Crown Audio I-T5000 HD Manuel D’Utilisation

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Operation Manual
I-Tech HD Series Power Amplifi ers
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3 Operation
Figure 3.1 Front Panel Controls and Indicators 
3.4  Front 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 
ampli fi er setup and operation. 
         The LCD Control Screen and its controls let the user 
adjust the amplifi er’s attenuation and muting, 
con fi 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 applica tions.
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 
ampli fi 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 
dur ing 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 ampli fi er’s input 
and output signal levels. From top to bot tom 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 
out put. 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.
P Bridge 
Mode 
Indicator
Yellow LED illuminates when the amplifi er is set to 
Bridge-Mono mode.