Front Panel Controls and Indicators | Crown Audio I-T5000 HD

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3Operation

3.4Front Panel Controls and Indicators

Many of these functions can be disabled using Blackout Mode (a selection in the Advanced Menu, Section 4.2.3).

A. Cooling Vents

Front-to-rear forced airﬂ ow through foam dust ﬁ lter

B. LCD Control Screen

Integrated LCD with white backlight, controls ampliﬁ er setup and operation.

The LCD Control Screen and its controls let the user adjust the ampliﬁ er’s attenuation and muting, conﬁ gure the amp, set up and view error monitoring (such as temperature and load supervision), and recall DSP presets. The presets allow the user to quickly reconﬁ gure the amp for various applications.

C.Power Switch

Push-on/push-off switch glows green when AC power is present at the power cord and the ampliﬁ er circuit breaker is in the “on” position.

D.USB 2.0 Connector

Accepts a USB drive to transfer presets from the drive to the ampliﬁ er DSP, and vice versa.

E.Fault Indicator

Red LED, one per channel, ﬂ ashes when the ampliﬁ er output channel has stopped operating. Usually this means that the ampliﬁ er must be serviced.

F.Thermal Indicator

Red LED, one per channel, illuminates when the channel has shut down due to thermal stress or overload.

G.Clip Indicator

Red LED, one per channel, illuminates when the channel’s output signal reaches the onset of audible clipping. The Clip Indicator also will illuminate during Thermal Level Control (TLC) limiting. The Clip Indicator can be turned of during Blackout mode.

H. Level Controls (Encoders)

Speed-sensitive, 0.5 dB steps, range 0 to –100 dB. These two knobs affect the Channel-1 and Channel-2 output levels. They also select Menu items and adjust parameter values that are displayed on the LCD control screen.

I. Menu/Exit Button

“Menu” enters the main menu. “Exit” leaves the menu.

J. Prev Button

Selects the previous item in the menu.

K. Next Button

Selects the next item in the menu.

L. Signal Indicators

These can be disabled during Blackout mode. Three green LEDS per channel indicate the ampliﬁ er’s input and output signal levels. From top to bottom the LEDs are

–10 dB: ampliﬁ er output is 10 dB below clipping.

–20 dB: ampliﬁ er output is 20 dB below clipping.

Signal: selected input signal is above –40 dBu.

M. Ready Indicator

Green LED, one per channel, illuminates when the channel is initialized and ready to produce audio output. Indicator is off when the channel is set to standby mode via System Architect or in Blackout mode.

N.Power Indicator

Blue LED indicates ampliﬁ er has been turned on and AC power is available. The LED will ﬂ ash when the AC line voltage is 15% above or below the nominal rated range. This indicator can be turned off in Blackout mode.

O.Data Indicator

Yellow LED indicates network data activity. Data indicator ﬂ ashes only when the ampliﬁ er is polled for data, or is polled to see whether it is online. This indicator can be turned off in Blackout mode.

PBridge Mode Indicator

Yellow LED illuminates when the ampliﬁ er is set to Bridge-Mono mode.

Figure 3.1 Front Panel Controls and Indicators

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Crown Audio I-T5000 HD Front Panel Controls and Indicators, Cooling Vents, LCD Control Screen

Models: I-T9000 HD I-T12000 HD IT9000 HD I-T5000 HD