Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product EN55013 Crate Amplifiers
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Guitar Amplifier with Digital Ef fects User ’ s Guide.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The T op Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,5 The Bottom Panel . . . .
3 Congratulations ! Y ou are now the proud owner of the Crate RFX65 three-channel guitar amplifier with Advanced Digital Signal Processing. This rugged amplifier combines outstanding features with serious clean and distorted sounds.
4 The T op Panel: SHAPE GAIN LOW MID HIGH LEVEL GAIN INPUT SOLO RHYTHM SOLO RHYTHM MUL TI MUL TI CHORUS CHORUS FLANGE FLANGE PHASER PHASER VIB VIB O O T T R R EC EC SIN SIN 1 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 19 6 2 7 1: INPUT : Use this jack to connect your guitar to the amplifier by means of a shielded instrument cable.
5 17: MID: Use this control to adjust the midrange frequency level of the Clean channel. 18: HIGH: Use this control to adjust the high frequency level of the Clean channel. 19: MUL TI: Use this control to select one of the fifteen “Multi” digital effects.
6 27 28 29 30 31 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
7 The DSP Section: The RFX65 features DSP controls for Multi, Delay and Reverb. Complete information about the Multi and Delay effects is given below . The Multi control selects the “pitch modified” and wah ef fects. Many of these effects have their speed controlled by the Save/T ap button.
8 Storing Y our Own Presets: Each channel of the RFX65 has two factory assigned DSP presets, as shown on pages 10 and 1 1. No matter what the settings of the DSP controls, the preset is recalled when a channel is selected.
9 Using the Footswitch for More Presets: The Crate three-button footswitch supplied with the RFX65 allows access to an addi- tional DSP preset for each channel of the amplifier . When the footswitch is connected to the amplifier as shown below , the “original” DSP presets are active for each channel when the #3 footswitch LED is illuminated.
10 DSP Factory Presets: Factory Preset 1: Clean w/Chorus, Dela y ,Reverb CHANNEL: BA NK : SOLO RHYTHM CLEAN "A" "B" Factory Preset 2: Rh ythm w/Slapback Dela y Factory Preset 3: So.
11 DSP Factory Presets: Factory Preset 4: Clean w/Reverb CHANNEL: BA NK : SOLO RHYTHM CLEAN "A" "B" Factory Preset 5: Rh ythm w/Reverb Factory Preset 6: Solo w/Re verb CHANNEL: BA .
12 Suggested Settings: VOLUME SHAPE GAIN LOW MID HIGH LEVEL LOW MID HIGH LEVEL GAIN SOLO RHYTHM CLEAN SOLO RHYTHM RHYTHM / SOLO CLEAN REVERB REVERB SA VE / TAP SA VE / TAP MUL TI MUL TI CHORUS CHORUS .
13 VOLUME SHAPE GAIN LOW MID HIGH LEVEL LOW MID HIGH LEVEL GAIN SOLO RHYTHM CLEAN SOLO RHYTHM RHYTHM / SOLO CLEAN REVERB REVERB SA VE / TAP SA VE / TAP MUL TI MUL TI CHORUS CHORUS FLANGE FLANGE PHASER.
14 DSP “ Fill in the Blanks ” (User Settings): REVERB REVERB SA VE / TAP SA VE / TAP MUL TI MUL TI CHORUS CHORUS FLANGE FLANGE PHASER PHASER VIB VIB O O T T R R DELA Y DELA Y EFX EFX ECHO ECHO SIN.
15 System Block Diagram: INPUT SOLO/ RHYTHM / CLEAN LOW VOLUME MID HIGH REVERB BUFFER MIX AMP CLEAN DAMPING CIRCUIT POWER AMP EXT. SPEAKER SPEAKER SOLO/ RHYTHM INSERT SOLO GAIN SOLO LEVEL SWITCHING CI.
RFX65 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS: Output Power Rating 65W RMS @5% THD, 8 Ω , 120 V AC Speaker Size and Rating (1) Custom Design 12”, 8 Ω Input Impedance 470k Ω T otal System Gain Solo Ch 1 10dB.
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