I-Tech HD DriveCore Series Power Ampliers
Operation Manual
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7.3.3 Downloadable Presets 
Crown and JBL engineers have designed I-Tech HD DSP presets that are 
opti mized for various JBL loudspeakers, such as VerTec Line Arrays. To use 
them, follow this procedure in System Architect:
Go to www.jblpro.com.
Section 7.8.19  describes the Presets Manager screen in System Architect.
7.3.4 Loading I-Tech HD 2 Channel Presets Into the                        
I-Tech HD 4 Channel 
In System Architect, double click on HD4. Go to File › Open Preset, find a 2 
Channel ITHD preset by selecting 2 Channel Preset from file “file of type” drop 
down menu. Open the Preset from the and S2 will present options to load it into 
Channels 1/2 or 3/4.
7.4 File Transfer Via the USB Port
On the front panel of the amplifier is a USB Type A port which can transfer files 
either direction between a USB flash drive and the amplifier. These files can be 
of  three types:
A Preset file, which contains amplifier DSP settings for a specific 
loudspeaker/amplifier configuration. 
A Device file, which contain all 50 presets and the current amplifier DSP 
settings.
A Firmware file.
When you plug in the drive, the amplfier defaults to a file-exchange mode (and 
is muted). Then you can load or save individual files. No computer is needed 
for this file transfer.
7 Advanced Operation
7.3 Presets
7.3.1 Introduction
Your I-Tech HD amplifier has a wide variety of onboard Digital Signal 
Process ing (DSP). Some applications for this DSP are speaker configuration 
(set ting the drive levels, frequency bands, delays and limiting for your 
particular speakers), EQ, filtering, compression, and much more. System 
Architect software lets you adjust the DSP settings, such as filter slope, 
compression ratio, EQ frequency bands, and so on.
A preset is a group of DSP settings that configure the amp for a specific 
application. For example, you might use one preset that optimizes the amp’s 
DSP for a JBL VerTec Line Array. You might use another preset that sets up the 
DSP for a stereo pair of loudspeakers of your choice. You can choose any of 
50 presets with the LCD Control Screen.
Preset 1 is the factory default  preset and cannot be overwritten. It sets up the 
amplifier for stereo operation with no DSP features enabled.
The I-Tech HD amplifier works with two types of presets:
1. User presets. Using System Architect, you can create your own custom 
DSP presets, label them, and send them to the I-Tech HD ampli fier. The amp 
stores those presets in firmware. You can recall those presets from the LCD 
Control Screen. 
2. Downloadable presets. Crown and JBL engineers have designed 
presets that are optimized for various JBL loudspeakers, such as VerTec Line 
Arrays. You can download presets from www.jblpro.com. Then in the software, 
or with a USB drive, send the preset files to the I-Tech HD amplifier, where you 
can recall them from the LCD Control Screen.
We will describe each type of preset in detail.
7.3.2 User Presets
User presets are DSP presets that are configured manually. 
This is the basic procedure:
1. Adjust the DSP settings as desired in the System Architect soft ware (not 
with the LCD Control Screen).
2. Save this group of settings as preset. Give it a label.
3. Download the preset to the I-Tech HD amplifier. See the software Help file 
for details. As soon as you save the setting as a preset, it is sent to the 
amplifier. Another option, described on the next page, is to transfer the 
preset file using a USB drive.
4. Select that preset from the LCD Control Screen. The preset will 
automat ically set the DSP parameters as you set them up in the control 
software.
Setting some parameters of the DSP in the I-Tech HD amplifier is done using 
the control software, not by the amplifier’s LCD Control Screen. For example, 
if you want to set filter Q, compression ratio, or graphic EQ, you would do so 
within the System Architect software.
5. When you want to recall the preset, select it from the Preset screen in the 
LCD display. The preset will automat ically set the DSP parameters as you set 
them up in the control software.