Crown 14M - Manuals

Commercial Audio Series Mixers page 5 Operation Manual 1 Welcome The Crown ® 14M and 28M are high-value mixers for commercial and industrial audio. The mixers are part of Crown’s Commercial Audio Series, which also includes mixer-ampli fi ers and power amplifi ers. These low-cost units provide all n...

Commercial Audio Series Mixers page 6 Operation Manual Figure 1.1 Front Panel Controls and Indicators 1 Welcome 1.2 Front Panel Controls and Indicators A. Input Signal Presence Indicator Green LED, one for each input channel, illuminates when input signal exceeds –24 dBu (line) or –70 dBu (mic). B. ...

Commercial Audio Series Mixers page 7 Operation Manual 1 Welcome Figure 1.2 Back Panel Controls and Connectors (28M shown) M. Mic/line Switch Selects mic-level or line-level input signals. One switch for each balanced input. N. Dual RCA Input Connector For stereo music signals, unbalanced, summed to...

Commercial Audio Series Mixers page 8 Operation Manual Figure 2.2 How to Connect Rack Ears 2 Setup 2.1 Installation CAUTION: Before you begin, make sure your mixer is disconnected from the power source, with the power switch in the “off” position and all level controls turned com pletely down (count...

Commercial Audio Series Mixers page 9 Operation Manual MIXER INPUT MIXER INPUT 2.3 Choose Input Wire and Connectors Crown recommends using pre-built or professionally wired bal anced line (two-conductor plus shield), 22-24 gauge cables and connectors. You should use 3-pin Phoenix-type cable ends at ...

Commercial Audio Series Mixers page 10 Operation Manual 2.5 Wire Your System Typical input and output wiring is shown in Figure 2.6. INPUTS: Connect microphones or balanced line-level sources to mixer balanced inputs. Set Mic/Line switches accordingly. Connect unbalanced line-level signals to RCA in...

Commercial Audio Series Mixers page 11 Operation Manual One DIP-switch selection enables Channel 1 as the priority input, which mutes all other inputs to Out 1. In the 28M only, another DIP switch selec tion enables Channel 5 as the priority input, which mutes all other inputs to Out 2. In the 28M o...

Commercial Audio Series Mixers page 12 Operation Manual 2 Setup 2.9 Powering Up 1. Turn off any equipment connected to the Line Out connectors.2. Plug the mixer’s power cord into a 3-wire grounded AC outlet.3. Turn down the input volume controls.4. Turn down the master volume control.5. Turn on the ...

Commercial Audio Series Mixers page 14 Operation Manual CONDITION: No power to the mixer. POSSIBLE REASON: The mixer’s Power switch is off. The mixer is not plugged into the power recep tacle. The mixer’s high-voltage power supply circuit fuse has opened. Verify that the AC mains volt age is correct...

Commercial Audio Series Mixers page 15 Operation Manual Performance 14M 28M Number of input channels 4 8 Number of output channels 1 2 Input Sensitivity (volts RMS) for full output at maximum gain Balanced mic inputs Balanced line inputs RCA connectors 3 mV 800 mV400 mV 3 mV 800 mV400 mV Frequency R...

Commercial Audio Series Mixers page 16 Operation Manual Crown mixers are quality units that rarely require servic ing. Before returning your unit for servicing, please con tact Crown Technical Support to verify the need for servicing. This unit has very sophisticated circuitry which should only be s...

Commercial Audio Series Mixers page 17 Operation Manual 6 Warranty SUMMARY OF WARRANTY Crown International, 1718 West Mishawaka Road, Elkhart, Indiana 46517-4095 U.S.A. warrants to you, the ORIGINAL PURCHASER and ANY SUB SEQUENT OWNER of each NEW Crown product, for a period of three (3) years from t...

Commercial Audio Series Mixers page 18 Operation Manual 6 Warranty WORLDWIDE EXCEPT USA & CANADA SUMMARY OF WARRANTY Crown International, 1718 West Mishawaka Road, Elkhart, Indiana 46517-4095 U.S.A. warrants to you, the ORIGINAL PURCHASER and ANY SUB SEQUENT OWNER of each NEW Crown1 product, for...

Commercial Audio Series Mixers page 19 Operation Manual Online registration is also available at http://crownweb.crownintl.com/webregistration. Warranty is only valid within the country in which the product is purchased. When this form is used to register your product, it may be mailed or faxed. Cro...

Commercial Audio Series Mixers page 21 Operation Manual PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY SRA #: __________________(If sending product to Crown factory service.) Model: ____________________________________________ Serial Number: _____________________ Purchase Date: _____________ PRODUCT RETURN INFORMATION Indivi...