Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product RFX200S Crate Amplifiers
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User ’ s Guide RFX200S Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo Digital Signal Processing.
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 RFX200S three-channel guitar amplifier with Stereo Digital Signal Processing (DSP). This rugged amplifier combines out- standing features with serious clean and distorted sounds.
4 The T op Panel: DELA Y EFFECTS SA VE / TAP HIGH MID LEVEL GAIN LOW HIGH HIGH MID MID LEVEL LEVEL GAIN GAIN LOW LOW HIGH HIGH MID MID LEVEL LEVEL GAIN GAIN LOW LOW O CT - P HAS E W A H W AH C H O R U.
5 20: MUTE: This switch, when depressed, mutes the output signal at the speaker jacks and the ef fects loops, allowing you to silently tune or switch instruments. The adjacent LED illuminates when the Mute function is active. 21: TUNER: The electronic tuner is active whenever the amplifier is turned on, providing constant, “real time” tuning.
6 FOOT SWITCH LEFT SEND RETURN SEND RETURN RIGHT (CHORUS DRY) (CHORUS WET) SPEAKER OUTPUTS 100 WATTS @ 4 OHM MINIMUM LOAD STEREO EFFECTS LOOP MONO EFFECTS LOOP 29 30 31 32 33 34 The Bottom Panel: 27: POWER (not shown): Use this switch to turn the amplifier on (top of the switch depressed) and off (bottom) of the switch depressed.
7 The DSP Section: The RFX200S features DSP controls for Effects, Delay and Reverb. Complete information about the Effects and Delay controls is given below . The Ef fects con- trol selects the “pitch modified” and wah effects. Many of these ef fects have their speed controlled by the Save/T ap button.
8 Storing Y our Own Presets: Each channel of the RFX200S 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: The special Crate four-button footswitch supplied with the RFX200S performs a variety of functions. The footswitch allows remote channel selection, remote T ap/Save for each channel, and allows access to an additional DSP preset for each channel of the amplifier .
10 DSP Factory Presets: DELA Y DELA Y DELA Y EFFECTS EFFECTS EFFECTS SA VE / T AP SA VE / T AP SA VE / T AP OCT OCT - PHASE PHASE WA H W AH W AH AH C H O R U S F L A N G E P H A S E R S I N G L E E C .
11 DSP Factory Presets: DELA Y DELA Y DELA Y EFFECTS EFFECTS EFFECTS SA VE / T AP SA VE / T AP SA VE / T AP OCT OCT - PHASE PHASE WA H W AH W AH AH C H O R U S F L A N G E P H A S E R S I N G L E E C .
12 Suggested Settings: DELA Y EFFECTS SA VE / TAP HIGH MID LEVEL GAIN LOW HIGH HIGH MID MID LEVEL LEVEL GAIN GAIN LOW LOW HIGH HIGH MID MID LEVEL LEVEL GAIN GAIN LOW LOW OCT - PHASE W AH W A H C H O R.
13 Suggested Settings: DELA Y DELA Y DELA Y EFFECTS EFFECTS EFFECTS SA VE / TAP SA VE / TAP SA VE / TAP HIGH HIGH MID MID LEVEL LEVEL GAIN GAIN LOW LOW HIGH MID LEVEL GAIN LOW HIGH MID LEVEL GAIN LOW .
14 DSP “ Fill in the Blanks ” (User Settings): DELA Y DELA Y DELA Y EFFECTS EFFECTS EFFECTS SA VE / T AP SA VE / T AP SA VE / T AP OCT OCT - PHASE PHASE WA H W AH W AH AH C H O R U S F L A N G E P.
15 System Block Diagram: MUTE REVERB EFFECTS DELAY INPUT CHANNEL 1 INPUT BUFFER GAIN MID HIGH LOW LEVEL FLEX WAVE (LOW GAIN) CHANNEL 2 GAIN MID HIGH LOW LEVEL FLEX WAVE (MEDIUM GAIN) CHANNEL 3 GAIN MI.
RFX200S TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS: Output Power Rating 70W per channel @5% THD, 8 ohm load 100W per channel @5% THD, 4 ohm load Speaker Size and Rating (2) Celestion Seventy 80W 12” 8 ohm Input Impe.
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