Crown CCA 1160A, Catalog

COMMERCIAL AUDIO

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T

he Crown

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 180MAx Pack is the first tuner-mixer-amplifier and loudspeaker system designed for 

commercial use. It is designed for easy installation. Applications include restaurants, retail stores, 

coffee shops and other commercial establishments. The system includes the Crown 180MAx tuner-
mixer-amplifier (also available separately), four JBL

®

 Control

®

 1ST 2-way loudspeakers with built-in 

70V transformers, XM antenna and a wireless remote control. Built into the 180MAx is an XM Radio 
tuner that receives satellite radio stations with digital sound quality. The unit also accepts signals from 
line, telephone, or microphone (phantom power included). Other features include bass and treble 
controls, and priority ducking. 

SPECIFICATIONS

Performance

Frequency Response

 (at 1 watt from 4-ohm tap): 

70 Hz to 19 kHz ±1 dB.

Frequency Response

 (at line out):

20 Hz to 20 kHz 

±1 dB.

Power Bandwidth 

(at 4-ohm tap, 2 dB below maxi-

mum 1 kHz power): 50 Hz to 20 kHz with 
< 0.5% THD

Signal to Noise Ratio

 (ref. to rated power, master 

volume at minimum): 85 dB.

DC Output Offset:

 < ±5 mV. 

THD: 

Less than 0.5% at rated power at 1 kHz. 

Input Sensitivity 

(for full output at maximum gain)

Balanced mic inputs: 3 mV.
Balanced line inputs: 800 mV.
RCA connectors: 400 mV.
Isolated telephone input: 75 mV.

Input Impedance 

(nominal): 

Mic: 400 ohms.
Line: 100 kilohms.
RCA: 50 kilohms.
Telephone: 600 ohms.

Crosstalk: 

–70 dB at 1kHz.

Line Output Level

 (nominal):

1V into 10 kilohms.

Phantom Power: 

15 VDC.

AC Line Voltage and Frequency Configurations 
Available

: 120V, 60 Hz. 

AC Voltage Tolerance

: +10%, –20%. 

Operating Temperature/Humidity:  

0° C to 40° C 

at 95% relative humidity (non-condensing). 

Storage Temperature: 

–20° C to 85° C.

Front Panel Controls and Indicators

Power Switch: 

Pushbutton on-off switch. 

Input Volume Controls:

 Four detented potentiom-

eters with knobs. 

Input 1: Microphone/line (switchable)/telephone.
Inputs 2 and 3: Line. 
Input 4: XM radio.

Tone Controls: 

Bass and Treble non-detented 

recessed potentiometers on each input channel. 
Bass ±10 dB at 100 Hz, Treble ±10 dB at 10 kHz. 

XM Tuner Menu Button: 

Selects Direct, Preset, or 

Category mode.

XM Tuner Category Buttons: 

Scrolls through cat-

egories (rock, classical, news, country, etc).

XM Tuner Scroll Knob:

 Lets you scroll through 

channels and select them.

XM Tuner Display: 

LCD screen displays XM chan-

nel data (channel number, channel name, artist 
name, song title), 16 station presets and signal 
strength.

Power Indicator: 

Blue LED indicates power on.

Input Signal Presence Indicator: 

Green LED, one 

for each input channel, illuminates when input sig-
nal exceeds –24 dBu (line) or –70 dBu (mic). 

Output Signal Presence Indicator: 

Green LED, 

illuminates when output signal level exceeds 100 
mV (45 dB below full power) from the 4-ohm tap. 

Clip Indicator: 

Red LED on output illuminates at 

threshold of audible distortion. 

Output Volume Control:

 Detented potentiometer 

with knob.

Back Panel Controls, Connectors and Indicators

Reset Switch: 

Resets the circuit breaker that pro-

tects the power supply.

MOH 1V Level Control:

 Trim pot adjusts level for 

Music-On-Hold 1V output.

MOH 1W Level Control: 

Trim pot adjusts level for 

Music-On-Hold 1W output.

MOH Signal Presence Indicator:

 Flashes when 

MOH signal is present.

MOH Source Switch: 

Switches between Input 3 or 

XM, and routes the source to MOH 1V Line Out and 
MOH 1W connectors.

MOH 1W Select Switch: 

Feeds 1W MOH signal 

either to amplifier output or internal speaker.

MOH 1V Line Output RCA Connectors: 

Two RCA 

connectors (mono) for 1-volt output (in parallel 
with 600-ohm connectors, so they are isolated).

MOH 1W Line Output Connector: 

3-pin Phoenix 

connector provides Music-On-Hold signal of 
approximately 1 watt.   

MOH 1V Line Output Phoenix Connector: 

3-pin 

Phoenix connector, 600-ohm transformer-isolated 
output, provides Music-On-Hold signal of approxi-
mately 1 volt.

Phantom Power Switch: 

Turns phantom power on 

or off for Input 1.

Mic/line Switch: 

Selects mic-level or line-level 

signal for Input 1.

Link In/Out Switch: 

Slide switch. When set to IN, 

any signal applied to the Amp Input connector will 
be mixed with the input signal(s); when set to OUT, 
only the signal from the Amp Input Connector will 
appear at the amplifier output.

Amplifier Output Connectors: 

4-position terminal 

strip with COM (Common), 4 ohms, 25V and 70V 
terminals. Accepts up to 10 AWG crimp-on terminal 
forks. Non-touch cover included.

XM Radio Stereo Line Out Connector: 

Dual RCA 

jacks for stereo music out from XM Radio tuner.

Preamp Line Out Connector:

 3-pin balanced 

Phoenix-type connector. Post master, pre-VCA. 
Level controlled by master volume control. 

Output VCA Connector: 

3-pin Phoenix-type con-

nector for two VCA control lines of +10 VDC and 
ground. Compatible with Crown 1-VCAP module.

Priority Connector: 

3-pin Phoenix-type connector 

for push-to-talk mic switch. Contact closure acti-
vates ducking. Ducking does not affect Music-On-
Hold outputs or XM stereo line out.

Active Indicator: 

LED illuminates when ducking 

is active.

VOX Threshold: 

Trim pot adjusts how loud the 

voice must be before ducking occurs. Can be set 
for no ducking.

Priority Release Control:

 Trim pot adjusts release 

time of VOX ducking.

Mic/Line Input Connector 

(Input 1 only): 3-pin 

Phoenix-type, balanced.

Line Input Connectors

 (Inputs 2 and 3 only): 3-pin 

Phoenix-type, balanced.

Dual RCA Input Connector: 

For stereo music 

signals, unbalanced, summed together, two con-
nectors per input for inputs 1, 2 and 3.

TEL Input Connector:

 Transformer-isolated 600-

ohm input, summed into Input 1 for paging from a 
telephone system.

Amp Input Connector:

 3-pin Phoenix-type, high-

impedance balanced. Used to link an additional 
mixer to the mixer-amplifier. Can be used to con-
nect an external processor.

AC Power Inlet: 

Detachable IEC.

XM Radio Antenna Input: 

Connects to the XM 

antenna cable. 

Cooling and Protection

Convection cooled, current limiting, thermal limit-
ing, DC Fault.

Included Accessories 

Power cord, detachable rack ears, screws for 
rack ears, non-touch cover for output connectors, 
Phoenix-type connectors. spade lugs, XM antenna, 
remote control.

Optional Accessories

1-VCAP remote volume control.

Dimensions

Width (without rack ears): 17.3 in. (43.8 cm). 
Width (with rack ears): EIA Standard 19-in. (48.3-
cm) W (EIA RS-310-B).
Height (front panel): 3.5 in. (8.9 cm).
Height (including feet): 4.1 in. (10.5 cm).
Depth (front panel to back panel): 12.2 in. (31.0 
cm).
Depth (front of knobs to back of non-touch 
cover): 13.9 in. (35.2 cm).

Weight 

Net Weight: 

20 lb (9.07 kg).

Shipping Weight

 (complete system)

:

 55 lb (24.8 

kg).

Regulatory Certifications

Note: All measurements are related to 120VAC units 60 
Hz in stereo mode with 4-ohm loads at 1 kHz at rated 
power unless other otherwise specified. Specifications 
for units supplied outside the U.S.A. may vary slightly at 
different AC voltages and frequencies.