Crate Amplifiers BX50 DLX user manual

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BASS AMPLIFIER
User’s Guide

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BASS AMPLIFIER Table Of Contents: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,5 Some Suggested Settings: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back cover CAUTION PRECAUCION ATTENTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK RIESGO DE CORRIENTAZO RISQUE D'ELECTROCUTION NE PAS OU

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BASS AMPLIFIER Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of the compact but powerful Crate BX25DLX/BX50DLX Bass Amplifier. The BX25DLX/BX50DLX features two different channels: a distortion channel, featuring Crate’s exclusive Shape control for quick and easy access to the tone you need, and a clean channel with a four-band rotary EQ. Another unique and valuable feature of this amplifier is the Octave control. This feature electronically creates a second signal that is one octave lower than th

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BASS AMPLIFIER The Front Panel: 1. INPUT: Use this 1/4” jack to connect your bass to the amplifier by means of a shielded instrument cable. 2. GAIN: Use this control to adjust the amount of distortion for the Distortion/A channel. As you rotate the con- trol clockwise the amount of distortion increases. 3. SHAPE: Use this control to adjust the tone of the Distortion/A channel, from a studio “V”-shaped tone to a more “live,” more present sound. 4. LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the output leve

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BASS AMPLIFIER 13. CD INPUT: Use these RCA jacks to connect the line level (or headphones) output of a CD player, tape deck or rhythm machine to the amplifier. The signal level from these jacks is adjusted by the Master control (#12). If the signal from the source connected to these jacks is too strong, use the output level control on the source to adjust the signal to obtain the proper level for a good mix. 14. HEADPHONES: Use this jack to listen to the amplifier through a pair of stereo headph

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BASS AMPLIFIER Suggested Starting Settings: Rock: OUT * * Jazz: OUT * * Country: OUT * * Funk: OUT * * Solo Fuzz: IN * * Super Fat Fuzz: IN * 6 *As Needed

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BASS AMPLIFIER System Block Diagram: OCTAVE LEVEL TUNER FOOT A BC D EF G SWITCH BUFFER EQ INPUT CHANNEL LEVEL LOW LOW HIGH HIGH SWITCH MID MID NOISE GATE SHAPE DISTORTION LEVEL GAIN CD INPUTS L R SPEAKER POWER MASTER AMP EXTERNAL SPEAKER HEAD PHONES 7

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BASS AMPLIFIER BX25DLX/BX50DLX TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: BX25DLX BX50DLX Output Power Rating 27W RMS 1%THD 4Ω , 120 VAC 50W RMS 1.5%THD 4Ω 120 VAC Gain Channel A 115dB 115dB Channel B 76dB 76dB CDInputs 36dB 36dB Tone Range Low 20dB @ 50Hz 20dB @ 50Hz Low Mid 24dB @ 150Hz 24dB @ 150Hz High Mid 20dB @ 1kHz 20dB @ 1kHz High 34dB @ 10kHz 34dB @ 10kHz Signal to Noise Ratio 75dB 75dB Input Impedance 220k ohms 220k ohm Maximum Signal Accepted 7 volts, peak-to-peak 7 volts, peak-to-peak Power Requirem