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Crown CTS 600 Crown CTS 600 Description: The power amplifi er shall be a solid-state two-channel model employing Multi-Mode® (AB+B) output circuitry. The amplifier shall contain protection circuitry which limits the drive level placed on the output devices before their SOA (Safe Operating Area) is exceeded. This protection circuitry shall calculate the instantaneous voltage across and current through the output devices while factoring in their simulated junction temperatures to predict how close they are to their operating limits. This protection shall be called "JTS." The amplifier shall contain protection from shorted, open and mismatched loads, general overheating, DC, high-frequency overloads, under/over voltage,and internal faults. If an amplifier channel starts to overheat, the Thermal Level Control (TLC) circuit shall engage that channel's input compressor in an amount proportional to the amount of overheating, in order to generate less heat. If the channel becomes too hot for safe operation, the channel shall shut off,and the Thermal Indicator for that channel shall illuminate brightly to alert the user that a state of thermal stress or overload has caused the channel to shut down. The front-panel control shall be a power switch. Crown CTS 600 Features: Rear-mounted controls shall include Channel Level Controls, High Pass Filter Switches (one per channel), and a Mode Switch. The High Pass Filter Switch shall select between fl at and two positions of rolloff. The twoposition Mode Switch selects between Dual or Bridge-Mono operation. The recommended load impedance in Dual mode shall be 2/4/8 ohms and 70V. The load impedance in Bridge-Mono mode shall be 4/8/16 ohms and 140V. The amplifi er shall be safe when driving any kind of load, including highly reactive ones.Rear-mounted output connectors shall be one four-pole touch-proof terminal strip. Rear-mounted input connectors shall be 3-pin balanced barrier connectors on the standard PIP2-BBY module. The module shall include a "Y" Input Switch which combines the input signals. The amplifi er shall be fully compatible with and shall provide appropriate input cables and connectors for Crown® PIP2 modules. The amplifier shall be fully compatible with Harman Pro System Architect and the Crown IQ System®. Front panel indicators shall include a yellow Bridge-Mode Indicator that illuminates when the Mode Switch is set to the "Bridge" position (and flashes if the Mode Switch is changed while the amplifier is powered up, indicating that the amplifi er must be powered off and on to reset the Mode), a green Ready Indicator (one per channel) that illuminates when the channel is initialized and ready to produce audio output, a green Signal Indicator (one per channel) that illuminates to indicate the presence of input signals above -40 dBu, a red Clip Indicator that illuminates when the THD of the channel's output signal rises to a level typically considered as the onset of audible clipping
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