CE-Series Some models may be exported under the name Amcron.® © 2000 by Crown Audio, Inc., P.O. Box 1000, Elkhart, IN 46515-1000 U.S.A. Telephone: 219-294-8000. Fax: 219-294-8329. Trademark Notice: Crown ®, Amcron ® is a registered trademark of Crown International, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Obtaining Other Language Versions: To obtain information in another language about the use of this product, please contact your local Crown Distributor.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Contents Important Safety Instructions 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with a dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Da Rules 1. Read all safety and operating instructions before operating the CE-Series amplifier. Follow all instructions carefully and heed any warnings given. 2. Do not drop or spill any foreign object or liquid into the CE-Series amplifier. Hey! I'm Eric Let me fill you in about your new CE-Series Amp!! Page 4 3. WARNING: Shock hazard. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this unit to rain or moisture.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Did You Remember To CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Get Your Speakons®? Quick Start! You’ve waited a long time for this! We know you just can’t wait to crank up your new Crown® CE-Series amplifier. And you sure don’t want to flip through pages of tech-talk just to find out where the on switch is. So that’s why we provided you with this quick and simple page to get you up and running right away.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! 1 Welcome Thanks for buying this CE-Series amplifier. Here at Crown, we appreciate your support, and we think you’ll find that you’ve also done yourself a favor by choosing Crown. That’s because the CE-Series amps are REAL Crown amplifiers, designed by dedicated Crown engineers to fit your needs AND your wallet. Yes, these Crown engineering dudes, cool guys that they are, thought that no one should be without that great Crown sound.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Don’t forget the impressive output. The CE 1000 produces an awesome 1,100 watts, while the CE 2000 pumps out 1,950 watts of power.* For output connectors, the CE-Series features genuine Neutrik Speakon® 4-pole connectors for quick, secure and safe connections. And, of course, there’s no mistaking an CE-Series amp. Its rugged look will impress your friends almost as much as the Crown name.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Controls, Indicators & Connectors Fig. 1.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! 2 Installation Follow these instructions for a detailed explanation of CE-Series installation procedures and options. If you just want to get up and running as quickly as possible, see the Quick Start section on page 6. CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! If you choose to mount your amp in a rack, you should secure the back of the rack as well as the front.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Fig. 2.3 Typical Input Wiring CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Output Wiring Tips 1. Although this amp has Speakon connectors to minimize wiring mistakes, we encourage you to choose carefully when selecting speaker enclosure connectors. 2. To prevent possible short circuits, wrap or otherwise insulate exposed loudspeaker cable connectors. MODE 1.4 V 26 dB ST ER EO BR ID GE 3.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Why Speakon? CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Cooling Tips For amplifiers, the most popular termination device on professional products has been the dual banana (which incidentally was pioneered by Crown with the DC300 model).
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Fig. 2.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Fig. 2.5 Bridge-Mono Output Hookup— Great for Subs...
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! 3 Operation Figure 3.1 Front Panel Indicators & Controls Your CE-Series amp is really very easy to operate, once it has been properly configured. If your amplifier has not yet been set up or configured, please refer to the installation instructions found in Section 2 of this manual, or consult with your system installer. Follow these steps when first turning on your amplifier: 1 Turn down the level of your audio source.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Figure 3.2 Back Panel Controls 3. If the transformer thermal protection circuit is activated. 4. If amplifier output wires develop a short-circuit. 5. Should the amplifier output stage become non-operational. The fault status of the amplifier can also be monitored remotely by attaching a signalling device to the Fault jack located on the amplifier back-panel.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Stereo mode provides identical power output to each of the two amplifier output channels. Bridge-Mono mode combines the two amplifier output channels into a single mono channel with twice the voltage of a single stereo channel. This means the output will be much more powerful! It does this by bridging the outputs, and it requires special output wiring. Do NOT select Bridge-Mono mode without first making sure the amplifier has been wired in a Bridge-Mono configuration.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Hum and Buzz Tips 1. It is imperative that all of your electrical equipment share the same power ground reference. 2. Unless you are interfacing to a microphone, the shield of the cable should only be connected at one end. (See Fig.4.3) 3. Do not pass signal ground between electrical components in a grounded source system. 4.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! 5 Advanced Features & Options Crown SST Modules Crown optional SST (System Solution Topologies) modules were specially designed to improve the fidelity and versatility of your audio system. They feature a variety of professional signal routing and filtering capabilities, with active crossovers that allow the audio signal to be split and sent to auxiliary amplifiers.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! • Stereo biamp. • 100-Hz fixed crossover • 24-dB/octave Linkwitz-Riley tuned filters. • Neutrik® Combo ¼-inch (6.35-mm) and XLR input jacks. Barrier block balanced outputs. • Optional high-pass filter bypass on amplified outputs adapts system for full-range use. SST-SX Crossover The SST-SX crossover module features 24-dB/octave LinkwitzRiley tuned filters and mono-summed sub-bass outputs for biamp operation of subs. See Figure 5.2 for SST-SX block diagram.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! • Neutrik® Combo ¼-inch (6.35-mm) and XLR input jacks. • 12-, 18- and 24-dB (Linkwitz-Riley) / octave filters. • CD horn equalization. • Male 3-pin XLR outputs • Mono summing of sub-bass output for driving subs. • Optional high-pass filter bypass on amplified output adapts system for full-range use.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Fig. 5.4 Fault Status LED Circuitry CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Handle Kit Handles complement your amplifier’s appearance, aid in transportation, and the placement in or removal from racks. They are available from Crown’s Sales Department.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! 6 Principles of Operation Tamper-Resistant Hole Plugs Your CE-Series amplifier comes with a set of tamper-resistant hole plugs, which allow you to “protect” the level controls against unauthorized adjustment. To use, simply pull off the control knobs from the front of the amp, and slip the hole plugs into place (see Figure 5.8). The plugs should slide easily into position, without forcing.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! The output transistors are protected by the Time Dependent Voltage & Current circuit. This circuit protects the devices from extending beyond their safe area of operation, but allows the devices to provide high bursts of peak power with music, allowing your amplifier to deliver more punch.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! A modular jack is mounted on the back panel (same type as used on telephones). Pins 2 and 5 are connected to an optoisolator which is always in a low-resistance state whenever the unit is on and happy. Should a fault be detected or should the amplifier lose AC power, the opto-isolator will change to a high resistance, allowing the user to remotely detect the status of the amplifier.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Signal to Noise Ratio, A-Weighted: Better than 105 dB below rated 1-kHz power; 20 Hz to 20 kHz: Better than 100 dB below rated 1-kHz power. Total Harmonic Distortion (THD): 0.5% or less true THD from 20 Hz to 20 kHz. Intermodulation Distortion (IMD): (60 Hz and 7 kHz at 4:1) Less than 0.1% at rated power to 35 dB below rated power at 8 ohms. Damping Factor: Better than 400 from 10 Hz to 400 Hz. Crosstalk: Better than 55 dB below rated power, 20 Hz to 20 kHz.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! Fig.7.1 CE 1000 and CE 2000 Output Power Bridge-Mono: Balanced, single-channel. Channel 1 controls are active; Channel 2 should be turned down. Wiring Configuration: (see Figure: 7.3). Protection CE-Series amplifiers are protected against shorted, open or mismatched loads; overloaded power supplies; excessive temperature; chain destruction phenomena; input overload damage; and high-frequency blowups.
CE-Series Amps with an Attitude! 8 Service Your amplifier should only be serviced by a fully trained technician at an authorized service center. CAUTION: To prevent electric shock, do not remove covers. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to a qualified technician. Worldwide Service Service may be obtained from an authorized service center. (Contact your local Crown/Amcron representative or our office for a list of authorized service centers.
3 YEAR NORTH AMERICA WORLDWIDE SUMMARY OF WARRANTY The Crown Audio Division of Crown International, Inc., 1718 West Mishawaka Road, Elkhart, Indiana 46517-4095 U.S.A. warrants to you, the ORIGINAL PURCHASER and ANY SUBSEQUENT OWNER of each NEW Crown product, for a period of three (3) years from the date of purchase by the original purchaser (the “warranty period”) that the new Crown product is free of defects in materials and workmanship.
Crown Factory Service Information Shipping Address: Crown Audio, Inc., Factory Service, Plant 2 SW, 1718 W. Mishawaka Rd., Elkhart, IN U.S.A.
