Crate Amplifiers XK100 user manual

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XK100
Keyboard Amplifier
User’s Guide

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XK100 Keyboard Amplifier Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer’s Name: SLM Electronics Corporate Headquarters: 1901 Congressional Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63146 Primary Production Facility: 700 Hwy 202 W, Yellville, Arkansas, 72687 Product Type: Audio Amplifier Products meet the regulations for compliance marking under: ETL standards UL6500, UL60065, or UL813 CSA standards E60065 or C22.2 No.1-M90 CE safety standard EN60065 CE EMC standards EN55103 or EN55013 and EN61000 C-tick designation L

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XK100 Keyboard Amplifier Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of the Crate XK100 keyboard amplifier. This ver- satile and great sounding amp features a 15” Crate Custom woofer and two LeSon dome tweeters housed in a ported tuned enclosure. Each of the four discreet chan- nels has its own level and reverb/effect control. Channel 1 also has separate low and high rotary EQ controls, switchable phantom power, and a balanced low impedance mic in jack. The master section features a 5-band grap

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XK100 Keyboard Amplifier 5 8 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 7 3 3 3 6 1 2 9 9 9 1. MIC IN: Use this balanced XLR jack to connect a low impedance balanced microphone signal to Channel 1 of the amplifier by means of a shielded microphone cable. 2. LINE IN: Use this balanced 1/4” jack to connect a high impedance microphone or other line level signal to Channel 1 of the amplifier by means of a shielded microphone or instrument cable. NOTE: Both the Mic In and Line In jacks may used simultaneously, however both of

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XK100 Keyboard Amplifier 11 13 10 16 15 12 14 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 9. INPUT: Use this 1/4” jack to connect a keyboard or other line level signal to the corresponding chan- nel by means of a shielded instrument cable. 10. EQUALIZATION: Use this five-band graphic equalizer to shape the output of the amplifier to best suit your tastes and to compensate for room acoustics. 11. REVERB RETURN: Use this control to adjust the overall amount of reverberation applied to the output signal. This control wor

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XK100 Keyboard Amplifier 19. PRE AMP OUT: Use this jack to send a high impedance unbalanced signal from the amplifier to another amplifier or recording device by means of a shielded signal cable. 20. POWER AMP IN: Use this jack to connect a line level signal directly into the internal power amp circuit. When a connector is inserted into this jack, the signals from channels 1-4 are disabled. 21. BAL. LINE OUT: Use this XLR jack to send a balanced line level signal from the amplifier to an externa

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XK100 Keyboard Amplifier System Block Diagram: PEAK CHANNEL 1 TONES LINE PATCH BAY IN LEVEL SEND RETURN REV/ EFFECT MIC EFF LOW HIGH RETURN IN PEAK REVERB CHANNEL 2 RETURN INPUT LEVEL REV/ EFF EQUALIZATION PRE AMP PEAK CHANNEL 3 OUT MASTER INPUT LEVEL PWR AMP REV/ IN BAL. EFF LINE OUT PEAK BAL. LINE OUT/ CHANNEL 4 HEADPHONES LEVEL INPUT (HEAD TWEETERS LEVEL PHONES) REV/ CD INPUT EFF CROSSOVER POWER WOOFER AMP W /LIMITER 7

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XK100 Keyboard Amplifier XK100 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Maximum Signal Accepted Ch. 1 High Z: 10 volts peak to peak; Low Z: 15 volts peak to peak Ch.’s 2, 3 and 4: 10 volts peak to peak Input Power Requirements 115 VAC, 60Hz, 110VA 100/110VAC, 50/60Hz, 110VA 230VAC, 50/60Hz, 110VA Nominal Input Impedance Ch. 1 High Z: 10k ohms; Low Z: 600 ohms Ch’s 2, 3 and 4: 24k ohms Gain Ch. 1: High Z: 64dB; Low Z: 70dB; Ch. 2: 57dB; Ch. 3: 57dB; Ch. 4: 57dB Output Power Rating 100 watts @ 5% THD w/4 ohm l