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    Guitar Amplifier with Digital Ef fects User ’ s Guide[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The T op Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,5 The Bottom Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 The DSP Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 System Block Diagram . . [...]

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    3 Congratulations and thank you for choosing the Crate RFX30 RetroFex Guitar Amplifier . This rugged amplifier features a Clean channel with a three-band EQ and level control, and a Solo channel with our patented FlexW ave technology , Gain, Level and Shape control. An easy to operate DSP section lets you dial in a variety of digital effects includ[...]

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    4 The T op Panel: 1 2 3 5 4 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 6 1: INPUT : Use this 1/4” jack to connect your guitar to the amplifier by means of a shield- ed instrument cable. SOLO CHANNEL: A high gain channel giving you sounds from a slight edge to serious overdrive. 2: GAIN: Use this control to adjust the amount of distortion for the Solo channel. 3: SHAPE[...]

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    5 14: POWER: Use this switch to turn the amplifier on (top of the switch depressed) and of f (bottom of the switch depressed). The switch illuminates when the amplifier is turned on. 15: TUNER: The electronic tuner is active whenever the amplifier is turned on, providing constant, “real-time” tuning. The bottom row of LEDs indicate which note ([...]

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    6 The DSP Section: Use the DSP control to select one of the 16 built-in digital effects. Use the DSP Level control to adjust the amount of selected effect. In the fully counter clockwise position there will be no effect applied. As you rotate the control closckwise the amount of effect increases. The chart below describes each of the 16 positions o[...]

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    7 System Block Diagram: INPUT FOOTSWITCH JACK SOLO/ CLEAN LOW LEVEL MID HIGH LEVEL BUFFER CLEAN POWER AMP EXTENSIO N SPEAKER SPEAKER EXTENSIO N SPEAKER TUNER A BC D EF G GAIN SHAPE LEVEL SOLO DSP MODE CD INPUT Guitar Amplifier[...]

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    RFX30 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS: Output Power Rating >30W RMS @ 5% THD, 4 Ω , 120 V AC Gain Solo Ch 98dB +/-6dB @ 1kHz Clean Ch 42dB +/-6dB @ 1kHz Maximum Input Signal Accepted 6 volts peak-to-peak min. @ 1kHz T one Controls Low 20dB range @ 80Hz Mid 12dB range @ 900Hz High 18dB range @ 10kHz Speaker Size and Rating 10” Crate Custom Design 4[...]