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Crown International
1718 W. Mishawaka Rd.
Elkhart, IN 46517-9439
TEL:574-294-8200
FAX: 574-294-8FAX
www.crownaudio.com

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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.

CE 1000

Indicators

 

(all located on front panel)

Signal:

 A green LED for each channel which 

fl ashes when a very low-level signal (>–40 
dBm) is present at input. May be used for 
troubleshooting cable runs.

Clip:

 A red LED for each channel which turns 

on when distortion becomes audible in the 
amplifi er output.

Fault:

 Normally off, this red indicator will blink 

under fi ve different conditions:

1.  When the amplifi er is fi rst powered up, until the 
unit is ready for operation.

2.  If the heatsinks reach a temperature above nor-
mal working limits. 

3.  If the transformer thermal protection circuit is 
activated.

4.  If amplifi er output wires develop a short-circuit.

5.  Should the amplifi er output stage become non-
operational.

This circuit may be monitored remotely by 
plugging a simple switching circuit using an 
LED or other signaling device into the back-
panel RJ-11 (Fault) jack. Under some condi-
tions, the output of the amplifi er will be muted. 

Power:

 A green LED that turns on when the 

amplifi er has been turned on and has power. 

Input/Output

Input Connector (standard module): One Neu-
trik

®

 Combo connector for each channel which 

features a balanced 1/4-inch (6.35-mm) phone 
jack and a 3-pin female XLR connector, in 
parallel with a barrier strip termination. 

Input Stage:

 Input is electronically balanced 

and employs precision 1% resistors.

Input Impedance (nominal):

 20 k ohms, bal-

anced;10 k ohms, unbalanced.

Input Sensitivity:

 1.4 volts for standard 1kHz 

power, or fi xed 26 dB gain. Also available as a 
service option is 0.775 volt sensitivity.

Output Connectors:

 Two Neutrik

®

 Speakon

® 

NL4MP (mates with NL4FC) output connectors. 
Optional 5-way binding post or barrier strip 
outputs (in parallel with Speakon

®

 connectors) 

are available.

DC Output Offset:

 < ±10 millivolts.

Output Signal: 

  Stereo: Unbalanced, two-channel. 

  Bridge-Mono: Balanced, single-channel.  
  Channel 1 controls are active; Channel 2  
  should be turned down.

Wiring Confi guration: 

Protection

CE-Series amplifi ers are protected against 
shorted, open or mismatched loads; overloaded 
power supplies; excessive temperature; chain 
destruction phenomena; input overload dam-
age; and high-frequency blowups. They also 
protect loudspeakers from input/output DC, 
large or dangerous DC offsets and turn-on/
turn-off transients.

Options

Accessories:

 CE-HANDLES—handle kit; SST-

SBSC—variable Linkwitz-Riley stereo crossover 
with mono-summed sub-bass outputs; SST-
MX—100-Hz Linkwitz-Riley crossover with 

stereo sub-bass output; SST-SX—80-/120-Hz 
switchable Linkwitz-Riley crossover with mono 
summed sub-bass output; CE-AS1—barrier 
block alternate output connectors;* CEAS2—5-
way binding post alternate output connectors.* 
SST-4622, SST-3632, SST-4632—custom two-
channel crossover networks with equalization 
and delay purposely engineered for use with 
JBL model 4622, 3632 and 4632 cinema speak-
ers. SST-SBSC 3632T, SST-SBSC 4632T—cus-
tom three-channel crossover networks with 
CD-horn equalization and mono-summed 
low-frequency outputs similarly designed for 
use with JBL model 3632T and 4632T cinema 
speakers. 

Construction

Rugged steel chassis is formed into a durable 
package any stagehand could love. Coated with 
environmentally friendly powder for long life 
and ease of maintenance.

Cooling: 

Proportional speed fan.

Dimensions:

 EIA Standard 19-inch rack mount 

width (EIA RS-310-B), 5.25 inches (13.34 cm) 
high and 12.25 inches (31.11 cm) deep behind 
front mounting surface.

Net Weight

:

   CE 1000: 32.6 lb (14.79 kg)
   CE 2000: 40.3 lb (18.28 kg). 

Shipping Weight:

  CE 1000: 38.6 lb (17.49 kg)
  CE 2000: 46.3 lb (20.98 kg). 

*Compatible with CE versions CE 1000A and CE 2000A ampli-
fi ers (current release).

Specifi cations subject to change without  prior notice. Latest infor-
mation 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. ©2005 Crown Audio

®

, Inc. Printed in U.S.A.

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