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-
fi er—an unsurpassed industry standard. With this unprecedented No-Fault protection, your new 
Crown amplifi er is warranted to meet or exceed original specifi cations for the fi rst three years of 
ownership. During this time, if your amplifi er fails, or does not perform to original specifi cations, 
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 amplifi er.
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 fi lters per channel with 
adjustable Q, ±15 dB boost/cut. Also adjustable 
high and low shelving fi lters. This 8-fi lter 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 fi lters per channel with 
adjustable Q, ±15 dB boost/cut. This 8-fi lter 
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-defi nable.
Front Panel Controls and Indicators
Level: Detented rotary level control, one per 
channel.
Power Switch: On/off switch applies AC power 
to the amplifi er.
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 fl ashes when output 
signal exceeds –10 dB below clip.
–20 Indicator: Green LED fl ashes when output 
signal level exceeds –20 dB below clip.
Ready Indicator: Green LED, one per chan-
nel, illuminates when the amplifi er 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 
amplifi er 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 amplifi ers 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 airfl ow.
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).
Specifi cations subject to change without  prior notice. Latest 
information available at www.crownaudio.com.
Crown, Crown Audio and Macro-Tech are registered 
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