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CA30D
Acoustic Amplifier
User’s Guide
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CA30D Acoustic Amplifier Table of Contents: Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 The Front Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Connecting to the Insert jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 “Chaining” Amplifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 The DSP Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CA30D Acoustic Amplifier Introduction: Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of one of Crate’s latest contributions to the world of acoustic amplification, the CA30D. This compact amplifier delivers a strong 30 watts of clear musical power and incorporates two inputs (each with a gain control), three bands of equalization, plus Crate’s Contour control for added tonal flexibility. The CA30D features Crate’s DSP digital reverb and effects, a front panel Insert (effects loop), and a Line Ou
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CA30D Acoustic Amplifier The Front Panel: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1: Power. Use this switch to apply power to 8: Mid. This serves as the midrange control the amplifier: the amp is on when the top for both channels. Adjust this control to of the switch is depressed, off when the get the best projection and midrange bottom of the switch is depressed. The tones for your instrument. The center switch illuminates when the amp is on. point of the mid control is chosen by the setting of the cont
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RING TIP RING TIP CA30D Acoustic Amplifier Connecting to the Insert Jack: The Insert jack (#3) allows you to patch external effects into the amplifier just prior to its power amp stage. To connect the effect to the Insert jack use Crate’s STP201, STP202, or STP203 stereo-to-mono Y-cord, ar an adapter such as Crate’s YPP117 and two shielded signal cables terminated with 1/4” tip/sleeve connectors as shown below. For short runs, For longer runs, use use Crate's STP201, Crate's YPP117 stereo- STP2
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CA30D Acoustic Amplifier The DSP Section: The CA30D features Crate’s DSPDigital Signal Processing. Use the Effects Mode control (#5) to select which type of effect will be applied to the amp’s output signal. Use the Effects Level control (#4) to adjust the level of the effect. 4 5 The chart below lists the names of the effects as they appear on the amli- fier and a description of their settings: Effect Name Description Bypass Signal processing is turned off Slap Short slapback, without regenerat
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CA30D Acoustic Amplifier The Tilt Back Feature: There are instances when you may need to tilt the amplifier back to better project its sound towards your ears (as a near-field monitor) or towards your audience (for better coverage). The CA15 features a tilt back device underneath its cabinet for this purpose. To utilize this tilt back feature, refer to the illustration below and follow these simple steps: 1 Carefully lean the cabinet back - until the front of the cabinet is several inches off th
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CA30D Acoustic Amplifier Technical Specifications: Output Power Rating: 30 watts RMS @ 1% distortion High: +/-15dB @ 10kHz Mid: +/-15dB @ 400–1.2kHz (Contour) Low: +/-15dB @ 80Hz Input Impedance: 1.5M ohm Input Sensitivity: 20mV RMS Sens. to Line out: 20mV Max Input Signal: 10v RMS (28v peak to peak) Insert Jack: Line Out .7v RMS, Line In .7v RMS Insert Jack Input Impedance: 44k ohm Insert Jack Output Impedance: 2.2k ohm Line Out Output Impedance: 2.2k ohm (Lo-Z), 2.2k ohm (Hi-Z) Internal Speake
