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Crown Broadcast FM 20/100 W, user manual– 05/2013 

 

 

Page 89 

Crown Broadcast, a division of International Radio & Electronics Corporation   25166 Leer Drive, Elkhart, Indiana, 46514-5425 USA     

Ph +1 (574) 262 8900 

 

 

 

 

 

Maintenance: 

 

These values are also available with the TX Parameters and 
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. 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for FME 100W

Page 1: ...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 C...

Page 2: ...temperature 14 2 4 4 Protections incorporated into the PSU 14 3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 15 3 1 RF section 15 3 2 Composite operation 15 3 3 Stereo operation 15 3 4 Mono operation 15 3 5 AF inputs 16...

Page 3: ...S menu 34 5 3 6 Input Switch menu 35 5 3 7 Line1 menu 36 5 3 8 MPX In menu 37 5 3 9 Audio Gene menu 38 5 3 10 Modulation menu 39 5 3 11 Stereo encoder menu 40 5 3 12 RDS SCA encoder menu 41 5 3 13 FME...

Page 4: ...Introduction 91 8 2 Standard GPIO board 91 8 2 1 Description of control and monitoring functions 91 8 2 2 Remote control function pinout 92 8 2 3 Remote monitoring function pinout 92 8 2 4 Physical re...

Page 5: ...r Support 127 10 3 Spare Parts 127 10 4 Factory Service Instructions Error Bookmark not defined 11 CROWN BROADCAST THREE YEAR LIMITED PRODUCT WARRANTY 128 APPENDIX A SOFTWARE OPTION MANAGEMENT 130 A 1...

Page 6: ...ased by Harman International primarily for Crown s Pro Audio division As the Crown Broadcast division was not central to the vision of Harman International remaining members of Crown s founding family...

Page 7: ...a power conditioner such as a UPS must be used The device must only be used with a plug that incorporates a protective ground contact To avoid any risk of electrocution the protection conductor must...

Page 8: ...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 Fully featured for local main...

Page 9: ...otection temperature WARNING Minor fault of the unit ambient temperature radiator temperature fan current voltage loss of signal VSWR VSWR of the unit RF 3dB 3 dB of the unit INTERLOCK Indicates that...

Page 10: ...SD card 1 USB port 1 Ethernet port 1 CAN port On the TCP IP board the COM1 port is used to send serial commands and the COM2 port is used for dynamic PS tags CAN board 2 RS232 ports COM0 and COM1 1 s...

Page 11: ...ronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 2 3 3 Opened cover Low voltage power bloc Mains filter Optional GPIO board Optional communication board RF amplifie...

Page 12: ...00 W user manual 05 2013 Page 12 Crown Broadcast a division of International Radio Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 2 3 4 Synoptic Crown Broadc...

Page 13: ...re the transmitter will work with no risk of damage a series of protections has been set 2 4 1 Surge Protector An optional surge protector module can be added to the chassis The goal of this module is...

Page 14: ...ult value is 50 C In case of overshoot a Warning alarm is triggered Alarm Amb The max radiator temperature is set by serial command see serial command CONF HEAT MAX section 6 2 3 Default value is 65 C...

Page 15: ...Continuously 0 20 W or 0 100 W Spurious and harmonic suppression 75 dBc 10 MHz input recommended range 10 dBm to 10 dBm 3 2 Composite operation Bandwidth 40 Hz to 53 kHz 0 1 dB 20 Hz to 60 kHz 0 2 dB...

Page 16: ...ble Level Software adjustable 18 18 dBu range AES LINE2 Connector XLR type Impedance 110 balanced Bandwidth Software adjustable Level Software adjustable 20 to 0 dBFS range Sampling rate Auto adjusted...

Page 17: ...ameters and menus Buttons RF local and OK 3 9 Environmental Nominal operating temperature 5 C to 45 C Maximum operating temperature 0 C to 50 C Warehousing temperature 20 C to 70 C Warehousing time 10...

Page 18: ...a 20 W transmitter and greater than 150 W for a 100 W transmitter When you acquired your transmitter the RF amplifier is deactivated and power is set to 0 W These settings can be adjusted using the PC...

Page 19: ...cs Corporation 25166 Leer Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 To configure the transmitter using the front panel See section 4 2 To configure the transmitter using the PC applicatio...

Page 20: ...n press Enter You may now set the frequency and the power The arrow preceding the frequency indicates that this parameter is selected Press Enter to switch to edit mode 1 F R E Q P F W D 9 8 0 0 0 Usi...

Page 21: ...ess the key until you see the Input Select menu Then press the Enter key Browse through the Input Select menu using the and keys to switch to manual mode Select the current input LINE1 for analog see...

Page 22: ...e the MPX IN menu Then press the Enter key Press the Enter key once more to set the MPX1 input Browse through the MPX1 menu using the and keys to set the nominal level between 50 and 50 dBu Use the En...

Page 23: ...MPX input Confirm with the Enter key and press until you see this screen When the CODER menu is selected press Enter to return to the list of menus G O T O S T E N C O D E R G O T O M O D U L A T I O...

Page 24: ...your country you might need to switch it to 75 s in the United States for instance The pre accentuation parameter is only visible in Expert mode you must therefore first change the front panel workin...

Page 25: ..._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 1 Set the pow...

Page 26: ...EO enables the internal 19 kHz you should therefore select MONO for an MPX input Set the total deviation between 0 and 150 kHz Set the pilot deviation between 0 and 25 5 kHz 4 3 6 Setting the analog o...

Page 27: ...R K 1 N E T W O R K A D R 1 9 2 1 6 8 0 1 2 1 0 3 1 N E T W O R K M A S K 2 5 5 2 5 5 2 5 5 0 0 0 Once you see this screen press Enter The IP address screen is displayed Press Enter to switch to edit...

Page 28: ...naged on this single page Power frequency and RF On Input priority setting MPX configuration Input configuration Default transmitter pre accentuation is 50 s Depending on your country you might need t...

Page 29: ...S To set the RDS The default mode for the transmitter is the Easy mode only menus required for basic configuration are available For instance the RDS menu mentioned above is not visible To display all...

Page 30: ...alues are set from right to left The button is used to Access a lower level menu Enable the edit mode for parameters that can be modified Confirm a new value Return to the higher level menu Return to...

Page 31: ...al Radio Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 5 3 Structure of the menus 5 3 1 Overview Menus followed by are read only The Alarm menu only appears...

Page 32: ...N E 1 A N A 1 L E V E L d B U L 1 2 0 R 1 2 0 A E S 2 L E V E L d B F S L 1 2 3 R 1 2 1 M P X 1 L E V E L d B U 1 1 8 M P X 2 L E V E L d B U 1 2 1 P L A Y E R L V L d B F S 0 1 M O N O S T E R E O M...

Page 33: ...0 0 W M O D U L A T I O N 9 8 0 0 M H z 1 0 0 W S T E N C O D E R 9 8 0 0 M H z 1 0 0 W R D S S C A E N C O D E R M E N U S F M L I M I T E R 9 8 0 0 M H z 1 0 0 W R D S 9 8 0 0 M H z 1 0 0 W N E T W...

Page 34: ...0 1 0 0 1 P W R P F W D P R E F 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 2 1 3 D B M A X V S W R 3 2 5 2 0 1 V S W R T R I P O N 3 1 1 D B 1 1 G O T O M A I N R F 9 8 0 0 M H z 1 0 0 W Main measurement screen 5 3 5 ALARMS menu...

Page 35: ...I T C H P L A Y E R 2 I N P U T S E L E C T B A C K U P 3 P L A Y E R 1 I N P U T S W I T C H A U D I O I P 2 G O T O S W I T C H I N P U T S E L 1 I N P U T S W I T C H T U N E R 1 I N P U T S W I T...

Page 36: ...ar to the Line2 menu and to the Player menu 9 8 0 0 M H z 1 0 0 W L I N E 1 1 L I N E 1 P R E S E N C E L R 1 L I N E 1 L E V E L 0 6 0 0 1 L I N E 1 D R I V E 0 0 1 L I N E 1 R I G H T T R I M 0 0 1...

Page 37: ...N 2 M P X I N M P X 1 M P X 2 P R E S E N C E S T R S 1 G O T O 2 M P X I N M P X 1 M A I N M P X I N L E V E L 0 6 0 0 2 M P X I N M P X 1 D R I V E 0 0 2 M P X I N M P X 1 R M S 1 2 6 2 M P X I N M...

Page 38: ...0 5 3 9 Audio Gene menu 9 8 0 0 M H z 1 0 0 W A U D I O G E N E 1 A U D I O G E N E S T A T E O F F 1 A U D I O G E N E P R E A C 5 0 1 A U D I O G E N E L E V E L 0 6 0 0 1 A U D I O G E N E F R E Q...

Page 39: ...W M O D U L A T I O N 1 M O D U L A T I O N R M S 1 2 6 1 M O D U L A T I O N D E V M P X 7 5 0 1 M O D U L A T I O N D E V A U D I O 6 3 9 1 M O D U L A T I O N D E V P I L O T 7 1 1 M O D U L A T I...

Page 40: ...11 Stereo encoder menu 9 8 0 0 M H z 7 5 0 W S T E N C O D E R 1 S T E N C O D E R M O S T S T E R E O 1 S T E N C O D E R A U D I O C H L I N E 2 1 M O D U L A T I O N P H I 1 9 k 1 8 0 0 0 1 S T E...

Page 41: ...C O D E R 1 R D S S C A E N C O D E R R D S C H M P X 2 1 R D S S C A E N C O D E R R D S I N M P X 1 1 R D S S C A E N C O D E R R D S B A C K U P O F F 1 R D S S C A E N C O D E R P H I R D S 9 0 0...

Page 42: ...R D C L I P P E R D E V 2 0 0 1 A G C S T A T E O N 1 A G C D R I V E 1 0 0 5 6 1 A G C A T T A C K 3 2 0 0 1 A G C R E L E A S E 5 0 0 0 1 A G C G A T E T H R E S H 7 0 0 0 1 L I M I T E R S T A T E...

Page 43: ...1 0 B P T Y 1 9 1 G O T O 2 R D S M A I N D S N M A I N R D S P S M Y R A D I O 2 R D S M A I N D S N M S 0 9 D I 1 2 2 R D S M A I N D S N T A T P T A T P 2 R D S M A I N D S N A F 8 8 5 1 0 8 0 9 2...

Page 44: ...1 574 262 8900 5 3 15 Network menu 9 8 0 0 M H z 1 0 0 W N E T W O R K 1 N E T W O R K A D R 1 9 2 1 6 8 0 1 2 1 0 3 1 N E T W O R K M A S K 2 5 5 2 5 5 2 5 5 0 0 0 1 N E T W O R K G W 2 5 5 2 5 5 2 5...

Page 45: ...2 8900 5 3 16 COM menu 9 8 0 0 M H z 1 0 0 W C O M 1 L O C A L C O M S P E E D 1 1 5 2 0 0 1 C O M 1 S P E E D 1 1 5 2 0 0 1 C O M 2 S P E E D 1 1 5 2 0 0 1 L O C A L C O M E C H O O N 1 C O M 1 E C H...

Page 46: ...0 0 M H z 1 0 0 W P O W E R S U P P L Y 1 C U R 1 2 1 2 A V O L T 1 4 8 2 V 1 C U R 2 2 1 2 A V O L T 2 4 8 2 V 1 C U R 3 2 1 2 A V O L T 3 4 8 2 V 1 C U R 4 2 1 2 A V O L T 4 4 8 2 V 1 S T A N D B Y...

Page 47: ...USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 5 3 18 Temp Fan menu 9 8 0 0 M H z 7 5 0 W T E M P F A N 1 T A M B 3 1 C T H E A T 5 2 C 1 F A N 1 2 0 0 0 r p m F A N 2 2 0 0 0 r p m 1 M A X A M B 5 0 C 1 M A X H E A T 7 0 C...

Page 48: ...eer Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 5 3 19 Time Date menu 9 8 0 0 M H z 1 0 0 W T I M E D A T E 1 H H M M D D M M Y Y 1 4 0 4 2 3 0 6 1 1 1 G O T O M A I N T I M E D A T E 9 8 0...

Page 49: ...E R A T E K E Y R D S B A S I C P L A Y E G O 1 E N A B L E L I C 2 E N T E R K E Y N E W 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 D I S A B L E L I C 2 C L E A R K E Y R E M O V E C L E A R 1 G O T O 1 G O T O M A I...

Page 50: ...P E H 1 0 T X P C A P 7 5 0 W 1 S Y S N A M E S Y S G L T 7 5 1 T X N A M E T X G L T 7 5 1 S O F T R E L L I S T C P U 0 1 0 0 E X C 0 1 1 S O F T R E L E A S E 0 1 0 0 1 H A R D R E L 0 3 1 C A N I...

Page 51: ...division of International Radio Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 5 3 22 Easy Expert menu 9 8 0 0 M H z 1 0 0 W E A S Y 5 3 23 Exit menu 9 8 0 0...

Page 52: ...this parameter enable or disable the reflected power safety ON or OFF In case the VSWR is too high reflected power greater than the maximum threshold RF is disabled and automatically starts again If...

Page 53: ...6 2 5 THRESHOLD INPUT xx SW THRESH read write With this parameter set the silence threshold level in dBFS on the selected channel From 90 to 0 dBFS SILENCE INPUT xx SW SILENCE read write With this par...

Page 54: ...een the Left and Right channels However it is better to look for and correct the cause of a lack of balance before the transmitter rather than correcting it at this stage A positive value increases th...

Page 55: ...s are available as INPUT MPX1 INPUT MPX2 serial commands see section 6 2 5 TYPE INPUT MPXn TYPE read write This parameter applies a filter to extract the type of signal needed on the MPXn input This f...

Page 56: ...es the peak value of the transmitted signal s excursion in kHz From 150 to 150 kHz 5 4 6 Player menu These parameters are available as INPUT PLAYER serial commands see section 6 2 5 They are identical...

Page 57: ...ry authorities To ensure the sub carrier levels remain stable this parameter directly changes the audio deviation From 0 to 150 00 kHz DEV AUDIO CONF DEV AUDIO read write With this parameter set the m...

Page 58: ...kHz Pilot 7 5 kHz RDS 4 0 kHz In the case of audio inputs analog or AES the set MPX represents the total of audio pilot and RDS If the RDS is disabled the audio is automatically adjusted with 4 kHz E...

Page 59: ...mono or stereo mode For mono there are 3 options Left channel broadcast in mono Mono_L right channel broadcast in mono Mono_R the sum Left Right broadcast in mono Mono Otherwise left and right channe...

Page 60: ...iation Off On RDS IN CODER SELECT RDS read write With this parameter set the RDS component source of the broadcast signal either with an external source or with the internal encoder MPX1 MPX2 or INTER...

Page 61: ...to avoid noise and unwanted level corrections FME LIMITER The FME Limiter prevents from over modulation by limiting the audio peaks MPX POWER LIMITER The MPX Power Limiter is based on to the ITU R 41...

Page 62: ...enables or disables the FM Limiter stage Default off Off On LIMITER DRIVE CONF DRIVE LIMIT read write With this parameter load more or less the FM limiter input CAUTION Always be aware that increasing...

Page 63: ...Y read write With this parameter set the PTY Program Type Select on 32 RDS or RDBS preset codes as given in the table below From 0 to 31 as indicated on the table PTY code RDS Program type EU RBDS Pro...

Page 64: ...30 Alarm Test Emergency Test 31 Alarm Emergency PS RDS MAINDSN PS read write With this parameter set the PS Program Station 8 digit code MS RDS MAINDSN MS read write With this parameter indicate whet...

Page 65: ...or disable the TA Traffic Announcement TP Traffic Program Enabling the TA instantaneously switches an RDS receiver onto road information reports at the end of the report the receiver will automaticall...

Page 66: ...ion 25166 Leer Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 GS RDS MAINDSN GS read write With this parameter set the group sequence 32 max which must include at least one group 0A XX XX XX P...

Page 67: ...to the PC and male plug to connect to the unit To avoid problems during connection set the same communication speed and identical settings for both devices See figure Port parameters 9600 Bits per se...

Page 68: ...ed by the IP option CAN bus SYS CIDUC R W 0 31 Unit identifier used by the CAN2 bus SYS COM1 ECHO R W ON or OFF Adds the local echo on the rear panel serial port SYS COM1 SPEED R W 9600 19200 38400 57...

Page 69: ...ALCOM ECHO R W ON or OFF Adds the local echo on the front panel serial port SYS LOCALCOM SPEED R W 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 Speed of the front panel serial port SYS LOG R List of the latest 200 e...

Page 70: ...asures the 5 V voltage MEAS AMB R 0 125 Measures the ambient temperature from 0 to 125 C 52 52 C MEAS DEV PEAK R 150 0 150 0 Gives the peak value for the signal deviation in kHz MEAS DEV RMS R 150 0 1...

Page 71: ...rsion CONF DEV CLIP R W 0 to 200 Set the excursion clipping 128 disabled limitation CONF DEV LIMIT R W 0 to 200 Set the MPX excursion limitation 128 disabled limitation CONF DEV MPX R W 00000 150 00 S...

Page 72: ...y of the modulator in MHz Ex 102 4 TX INTERLOCK R CLOSE or OPEN State of the safety loop TX LINK R OPEN or CLOSE State of the CAN bus link TX MODE R LOCAL or REMOTE Single transmitter indicates the lo...

Page 73: ...not OFF ALARM PLL R ON or OFF Indicates whether the PLL is locked OFF or unlocked ON ALARM RDSSWITCH R ON or OFF Indicates there was a RDS switch auto mode only ALARM SUPPLY1 R ON or OFF PSU 1 state...

Page 74: ...1 TYPE R ANA or AES OFF Indicates the type of audio signals present on input 1 INPUT LINE2 DRIVE R W 6 00 to 6 00 Drive setting allows an increase of the input audio level without changing the deviati...

Page 75: ...signal in kHz over 1 second INPUT MPX2 PRESENCE R MO or MO R or MO R S or ST or ST R or ST R S Gives the composition of MPX2 on channel 3 R RDS MO Mono ST Stereo S SCA INPUT MPX2 SW PRIO R W 0 7 0 di...

Page 76: ...CODER MOST R W STEREO or MONO or MONO_L or MONO_R Configuration of the audio on MPX STEREO MONO MONO_L CODER RDS BACKUP R W AUTO or MANU RDS is automatically or manually added on loss of RDS in MPX CO...

Page 77: ...that modifies EMAIL HOTLINE default value EMAILHOTLINE RDS EMAIL OTHER STR R W A Z Sets the command that modifies EMAIL OTHER default value EMAILOTHER RDS EMAIL STUDIO STR R W A Z Sets the command th...

Page 78: ...s ITEM BAND default value BAND RDS ITEM COMMENT STR R W A Z Sets the command that modifies ITEM COMMENT default value COMMENT RDS ITEM COMPOSER STR R W A Z Sets the command that modifies ITEM COMPOSER...

Page 79: ...PROGRAMME EDITORIAL_STAFF default value EDITORIALSTAFF RDS PROGRAM HOMEPAGE STR R W A Z Sets the command that modifies PROGRAMME HOMEPAGE default value HOMEPAGE RDS PROGRAM HOST STR R W A Z Sets the...

Page 80: ...RDS PS5 CENTER R W ON OFF Centered text RDS PS5 DELAY R W 0 99 Delay between 2 consecutive screens RDS PS5 EN R W ON OFF Enables disables string5 RDS PS5 INCREMENT R W 0 8 Increment type of the frame...

Page 81: ...r OFF STAT DCOK4 R ON or OFF Indicates if the PSU 4 of the amplifier is ON or OFF STAT INTERLOCK R CLOSE or OPEN State of the safety loop STAT LINK R OPEN or CLOSE State of the CAN bus link STAT PLL R...

Page 82: ...launch the 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 connecto...

Page 83: ...al Radio Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 When connected the unit information is automatically updated With a serial connection if the module i...

Page 84: ...so available with the TX Parameters front panel menu or with the TX and CONF serial commands Values that can be set are followed by the button Click this button after having updated a value to send it...

Page 85: ...ndiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 Audio input These values are also available with the Line 1 Line 2 MPX and Player front panel menus or with the INPUT LINE1 INPUT LINE2 INPUT MPX1 INPUT MPX2 an...

Page 86: ...425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 Static RDS These values are also available with the RDS front panel menu or with the RDS serial commands and only it the Basic RDS option is enabled On the Basic RDS page set...

Page 87: ...king the Tags button Tags Configuration Current value of dynamic fields Tags Automation command definitions for automation software See section 9 5 2 for a complete list of tags Input Switch These val...

Page 88: ...Crown Broadcast a division of International Radio Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 AGC Limiter These values are also available with the FM Lim...

Page 89: ...Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 Maintenance These values are also available with the TX Parameters and Temperature Fan front panel menus or wi...

Page 90: ...and System front panel menus or with the SYS serial commands Alarms These values are also available with the Alarms front panel menu or with the ALARM serial commands 7 2 3 Saving parameters With the...

Page 91: ...en an impulsion longer than 100 ms is sent to the corresponding input There are eight control functions Standby off Turns on the transmitter Standby on Turns off the transmitter RF on Enables the RF R...

Page 92: ...he pin number on the DB25 connector 8 2 3 Remote monitoring function pinout Event Remote Monitoring Output name Common LOCAL RM1 REL1_RT 1 REL1_C 14 FAULT RM2 REL2_RT 2 REL2_C 15 WARNING RM3 REL3_RT 3...

Page 93: ...013 Page 93 Crown Broadcast a division of International Radio Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 8 2 4 Physical representation of the GPIOs 12 V...

Page 94: ...SYS GPIO IN MASK SYS GPIO OUT ACT R W XX X A F 0 9 Enables the corresponding RM when managed manually see SYS GPIO OUT MASK SYS GPIO IN MASK R W XX X A F 0 9 Sets the RC control either by the control...

Page 95: ...vert each 4 digit set as per the following table Hexadecimal Binary 0 0000 1 0001 2 0010 3 0011 4 0100 5 0101 6 0110 7 0111 8 1000 9 1001 A 1010 B 1011 C 1100 D 1101 E 1110 F 1111 Examples If the comm...

Page 96: ...onfigure one of the analog functions simply associate the desired function to one of the configurable outputs NAME Access R W Serial port possible value Comments SYS GPIO CONF1 R W AMB or FAN1 or VOLT...

Page 97: ...ransmitter s IP address in the address bar set on the front panel Though the web application is compatible with most browsers performances vary greatly from one browser to another For this reason we r...

Page 98: ...tion RDS data and system configuration Data can be both viewed and modified A series of indicators on the bottom of the screen enables all connected users to know the transmitter current status Local...

Page 99: ...SA Ph 1 574 262 8900 The menu on the left allows navigating to the various pages of each section Clicking on the double arrow button hides the menu Clicking on the button displays it again A section m...

Page 100: ...art Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 9 3 Viewing the Status 9 3 1 Advanced measurements Overview Four graphs are available on this page RF spectrum MPX output Current input spectrum Audio leve...

Page 101: ...Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 The RF Spectrum page displays the same curve as on the overview page but on a larger scale The Audio MPX Spectrum page displays either of the se...

Page 102: ...the total deviation which can be set in the transmitter configuration pages If the total deviation is changed the audio levels page has to be refreshed to display the new value 24 hour history This pa...

Page 103: ...Page 103 Crown Broadcast a division of International Radio Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 To display a specific day or time slide the abscis...

Page 104: ...on of International Radio Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 9 3 2 Main status This page displays the main parameters of the transmitter read onl...

Page 105: ...hen values have been changed click the button to save the new settings If the transmitter is in local mode orange indicator at the bottom of the page you will not be able to modify settings 9 4 1 Easy...

Page 106: ...9 4 2 Main configuration Parameters Set RF parameters on this page Please refer to parameter descriptions section 5 4 1 for more details Indicators show Trip VSWR alarm No alarm Current VSWR trip ala...

Page 107: ...display a menu that will allow you to sort the column and to display or hide other columns The event color gives its degree of severity Red Errors Yellow Warning Blue or grey Notice when the source is...

Page 108: ...46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 Settings Set the RDS and SCA sub carriers on this page Please refer to parameter descriptions section 5 4 10 for more details The RDS Switched to Backup indicator show...

Page 109: ...25 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 9 4 4 Input Selection Priority Set the priority of the various inputs on this page Please refer to parameter descriptions section 5 4 2 for more details The Switched to Backup...

Page 110: ...Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 9 4 5 Input Sources Line 1 Line 2 Set the analog input Line 1 or the AES input Line 2 on these pages Please refer to parameter descriptions sections 5...

Page 111: ...rown Broadcast a division of International Radio Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 Generator Set the internal generator on this page Please refe...

Page 112: ...s This section displays RDS parameters so they can be updated When values have been changed click the button to save the new settings If the transmitter is in local mode orange indicator at the bottom...

Page 113: ...user manual 05 2013 Page 113 Crown Broadcast a division of International Radio Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 Main DSN Alternate DSN Set DSN...

Page 114: ...me frame is correct Repetition The encoder will repeat the line before sending the next one max 99 times Enabled Check the box for the line to be sent Center When scrolling is done word by word the en...

Page 115: ...5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 TAG pages Dynamic fields presented on the Items Tags Info Tags and Miscellaneous Tags pages display current data in the left column and automation command definitions in th...

Page 116: ...ain genre of the audio or video e g classical ambient house synthpop sci fi drama etc Info INFO NEWS Headline INFO NEWS LOCAL Local news INFO STOCKMARKET Quote information INFO SPORT Result of a game...

Page 117: ...radio stations hotline EMAIL STUDIO The email address of the radio stations studio EMAIL OTHER Name and email address Either as one tag keyword phone number or as two distinct tags MMS OTHER Name and...

Page 118: ...lues have been changed click the button to save the new settings If the transmitter is in local mode orange indicator at the bottom of the page you will not be able to modify settings 9 6 1 Product ID...

Page 119: ...et system date The user may update both date year month day and time hour minute second Set system time zone The user selects the geographical zone from the list Important to have this set correctly w...

Page 120: ...25166 Leer Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 9 6 3 Network IP Configuration Static Ethernet configuration Set the parameters for the network interface DNS Servers DNS configurati...

Page 121: ...accounts are available Administrator Admin admin by default The administrator has full rights Guest Guest guest by default The guest has read only access to all pages except the user management page T...

Page 122: ...Traps configuration SNMP Notification Type Trap Community System Description trap settings Life Sign Trap Minutes between Life Signs Sends life signs every X minutes This trap makes it possible to ch...

Page 123: ...ts variables are sent with the trap The manager must then execute a SET command This method is more complex but is the only one that can work with the version 1 of the protocol The acknowledgment mode...

Page 124: ...e to display its parameters Set the mode Resend until acknowledgement the trap is regularly sent until acknowledgement Send and forget the trap is sent once no follow up is expected Do not send If Res...

Page 125: ...le the trap check Enabled replaces the Do not send option of the Common traps Set the priority this information which is sent with the traps can be used by an SNMP Manager as filter criteria for insta...

Page 126: ...ransmitter so it can communicate with the EMR server Enter its position and your EMR account ID as supplied by your dealer Check the box to enable EMR Enter the IP address of the EMR server or web add...

Page 127: ...ng carton or a new one obtained from Crown Broadcast Place shipping spacers between the slide out power amplifier assembly and the back panel Please fill out the Factory Service Instructions sheet pag...

Page 128: ...s which we will reimburse We do not cover any charges for shipping outside the U S or any of the expenses involved in clearing customs If you have any questions about your Crown Broadcast product plea...

Page 129: ...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 Warranty repair can only b...

Page 130: ...1 0 0 W L I C E N S E 1 S E R I A L N U M B E R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 E N A B L E L I C N E W 2 G E N E R A T E K E Y G O 1 E N A B L E L I C P E N D I N G 2 E N T E R K E Y 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 G O T...

Page 131: ...h the Engi application either with a direct connection or via the network see section 7 and display the Tools License Manager menu Click the Request an Activation Key button a value is generated by th...

Page 132: ...return value will have the following format serial_number key1 Send this key to Crown Broadcast A new key will be returned to you serial_number key2 Once you have received the new key send the comman...

Page 133: ...APPENDIX B ADJUSTING THE IMPEDANCE OF ANALOG INPUTS Default impedance of analog inputs is high It can be set to 600 by jumpers Before setting the jumpers make sure that all cables are disconnected Re...

Page 134: ...as not been damaged see next section C 2 Changing the surge protector To check whether the surge protector is damaged remove the top cover If the surge protector indicator LED is on it is ok If the LE...

Page 135: ...the Calibration window using the Tool Calibration menu Click the Load button and select the cal calibration file supplied by Crown Broadcast Click the Set button to load the calibration file into the...

Page 136: ...Electronics Corporation 25166 Leer Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 USA Ph 1 574 262 8900 FOR MORE INFORMATION Please contact Crown Broadcast 25166 Leer Drive Elkhart Indiana 46514 5425 24 Hour Servic...

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