Crate Amplifiers TV-6210 User's Manual
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1. GUITAR AMPLIFIER AA eee ie pe M ae aaa ae AA bi e Tin musician made in the U S aA CONGRATULATIONS Your love of performing and driving ambition to be the best have brought you to a turning point in your musical career the incredible Turbo Valve combo guitar amplifier A powerhouse of an amplifier designed to take you to the top and keep you there We know something about you we know you were never impressed with those toys that some of your friends called amplifiers We know you were holding out until someone offered you an American made affordable piece of professional equipment you could really sink your teeth into A serious amplifier designed for a serious musician an amp with the sounds you ve always looked for the power you ve always dreamed about and the reliability you know you ll need And all with a name you Know you can trust CRATE Like all Crate products your Turbo Valve amplifier is made with pride in America using only the best components Extensive testing at the hands and ears of skilled technicians and musicians insures you that this amplifier is the absolute best it can be In order to get the most out of your new amplifier we strongly urge you to go over the information con tained in this manual before you begin playing And thank you for choosing CRATE TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction E mE or E 3 Features 5 D E a F 3 Mhe Front Panel Er a ie re 4 The Rea2. Fon z on wi Le F ur F aN RETA PENE Tawar Am pa KATES AEE Speakon is a registered trademark of Neutrik USA TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Output Power Rating Input Impedance System Gain Tone Conirols Low Mid High Bright Presence Control Effects Send Return Level Balanced Out Level Tube Complement Internal Speaker s Size and Type Magnet Voice Coil Impedance Power Requirements Size and Weight H x W x D Inches TV 60 TV 6210 TV 6212 60 watts RMS nominal 5 THD 1M ohm Ch 1 74dB 16dB range 100Hz Low 20dB range 700Hz Mid 20dB range 10kHz High 5dB boost 5kHz Boost 5dB boost 10kHz 0 7V RMS nominal 0 4V RMS nominal unloaded 12AX7 4 12AU7 1 6L6 GT 5881 2 TV 60 TV 120 12 Crate 60W 1 12 Crate 60W 2 38 Oz 38 oz 1 3 4 1 3 4 8 ohm 16 ohm TV 60 TV 6210 TV 6212 120VAC 60Hz 110VA 100 115VAC 50 60Hz 110VA 230VAC 50 60Hz 110VA TV 60 TV 120 18 3 4 x 22 1 4 x 11 1 8 20 1 4 x 26 x 10 1 2 50 Ibs 70 lbs TV 120 100 watts RMS nominal 5 THD Ch 2 87dB 8dB range 100Hz 12dB range 1kHz 14dB range 10kHz 8dB boost 1kHz TV 6210 TV 6212 10 Crate 30W 2 12 Crate 60W 2 30 oz 30 oz 1 3 4 1 3 4 16 ohm 16 ohm TV 120 120VAC 60Hz 280VA 100 115VAC 50 60Hz 280VA 230VAC 50 60Hz 280VA TV 6210 TV 6212 18 3 4 x 22 1 4 x 11 1 8 20 1 4 x 26 x 10 1 2 52 lbs 62 lbs Crate continually develops new products
3. English British sound they distort sooner and provide a more controllable and less penetrating distortion effect when overdriven Either way your amplifier has been engineered to facilitate power tube replacement with automatic bias ing when changing tube types IF YOU DON T CONSIDER YOURSELF ADEPT WITH A SCREWDRIV ER REFER POWER TUBE REPLACEMENT TO A QUALIFIED SERVICE CENTER Otherwise unplug your amp allow it to cool for at least thirty minutes and proceed as follows Turn the amp so you re looking at its rear panel e Unscrew and remove the wooden rear cover Remove the power tubes one at a time by slightly spreading the wire tube clamps with one hand and gently pulling the tube out of the socket with the other hand When inserting new power tubes carefully align the tab in the tube s plastic base with the slot in the socket and press the tube gently but firmly into place e Replace the rear cover piece and tighten the screws Avoid overtightening Power up the amplifier and let it sit for at least twenty minutes before playing If the amp starts to squeal gets noisy loses gain or starts to hum the preamp tubes may be bad Since removal of the tubes may expose extremely hazardous voltage levels always refer replace ment of the preamp tubes to a qualified service center Insist upon using only the highest quality low microphonic tubes SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM eT A i rs dr oi tte SOME SE AAT MZ
4. the high end response with this control The high control cov ers a range of 20dB at 10kHz 7 CHANNEL Switch between chan nels with this pushbutton switch The adjacent green LED glows when Channel One is selected switch out the red LED glows when Channel Two is selected switch in When a footswitch is used for channel switch ing this switch is disabled CHANNEL TWO 8 GAIN Adjust the overdrive distor tion level with this control With the control towards 0 to the left the sig nal is relatively clean As you bring the control towards 5 center position the distortion increases along with the overall output level Keep turning the control towards 10 and you ll increase the distortion even more 9 BOOST Add a third channel sort of by pressing this pushbutton switch in The boost switch adds 8dB at 1kHz 10 LOW Adjust the bottom end response with this control The low control covers a range of 8dB at 100Hz 11 MID Adjust the midrange response with this control The mid control covers a range of 12dB at 1kHz 12 HIGH Adjust the high end response with this control The high control covers a range of 14dB at 10kHz 13 LEVEL Set the output signal level of Channel Two with this control At the 0 position full left very little or no signal will be heard as you bring the control up towards center the output level of Channel Two increases Use this control along with yo
5. CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO HIGH SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS CAN CAUSE PERMANENT HEARING IMPAIRMENT OR LOSS USER CAUTION IS ADVISED AND EAR PROTECTION RECOMMENDED IF UNIT IS OPERATED AT HIGH VOLUME THE CHART BELOW SHOWS THE U S GOVERNMENT S OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINIS TRATON OSHA REGULATIONS WHICH WERE IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION FOR PERMISSIBLE NOISE EXPOSURE PER 29CFR1910 95 TABLE G 16 SOUND LEVEL DBA DURATION PER DAY SOUND LEVEL DBA DURATION PER DAY SLOW RESPONSE IN HOURS SLOW RESPONSE IN HOURS 90 1 11 2 1 8 6 4 3 2 1 2 1 4 or less DANGER HAUTE TENSION REFERREZ VOUS AU MANUAL D UTILISATION GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS GEFAHLICHE SPANNUNG UNBEDINGT IN DER BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG NACHSCHLAGEN EXPLANATION OF DANGEROUS VOLTAGE _ IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE USER TO REFER TO THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL INTRODUCTION The TV 60 TV 120 TV 6210 and TV 6212 are feature packed professional stage performer s ampli fiers Rugged construction reliable American craftsmanship and two powerful channels of pure tube power are some of the trademarks of these new and impressive pieces of musician s equipment All four ampli fiers feature two distinctly different 12AX7 tube driven channels one with classic tube rhythm sounds and one offering you some of the finest lead and overdrive sounds of any stock amplifier Each channel features an all tube preamp section with three bands of equalization for total tone con tro
6. as well as improves existing ones For this reason the specifications and information in this manual are subject to change without notice The TV 60 120 6210 and 6212 are covered with high quality durable Tolex To keep them looking their best avoid abrasive cleansers Wipe the cabinets clean using a slightly dampened soft cloth Do not spray cleaners directly into the amplifier Never use brass cleaners on the hardware since they could damage their protective coatings TE 1997 SLM ELECTRONICS A DIVISION OF ST LOUIS MUSIC 1400 FERGUSON AVENUE ST LOUIS MO 63133 P N 47 584 03 07 97
7. e blows continual ly the line voltage may be incorrect or the amp may need servicing 20 AC LINE IN Firmly plug the female end of the supplied power cord into this socket pushing it in until it is fully seated Plug the male end of the cord into a properly grounded AC out let of the correct voltage DO NOT DEFEAT THE GROUND PIN OF THE AC PLUG Use only the supplied power cord If the amplifier is to be used outside of the United States see your authorized Crate dealer for infor mation about alternate line cords and power converters if needed 21 CHANNEL SELECT BOOST FOOTSWITCH JACK Connect a stereo 1 4 plug tip ring sleeve here from either a two or three button footswitch such as the Crate CFP 2 or CFP 3 for control of channel switch ing The tip of the jack is for channel switching the ring is for boost control When a footswitch is connected here the front panel channel select and boost switches 7 and 9 are dis abled 22 REVERB FOOTSWITCH JACK Connect a mono 1 4 plug tip sleeve here from either a one or three button footswitch for reverb on off control 23 EFFECTS LOOP SEND When using an external effects device use this jack to send the signal from your amp to the effect Connect a shielded instrument patch cord from the send jack to the input jack of the effect The send jack also doubles as a preamp out jack to feed a post eq signal to a mixing board recording console or external ampli
8. fier 24 EFFECTS LOOP RETURN Use this jack to return the signal from an external effects device back to your amplifier Connect a shielded instru ment patch cord from the output jack of the effect to the return jack The return jack also doubles as a power amp in jack to feed a line level signal directly into the internal power amp This is useful when slav ing two amplifiers together 25 BALANCED OUT JACK This XLR connector supplies a balanced output signal from the power amp for patching into a mixing board recording console or external amplifier The signal is elec tronically compensated to simulate the sound of a miked cabinet 26 SPEAKER JACKS Use these jacks to connect the amplifier to your speaker cabinet s Use the Main jack first never use the Ext jack if nothing is connected to the Main jack Always keep the impedance at 4 or 8 ohms with the Impedance Selector switch 27 at the proper setting IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT CERTAIN EXPORT UNITS In some areas 1 4 jacks are not acceptable for use on amplifiers capable of high output power levels For this reason the 1 4 speaker jacks on your amplifier may be factory sealed In this case use the Speakon jack to connect the amplifier to your speaker cabinet s using cables rated for high power terminated with the appropriate connectors 27 IMPEDANCE SELECTOR For the best performance and least strain on your amplifier you MUST
9. l The master Presence control lets you custom tailor the sound of your guitar to suit your particular needs The Line Out signal is tapped directly from the speaker outputs then attenuated and frequency com pensated to replicate the sound of a miked speaker cabinet Two speaker output jacks along with an impedance selector switch provide easy impedance matching to a wide variety of cabinet configurations The TV 60 TV 6210 and TV 6212 deliver a solid 60 watts of musical output power while the TV 120 deliv ers a full 100 watts FEATURES Here s a quick overview of the Turbo Valve s features and controls Additional information can be found on the pages indicated Patented Channel Switching Circuitry Achieves maximum use of each preamp tube so unique it s patented e Boost Control Like adding a third channel to your amp Gives a big boost to the midrange fre quencies and the overall gain of Channel Two via the front panel switch or a footswitch page 4 Adjustable Presence Control Fully adjustable upper harmonics level for changing the presence of both channels page 4 e Auto Biasing Circuitry Want to change your sound Change your tubes Internal circuitry allows the use of either 6L6 or EL34 power tubes with no manual bias adjusting page 7 D C filament supply for first two stages eliminates the need for a hum balance control e Effects Loop For noiseless patching of external effects or use as a
10. preamp out power amp in con nection page 5 Balanced Out Jack Taken directly from the speaker output signal this electronically balanced and frequency compensated output lets you patch into house sound boards recording consoles etc with ultimate sonic fidelity page 5 Footswitch Jacks Two separate jacks one for channel selection and boost control and one for reverb on off control allow use of a two or three button footswitch for total control page 5 e Speaker Jacks Speaker connector impedance switch combination allows a variety of cabinet con figurations page 5 e High Cosmetic Appeal and Stage Presence The unique cosmetics of the Turbo Valve amplifiers serve as a tribute to your good taste in musical equipment Musician Made in the U S A THE FRONT PANEL Sh Pe bo Pl SL meer Maren Pen o 0009 1900908 ee a Of ms 45 6 7 1 INPUT Connect your guitar or wire less receiver into this standard 1 4 jack using a shielded instrument cable CHANNEL ONE 2 VOLUME Set the output volume level of Channel One with this control 3 LOW Adjust the bottom end response with this control The low control covers a range of 16dB at 100Hz 4 MID Adjust the midrange response with this control The mid control cov ers a range of 20dB at 700Hz 5 BRIGHT Add a biting edge to your sound by pressing this pushbutton switch in The bright switch adds 5dB at 5kHz 6 HIGH Adjust
11. properly match the impedance of your amplifier to that of your speaker cabinet s Set the selector switch to the 4 or 8 ohm position depending on the total impedance of your speaker cabinet s The chart below can help you deter mine that impedance based on the fol lowing combinations of speakers con nected in parallel CABINET NUMBER OF IMPEDANCE CABINETS 8 OHMS 2 TOTAL IMPEDANCE 4 OHMS 8 OHMS 4 OHMS 16 OHMS 2 16 OHMS 4 Speakon is a registered trademark of Neutrik USA A WORD ABOUT TUBES Vacuum tubes can only last so long Allowing your amp to cool down before moving it will help prolong the life of the tubes Even so after about a year or sooner if you re on tour or jammin more frequently than most you may notice the output of your amp just isn t as alive as it used to be If the sound from your amplifier starts to grow weak lacks punch fades up and down loses highs and lows gets funny clanking sounds etc it s very likely that the power tubes are worn out and need replacing Since power tubes work together in an amplifier it is important that they all be replaced at the same time with a matched set of tubes If you re looking to change the sound of your amp you can replace the stock 6L6 power tubes with EL34 s 6L6 tubes tend to give you more of the American sound with lots of solid power even up to their full output with a lot of dynamic headroom EL34 tubes tend to give you that
12. riPanei aa 27 RT IE 5 Some Suggested Settings 6 A Word About Tubes 220220000 7 System Block Diagram oooooo 7 Technical Specifications back cover CAUTION ATTENTION VORSICHT DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR NICHT OFFENEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK ATTENTION POUR REDUIRE D ELECTROCUTION NE PAS VORSICHT ZUR MINIMIERUNG ELEKTRISCHER SCHLAGGEFAHR NICHT DO NOT REMOVE COVER ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE AUCUNE PIECE INTERNE N EST REPRABLE DEN DECKEL ABENHMEN INTERNE TEILE KONNEN NICHT VOM NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE PAR L UTILISATEUR POUR TOUTE REPARATION S ADRESSER A UN BENUTZER GEWARTET WERDEN DIE WARTUNG IS QUALIFIZIERTEM REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL TECHNICIEN QUALIFIE WARTUNGSPERSONAL ZU UBERLASSEN THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND ENGINEERED TO PROVIDE SAFE AND RELIABLE OPERATION IN ORDER TO PROLONG THE LIFE OF THE UNIT AND PREVENT ACCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR INJURY PLEASE FOLLOW THESE PRECAUTIONARY GUIDELINES CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CHASSIS DO NOT DEFEAT OR REMOVE THE GROUND PIN OF THE POWER CORD CONNECT ONLY TO A PROPERLY GROUNDED AC POWER OUTLET WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL CAUTION THIS UNIT IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HIGH SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS
13. ur guitar s vol ume and the Gain control 8 to pro duce a wide variety of sounds 15 16 17 18 MASTER 14 REVERB Adjust the amount of reverberation with this control at the 0 position the signal is dry no reverb As you bring the control up the amount of reverb increases 15 PRESENCE Increase the level of upper harmonics with this control The presence control allows a boost of up to 5dB at 10kHz 16 STANDBY This switch activates the amplifier providing the On Off switch 17 is at the ON position and should always be turned on last The switch is ON in the up position The amp should be left in the Standby mode switch down during set breaks NOTE When you first power up this amplifier leave the Standby switch OFF for at least 20 seconds This gives the power tubes a chance to pre pare themselves for action 17 ON OFF This switch applies AC voltage to the amplifier in the UP posi tion and should always be turned on first The Active Lamp 18 lights up when the AC power is on 18 ACTIVE LAMP This domed lamp lights when the amplifier is powered up indicating it is ready to be played The lamp stays on regardless of the setting of the Standby switch 16 THE REAR PANEL 19 FUSE This fuse protects the amplifier against damages caused by overload conditions in the unit If the fuse blows replace it only with the same size and type as indicated on the rear panel If the fus
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