Crown’s CTs Series amplifiers provide exceptional performance, flexibility and value for installed sound applications. CTs Series amplifiers feature independent selection of high and low impedance operation for a specific channel, plus power levels and features that were carefully chosen to match the requirements of fixed install design. Easy integration with HiQnet™ and CobraNet™ allows CTs amplifiers to deliver a comprehensive lineup of monitoring and control features along with digital audio transport for an award-winning digital audio solution. 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. 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 position 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, 140V and 200V. The amplifier shall be safe when driving any kind of load, including highly reactive ones. The rear-mounted output connector 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. This module shall include a “Y” Input Switch which combines both input signals. The amplifier 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®.