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Crate Amplifiers V32H manual

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    USER’S GUIDE[...]

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    T able of Contents: The Front Panel ...................................................................................4 The Rear Panel ....................................................................................5 Piggy Back Mounting onto the V212 Speaker Cabinet ...................6 Important Information About T ubes and T ube Products A B[...]

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    3 Congratulations! Y ou are now the proud owner of a Crate V32H Guitar Amplifier Head. This amplifier packs a whole lot of vintage tube sound into its compact cabinet – giving you an amp that’s portable and easy to operate yet still produces incredible sounds! Hidden underneath the amp’s cabinet are a pair of heavy duty slide-out mounting bra[...]

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    4 1 2 3 6 9 4 5 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 The Front Panel: 1. Input: Connect your instrument here by means of a shielded signal cable. 2. Clean V olume: Use this control to adjust the output level of the Clean Channel. 3. Clean/Overdrive: This switch, when de- pressed, selects the Overdrive Channel. When this switch is in the out position, the Clean Chann[...]

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    5 15. AC Line Cord (not shown): The grounded power cord should only be plugged into a grounded power outlet that meets all applicable electrical codes and is compatible with the voltage, power , and frequency requirements stat- ed on the rear panel. Do not attempt to defeat the safety ground connection. 16. Footswitch: Use this jack to connect the [...]

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    6 Piggy Back Mounting onto the V212 Speaker Cabinet: The V32H amp head is designed to “piggy back” mount onto Crate’ s V212 enclosure. The V32H has slide-out mounting hardware which lock onto the posts on the top of the V212. Loosen the knobs on the posts, slide the amp in place and lock down the knobs. The piggy-backed amp can be rolled arou[...]

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    7 V32H GUITAR AMPLIFIER HEAD Important Information About T ubes and T ube Products: A Brief History Of The T ube: In 1883, Edison discovered that electrons would flow from a suspended filament when enclosed in an evac- uated lamp. Y ears later , in 1905, Fleming expanded on Edison's discovery and created the "Fleming V alve". Then, i[...]

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    8 V32H GUITAR AMPLIFIER HEAD Important Information About T ubes and T ube Products (continued): "looser" low-end response and produces more harmonics at mid and high frequencies ("creamier" sound). These differences become more noticeable at higher volumes. The EL84 and 6L6 tubes produce a big low-end thump and have a very good [...]

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    9 V32H GUITAR AMPLIFIER HEAD Important Information About T ubes and T ube Products (continued): Y ou can check your preamplifier tubes for microphonics by turning the amplifier on, turning up the gain and tapping lightly on each tube with the end of a pencil or a chop stick (my favorite). Y ou will be able to hear the tapping through your speakers,[...]

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    10 V32H GUITAR AMPLIFIER HEAD Important Information About T ubes and T ube Products (continued): Survival T ips For T ube Amplifiers: T o prolong tube life, observe these tips and recommendations: • Match the impedance of your speaker cabinet(s) to your amplifier . Improper impedance matching will con- tribute to early tube degradation and may ca[...]

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    11 Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer ’ s Name: SLM Electronics Corporate Headquarters: 1901 Congressional Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63146 Primary Production Facility: 700 Hwy 202 W , Y ellville, Arkansas, 72687 Product T ype: Audio Amplifier Products meet the regulations for compliance marking under: ETL standards UL6500, UL60065, or UL813 [...]

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    V32H GUITAR AMPLIFIER HEAD V32H TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS: OUTPUT POWER RA TING 30 W atts RMS @ 6 % THD, 8 ohm load, 120 V AC SIGNAL TO NOISE RA TIO 71dB T ypical GAIN Clean 56dB, Overdrive 101dB TREBLE 12dB range @ 6kHz BOOST +10db @ 900Hz MID 10dB range @ 1kHz BASS 8dB range @ 150Hz PRESENCE +8dB @ 10kHz PREAMP TUBES (3) 12AX7A POWER AMP TUBES (4[...]