User's Manual

DriveCore Install Network Series Power Amplifiers
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Operation Manual
Advanced Operation
Software-Controllable Onboard DSP
Crown DriveCore Install Network amplifier have Digital Signal Processing built into the amplifier.
When you use a DriveCore Install Network amp, the loudspeaker processors, crossovers, limiters and delays are in the onboard DSP – so discrete rack mount devices are
not needed. This drastically cuts setup time, commissioning, rack space and costs. The DriveCore Install Network DSP can be monitored and controlled with a computer
running Audio Architect software, and connected to the amplifier Network Connector by a Category 5 Network cable.
Some applications for this DSP are:
• Configure signal flow
• Optimize system gain structure
• Configure speaker configurations (set the drive levels, frequency bands, delays and limiting for your particular speakers)
• Configure EQ, filtering, and much more.
See the Audio Architect Help files for more detailed information.
On the left of this screen is the Input and Output Signal Level Monitor (explained later on this page). On the right side are rows of DSP selection buttons for each channel.
When you double click on a button, a control panel opens for that button’s function.
Also on the right are buttons that open control panels for these functions:
• Amplifier mode
• Signal generator (pink noise and sine wave)
• Amplifier information
• Recall and store presets
• Preset manager
• Apply to others (apply this amplifier’s DSP settings to other devices)
We’ll explain each of these functions on the next several pages.
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