Crate Amplifiers SPA-200 manual

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    Congratulations. Y ou have selected one of the finest pieces of sound reinforcement equipment available – the Crate Pro Audio SP A-200 Rack Mounted Amplifier . Our many years of experience in high-performance musician’ s equipment, com- bined with our extensive research and development procedures, have enabled us to produce an amplifier which p[...]

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    Front Panel: Some Sample Applications: SPEAKER CH. 2 SPEAKER CH. 2 SPEAKER CH. 1 SPEAKER TO CH. 2 INPUT TO CH. 1 INPUT CH. 1 SPEAKER TO CH. 2 INPUT FROM CH. 2 P ARALLEL LINE OUT TO CH. 1 INPUT 1, 3: LEVEL: These rotary potentiometers control the level or gain of each channel, with the fully-clock- wise position of each providing maximum sensitivity[...]

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    Rear Panel: 6: FUSE HOLDER: The amplifier is protected from damages caused by a faulty AC power source or other problems. If the fuse blows, replace it ONL Y with the same size and type as indicated. If the fuse blows repeatedly , check the AC source: if it’ s okay , contact your Crate dealer for service information. 7: AC LINE IN: This heavy dut[...]

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    www .crateamps.com © 1999 SLM Electronics, Inc. • A Division of St. Louis Music, Inc. 1400 Ferguson Avenue • St. Louis, MO 63133 47-548-53 • 02/99 SP A-200 Rack Mount Power Amplifier T echnical Specifications POWER OUTPUT 70 W atts RMS per channel @ 8 ohms 100 W atts RMS per channel @ 4 ohms 200 W atts RMS @ 8 ohms mono bridged FREQUENCY RES[...]