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DriveCore Install DA Series Operation Manual
Welcome
Welcome
Thank you for purchasing a Crown DriveCore™ Install DA Series installation amplifier, one in a complete line of high-performance amplifiers based on exclusive DriveCore
technology. The DCi DA Series amplifiers are designed, engineered and manufactured to the industry’s highest quality standards and provide system integrators with the
advanced features and flexibility required for challenging 21st-century installed-sound applications. Versatile, compact, and highly energy-efficient, DCi DA Series amplifiers
continue the unbroken Crown tradition of leadership in professional and commercial power amplifier technology.
Features
• Exclusive multi-patented DriveCore™ technology, which combines hundreds of discrete circuits into one chip for better performance, lower power consumption, and
improved reliability
• Dante™ digital audio transport
• Configurable using HiQnet
®
Audio Architect™
• Priority input router
• Digital signal processing (input/output EQ filters, crossover, input/output delay, LevelMAX
TM
limiters)
• Programmable general purpose input/output control port
• Universal power supply with PFC for reduced current draw and industry-leading efficiency
• Monitoring and control over TCP/IP
• Real-time continuous load monitoring
• Remote standby (Sleep mode is activated via the Aux port)
• Power saving modes (power consumption in Sleep mode is less than 1W)
• Adjustable auto-standby
• 70Vrms/100Vrms direct drive (each channel individually configurable for low-Z or high-Z operation)
• Advanced protection circuits (amplifier and loads are protected against shorted outputs, DC, mismatched loads, overheating, over/under-voltage, and high-frequency
overload)
• Three-year, no-fault, transferable warranty (your investment is fully protected)
• Complies with GreenEdge™ by HARMAN (environmentally friendly practices in design, manufacturing, and packaging complement energy-efficient operation)
How to Use This Manual
This manual provides the necessary information to safely and correctly setup and operate your Crown product. It does not cover every aspect of installation, setup, or
operation that might occur under every condition. For additional information, please contact technical support, your system installer, or retailer.
We strongly recommend you read all instructions, warnings, and cautions contained in this manual. Also, for your protection, please register your product at
. And save your bill of sale—it’s your official proof of purchase.