Crate Amplifiers BFX-220H manual

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    Owner’ s Guide for the BFX-220H Bass Amplifier with D igital S ignal P rocessing[...]

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    Congratulations! Y ou are now the proud owner of the innovative Crate BFX-220H Bass Amp with Digital Signal Processing. The BFX-220H offers a wide selection of Digital ef fects designed especially for the bass gui- tar , each of which are easily accessed with the simple turn of a control knob. (No programmer ’s degree required!) Like all Crate pr[...]

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    BFX-220H Bass Amplifier with D igital S ignal P rocessing 3 Introduction: Crate’s new BFX-220H Bass Amp with Digital Signal Processing is a feature-packed, professional-strength powerhouse which can deliver incredible bass sounds. Rugged construction, reliable American craftsmanship and solid state electronics add up to create one very roadworthy[...]

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    BFX-220H Bass Amplifier with D igital S ignal P rocessing 4 The Front Panel: 1 3 4 7 2 6 5 9 8 11 12 17 18 10 14 13 16 15 1. INPUT : Use this jack to connect your instrument to the amplifier by means of a shielded signal cable. 2. GAIN: Use this control to adjust the input signal level. For the best results, the “OK” LED (#4) should illuminate [...]

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    BFX-220H Bass Amplifier with D igital S ignal P rocessing 5 The Rear Panel: MODEL: SERIAL: LINE: V ~ Hz WATTS: MAX BFX220H XXXX0000000000 120 60 550 MADE IN THE U.S.A. BY SLM ELECTRONICS 1400 FERGUSON AVE. ST. LOUIS, MO 63133 PREAMP OUT EFFECTS LOOP BALANCED LINE OUT PWR AMP IN RETURN SEND S P E A K E R S 150W @ 8 OHMS 220W @ 4 OHMS MIN. LOAD CAUTI[...]

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    BFX-220H Bass Amplifier with D igital S ignal P rocessing 6 Some Suggested Settings: AS NEEDED "OUT" AS NEEDED "IN" AS NEEDED "IN" AS NEEDED "IN" ROCK: JAZZ: COUNTR Y : FUNK:[...]

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    BFX-220H Bass Amplifier with D igital S ignal P rocessing 7 System Blcok Diagram: LEVEL INPUT POWER AMP -15dB PAD GAIN PREAMP OUT EFFECT S SEND LEVEL LEDS 8 BAND GRAPHIC ON / OFF FOOT SWITCH PRE POST EFFECT S RETURN LIMIT LED MASTER HEADPHONE LEVEL ∑ POWER AMP IN SPEAKER OUT SPEAKER OUT HEAD- PHONES LINE OUT LEVEL BALANCED LINE OUT CONTOUR EFFECT[...]

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    BFX-220H Bass Amplifier with D igital S ignal P rocessing ©2001 SLM Electronics • 1400 Ferguson Avenue • St. Louis, MO 63133 U.S.A. www .crateamps.com T echnical Specifications: Maximum Input Signal Level Accepted 17 volts peak to peak (-15dB switch depressed) Input Impedance 500k ohms (-15dB switch out), 75k ohms (-15dB switch depressed) Sign[...]