Amplifier Settings — Crown MacroTech i Series

The exact look of the panel will vary if the device is being individually controlled or in a Master Panel. This variance also includes the controls that are included on the Master Panel.

Double click the button to open the Amplffier Settings window.

The amplifier settings page contains five items pertaining to the actual amplifier.

Amplifier Output Enable

The Amplifier Output Enable will turn the high voltage rails of the amplifier on or off. When it is enabled, the rails are energized and the amplifier can produce signal. If this is disabled, the amplifier will not produce audio. This selection is on a channel by channel selection.

Thermal Errors

Actual

This control displays the current thermal level of the channel.

Error Level

This control lets you set an acceptable thermal level between 1% and 100%. If the actual thermal level exceeds this setting, an error message will be generated if selected.

Reporting Errors

You can choose to be informed through error reporting when a Thermal Error occurs. Report Via Network will send a message to the System Architect Event Log indicating that there is a problem.

Clip Errors

Detect Time

With the time control, one sets the number of seconds (1 to 10) during which the number of  Clip error events are counted for possible error reporting.

Count Clip Events

The Count slider lets you set number of Clip events per unit of time allowed before an error is generated between one and one hundred.

Reporting Errors

You can choose to be informed through error reporting when an excessive number of or Clip events occur over a unit of time in an amplifier.  Report Via Network will send a message to the System Architect Event Log indicating that there is a problem.

Line Voltage Errors

The Line Voltage section allows you to monitor the line voltage in real time. You may also set a high and low limit. You may select to have voltage levels outside of these bounds reported to you via error reporting

Actual Volts

Actual Line Voltage is displayed in the Monitor area.

High/Low Limits

You can set the line voltage limits by using the numeric spin boxes. You select a voltage limit as maximum voltage and minimum voltage. This protection is in addition to the protection built into the amplifier.

Reporting Errors

Click the "Report Via Network" button in this area so that it is on if you want to have any voltage out-of-range events reported to you through the System Architect Event Log.

Fan Errors

Reporting Errors

You can choose to be informed through error reporting when there is a fan error. Report Via Network will send a message to the System Architect Event Log indicating that there is a problem.

Additional Information

If you are connected to the Internet you can find additional information, including  video overviews at:
http://www.crownaudio.com/tutorials/