Crate Amplifiers VTX15 User's Manual
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1. V TXIS Guitar Amplifier User s Guide Congratulations and thank you for choosing the Crate VTX15 Guitar Amplifier This rugged amplifier combines outstanding features with serious clean and distorted sounds in a cabinet with high cos metic appeal The on board DSP control provides 16 superior digital effects RCA input jacks allow connection of a CD or tape player for playing along with your favorite music and the Headphones jack lets you practice in private In order to get the most out of your new amplifier we strongly urge you to read this guide before you begin playing CAUTION L PRECAUCION ATTENTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RIESGO DE CORRIENTAZO RISQUE D ELECTROCUTION DO NOT OPEN NO ABRA NE PAS OUVRIR WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC PRECAUCION PARA REDUCIR EL RIESGO DE INCENDIOS O DESCARGAS ATTENTION PROTEGEZ CET APPAREIL DE LA PLUIE ET DE L HUMIDITE SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOIS ELECTRICAS NO PERMITA QUE ESTE APARATO QUEDE EXPUESTO A LA TURE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT LLUVIA O LA HUMEDAD PARA DISMINUOIR EL RIESGO DE CORRIENTAZO REMOVE COVER NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE NO ABRA LA CUBIERTA NO HAY PIEZAS ADENTRO QUE EL USARIO PUEDO REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL REPARAR DEJE TODO MANTENIMIENTO A LOS TECHNICOS CALIFICADOS REPARATION S ADRESSER A UN TECHNICIEN QUALIFIE IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ FOLLOW HEED A2. ND KEEP ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS DO NOT OPERATE NEAR ANY HEAT SOURCE AND DO NOT BLOCK ANY VENTILATION OPENINGS ON THIS APPARATUS FOR PROPER OPERATION THIS UNIT REQUIRES 3 75mm OF WELL VENTILATED SPACE AROUND HEATSINKS AND OTHER AIR FLOW PROVISIONS IN THE CABINET e DO NOT USE THIS APPARATUS NEAR SPLASHING FALLING SPRAYING OR STANDING LIQUIDS e CLEAN ONLY WITH LINT FREE DAMP CLOTH AND DO NOT USE CLEANING AGENTS e ONLY CONNECT POWER CORD TO A POLARIZED SAFETY GROUNDED OUTLET WIRED TO CURRENT ELECTRICAL CODES AND COMPATIBLE WITH VOLTAGE POWER AND FREQUENCY REQUIREMENTS STATED ON THE REAR PANEL OF THE APPARATUS e PROTECT THE POWER CORD FROM DAMAGE DUE TO BEING WALKED ON PINCHED OR STRAINED e UNPLUG THE APPARATUS DURING LIGHTNING STORMS OR WHEN UNUSED FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME q e ONLY USE ATTACHMENTS ACCESSORIES STANDS OR BRACKETS SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR Md SAFE OPERATION AND TO AVOID INJURY A gt e WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE e SERVICE MUST BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL e OUR AMPLIFIERS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HIGH SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO HIGH SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS CAN CAUSE PERMANENT HEARING IMPAIRMENT OR LOSS USER CAUTION IS ADVISED AND EAR PRO TECTION IS RECOMMENDED IF UNIT IS OPERATED AT HIGH VOLUME EXPLANATION OF GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS DANGEROUS VOLTAGE IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE USER TO REFER TO
3. THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL EXPLICACION DE SIMBOLOS GRAFICOS A VOLTAJE PELIGROSO A ES NECESARIO QUE EL USUARIO SE REFIERA AL MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES REFERREZ VOUS AU MANUAL D UTILISATION EXPLICATION DES SYMBOLES GRAPHIQUES DANGER HAUTE TENSION FAN ESA VTXIS Guitar Amplifier The Front Panel SOLO GAIN LEVEL _al VOLUME LOW Ml 1 INPUT Use this jack to connect your guitar to the amplifier by means of a shielded instrument cable SOLO CHANNEL A high gain channel giving you sounds from a slight edge to serious overdrive 2 GAIN Use this control to adjust the amount of distortion for the Solo channel 3 LEVEL Use this control to adjust the output level of the Solo channel 4 SOLO CLEAN Use this switch to select the Solo or Clean channel With the switch in the out position the Clean channel is selected When the switch is depressed the Solo channel is selected CLEAN CHANNEL A normal gain channel designed to give you crystal clear sounds to medi um distortion 5 VOLUME Use this control to adjust the output level of the Clean channel 6 LOW Use this control to adjust the low fre quency level of the amplifier 7 MID Use this control to adjust the midrange fre quency level of the amplifier 8 HIGH Use this control to adjust the high fre quency level of the amplifier 9 DSP Use this control to select one of the 16 built in digital effects The effects
4. are described in the table to the right 10 CD INPUT Use these RCA jacks to connect the output from a CD player or tape deck to the amplifier The signal at these jacks is combined into a mono signal which is sent to the internal power amp circuit Use the CD or tape player s output level control to adjust the signal for the proper mix with your guitar 11 HEADPHONES Use this jack to conneci headphones to the amplifier The internal speaker is disconnected when headphones are used CLEAN EQUALIZATION DSP POWER o ME pe zz o A fi 0 0 O E me Sa INPUT REVERB e Doo 8 9 10 11 12 13 CAUTION To avoid possible damage to your hear ing do not use headphones for extended periods of time at extremely loud levels 12 SPEAKER Use this jack to connect the amplifier to an external speaker The internal speaker is disconnected when this jack is used The impedance of the external speaker must be 4 ohms or greater WARNING Do not attempt to use headphones in the Speaker jack Permanent hearing damage could result 13 POWER Use this switch to turn the amplifier on top of the switch depressed and off bottom of the switch depressed The switch illuminates when the amplifier is turned on 14 POWER CORD rear panel not shown The grounded power cord should only be plugged into a grounded power outlet that meets all appli cable electrical codes and is compatible with the voltage power and frequency requirement
5. s manual are subject to change without notice Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer s Name SLM Electronics Corporate Headquarters 1901 Congressional Drive St Louis Missouri 63146 Primary Production Facility 700 Hwy 202 W Yellville Arkansas 72687 Product Type Audio Amplifier Products meet the regulations for compliance marking under ETL standards UL6500 UL60065 or UL813 CSA standards E60065 or C22 2 No 1 M90 CE safety standard EN60065 CE EMC standards EN55103 or EN55013 and EN61000 FCC standards 47CFR 15 107 and 15 109 Class B C tick designation Level 2 ABN 56748810738 ARBN N222 KETI standard K60065 limited model approval Compliance Support Contact SLM Electronics Attn R amp D Compliance Engineer 1901 Congressional Drive St Louis Missouri 63146 Tel 314 569 0141 Fax 314 569 0175 Louis Music Inc 1400 Ferguson Avenue St Louis MO 63133 47 952 02 060904
6. s stat ed on the rear panel Do not attempt to defeat the safety ground connection DSP THE DIGITAL EFFECTS DELAY short delay i medium delay long delay slow shallow flange fast deep flange slow shallow chorus fast deep chorus medium speed rotating speaker touch sensitive wah wah inverse wah wah adds second signal out of sync no effect added small room reverb medium room reverb small hall reverb large hall reverb FLANGER 1 FLANGER 2 CHORUS 1 CHORUS 2 ROTORY T WAH I WAH DOUBLER BYPASS REVERB FAN ESA VTXIS Guitar Amplifier VTX15 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Output Power Rating 12W RMS O 5 THD 4 120 VAC Gain Solo Ch 86dB 6dB 1kHz Clean Ch 46dB 6dB 1kHz CD Input 260B 2dB Maximum Input Signal Accepted 2 2 volts RMS min Y 400Hz Tone Controls Low 25dB range Y 80Hz Mid 19dB range Y 900Hz High 23dB range 5kHz Signal To Noise Ratio Solo Ch gt 50dB Clean Ch gt 65dB Speaker Size and Rating 8 Crate Custom Design 4 ohm Power Requirements 120 VAC 60Hz 30VA 100 115VAC 50 60Hz 30VA 230VAC 50 60Hz 30VA Size and Weight 12 1 2 H x 16 W x 7 5 8 D 19 lbs The VTX15 is covered with a durable Tolex material wipe it clean with a lint free cloth Never spray cleaning agents onto the cabinet Avoid abrasive cleansers which would damage the finish Crate continually develops new products as well as improves existing ones For this reason the specifications and information in thi
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