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Operation Manual

I-Tech HD Series
Obtaining Other Language Versions: To obtain information in another language about the use of this product, please contact your
local Crown Distributor. If you need assistance locating your local distributor, please contact Crown at 574-294-8000.
This manual does not include all of the details of design, production, or variations of the equipment. Nor does it cover every possible
situation which may arise during installation, operation or maintenance.
The information provided in this manual was deemed accurate as of the publication date. However, updates to this information may have
occurred. To obtain the latest version of this manual, please visit the Crown website at www.crownaudio.com.
Trademark Notice: Crown, Crown Audio, IQ, BCA, and Amcron are registered trademarks of Crown International. HiQnet is a trademark
of Harman International Industries, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Some models may be exported under the name Amcron.
©2008 by Crown Audio
Inc., 1718 W. Mishawaka Rd., Elkhart, Indiana 46517-9439 U.S.A. Telephone: 574-294-8000
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  • Page 1: Operation Manual

    To obtain the latest version of this manual, please visit the Crown website at www.crownaudio.com. Trademark Notice: Crown, Crown Audio, IQ, BCA, and Amcron are registered trademarks of Crown International. HiQnet is a trademark of Harman International Industries, Inc. Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers Important Safety Instructions Wichtige Sicherheitsinstruktionen The I-Tech Series amplifiers are certified only at 120V in Canada. DECLARATION of CONFORMITY Crown International, Inc. Importantes Instructions de Sécurité Instrucciones de Seguridad Importantes IMPORTANT I-Tech Series amplifiers require Class 2 output wiring.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CobraNet digital audio transport. 4 Advanced Operation ..........14 Crown Factory Service Information Form .......... 59 minimum power in watts with 0.35% THD. service for which they were designed. This “Single Plug” connection allows HiQnet •...

  • Page 4: Setup

    NOTE: When transporting, amplifiers should be Crown is not liable for damage incurred when any transducer or compo nent to transport the unit. Never ship the unit Packed with your I-Tech amplifier is a clip that retains the power cord so it supported at both front and back.
  • Page 5 To wire stereo speakers to the Speakon connectors, use one of these 2.3.3 Choose Output Wire and Connectors methods: Crown recommends using pre-built or professionally wired, high- Method 1 (Table 1 and Figure 2.10): Wire one Speakon ® cable connector quality, two- or four-conductor, heavy gauge speaker wire and to two speakers.

  • Page 6: Operation

    • Connect an AES/EBU digital signal source to the Digital Input IN connector. turned on and is passing a signal. NOTE: Crown provides a reference of wiring pin assignments for commonly used Remember: Crown is not liable for damage that results from connector types in the Crown Amplifier Application Guide available at overdriv ing other system components.

  • Page 7: Front Panel Controls And Indicators

    I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers 3 Operation 3 Operation 3.4 Front Panel Controls and Indicators D. USB 2.0 Connector H. Level Controls (Encoders) M. Ready Indicator 3.5 Back Panel Controls, Indica tors M AES/EBU Digital Loop-through Output Accepts a USB drive to transfer presets from the Speed-sensitive, 0.5 dB steps, range 0 to –100 dB.

  • Page 8: Advanced Operation

    I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers 4 Advanced Operation 4 Advanced Operation MENU TREE Attenuation - Mute - Lockout ALL MENUS: Next/Previous loops 4.1 Advanced Operation Table of Contents..14 4.2 Navigating the LCD Control Screen Menu Tree 4.2.1 Introduction...

  • Page 9: Presets

    Bridge Mono mode. Turn an Encoder knob to choose among those three Operation Example 1 Crown logo. After a few seconds, the firmware version appears, then the level. While the amplifier is muted, you can adjust attenuation for each It can be modified only in System Architect software because all of the FIR filter preset, press the Encoder, then press and hold the Encoder to confirm.
  • Page 10 I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers 4 Advanced Operation 4 Advanced Operation Attenuator Limits: You can set the maximum attenuation from 0 dB to Bandpass gain: In each channel of the I-Tech HD’s DSP, just before the...

  • Page 11: Monitor Menu

    I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers 4 Advanced Operation 4 Advanced Operation AC Voltage: This shows the AC line voltage at the AC cord inlet to the 4.2.4 MONITOR MENU When an error occurs, the count displayed in this screen is incremented, and...

  • Page 12: Cobranet Menu

    1-8 are available at 48 kHz sampling rate, and bundles 1-4 are available at 96 5.33ms Turn to Set-Press to Save Arrays. You can download presets from the I-Tech pages in the Crown website kHz sampling rate. Turn to Set-Press to Save www.crownaudio.com.

  • Page 13: File Transfer Via The Usb Port

    I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers 4 Advanced Operation “Lockout” is displayed when front panel lockout has been enabled from either the 4 Advanced Operation Lockout software or front panel. It prevents any changes from the display.

  • Page 14: Digital Audio Options (Aes/Ebu)

    System Architect help file for directions on how to use its 4.8 Software-Controllable Onboard DSP networking configuration tools. Crown’s latest-generation Digital Signal Processing is built into the I-Tech HD amplifier. Its 24-bit/96kHz converters offer An I-Tech HD amplifier may be used in an existing I-Tech network extremely low noise and extended dynamic range.

  • Page 15: Input Signal Router

    I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers 4 Advanced Operation 4 Advanced Operation 4.8.4 Input Signal Router 4.8.5 Source Configuration In this screen you can configure the levels and settings of the Each channel of the I-Tech’s signal processing has an Input Signal Router that analog, AES and CobraNet inputs.

  • Page 16: Input Signal Compressor

    I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers 4 Advanced Operation 4 Advanced Operation 4.8.7 Input Signal Compressor An input signal compressor is available for each channel. Several parameters control this feature: On/off button: Enables or disables this function.

  • Page 17: Crossover Filters

    I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers 4 Advanced Operation 4 Advanced Operation 4.8.11 LevelMax Suite This is a suite consisting of a peak voltage limiter, average power limiter, clip limiter and thermal transducer limiter. First you will set the mode to automatic or advanced: •...

  • Page 18: Amplifier Settings

    I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers 4 Advanced Operation 4 Advanced Operation Continuous Load Monitoring 4.8.13 Amplifier Settings 4.8.14 Amplifier Information The Amplifier Output Enable button turns each channel on The load supervision feature allows real-time monitoring of the Information about the amplifier is stored in the software or off.

  • Page 19: Preset Manager

    I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers 4 Advanced Operation 4 Advanced Operation 4.8.18 Signal Generator 4.8.17 Preset Manager Both channels share a noise generator that allows The control settings for all the functions can be stored noise to be mixed into the audio signal.

  • Page 20: Troubleshooting

    I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers 5 Troubleshooting 4 Advanced Operation Maximum analog CONDITION: Power indicator is CONDITION: Thermal indicator is Fixed gain off and power switch is not illu­ input minated. Low +21 26/32 dB...

  • Page 21: Specifications

    I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers 6 Specifications 5 Troubleshooting CONDITION: Data indicator not flash­ CONDITION: No sound, even though Minimum guaranteed Power I-T5000HD I-T9000HD I-T12000HD ing, even though host computer the amp has power. Power LED is on software is active.
  • Page 22 I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers 6 Specifications 6 Specifications Charts Performance I-T5000HD I-T9000HD I-T12000HD Damping Factor (8 ohms): 20 Hz to 100 Hz > 5000 > 5000 > 5000 Crosstalk (below rated power, 20 Hz to 1 kHz) >...

  • Page 23: Ac Power Draw And Thermal Dissipation

    I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers 6 Specifications 7 AC Power Draw and Thermal Dissipation I-Tech 5000HD AC Current Draw and Thermal Dissipation: Pink noise 12dB crest factor, bandwidth limited 22Hz to 22kHz. Typical line impedance used.
  • Page 24 I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers 7 AC Power Draw and Thermal Dissipation 7 AC Power Draw and Thermal Dissipation I-Tech 9000HD AC Current Draw and Thermal Dissipation: I-Tech 12000HD AC Current Draw and Thermal Dissipation: Pink noise 12dB crest factor, bandwidth limited 22Hz to 22kHz.

  • Page 25: Advanced Features

    (com fortably driving the latest high- ate with a much smaller (and lighter) Crown) on an Ethernet network. Figure 9.1 shows a typical HiQnet network. I-T9000HD having the amplifier shut down, and only occurs technology transducers).
  • Page 26 You assign all audio channels to groups called Bundles for transmission over the CobraNet network. Bundles were formerly called Network Channels. as a Discovery Proxy. Currently, all networked Crown products except the PIP Lite can function in this capacity. A bundle can carry up to 8 audio channels. Up to 8 bundles can be sent in a 100 Mbps line, depending on the signal’s bit depth and sampling rate.

  • Page 27: Appendix B: Setting Sensitivity For Best Gain Staging

    I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers 9 Appendix B: Setting Sensitivity for Best Gain Staging Optimized system gain structure maximizes signal to noise within the sys tem. In System Architect, you create audio connections between sending 9.2.4 The Conductor...

  • Page 28: Service

    Crown Warranty. This Crown War ranty Complete the Crown Audio Factory Service Information War ranty. 1. Fill out and include the Crown Audio Factory Ser vice service center or our factory. All expenses in For more information, please contact us direct.

  • Page 29: Product Registration

    I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers PRODUCT REgISTRATION Crown Audio, Inc. 1718 W. Mishawaka Rd. Elkhart, IN 46517-9439 Phone: 574-294-8000 Fax: 574-294-8329 www.crownaudio.com Online registration is also available at http://crownweb.crownintl.com/webregistration. *Warranty is only valid within the United States of America. For information on Warranty outside of the U.S.A, please contact your local distributor.
  • Page 30 I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifiers Crown Audio Factory Service Information Shipping Address: Crown Audio Factory Service, 1718 W. Mishawaka Rd., Elkhart, IN 46517 PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY SRA #: __________________(If sending product to Crown factory service.) Model: ____________________________________________ Serial Number: _____________________...

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