Crate Amplifiers 5 manual

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  • Page 1

    Compact S tereo Guitar Amplifier with DSP and 11 Amp P rofiles Owner’ s Manual MODEL 5 MODEL 5[...]

  • Page 2

    Profiler Model 5 Compact S tereo Guitar Amplifier with DSP 2 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • READ, FOLLOW , HEED, AND KEEP ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS. • DO NOT OPERA TE NEAR ANY HEA T SOURCE AND DO NOT BLOCK ANY VENTILA TION OPENINGS ON THIS APP ARA TUS. FOR PROPER OPERA TION, THIS UNIT REQUIRES 3” (75mm) OF WELL VENTILA TED SP ACE AROUND[...]

  • Page 3

    Profiler Model 5 Compact S tereo Guitar Amplifier with DSP Intr oduction Congratulations! Y ou ar e now the proud owner of the Crate Pr ofiler Model 5 compact five-watt ster eo guitar amplifier with advanced digital signal pr ocessing (DSP) and 11 classic amp pro- files. This portable amplifier has guitar strap pegs on each side for hands-free tran[...]

  • Page 4

    Profiler Model 5 Compact S tereo Guitar Amplifier with DSP Pr ofile T racking Y our Crate Pr ofiler Model 5 gives you the power of Profile T racking. Once you select a DSP setting for each pr ofile, Pr ofile T racking stores the settings to memory whenever you change pr ofiles. When you go back to that pr ofile, Profile T racking r ecalls those DSP[...]

  • Page 5

    Profiler Model 5 Compact S tereo Guitar Amplifier with DSP The T op Panel 5 INPUT POWER TONE GAIN MASTER 01 0 01 0 01 0 MODEL 5 MODEL 5 PROFILES DELA Y EFFECTS REVERB 01 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 C L E A N M E D I U M G A I N H I G H G A I N P H S R W A H C H O O C T V I B R W A H P H S R T R E M R T R Y P H S R C H O F L N G M [...]

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    Profiler Model 5 Compact S tereo Guitar Amplifier with DSP 6 11. BA TTER Y COMP ARTMENT: Remove the cover to the battery compartment by pr essing the clip on the right-hand side of the cover and pulling it out . Install six “AA” alkaline batteries, making sur e to orient them corr ectly as indicated by the markings inside. Reinstall the cover a[...]

  • Page 7

    Profiler Model 5 Compact S tereo Guitar Amplifier with DSP 7 The DSP Section Pr ofiles Description Clean 1 Acoustic Clean 2 Clean Medium Gain 1 Small T weed Medium Gain 2 Lar ge T weed Medium Gain 3 High Watt Medium Gain 4 Vintage Club High Gain 1 T op Mount High Gain 2 Sixties UK High Gain 3 Flex Wave High Gain 4 T ube Rectifier High Gain 5 Califo[...]

  • Page 8

    Profiler Model 5 Compact S tereo Guitar Amplifier with DSP 8 Effects (Rotating clockwise from left to right) 1. T r emolo 2. Rotary Speaker 3. Classic Phaser 4. Ster eo Chorus 5. Ster eo Flanger 6. Bypass — no effects (12 o’clock position) 7. Ster eo Chorus w/Phaser 8. Octave Down (adds pitch one octave down from original) 9. Vibrato 10. Auto W[...]

  • Page 9

    Profiler Model 5 Compact S tereo Guitar Amplifier with DSP Installing T racktion The CD that came with your Pr ofiler Model 5 contains T racktion, compliments of Mackie. T racktion is an easy-to-use multitrack audio r ecording and MIDI sequencing softwar e applica- tion, capable of unlimited track count, VST support, automation, and much more. It c[...]

  • Page 10

    Profiler Model 5 Compact S tereo Guitar Amplifier with DSP System Block Diagram INPUT TONE GAIN BUFFER DIGITALLY CONTROLLED ANALOG FILTERING AND DISTORTION CIRCUITRY MIX USB DRIVER USB OUT AMP ADC DAC RIGHT SPEAKER AUDIO INPUT DSP MIX AMP MASTER LEVEL LEFT POWER AMP RIGHT POWER AMP HEADPHON E OUT HEADPHONE AMP AMP MUTE LEFT SPEAKER REVERB MULTI SIN[...]

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    Profiler Model 5 Compact S tereo Guitar Amplifier with DSP This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pur- suant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to pr ovide reasonable pr otection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, a[...]

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    Profiler Model 5 Compact S tereo Guitar Amplifier with DSP Pr ofiler Model 5 T echnical Specifications Output Power Rating 2 x 2.5 watts rms @ 5% THD into 4 ohms Gain (Pr ofile High Gain 5: California Mod) 82 dB with Gain and Master contr ols @ 10 CD Input 32 dB Maximum Input Signal Accepted 2.5 volts rms @ 400 Hz Input Impedance 1M ohm T one Contr[...]