Crate Amplifiers TX50D manual

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    CRA TE CONGRA TULA TIONS! Y ou are now the pr oud owner of the Cr ate TX50D battery powered amplifier with Digital Signal Processing. At last, y ou can take your music with you and have gr eat tone on the road. Not only is the TX50D compact and portable , it also sports two separate channels and the incr edible sound that has made Crate a household[...]

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    CRA TE 3 FEA TURES: • T wo separate channels • Crate’ s Digital Signal Processing (DSP) • Insert jack for connecting external effects • CD Inputs for connecting background music • F ootswitch contr ol of channel selection and DSP on/off • Headphones jack for silent operation • Internal rechargeable power supply for up to 8 hours of [...]

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    CRA TE 4 ABOUT THE POWER SUPPL Y : The TX50D uses a sealed lead-acid 12-volt battery as its internal po wer source . Unlike ni-cad batteries, this battery has no “memory” – it can be fully recharged at any time , without damage to the battery . When fully charged, the LED next to the power switch will glo w yellow with the switch at the on (?[...]

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    CRA TE 5 ABOUT THE POWER SUPPL Y ( continued ): The TX50D may also be po wered by using a 12-volt vehicle cigarette lighter adapter , available at most electronic supply stores. Make certain that the polarity on the adapter matches what is shown below . Connect the small round end of the adapter to the 12VDC Automobile adapter jack (#26, page 8), t[...]

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    CRA TE 6 THE FRONT P ANEL : 1. LOW Z: Connect a lo w impedance micro- phone here by means of a shielded signal cable terminated with an XLR type connector . 2. HIGH Z: Connect a high impedance micr o- phone here by means of a shielded signal cable terminated with a 1/4 ” connector . 3. LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the level of the mic channe[...]

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    CRA TE 7 14. LOW (Active only with the Channel Select switch out): Use this contr ol to adjust the low frequency level for the instrument channel 2. 15. MID (Active only with the Channel Select switch out): Use this contr ol to adjust the mid frequency level for the instrument channel 2. 16. HIGH (Active only with the Channel Select switch depr ess[...]

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    CRA TE 8 YPP117 DUAL MONO 1/4" TO STEREO 1/4" ADAPTER STEREO 1/4" TO STEREO 1/4" CABLE TO INSERT , TX-50D TO ST ANDARD INSERT JACK OF EFFECT (IF EFFECT IS NON-INVERTING) TO INVERTED INSERT JACK OF EFFECT TO MONO OUTPUT JACK OF EFFECT TO MONO INPUT JACK OF EFFECT TO MONO OUTPUT JACK OF EFFECT TO MONO INPUT JACK OF EFFECT TIP: LIN[...]

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    CRA TE 9 SUGGESTED SET -UPS: The TX50D can be used in a variety of differ ent ways, some of which are shown below and on the following page . Use these ideas to fuel y our imagination for the setup which best suits your needs. Idea 1 – Play and sing, with external effects and backup: Connect a micro- phone to the Low Z jack. Connect an instrument[...]

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    CRA TE 10 SUGGESTED SET -UPS ( continued ): Idea 3 – Sing along: Connect a low impedance micr ophone to the Low Z jack. Connect a high impedance microphone to the Instrument Input jack. Connect a tape player (for sound tr acks and back up music) to the CD Input jacks. A single button footswitch may be used to turn the DSP on and off. Notes: • W[...]

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    CRA TE 11 SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM: INSTRUMENT CHANNEL MIC CHANNEL CD INPUTS LOW MID HIGH GAIN LEVEL 1 2 CHANNEL SELECT LEVEL DSP SEND TONES LOW MID HIGH TONES SHAPE DC CHARGER CHARGING CIRCUIT SMART CHARGER FUSE DC CIGARETTE LIGHTER ADAPTER HEAD PHONES SPEAKERS POWER AMP FOOTSWITCH DSP/CH. SELECT INSERT FUSE BATTERY BATTERY INDICATOR CHARGING INDICATO[...]

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    ©2001 SLM Electronics • A division of St. Louis Music 1400 F erguson Avenue • St. Louis, MO 63133 P/N 47-099-03 • 061505 CRA TE TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS OUTPUT POWER RA TING 5 0 W R MS @ 10% THD , 4 ohms, 13.6VDC in INPUT IMPEDANCE 1M ohm MAXIMUM SIGNAL ACCEPTED Mic Low Z 2V peak to peak Mic Hi Z 12V peak to peak Instrument 12V peak to peak[...]