Crate Amplifiers RFX30 user manual

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Guitar Amplifier with
Digital Effects
User’s Guide

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Guitar Amplifier TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,5 The Bottom Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 The DSP Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back cover This equipment has been

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Guitar Amplifier Congratulations and thank you for choosing the Crate RFX30 RetroFex Guitar Amplifier. This rugged amplifier features a Clean channel with a three-band EQ and level control, and a Solo channel with our patented FlexWave technology, Gain, Level and Shape control. An easy to operate DSP section lets you dial in a variety of digital effects including reverbs, delays, octave and wah-wahs. RCA input jacks allow connection of a CD or tape player for practicing with your favorite music,

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Guitar Amplifier The Top Panel: 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 1: INPUT: Use this 1/4” jack to connect your guitar to the amplifier by means of a shield- ed 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: SHAPE: Use this control to adjust the tone of the Solo channel. 4: LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the output level of the Solo channel. 5: SO

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Guitar Amplifier 14: 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. 15: TUNER: The electronic tuner is active whenever the amplifier is turned on, providing constant, “real-time” tuning. The bottom row of LEDs indicate which note (string) is being tuned. The top row of LEDs provides direc- tional queues to facilitate quick and precise tuning of your instrument. The ind

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Guitar Amplifier The DSP Section: Use the DSP control to select one of the 16 built-in digital effects. Use the DSP Level control to adjust the amount of selected effect. In the fully counter clockwise position there will be no effect applied. As you rotate the control closckwise the amount of effect increases. The chart below describes each of the 16 positions of the selector, starting at the 12:00 position and working clockwise. FLANGER 1: slow deep flange w/reverb FLANGER 2: flange w/reverb &

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Guitar Amplifier System Block Diagram: TUNER A BC D EF G BUFFER INPUT CLEAN FOOTSWITCH JACK LEVEL LOW MID HIGH SOLO/ CLEAN SOLO GAIN SHAPE LEVEL POWER AMP SPEAKER DSP EXTENSION SPEAKER LEVEL MODE EXTENSION CD SPEAKER INPUT 7

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Guitar Amplifier RFX30 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Output Power Rating >30W RMS @ 5% THD, 4Ω , 120 VAC Gain Solo Ch 98dB +/-6dB @ 1kHz Clean Ch 42dB +/-6dB @ 1kHz Maximum Input Signal Accepted 6 volts peak-to-peak min. @ 1kHz Tone Controls Low 20dB range @ 80Hz Mid 12dB range @ 900Hz High 18dB range @ 10kHz Speaker Size and Rating 10” Crate Custom Design 4 ohm Power Requirements 120 VAC, 60Hz, 50VA 100/115VAC, 50/60Hz, 50VA 230VAC, 50/60Hz, 50VA Size and Weight 16-1/2” H x 11-3/4” W x 9-1/4” D, 20