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CSM-21 & CSM-32

Mixer User Guide

CS Commercial Solution Series

Summary of Contents for CS Commercial Solution CSM-21

Page 1: ...CSM 21 CSM 32 Mixer User Guide CS Commercial Solution Series ...

Page 2: ...lation operation or maintenance The information provided in this manual was deemed accurate as of the publication date However updates to this information may have occurred Trademark Notice JBL is registered trademark of Harman Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners 2011 JBL Commercial 8760 South Sandy Parkway Sandy UT 84070 USA All Rights Reserved ...

Page 3: ...nt Panel 11 5 0 Knowing Your Mixer 13 5 1 Source 13 5 2 Zones 13 5 3 Volume 13 5 4 AutoWarmth 13 5 5 LevelGuard 13 6 0 Setup 14 6 1 Determining Source Priorities 14 6 2 Connecting Sources 14 6 3 Adjusting Source Gain 14 6 4 Using EQ 14 6 5 Using the Subwoofer Crossover 15 6 6 Setting Up AutoWarmth Method 1 15 6 7 Setting Up AutoWarmth Method 2 15 6 8 Setting Up LevelGuard 16 6 9 Security Cover 16 ...

Page 4: ...on Connect this equipment only to the power source indicated on the equipment rear panel To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock refer servicing to qualified service personnel or equivalent If connected to 240V supply a suitable CSA UL certified power cord shall be used for this supply Safety Instructions Notice For Customers If Your Unit Is Equipped With A Power Cord WARNING THIS APPLIANCE S...

Page 5: ... 1 EMC EN 55022 2006 EN 55024 1998 FCC Part 15 Supplementary Information The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC EMC Directive 2004 108 EC RoHS Directive 2002 95 EC WEEE Directive 2002 96 EC With regard to Directive 2005 32 EC and EC Regulation 1275 2008 of 17 December 2008 this product is designed produced and clas sified as Professional Audio E...

Page 6: ...wise 6 On the front panel select source 1 with the ZONE 1 SELECT knob 7 Connect the ZONE 1 output to your power amplifier Make sure the amplifier you are connecting to is not powered up while making this connection this will prevent any nasty pops 8 Turn on your power amplifier 9 Turn on your audio source 10 Slowly turn up the SOURCE 1 GAIN knob on the rear panel until the SIGNAL LED consistently ...

Page 7: ...our microphones fire alarm system and CSR remote controls For further information on the CSM s connections and controls please refer to later chapters in this guide JBL s AutoWarmth and LevelGuard controls give you superb easy to use equalization and dynamics control This function allows the signal to be tailored for a wide variety of rooms taste and volume requirements 1 2 Other Mixer Features Th...

Page 8: ...nsure proper ventilation Forced cooling is not required The mixer requires a vertical rack space of 1U Failure to do so may damage the mixer and invalidate the warranty 2 3 Installing the Mixer CAUTION Before you begin make sure that your mixer is disconnected from the power source and all level controls are turned completely down counter clockwise To install the mixer you can use one of the follo...

Page 9: ... wiring 2 wire plus shield is Unbalanced wiring The convention for unbalanced wiring to the inputs 1 wire plus shield is Input Input GND Shield Input GND Shield NOTE THE ABOVE WIRING CONVENTIONS ARE APPLICABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING CONNECTORS MIC INPUT DIRECT INPUT ISO AUX OUTPUT AND ZONE OUTPUT ...

Page 10: ...outputs When the crossover switch is in the left and right outputs will allow frequencies above 125Hz to pass and the subwoofer output will allow frequencies below 125 Hz to pass When the crossover is switch is out the left right and subwoofer outputs will pass full range audio to allow the end user to utilize the built in crossover functionality on their speakers if desired Use this crossover fea...

Page 11: ...ired if pages are to the same zone every time Connecting a zone pin Z1 Z2 or both to the G pin assigns the page to that zone 9 Source Inputs Connect your RCA equipped source signals here 10 Link Jacks These inputs allow you to network multiple CSM mixers together The units are connected by standard Cat 5 UTP cables For proper operation the length of the linking cable cannot exceed 2 4 meters 11 Mu...

Page 12: ...business environments 14 Microphone Input Connect the paging microphone here NOTE 1 LINE LEVEL PAGING OUTPUTS FROM TELEPHONE SYSTEMS MUST BE EXTERNALLY TRANSFORMER ISOLATED AND REDUCED IN VOLUME DOWN TO MICROPHONE LEVEL BEFORE CONNECTING THEM TO THIS INPUT NOTE 2 MICROPHONE AUDIO WILL NOT BE ROUTED TO OUTPUT ZONES UNLESS PAGE ASSIGN CONTACTS ARE ACTIVE 15 Phantom Power This switch allows 48 V phan...

Page 13: ...ange of the knob is inf 30 to 0dB NOTE THE RANGE OF THE MIC LEVEL KNOB IS DETERMINED BY THE MIC MINIMUM SETTING WHEN THE MIC MINIMUM TRIM POT IS SET TO THE FULL CLOCK WISE POSITION THE RANGE OF THE MIC LEVEL KNOB IS LIMITED TO 10 TO 0 dB 4 Bass Zone EQ The Bass trim pot applies cut or boost to the zone s low frequencies 5 Treble Zone EQ The Treble trim pot applies cut or boost to the zone s high f...

Page 14: ... set This ensures that the main mic level control cannot be accidentally set too low thereby preventing a page from being heard from a zone 11 Source Priority Switch Selects whether or not Sources 2 and 3 are overridden by the Source 1 input 12 Ducking Ducking automatically decreases the level of the background music when a page takes place Set the Sensitivity control so that the ducking occurs re...

Page 15: ...mmunication The mixer gives you the tools you need in the form of AutoWarmth and LevelGuard to get the best sound quality from the volume that each application requires Once you have set your volume preferences AutoWarmth and LevelGuard help you keep it that way 5 4 AutoWarmth What is AutoWarmth In its simplest terms JBL s AutoWarmth can be thought of as being similar to the loudness control on a ...

Page 16: ...ON IT IS USUALLY BEST TO KEEP ALL MICROPHONES ACTIVE FOR EMERGENCY ANNOUNCEMENTS 6 2 Connecting Sources Connecting your sources is also very simple Just connect the left and right outputs of your source to the left and right input of the mixer 6 3 Adjusting Source Gain Check the input level LEDs they should light green for continuous signal Red will flash if the input is too strong Occasional flas...

Page 17: ...djust the bass and treble tone controls for that zone To check the adjustments turn the volume down to as low as its ever going to be used in that zone and make sure the tone sounds full enough If not then turn the AutoWarmth trimmer further clockwise to increase its effect Go back and forth between typical level low level and high level Adjust AutoWarmth for the best overall sound at all the comp...

Page 18: ...cator should flash amber If the indicator is constantly on turn the trim pot clockwise until it flashes only occasionally It is useful to set LevelGuard so that the LED stays unlit during very low music volume use flashes on and off during normal volume use and then lights continuously as the volume increases For best sound quality use a combination of LED visual cues and adjustments by ear 6 9 Se...

Page 19: ... provide source selection and volume control from a remote location other than your mixer Selecting Sources The Source Selection control on the remote control only functions when the Source Selector switch for that zone is set to REMOTE on the mixer When the remote control is active the green LED on the remote control below the Source switch labelled ACTIVE lights When this LED is not lit the remo...

Page 20: ... you will ever need the system to be 3 Turn the remote control LEVEL knob down to a comfortable or typical operating level Now the volume control on the remote control cannot turn the volume up above what is set on the mixer RJ 45 8 Position Color CSR V CSR 2SV CSR 3SV Pin 1 White Orange VREF 3 3VDC VREF 3 3VDC Pin 2 Orange Volume Control Volume Control Pin 3 White Green Not used Source Selection ...

Page 21: ...19 Appendix B Block Diagrams ...

Page 22: ...s Noise EIN 117 dB 150 ohm DSP band limited 120Hz 8kHz BW24 Maximum Input 20dBu Equalization Bass 6dB 250Hz Treble 6dB 2kHz 6dB Octave Shelf CMRR 40dB typically 55dB 1kHz Pre Amp Gain 30dB to 60dB adjustable Phantom Power 48VDC 10mA ZONE OUTPUTS Type Balanced 3 5mm Euroblock connectors Each Zone Left Right Sub CSM 32 2 Zone Outputs CSM 21 1 Zone Output Output Impedance 120 ohm balanced Max Output ...

Page 23: ...ce 10k ohms Maximum Input 20dBu Frequency response 20Hz 20kHz Isolated Aux Output 600 ohm balanced transformer isolated 250Hz 8kHz 1dB max level 10dBu CSM 32 only Music Mute 2 pin 5 08mm Euroblock connector Connecting the pins mutes all Source inputs does not mute Mic input Page Assign CSM 21 2 pin 5 08mm Euroblock connector CSM 32 3 pin 5 08mm Euroblock connector Connecting zone pin to ground ass...

Page 24: ...Part Number 18 6401 A Issue 06 11 JBL Commercial 8760 South Sandy Parkway Sandy UT 84070 USA 801 566 8800 Printed in China ...

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