Crate Amplifiers RETROFEX RFX15 User's Manual
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1. Guitar Amplifier with Digital Effects ae f rr ATE A races j EEEE PE E eee tiie Ce a ee ee X ia ara ite ae a PAEA HE ee Sit User s Guide SEATS REXI Retrofex Guitar Amplifier Congratulations and thank you for choosing the Crate RFX15 RetroFex Guitar Amplifier This rugged amplifier combines outstanding features with serious clean and distorted sounds in a stylishly retro cabinet with high cosmetic appeal The on board DSP control provides 15 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 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequen cy energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer ence to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a par ticular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the2. user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Changes or modifications to this device not expressly approved by SLM Electronics could void the user s authority to operate the equipment under FCC rules CAUTION 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 Eon THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOIS ELECTRICAS NO PERMITA QUE ESTE APARATO QUEDE EXPUESTO A LA AFIN D EVITER TOUT RISQUE D INCENDIE OU D ELECTROCUTION POUR TURE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SH OCK DO NOT LLUVIA O LA HUMEDAD PARA DISMINUOIR EL RIESGO DE CORRIENTAZO REDUIRE D ELECTROCUTION NE PAS ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE AUCUNE REMOVE COVER NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE NO ABRA LA CUBIERTA NO HAY PIEZAS ADENTRO QUE EL USARIO PUEDO PIECE INTERNE NEST REPRABLE PAR L UTILISATEUR POUR TOUTE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL REPARAR DEJE TODO MANTENIMIENTO A LOS TECHNICOS CA
3. LIFICADOS REPARATION S ADRESSER A UN TECHNICIEN QUALIFIE IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ FOLLOW HEED AND 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 DO NOT USE THIS APPARATUS NEAR SPLASHING FALLING SPRAYING OR STANDING LIQUIDS CLEAN ONLY WITH LINT FREE DAMP CLOTH AND DO NOT USE CLEANING AGENTS 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 PROTECT THE POWER CORD FROM DAMAGE DUE TO BEING WALKED ON PINCHED OR STRAINED UNPLUG THE APPARATUS DURING LIGHTNING STORMS OR WHEN UNUSED FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME ONLY USE ATTACHMENTS ACCESSORIES STANDS OR BRACKETS SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR SAFE OPERA TION AND TO AVOID INJURY b WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE AIA SERVICE MUST BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL OUR AMPLIFIERS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HIGH SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO HIGH SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS T ie IMPAIRMENT OR LOSS USER CAUTION IS ADVISED AND EAR PROTECTION IS RECOMMENDED IF UNIT IS WARNING THIS UNIT REQUIRES A SAFETY GROUNDED OUTLET WIRED T
4. O CURRENT ELECTRIC CODES HAVING THE LINE SUPPLY VOLTAGE POWER AND FREQUENCY IDENTIFIED ON THE REAR OF THE UNIT THE OUTLET MUST REMAIN ACCESSIBLE TO DISCONNECT THE UNIT IF A FAULT SHOULD ARISE WHILE IN USE THIS UNIT SHOULD BE UNPLUGGED WHEN NOT IN USE EXPLANATION OF GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS DANGEROUS VOLTAGE IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE USER TO REFER TO THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL EXPLICACION DE SIMBOLOS GRAFICOS A VOLTAJE PELIGROSO A ES NECESARIO QUE EL USUARIO SE REFIERA AL MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES EXPLICATION DES SYMBOLES GRAPHIQUES DANGER HAUTE TENSION REFERREZ VOUS AU MANUAL D UTILISATION AN _ DODO OLO sm mm clea 1 2 3 4 5 26 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
5. 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 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 connect headphones to the amplifier The internal speaker is disconnected when headphones are used am DOUB BYPASS P INPUT L p g a REVERB 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 ill
6. ts 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 this 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 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 04 120904
7. uminates 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 requirements stat ed on the rear panel Do not attempt to defeat the safety ground connection DSP THE DIGITAL EFFECTS DELAY short delay medium delay long delay FLANGER 1 slow shallow flange FLANGER 2 fast deep flange CHORUS 1 slow shallow chorus CHORUS 2 fast deep chorus ROTORY medium speed rotating speaker T WAH touch sensitive wah wah I WAH inverse wah wah DOUBLER adds second signal out of sync no effect added small room reverb medium room reverb small hall reverb large hall reverb Output Power Rating Gain Solo Ch Clean Ch CD Input Maximum Input Signal Accepted Tone Controls Low Mid High Signal To Noise Ratio Solo Ch Clean Ch Speaker Size and Rating Power Requirements 12W RMS 5 THD 4Q 120 VAC 86dB 6dB 1kHz 46dB 6dB 1kHz 260B 2dB 2 2 volts RMS min 400Hz 250B range 80Hz 19dB range 900Hz 230B range 5kHz gt 50dB gt 65dB 8 Crate Custom Design 4 ohm 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 Ibs The RFX15 is covered with a durable Tolex material wipe it clean with a lint free cloth Never spray cleaning agen
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