
Crown International
1718 W. Mishawaka Rd.
Elkhart, IN 46517-9439
TEL:574-294-8200
FAX: 574-294-8FAX
www.crownaudio.com
CDi 1000 | 1200W
CDi 2000 | 1225W
CDi 4000 | 1250W
PRELIMINARY
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Crown’s Three-Year, No-Fault, Fully Transferable Warranty
Crown offers a Three-Year, No-Fault, Fully Transferable Warranty for every new Crown ampli-
fier—an unsurpassed industry standard. With this unprecedented No-Fault protection, your new
Crown amplifier is warranted to meet or exceed original specifications for the first three years of
ownership. During this time, if your amplifier fails, or does not perform to original specifications,
it will be repaired or replaced at our expense. About the only things not covered by this warranty
are those losses normally covered by insurance and those caused by intentional abuse. And the
coverage is transferable, should you sell your amplifier.
See your authorized Crown dealer for full warranty disclosure and details. For customers outside
of the USA, please contact your authorized Crown distributor for warranty information or call
574-294-8200.
CDi Series
Maximum Input Signal: +22 dBu typical.
Operating Temperature: 0° C to 40° C at 95%
relative humidity (non-condensing).
DSP Section
Input EQ: 6 parametric filters per channel with
adjustable Q, ±15 dB boost/cut. Also adjustable
high and low shelving filters. This 8-filter EQ
section can be bypassed.
Crossover Filters: Highpass and lowpass per
channel. Butterworth 6/12/18/24 dB per oc-
tave, Linkwitz-Riley 24/48 dB per octave. Also
includes ±15 dB bandpass gain and polarity
control.
Output EQ: 8 parametric filters per channel with
adjustable Q, ±15 dB boost/cut. This 8-filter
EQ section can NOT be bypassed. Filters are
enabled individually.
Output Limiter: Prevents clipping and protects
loudspeakers. Choice of –3, –6, or –12 dB
threshold per channel.
Delay: Up to 50 msec total delay per channel.
Presets: 20 presets. One is “DSP OFF.” Fifteen
are factory-set for JBL Cinema systems. Four
are user-definable.
Front Panel Controls and Indicators
Level: Detented rotary level control, one per
channel.
Power Switch: On/off switch applies AC power
to the amplifier.
Sel/Prev/Next Buttons: Three buttons near the
LCD screen are used to access menu items and
front panel lockout.
LCD Screen: Backlit liquid crystal display
shows speaker presets and signal processing.
Signal Indicator: Green LED, one per chan-
nel, illuminates when a very low-level signal is
present at input.
–10 Indicator: Green LED flashes when output
signal exceeds –10 dB below clip.
–20 Indicator: Green LED flashes when output
signal level exceeds –20 dB below clip.
Ready Indicator: Green LED, one per chan-
nel, illuminates when the amplifier is ready to
produce audio.
Clip Indicator: Red LED, one per channel, turns
on at the threshold of audible distortion.
Temp Indicator: Red LED, one per channel, illu-
minates under excessive temperature conditions.
Power Indicator: Blue LED illuminates when the
amplifier has been turned on and has power.
Rear Panel Controls and Connectors
AC Line Connector:
CDi 1K, 2K, 4K: NEMA 5-15P (15A).
CDi 6000: NEMA 6-10P (20A)
IEC C20 (20A).
Input Connector: Two 3-pin removable Phoe-
nix-type connectors each accept a balanced
line-level input signal.
Output Connectors: 4-position barrier strip
with connectors for dual louspeakers or bridge-
mono loudspeaker.
HiQnet USB Connector: Type B, connects to a
HiQnet network.
HD-15 Connector: For cinema I/O compatibility
with CDi-8M System Monitor. See Figure 1.
Protection
CDi-Series amplifiers are protected against
shorted, open or mismatched loads; overloaded
power supplies; excessive temperature; chain
destruction phenomena; excessive output
current, and input overload damage. They also
protect loudspeakers from input/output DC,
large or dangerous DC offsets and turn-on/
turn-off transients
Construction
Chassis: Steel.
Cooling: Proportional speed fan with front-to-
rear airflow.
Dimensions: EIA Standard 19-in. rack mount
width (EIA RS-310-B), 3.5 in. (8.9 cm) high and
12.25 in. (31.11 cm) deep behind mounting
surface. CDi 6000 is 16.2 in. (41.15 cm) deep.
Net Weight:
CDi 1K. 2K, 4K: 19 lb (8.6 kg).
CDi 6K: 24 lb (10.9 kg).
Shipping Weight:
CDi 1K, 2K, 4K: 22 lb (10.0 kg).
CDi 6K: 30 lb (13.6 kg).
Specifications subject to change without prior notice. Latest
information available at www.crownaudio.com.
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trademarks of Crown International. Other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners. ©2007 Crown Audio®,
Inc. Printed in U.S.A.
CDi 1000, 2000, 4000 back panel
CDi 6000 back panel