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DX-112/212 Digital Guitar Amplifier Welcome. Please, Read This: We at Crate extend our sincere “welcome” into a whole new world: a world where the legendary performance of a musician-made Crate amplifier combines with the wonders of digital amp modeling and effects. We bring you the only amplifier you’ll ever need: the Crate DX-112 / DX-212. The heart and soul of sixteen different amplifiers have been cap- tured through the miracles of digital software engineering and placed into the DX amplifie
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DX-112/212 Digital Guitar Amplifier Important Safeguards and Precautions All Crate products are designed for continuous safe operation, as long as common sense is used and steps are taken to help avoid certain problems. Abiding by the following rules can help prevent damage to your amplifier, yourself and others. • The amplifier is equipped with a three-pronged AC power cord. To reduce the risk of electrical shock, NEVER remove or otherwise attempt to defeat the ground pin of the power cord. • C
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Q QU UIIC CK K S ST TA AR RT T C CO ON NN NE EC CT TIIO ON NS S A AM MP P M MO OD DE EL LS S E EF FF FE EC CT TS S T TH HE E K KE EY YP PA AD D F FA AV VO OR RIIT TE ES S DX-112/212 Digital Guitar Amplifier Contents Quick Start: Plug In and Go! Making Sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 A Look at the Front Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 A Look at the Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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DX-112/212 Digital Guitar Amplifier Q Qu uiic ck k S St ta ar rt t:: P Pllu ug g IIn n a an nd d G Go o!! M Ma ak kiin ng g S So ou un nd d:: INPUT/OUTPUT PRESET PARAMETERS EFFECTS Top Mount Touch Wah Clean High Power Comp/Echo Compressor Acoustic Studio Tweed Comp/Chorus Tremolo Blue Voodoo Black Face Cmp/Flg/Echo Vibrato Vintage Club Large Tweed Cmp/Cho/Echo Chorus Flexwave 60s Era UK Cmp/Vib/Echo Flanger Ampeg VL 70s Era UK Flange/Echo Delay α α α α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω Ω Ω Ω Calif Mod Fuzzb
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Q QU UIIC CK K S ST TA AR RT T DX-112/212 Digital Guitar Amplifier M Ma ak kiin ng g S So ou un nd d:: • You may want to start out with the Master control turned down low, since this amp can get LOUD. • Connect your guitar, plug in the amp and POWER turn it on. • Select the manual mode by pressing the MAN button on the keypad. • Adjust the Gain control to get the amount Try out the of gain you want. factory presets (If you need (bank A,1 – 5; to ask, ...) • Try out the amp models by turning the
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DX-112/212 Digital Guitar Amplifier Q Qu uiic ck k S St ta ar rt t:: P Pllu ug g IIn n a an nd d G Go o!! A A L Lo oo ok k a at t t th he e F Fr ro on nt t P Pa an ne ell C Co on nt tr ro olls s:: INPUT/OUTPUT PRESET PARAMETERS Top Mount Clean High Power Acoustic Studio Tweed Blue Voodoo Black Face Large Tweed Vintage Club Flexwave 60s Era UK Ampeg VL 70s Era UK α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω Calif Mod Fuzzbox Tube Rectifier HIGH LOW GAIN GAIN MASTER GAIN BASS MID TREBLE CHANNEL LEVEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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Q QU UIIC CK K S ST TA AR RT T DX-112/212 Digital Guitar Amplifier T Th he e F Fr ro on nt t P Pa an ne ell :: R Re ef fe er r t to o S Se ec ct tiio on n / / P Pa ag ge e:: 1, 2. Inputs: Use High Gain for standard “The Input Jacks” – page 7,8 pickups, Low Gain for “hot” pickups and/or on-board active electronics. 3. Master: Sets the overall output level. The Master volume is the only non-programma- ble setting on the amplifier. 4. Amp Selector: Chooses the desired amp “Descriptions of the Model
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DX-112/212 Digital Guitar Amplifier Q Qu uiic ck k S St ta ar rt t:: P Pllu ug g IIn n a an nd d G Go o!! A A L Lo oo ok k a at t t th he e R Re ea ar r P Pa an ne ell:: CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK DX-212 OF FIRE, REPLACE FUSE WITH SAME TYPE MODEL D-112/212 AND RATING. CAUTION: AEIOU1269 ATTENTION: CHASSIS UTILISER UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE SURFACE HOT. SERIAL# MEME TYPE. FUSE ATTENTION: CAUTION DX-112 DX-212 SUPERFACIE MADE IN THE U.S.A. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK – DO NOT OPEN BY SLM ELECTRO
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Q QU UIIC CK K S ST TA AR RT T DX-112/212 Digital Guitar Amplifier T Th he e R Re ea ar r P Pa an ne ell :: R Re ef fe er r t to o S Se ec ct tiio on n / / P Pa ag ge e:: 16. AC Line Cord: Plug the male end of this cord into a properly grounded AC outlet of the correct voltage. DO NOT DEFEAT THE GROUND PIN OF THE AC PLUG! 17. Fuse: The fuse protects the amplifier against damages caused by overload condi- tions in the unit. If the fuse blows, replace it only with the same size and type as indicat
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DX-112/212 Digital Guitar Amplifier M Ma ak kiin ng g t th he e R Riig gh ht t C Co on nn ne ec ct tiio on ns s T Th he e IIn np pu ut t JJa ac ck ks s:: INPUT/OUTPUT PRESET PARAMETERS EFFECTS POWER Top Mount Touch Wah Clean High Power Comp/Echo Compressor Acoustic Studio Tweed Comp/Chorus Tremolo Blue Voodoo Black Face Cmp/Flg/Echo Vibrato Vintage Club Large Tweed Cmp/Cho/Echo Chorus Flexwave 60s Era UK Cmp/Vib/Echo Flanger Ampeg VL 70s Era UK Flange/Echo Delay α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α
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C CO ON NN NE EC CT TIIO ON NS S DX-112/212 Digital Guitar Amplifier The Input Jacks: The DX-112/212 has two input jacks – High Gain (straight) and Low Gain (padded) – to accom- modate a wide range of pickups and playing styles. The jack you use depends on your type of pickups and the sounds you’re after. For example, most players will plug their guitars into the High Gain jack. These players include those with “normal output” pickups and some players with “hot” pickups who are looking for some
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DX-112/212 Digital Guitar Amplifier M Ma ak kiin ng g t th he e R Riig gh ht t C Co on nn ne ec ct tiio on ns s U Us siin ng g a a M MIID DII F Fo oo ot ts sw wiit tc ch h:: CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK DX-212 OF FIRE, REPLACE FUSE WITH SAME TYPE MODELAEIOU1269 D-112/212 AND RATING. CAUTION: STEREO STEREO STEREO STANDARD MIDI MIDI IN/ ATTENTION: CHASSIS MIDI HEAD LINE LINE THRU/ FOOT UTILISER UN FUSIBLE DE RECHANGE DE SURFACE HOT. SERIAL# MEME TYPE. PHONES OUT IN OUT SWITCH CRATE FUSE ATTENTI
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C CO ON NN NE EC CT TIIO ON NS S DX-112/212 Digital Guitar Amplifier U Us siin ng g a a M MIID DII F Fo oo ot ts sw wiit tc ch h:: You can store and recall a total of 100 presets when using a MIDI footswitch. These presets are accessed by MIDI program numbers 0 through 99. (Also, see the MIDI Implementation Chart, Appendix B, page 45.) WARNING: The MIDI In/Crate Foot Controller button must be in the OUT position for MIDI operation. (The IN position applies power to the Crate Foot Controller whic
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DX-112/212 Digital Guitar Amplifier T Th he e A Am mp p M Mo od de ells s D De es sc cr riip pt tiio on n o of f t th he e M Mo od de ells s:: INPUT/OUTPUT PRESET PARAMETERS EFFECTS POWER Touch Wah Top Mount Clean High Power Comp/Echo Compressor Acoustic Studio Tweed Comp/Chorus Tremolo Blue Voodoo Black Face Cmp/Flg/Echo Vibrato Vintage Club Large Tweed Cmp/Cho/Echo Chorus Flexwave 60s Era UK Cmp/Vib/Echo Flanger Ampeg VL 70s Era UK Flange/Echo Delay α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω Calif Mo
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A AM MP P M MO OD DE EL LS S DX-112/212 Digital Guitar Amplifier Model Name Modeled After the... Brief Description Top Mount Vox AC 30 Bright with a great clean sound at low gain, distorts smoothly at high gain settings – an early 60’s amp with lots of 2nd and 3rd order harmonics, favored by the Beatles for the rhythm and lead tracks in their early days High Power Hi Watt DR An early 60’s “upmarket” alternative to the popular Marshall amp – loud- er and cleaner than most Studio Tweed Fender Del
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DX-112/212 Digital Guitar Amplifier T Th he e A Am mp p M Mo od de ells s E Eq qu ua alliiz za at tiio on n a an nd d C Ch ha an nn ne ell L Le ev ve ell:: INPUT/OUTPUT PRESET PARAMETERS EFFECTS POWER Touch Wah Top Mount Clean High Power Comp/Echo Compressor Acoustic Studio Tweed Comp/Chorus Tremolo Blue Voodoo Black Face Cmp/Flg/Echo Vibrato Vintage Club Large Tweed Cmp/Cho/Echo Chorus Flexwave 60s Era UK Cmp/Vib/Echo Flanger Ampeg VL 70s Era UK Flange/Echo Delay α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω
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A AM MP P M MO OD DE EL LS S DX-112/212 Digital Guitar Amplifier Name Amplifier Modeled Simplified Representation of EQ Position in Signal Chain Top Mount Vox AC 30 GAIN EQ GAIN GAIN EQ GAIN High Power Hi Watt DR EQ EQ GAIN Studio Tweed Fender Deluxe 5E3 (TREBLE) (MID/BASS) EQ GAIN GAIN Black Face Fender Deluxe Reverb AA763 GAIN EQ GAIN Large Tweed Fender Bassman 5F6-A GAIN EQ GAIN 60s Era UK Marshall 1959 GAIN GAIN EQ 70s ERA UK Marshall JCM 800 GAIN EQ Fuzzbox Dallas-Arbiter Fuzz Face GAIN GAI
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DX-112/212 Digital Guitar Amplifier T Th he e D Diig giit ta all E Ef ff fe ec ct ts s D De es sc cr riip pt tiio on n o of f t th he e E Ef ff fe ec ct ts s:: INPUT/OUTPUT PRESET PARAMETERS EFFECTS POWER Top Mount Touch Wah Clean High Power Comp/Echo Compressor Acoustic Studio Tweed Comp/Chorus Tremolo Blue Voodoo Black Face Cmp/Flg/Echo Vibrato Vintage Club Large Tweed Cmp/Cho/Echo Chorus Flexwave 60s Era UK Cmp/Vib/Echo Flanger Ampeg VL 70s Era UK Flange/Echo Delay α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω α Ω
