Crate MXB15 manual

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  • Page 1

    Bass Amplifier Owner's Guide f or the CRA TE CRA TE CRA TE[...]

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    Bass Amplifier Congratulations! Y ou are now the proud owner of the compact but powerful Crate MXB15 Bass Amplifier . Small in size yet big in performance: the 8” Crate Custom speaker makes the most of the amplifier ’s 12 watts of musical output power . A 4-band rotary EQ and built-in Limiter circuit give you complete control over a wide variet[...]

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    Bass Amplifier Important Safeguards and Precautions: 3 All Crate products are designed for continuous safe operation. Abiding by the following rules can help prevent damage to your amplifier , yourself and others. • The amplifier is equipped with a three-pronged AC power cord. T o reduce the risk of electrical shock, NEVER remove or otherwise att[...]

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    Bass Amplifier The Front Panel: 4 1: INPUT : Use this 1/4” jack to connect your guitar to the amplifier by means of a shielded instrument cable. 2: MASTER GAIN: Use this control to adjust the overall output of the amplifier . 3: LOW: Use this control to adjust the bass response of the amplifier . Rotating the control counterclockwise reduces the [...]

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    Bass Amplifier 5 7: SPEAKER: Use this jack to connect the amplifier to an external speaker . The internal speaker is disconnected when this jack is used. The impedance of the external speaker must be 4 ohms or greater . W ARNING: Do not attempt to use headphones in the Speaker jack! Permanent hearing damage could result! 8: HEADPHONES: Use this jac[...]

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    Bass Amplifier Suggested Settings: 6 Clean: Blues: Rhythm: Lead:[...]

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    Bass Amplifier System Block Diagram: 7 INPUT MASTER GAIN EQ LO MID LOW HI MID HIGH BUFFER POWER AMP EXT. SPEAKER HEAD PHONES SPEAKE R[...]

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    Bass Amplifier CRA TE MXB15 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS: Output Power Rating 12 watts RMS @ 5% THD 4 ohms, 120 V AC Maximum Input Signal Accepted 15 volts peak-to-peak Input Impedance 25k ohms Signal to Noise Ratio 72dB Low Control 15dB Range @ 60Hz Low Mid Control 18dB Range @ 630Hz High Mid Control 19dB Range @ 2kHz High Control 27dB Range @ 10kHz [...]