Clever Acoustics MA 4060MP User manual

Order codes:
CRAM17 - MA 4060MP
CRAM18 - MA 4120MP
4 Zone Mixer Amplier series
with MP3 & FM Tuner
User Manual

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Safety advice
WARNING
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL
CAREFULLY BEFORE YOUR INITIAL START-UP!
• Beforeyourinitialstart-up,pleasemakesurethatthereisnodamagecausedduringtransportation.
• Shouldtherebeanydamage,consultyourdealeranddonotusetheequipment.
• Tomaintaintheequipmentingoodworkingconditionandtoensuresafeoperation,itisnecessary
fortheusertofollowthesafetyinstructionsandwarningnoteswritteninthismanual.
• Pleasenotethatdamagescausedbyusermodicationstothisequipmentarenotsubjecttowarranty.
IMPORTANT:
The manufacturer will not accept liability for any resulting damages caused by the non-observance
of this manual or any unauthorised modication to the equipment.
OPERATING DETERMINATIONS
Ifthisequipmentisoperatedinanyotherway,thanthosedescribedinthismanual,theproductmaysufferdamageand
thewarrantybecomesvoid.Incorrectoperationmayleadtodangere.g:short-circuit,burnsandelectricshocksetc.
Donotendangeryourownsafetyandthesafetyofothers!
Incorrectinstallationorusecancauseseriousdamagetopeopleand/orproperty.
• Neverletthepowercablecomeintocontactwithother
cables.Handlethepowercableandallmainsvoltage
connectionswithparticularcaution!
• Neverremovewarningorinformativelabelsfromtheunit.
• Donotopentheequipmentanddonotmodifytheunit.
• Donotswitchtheequipmentonandoffinshortintervals,
asthiswillreducethesystem’slife.
• Onlyusetheequipmentindoors.
• Donotexposetoammablesources,liquidsorgases.
• Alwaysdisconnectthepowerfromthemainswhen
equipmentisnotinuseorbeforecleaning!Onlyhandle
thepower-cablebytheplug.Neverpullouttheplugby
pullingthepower-cable.
• Makesurethattheavailablevoltageisbetween
240V,50Hz.
• Makesurethatthepowercableisnevercrimpedor
damaged.Checktheequipmentandthepowercable
periodically.
• Iftheequipmentisdroppedordamaged,disconnectthe
mainspowersupplyimmediatelyandhaveaqualied
engineerinspecttheequipmentbeforeoperatingagain.
• Iftheequipmenthasbeenexposedtodrastic
temperatureuctuation(e.g.aftertransportation),
donotconnectpowerorswitchitonimmediately.
Thearisingcondensationmightdamagetheequipment.
Leavetheequipmentswitchedoffuntilithasreached
roomtemperature.
• Ifyourproductfailstofunctioncorrectly,stopuse
immediately.Packtheunitsecurely(preferablyinthe
originalpackingmaterial),andreturnittoyourProLight
dealerforservice.
• Onlyusefusesofsametypeandrating.
• Repairs,servicingandpowerconnectionmustonlybe
carriedoutbyaqualiedtechnician.THISUNITCONTAINS
NOUSERSERVICEABLEPARTS.
• WARRANTY:Oneyearfromdateofpurchase.
CAUTION!
KEEP THIS EQUIPMENT
AWAY FROM RAIN,
MOISTURE AND LIQUIDS
CAUTION!
TAKE CARE USING
THIS EQUIPMENT!
HIGH VOLTAGE-RISK
OF ELECTRIC SHOCK!!

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Product overview & technical specications
TheMA4060MPandMA4120MParefullyfeatured,professionalmixeramplierwithfullonboardzoning
facilities.ThismixeramplierfeaturesonboardMP3(SD/USB)playerandFMtunercompletewithfourzoneoutput
selection.Eachinputcanbeeasilyroutedtoanyofthefourzoneoutputsusingthefrontpanelselector,moreover
eachinputfeaturesbass,trebleandvolumecontrolforprecisesoundcontrol.Threecombomic/lineinputswith
selectorandphantompower,viaXLR/6.35mmjack.Twophonolineinputs,built-inMP3playeronfrontpanel,one
telephoneinputandoneRJ45portforaremotepagingmicrophonePM600.UptosixPM600microphonescan
becascadedfromeachamplierwithsimpleeasyconnectionviastandardCAT5cable.
•Allsourceinputscanbematrixassignedtothe4zone
outputssimultaneously
•The5inputschannelsplusonboardMP3playerandFM
tuner
•Threemicrophone/lineinputswithbass,treble,volumeand
gaincontrol
•TwoAUXphonoinputswithbass,treble,volumeandgain
control
•MP3playerwithSDandUSBinputs
•4zoneremotepagingmicrophoneinputviaRJ45(requires
CRMIC06pagingmicrophone)
•Versatileloudspeakeroutputsforeachfourchannels:
70V,100Vand4-16Ω
•Linelevel,balancedoutputsforeachzoneoutput
•RS232serialcontrolportforthirdpartysystem
communication
•Priorityinputtooverrideotherinputs
•Inputprioritylevelfromhightolow:remotemic,priority
inputandtelephoneinputandMIC1
•Outputformonitorloudspeaker,1W,8Ω
•Extensiveprotectionincludingthermal,short-circuit,clip
andoverloadwithindicators
•Groundliftswitch
•Fancooled
4 Zone Mixer Amplier series
Specications MA 4060MP MA 4120MP
Poweroutput 4x60Wrms 4x120Wrms
Speakeroutput 70V,100V,4Ω 70V,100V,4Ω
Monitoroutput 1W/8Ω1w/8Ω
Inputsensitivity&impedance CH1/2/3:±2.5mV/600Ω,175mV/10kΩ,balancedinput
CH5/6:350mV/10kΩ,balancedinput
TEL:350mV/10KΩ
RemoteMIC:±837mV/10kΩ
CH1/2/3:±2.5mV/600Ω,175mV/10kΩ,balancedinput
CH5/6:350mV/10kΩ,balancedinput
TEL:350mV/10KΩ
RemoteMIC:±837mV/10kΩ
Tone Bass:±10dBat100Hz,Treble:±10dBat100Hz Bass:±10dBat100Hz,Treble:±10dBat100Hz
SNR ≥65dB ≥65dB
Line1-4outputlevel 1V/600Ω(balancedoutput) 1V/600Ω(balancedoutput)
Frequencyresponse 80Hz-16kHz 80Hz-16kHz
MP3 SupportsMP3format,max.capacity:32GB SupportsMP3format,max.capacity:32GB
Recordingformat WAV WAV
SDlesystem FAT16orFAT32rootfolderisreadonly,theplayerdoesnot
supportmultiplefolders
FAT16orFAT32rootfolderisreadonly,theplayerdoesnot
supportmultiplefolders
Harmonicdistortion ≤1% ≤1%
Powerconsumption 375W 750W
Powersupply 240VAC50Hz 240VAC50Hz
Dimensions 132x484x440mm 132x484x440mm
Weight 9.4kg 13.5kg
Ordercode CRAM17 CRAM18

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Panel & connection identication
01-Mutebuttonandindicator
02-Inputrouting
03-Monitoroutputlevelindicator
04-Monitorvolumecontrol
05-Zoneamplierlevelindicator
06-Zonemonitorselectorbutton
07-Zoneamplieroutputvolume
control
08-On/offpowerswitch
09-MP3/FMTuner,withUSB&SD
cardslot
10-CH1volumecontrol
11-CH1low-pitchedtonecontrol
12-CH1high-pitchedtonecontrol
13-Powerindicator
14-IECinsocket
15-TelephoneDIPswitchandvolume
control
16-CH5linesignalinputandsignal
gaincontrol
17-CH4linesignalinputandsignal
gaincontrol
18-CH3microphonesignalinputand
signalgaincontrol
19-CH2microphonesignalandsignal
gaincontrol
20-CH1microphonesignalandsignal
gaincontrol
21-Remotemicrophoneinputport
22-RS232port
23-LINE,PHANTOM,MICsignalinput
selectorswitch
24-Vents
25-Groundliftswitch
26-Monitoroutputport
27-Shortcircuitpriority
28-Telephonesignalinputport
29-Radioantennaport
30-Zone1balancedlinelevelsignal
output
31-Zone1outputterminals(COM,4Ω,
70Vand100V
Inthebox:1 x unit,
1 x power cable,
FM antenna &
1 x user manual
1354 7 8
6
911110 12 13
2
2
ZONE1
ZONE3
ZONE2
ZONE4
LINEOUT
LINEOUT
LINEOUT
LINEOUT
BAL. / UNBAL.
BAL. / UNBAL.
BAL. / UNBAL.
BAL. / UNBAL.
G
G
G
G
100V
100V
100V
100V
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
OUTPUT
70V
70V
70V
70V
4
4
4
4
COM
COM
COM
COM
~240V 50Hz 800W
T8AL 250V
L L
R R
LINE
PHANTOM PHANTOM PHANTOM
LINE LINE LINEMIC MIC MIC
ZONE
TEL.
VOLUMEGAINGAINGAINGAINGAINCH 1CH 2CH 3CH 4CH 5
REMOTE MIC INPUT
RS232
1W 8
T
MONITORPRIORITY
FM ANTGR
TEL.PAGING
LIFT GND
14 2421 22 23
25
15 16 17 18 19 20
26 27 2928 30 31
Mutepriority:MIC1highestpriority≥telephone≥remoteMIC.Thetelephoneand
MIC1prioritycanberesetviatherearpanelshortcircuitterminals.UsuallyMIC1
hasthehighestpriority.

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Rack installation
Rack Installation
TheMASeriesarerackmountable.TherackyouuseshouldbeaDoubleDoorRackwhereyoucanopenthefront
andrearpanel.Whenmountingtheamplierintotherack,pleasemakesurethatthereisenoughspacearound
theamplier.

Becarefulwhenmountingtheamplierintotherack.Puttheheaviestproductsintothelowerpartoftherack.

Thefrontpanelisnotdesignedtoabsorbaccelerationforcesoccuringduringtransportation.

Inputs
Shortcablesrunsimprovethesoundqualityremarkably.Inputcablesshouldbeshortanddirect,sincehigh
frequencieswillmostlybeabsorbedifthecablesareunnecessarilylong.Besidesthatalongercablemayleadto
hummingandnoiseproblems.Ifthecablerunsareunavoidable,youshouldusebalancedcables.

Outputs
Thehighdampingfactorofyourampliersuppliesaclearsoundreproduction.Unnecessarilylongandthincables
usedforlowimpedance(4-16Ω)speakerswillinuencethedampingfactorandthusthelowfrequenciesina
negativeway.Inordertosafeguardgoodsoundquality,thedampingfactorshouldliearound50.Thelongera
cablehastobethethickeritshouldbe.Forlongercablerunspleaseensurethe100Voutputsareusedfor100V
speakers.

Connectyourspeakersystemsviathespeakerterminals(COM=-VE)

Examples: 1)COM+4-16Ω
   2)COM+70V
   3)COM+100V

Note: Please do not use more than one pair of output terminals on any one output zone.

Connections To The Mains

Beforeconnectingtheampliertothelocalmainsvoltageoutletshouldbecheckedtoensuretheavailablesupply
is240V~AC50Hz.ThisproductisCLASS1andrequiresaprotectivemainsearthtobeconnectedatalltimes.DO
NOTremoveordisconnecttheearth..

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Operation instructions
Initial Start Up Procedure
• Resetall“Level”or“Volume”controlstothe“0”positiononthefrontpanel.ResettheBASSandTREBLE
  controlstothecentrepoint.
• ResetCH1thruCH5gaincontrols&TELlevelcontrolontherearpaneltothe“0”position.
• Connecttheaudiosources&mainspowerinput.
• Switchontheamplierusingthemainsswitchonthefrontpanel.TheLEDindicator(13)willilluminate
  BLUEiftheamplierisreadyforuseandworkingcorrectly,iftheindicatorilluminatesREDthisindicates
  theamplierisunderPROTECTstatus.
• AdjustCH1thruCH5gaincontrolstomatchtheinputsignallevelsbetweendifferentsources
CH1 to CH5 Operation (note: CH1 thru CH5 feature the same operation)
1) BASS control:BASScontrolofferstonaladjustmentforthelowfrequency,turn
  clockwisetoincreaseandanti-clockwisetodecrease.
2) TREBLE control:TREBLEcontrolofferstonaladjustmentforthehighfrequency,turn
  clockwisetoincreaseandanti-clockwisetodecrease.
3) VOLUME (LEVEL) control:VOLUME(LEVEL)controloffersadjustmentforthe 
  correspondinginputchannel,turnclockwisetoincreaseandanti-clockwise 
  todecreasetoreducethevolume.
4) MUTE button:Eachchannelinput(CH1thruCH5)maybemutedbypressingthe
  MUTEbutton.ThebuttonfeaturesLEDilluminationwhenmuted.
5) Z1 to Z4 Zone Selector buttons:EachoftheCH1toCH5inputchannelscanbe
  routedtoanycombinationofthefouroutputzones.Thezoneselectorbuttons
  featureLEDillumination,theLEDwillilluminateifthezoneisselected.
6) VOLUME (LEVEL) control: VOLUME(LEVEL)controloffersadjustmentforthe 
  correspondingoutputchannel,turnclockwisetoincreaseandanti-clockwiseto
  decreasetoreducethevolume.
7) MON button:TheMA4060MPandMA4120MPampliersbothfeatureaMonitor
  outputfunctionforstatusconrmationpurposes.SelecttheMONbuttononthe
  desiredchanneltoactivatetheMonitorfunction.TheMonitoroutputfeaturesa
  Volume(Level)control.
8) Output VU Meter:Eachoftheveoutputs(Z1toZ4andMON)featureLEDVU
  meterplusCLIPandPROTECTIONstatusindicators.TheCLIPLEDwillilluminateto
  indicatewhentheaudiosignalistoohigh,inthisinstancereducetheVOLUMEby
  turningthevolumecontrolanti-clockwise.ThePROTECTLEDwillilluminateifthe
  amplierdetectsafaultoraproblemwiththeoutputcircuit.
Z2
Z4
TREBL E
+10
MON
7
8
9
7
8
9
MUTE
Z1
Z3
LEVEL
CH 2
BASS
-10 -10+10
ZONE 1
LEVEL
0dB
PROT
CLIP
-5
-10
-15
0
1
2
3
456
10
0
1
2
3
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MP3 Player / FM Radio Operation:
POWER:TheonboardMP3Player&FMradiomaybepoweredupordownindependentofthemainamplier.
PressthepowerswitchtopoweronorpowerofftheMP3/FMRadio.
MODE:PressthemodebuttontoselectFMRadio,SDCardorUSB.
PP/SCAN:TheFMradiotunerfeaturesautomatictuning,pressthePP/SCANbuttontoactivatethescanfunction.
NEXT:PresstheNEXTbuttontoskipmusictracksnextwhenusingtheSDCardorUSB.
PREV:PressthePREVbuttontoskipmusictrackspreviouswhenusingtheSDCardorUSB.
EQ:PresstheEQbuttontoadjusttheequalisersettingsfortheSDCard/USBorFMRadio.
VOL +:PresstheVOL+buttontoincreasethevolumefortheSDCard/USBorFMRadio.
VOL -: PresstheVOL-buttontodecreasethevolumefortheSDCard/USBorFMRadio.
Priority Paging Function:
MIC1featuresthehighestpriorityin.
Operation instructions
SD/MEDIA
POWER EQ
MODE VOL+
NEXT
PP/SCAN VOL-PREV
97.60
Machine operation
1.Afterconnectingallaudiosourcesandpoweringonthemixeramplier,adjustthelevelofeachaudioinputto
achievethedesired“mix”.Careshouldbetakentowhenadjustingmicrophoneinputvolumesandthemaster
volume,adjustbothoftheseinsmallincrement’stoavoidfeedback(howlaround).Thegoalistoachieveaclear
balancebetweenmusicandvoiceensuringannouncementscanbeclearlyheard.
2.TheCleverAcousticsampliersallfeatureoutputVUmeter’swithPEAKindication.ShouldthePEAKindicator
illuminate(ashing)theoutputoftheamplieristoohigh,turnthemastervolumeanti-clockwisetoreduce
theoutput.
3.TheCleverAcousticsampliersallfeatureprotectionwithLEDindication.ShouldthePROTECTindicatoril-
luminate,turnthemastervolumecontrolanti-clockwisefullyandswitchofftheamplierfor15secondsasthe
ampliermayhaveenteredPROTECTmodetemporarilyduetoapeaksignal,careshouldthenbetakentoensure
allinputlevelsaresetcorrectly.IftheamplierpersiststoenterPROTECTmodetheampliershouldbeswitched
offandlefttocoolfor5-10minutesbeforeswitchingbackon.IfthePROTECTindicatorremainslitthisindicatesa
problemwiththeamplieroramplierload(ieShortCircuit).
4.Speaker&Ampliersystemscanproducehighsoundpressurelevels,pleaseoperateallcontrolswithcautionto
ensurepeoplearenotexposedtoexcessiveordangeroussoundpressurelevels.

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Panel connections
ZO N E 1
ZO N E 3
ZO N E 2
ZO N E 4
L IN E O U T
L IN E O U T
L IN E O U T
L IN E O U T
B AL . / U NB A L .
B AL . / U NB A L .
B AL . / U NB A L .
B AL . / U NB A L .
G
G
G
G
100V
100V
100V
100V
O U T P U T
O U T P U T
O U T P U T
O U T P U T
70V
70V
70V
70V
4
4
4
4
C O M
C O M
C O M
C O M
~24 0V 50 H z 4 50 W
T 6. 3A L 25 0V
L L
R R
LIN E
P HA NT OM P HA NT OM P HA NT OM
LI NE L IN E LI NEMIC MIC MIC
Z O N E
T E L .
V OL U ME GA ING AI NGA ING AI NG AI N C H 1C H 2C H 3C H 4C H 5
R E MO T E MI C INP U T
R S 23 2
1W 8
T
MO N IT O R P R IO R IT Y
F M AN TGR
T E L . PA G IN G
LI F T G ND
MUSIC SOURCE
MUSIC SOURCE
P M 6 0 0
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Block diagram
Z O N E I D
1 2 3 4
R E MO T E M IC

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Connections
Speaker connections
Notes:
•Boththe4-16Ωand100Vterminalscannotbeusedatthesametime.
•Impedancesindicatedintheguresrepresentthetotalspeakersystem(load)impedances.
•Loadspresentedtotheampliermustbeequaltoorgreaterthanlistedabove.Speaker
impedancesmustbemeasuredusingatrueimpedancemeter,donotstandardmultimeters.
Balanced XLR jack connection
Jack plug
Total impedance
81Ω (MA 4060MP)
41Ω (MA 4120MP)
Total impedance
167Ω (MA 4060MP)
83Ω (MA 4120MP)
WARNING!
Be sure to attach the supplied terminal cover attached after connection.
Because high voltage is applied to the speaker terminals, care should be
taken never touch these terminals to avoid electric shock.
Allspeakerconnectionsshouldbemadeusingbarewireorsuitableinsulated
crimpterminals.Pleaseensurenoloosestrandsarepresentasthesemay
shortacrossterminalscausingdamagetotheamplier.

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Problem chart
Cleaning and Maintenance
Werecommendafrequentcleaningoftheproduct.Pleaseuseasoftlintfreeandmoistenedcloth.
Neverusealcoholorsolvents.
Therearenoserviceablepartsinsidetheproductexceptforthefuse.Maintenanceandserviceoperations
areonlytobecarriedoutbyauthoriseddealers.
Connection With The Mains
ConnecttheunittothemainsviatheIECmains
inletusingthe13AUK-IECcordsupplied.
The earth has to be connected.
Switchtheuniton.Afterswitchingonthespeakersystem,wait8-10secondsbeforeyouturnthevolumecontrol
upinordertoavoidspeakerdamage.
CAUTION!IncreasethelevelofeachchanneluptothepointwheretheclipLEDsilluminate.
Alwayscheckthesoundpressurelevelwithameterinordertokeeptothelegalthreshold.
Replacing the fuse
Onlyreplacethefusebyafuseofthesametypeandrating.
Before replacing the fuse, unplug the mains lead.
Shouldyouneedanyspareparts,pleaseusegenuineparts.
Shouldyouhaveanyfurtherquestions,pleasecontactyourdealer.
Warnings
CAUTION - DANGER TO LIFE
DISCONNECT FROM THE MAINS BEFORE
STARTING MAINTENANCE OPERATION
Problem Cause Solution
Nopower Thepowercordisnotconnected. Checkthepowercordandany
extensioncabled.
Nosound Thepowercordoftherespective
productisnotconnectedprop-
erlyornotatall.
Theconnectionsocketorthe
plugisdirty.
Checkthepowercordandifthe
plugsareproperlyconnected
withthesockets.
Cleanthesocketand/orthe
plug.
Noise Theinputsignalistoostrong. Reducetheinputsignalviathe
gaincontrol.
Distortedsound Loadimpedanceistolow. Checkloadimpedancevsam-
plierspecication,reduceas
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WEEE notice
Correct Disposal of this Product
(Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment)
(Applicable in the European Union and other European countries
with separate collection systems)
Thismarkingshownontheproductoritsliterature,indicatesthatitshouldnotbedisposed
withotherhouseholdwastesattheendofitsworkinglife.Topreventpossibleharmtothe
environmentorhumanhealthfromuncontrolledwastedisposal,pleaseseparatethisfromother
typesofwastesandrecycleitresponsiblytopromotethesustainablereuseofmaterialresources.
Householdusersshouldcontacteithertheretailerwheretheypurchasedthisproduct,ortheir
localgovernmentofce,fordetailsofwhereandhowtheycantakethisitemforenvironmentally
saferecycling.
Businessusersshouldcontacttheirsupplierandcheckthetermsandconditionsofthe
purchasecontract.Thisproductshouldnotbemixedwithothercommercialwastesfordisposal.