
Crown Broadcast FM 20/100 W, user manual– 05/2013 8.2.4. Physical representation of the GPIOs 12 V floating TC COMMON power supply Page 93 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 94: Management Using Serial Commands
1xxxxxxx Remote monitoring binary values: Remote Monitoring Binary value xxxxxxx1 xxxxxx1x xxxxx1xx xxxx1xxx xxx1xxxx xx1xxxxx x1xxxxxx Page 94 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 95 5, convert the binary value 00010100: you get 14 as per the above table. You must then send the command: SYS.GPIO.OUT.MASK=14 Page 95 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 96: Management Using Serial Commands
Sets the remote monitoring ANA4 on the optional SYS.GPIO.CONF2 "HEAT" or "FAN2" or GPIO Analog board "CURRENT" or "PWR" Page 96 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 97: The Embedded Website
Check the box to save connection information. This process is managed by the web browser cookies; login and passwords are saved for 15 days. Page 97 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 98 No alarm Current VSWR alarm Interlock Interlock not present Interlock present RF On RF off RF on Page 98 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
- Page 99 The tool bar, the indicators and the menu will be available on all pages of the site. Page 99 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 100: Viewing The Status
Click and drag the abscissa’s label to view other points on the curve. Page 100 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 101 The Audio levels page displays the same curve as on the overview page but on a larger scale. Page 101 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
- Page 102 Radiator temperature* Fan speed* * Available measurements vary depending on the power of the transmitter Page 102 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
- Page 103 To display a specific day or time, slide the abscissa’s label. A button allows clearing the history. Page 103 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 104: Main Status
This page displays the main parameters of the transmitter (read-only). The "Switched to Backup" indicator shows: Main input is on Switch to backup input Page 104 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 105: Transmitter Configuration
Switch to backup input For a complete configuration, use the Main, Modulation, Input Select and Input Sources pages. Page 105 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 106: Main Configuration
RF presence RF disabled RF enabled Local mode Transmitter in standard mode Transmitter in local mode Page 106 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 107: Modulation Configuration
Set the deviation on this page. Please refer to parameter descriptions section 5.4.8 for more details. Page 107 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 108 Set the limiter on this page. Please refer to parameter descriptions section 5.4.11 for more details. Page 108 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 109: Input Selection
Set input thresholds on this page. Please refer to parameter descriptions section 5.4.2 for more details. Page 109 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 110: Input Sources
Set the MPX 1 and MPX 2 inputs on this page. Please refer to parameter descriptions section 5.4.5 for more details. Page 110 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 111 Set the internal generator on this page. Please refer to parameter descriptions section 5.4.7 for more details. Page 111 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 112: Setting The Rds Data
Please refer to parameter descriptions section 5.4.12 for more details. Parameters Enter the ID of the main and the alternate DSN. Page 112 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 113 Crown Broadcast FM 20/100 W, user manual– 05/2013 Main DSN / Alternate DSN Set DSN parameters on these pages. Page 113 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 114: Advanced Encoder
(longer than 8 characters). Only applicable when ‘Word’ is the chosen increment. Delay: Time laps between 2 consecutive screens. Page 114 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 115 Each name must be unique. Automation commands are case sensitive. Page 115 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
- Page 116 PROGRAM.NOW PROGRAM.HOST Name of the host of the radio show PROGRAM.EDITORIAL _STAFF Page 116 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
- Page 117 Retrieves either via a sms or url-link more data about tag in RT1. (Info request via Point to Point - unicast) Page 117 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...
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Page 118: System Configuration
Specifically, these values are sent with SNMP traps. Page 118 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 119: Date / Time
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Page 120: Network
DNS Servers: DNS configuration. Mandatory if before using DNS addresses on other configuration pages. 9.6.4. Communication Parameters of the communication board. Page 120 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 121: Users
You may change login names but make sure each is unique! Only use alphanumerical characters for user names and passwords. Page 121 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 122: Snmp Agent
To make sure traps are received by the main recipient, the unit offers 2 methods. With both methods, traps are sent until they are acknowledged. Page 122 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 123: Notifications
The user may replay traps that have not been acknowledged yet. The user may also delete pending traps that have not been acknowledged yet. Page 123 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 124: Common Traps
(Ack timeout, in seconds) and the maximum number of times the trap will be resent (Max retries). Set also the severity (log, minor, critical…). 9.6.9. IRT Traps Page 124 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 125: Crown Broadcast Traps
With the ‘Reboot TCP/IP option’ button, restart the TCP/IP board. With the ‘Reboot Transmitter’ button, restart the transmitter’s front panel. Page 125 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 126: Emr
EMR (Expert Maintenance Reporting) is a service offered by your Crown Broadcast dealer to monitor your Crown Broadcast FME transmitters. A report is periodically sent to you to give you the state of the transmitters. This report may suggest corrective or preventive actions to solve potential issues or improve the performance of the transmitters. -
Page 127: Service And Support
You may also write to the following address: International Radio and Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive Elkhart, Indiana, U.S.A. 46514-5425 Page 127 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 128: Factory Service Instructions
Return Shipment Preference if other than UPS Ground: __Expedite Shipment __Other PLEASE ENCLOSE THIS DOCUMENT WITH UNIT — DO NOT MAIL SEPARATELY Page 128 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... - Page 129 Crown Broadcast transmitter. Warranty does not cover any loss of revenue resulting from any failure of a Crown Broadcast product, act of God, or natural disaster. Procedure for Obtaining Warranty Service Crown Broadcast will repair or service, at our discretion, any product failure as a result of normal intended use.
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Page 130: Appendix A: Software Option Management
Crown Broadcast FM 20/100 W, user manual– 05/2013 APPENDIX A: SOFTWARE OPTION MANAGEMENT A set of options is available for Crown Broadcast FME transmitters. Contact your Crown Broadcast dealer if you wish to install one of them after the initial transmitter purchase. -
Page 131: Using The Pc Application
‘OK’ button to enable the license. The new option is now enabled. Page 131 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 132: Using Serial Commands
You can check the current options by sending the command: SYS.OPT.LIST The unit will return the list of enabled options, including the new one. Page 132 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 133: Appendix B: Adjusting The Impedance Of Analog Inputs
High impedance 600 Page 133 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 134: Appendix C: Maintenance
3. Snap the washers on the rivets to secure the surge protector in the chassis. Power 4. Set the cover back in place. Page 134 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 135: Appendix D: Troubleshooting
C O N F I G Exit the Init Config menu to return to standard menus. E X I T Page 135 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900... -
Page 136: For More Information
25166 Leer Drive Elkhart, Indiana 46514-5425 24-Hour Service: (866) 262-8917 Sales: (866) 262-8972 General Information: (574) 262-8900 Fax: (574) 262-5399 www.crownbroadcast.com Page 136 Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA Ph +1 (574) 262 8900...