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DXJ112 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 DXJ112. The heart and soul of sixteen different amplifiers have been captured through the miracles of digital software engineering and placed into the DX amplifier. Not only doe
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DXJ112 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 cer- tain 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 DXJ112 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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DXJ112 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:: Touch Wah Top Mount Clean High Power Comp/Echo Bypass/Comp 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 Mod Fuzzbox Chor/Echo Echo Tube Rectifier Rotating
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Q QU UIIC CK K S ST TA AR RT T DXJ112 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 turn it on. (The power cord and power switch are on the back of the amplifier.) • Select the manual mode by pressing the MAN button on the keypad. Try out the • Adjust the Gain control to get the amount factory presets of gain you want. (bank A,1 – 5; bank B,
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DXJ112 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:: Top Mount Clean High Power Acoustic Studio Tweed Blue Voodoo Black Face Vintage Club Large Tweed 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Touch Wah Comp/Echo Bypass/Comp Comp/Chorus Tremolo Cmp/Flg/Echo Vibrato Cmp/Cho/Echo Chorus Cm
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Q QU UIIC CK K S ST TA AR RT T DXJ112 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. High & Low In: Use High In for stan- “The Input Jacks” – page 7,8 dard pickups, Low In 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 Model Selector: Chooses the “Descriptions of the Models” –
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DXJ112 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:: POWER DXJ112a MODEL D-112/212 AEIOU1269 SERIAL# CAUTION: CHASSIS SURFACE HOT. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK – DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE MADE IN THE U.S.A. AVIS:NE PAS OUVRIR SUPERFACIE BY SLM ELECTRONICS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN DE CHASSIS EST 1400 FERGUS
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Q QU UIIC CK K S ST TA AR RT T DXJ112 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:: 15. Power Switch: Depress the top of this switch to turn the amplifier on. (Allow a few seconds for the amp to respond.) 16. ACLine 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. Stereo Headphones: For those private “Stereo Headphones
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DXJ112 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:: Top Mount Touch Wah Clean High Power Comp/Echo Bypass/Comp 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 Mod Fuzzbox Chor/Echo Echo Tube Rectifi
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C CO ON NN NE EC CT TIIO ON NS S DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier The Input Jacks: The DXJ112 has two input jacks – High In (straight) and Low In (padded) – to accommodate a wide range of pickups and playing styles. The jack you use depends on your type of pickup(s) and the sounds you’re after. For example, most players will plug their guitars into the High In jack. These players include those with “normal output” pickups and some players with “hot” pickups who are looking for some added distorti
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DXJ112 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:: POWER DXJ112a MODEL D-112/212 AEIOU1269 STEREO STEREO STEREO STANDARD MIDI MIDI IN/ SERIAL# CAUTION: MIDI HEAD LINE LINE THRU/ FOOT CHASSIS PHONES OUT IN OUT SWITCH SURFACE HOT. CRATE CAUTION FOOT RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK – DO NOT OPEN CONTROLLER ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE MADE IN THE U.S.A. AVIS:NE PAS OUVRIR SUPERFACI
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C CO ON NN NE EC CT TIIO ON NS S DXJ112 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 128 presets when using a MIDI footswitch. These presets are accessed by MIDI program numbers 0 through 127. (Also, see the MIDI Implementation Chart, Appendix B, page 27.) 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 which c
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DXJ112 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:: Top Mount Touch Wah Clean High Power Comp/Echo Bypass/Comp 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 Mod Fuzzbox Chor/Echo Echo Tube Rectifier Rotating
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A AM MP P M MO OD DE EL LS S DXJ112 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 Deluxe
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DXJ112 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:: Top Mount Touch Wah Clean High Power Comp/Echo Bypass/Comp 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 Mod Fuzzbox Chor/Echo Echo Tube Recti
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A AM MP P M MO OD DE EL LS S DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier Name Amplifier Modeled Simplified Representation of EQ Position in Signal Chain GAIN EQ GAIN Top Mount Vox AC 30 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 GAIN EQ
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DXJ112 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:: Top Mount Touch Wah Clean High Power Comp/Echo Bypass/Comp 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 α α α α α Ω α Ω α Ω Ω Ω Ω Ω Ω Calif Mod Fuzzbox Chor/Echo Echo Tube R
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E EF FF FE EC CT TS S DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier Effect Stereo? Description Touch Wah Functions as an Auto-Wah (Touch Wah) or normal wah-wah when used with an expression pedal and the optional Crate Foot Controller Bypass/Comp Bypasses the digital effects (see page 19), also limits the dynamic range of the signal – increases the apparent sustain of the signal (applied pre- amplifier model) Tremolo Modulates the amplitude of the signal Vibrato Modulates the pitch of the signal Chorus Yes Th
