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Crate Amplifiers VTX200SH manual

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  • Page 1

    User ’ s Guide VTX200SH Three-Channel Guitar Amp Head with Stereo Digital Signal Processing[...]

  • Page 2

    T ABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,5 The Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 The DSP Section . . . .[...]

  • Page 3

    3 Congratulations ! Y ou are now the proud owner of the Crate VTX200SH three-channel guitar amp head with Stereo Digital Signal Processing (DSP). This rugged amplifier combines out- standing features with serious clean and distorted sounds. Dual DSP controls provide 15 “Must Have” effects and 15 Delay ef fects which can be combined for a wide v[...]

  • Page 4

    4 The Front Panel: MUTE MUTE MUTE DELA Y DELA Y REVERB REVERB EFFECTS EFFECTS WAH WAH PHASE PHASE WAH WAH OCT OCT - E C H O S I N G L E F L A N G E C H O R U S S P E C I A L P I N G P O N G P H A S E R 13 31 4 22 22 31 13 44 1 31 4 2 22 3 13 44 T AP / SA VE GAIN LEVEL 3 HIGH POWER MID LOW 1 2 4 6 3 5 7 8 10 12 9 11 13 14 1: POWER: Use this switch t[...]

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    5 CHANNEL 2 - Featuring a medium gain FlexW ave circuit for moderate distortion and crunch: 15: CHANNEL 2 SELECT : This switch, when depressed, selects Channel 2 as the active channel. The adjacent LED illuminates when Channel 2 is active. 16: HIGH: Use this control to adjust the high frequency level of Channel 2. 17: LEVEL: Use this control to adj[...]

  • Page 6

    6 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 The Rear Panel: 28: FOOTSWITCH: Use this jack to connect the footswitch cable (5-conductor midi cable) to the four-button footswitch (supplied). This allows you to remotely switch between the channels, set tap tempos, save new presets, and access a second set of DSP presets. (See page 9 for additional information.) 29: MONO E[...]

  • Page 7

    7 The DSP Section: The VTX200SH features DSP controls for Reverb, Delay and Effects. Complete information about the Effects and Delay controls is given below . The Delay con- trol selects the delay or echo effects. The Effects control selects the “pitch modified” and wah ef fects. Many of these ef fects have their speed controlled by the T ap/S[...]

  • Page 8

    8 Storing Y our Own Presets: Each channel of the VTX200SH has two factory assigned DSP presets, as shown on pages 10 and 1 1. No matter what the settings of the DSP controls, the preset is recalled when a channel is selected. Y ou may change the DSP settings by rotating the DSP con- trols - these changes will remain active until a different channel[...]

  • Page 9

    9 VTX200SH Three-Channel Guitar Amp Head with Stereo DSP Using the Footswitch: The special Crate four-button footswitch supplied with the VTX200SH performs a variety of functions. The footswitch allows remote channel selection, remote T ap/Save for each channel, and allows access to an additional DSP preset for each channel of the amplifier . Use o[...]

  • Page 10

    10 DSP Factory Presets: DELA Y DELA Y REVERB REVERB EFFECTS EFFECTS WA H W AH PHAS E PHAS E WA H WA H OCT OC T - E C H O S I N G L E F L A N G E C H O R U S S P E C I A L P I N G P O N G P H A S E R 13 31 4 22 22 31 13 44 1 31 4 2 22 3 13 44 T AP / SA VE DELA Y DELA Y REVERB REVERB EFFECTS EFFECTS WA H W AH P H A S E P H A S E WA H WA H OCT OC T - [...]

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    11 DSP Factory Presets: DELA Y DELA Y REVERB REVERB EFFECTS EFFECTS WA H W AH PHAS E PHAS E WA H WA H OCT OC T - E C H O S I N G L E F L A N G E C H O R U S S P E C I A L P I N G P O N G P H A S E R 13 31 4 22 22 31 13 44 1 31 4 2 22 3 13 44 T AP / SA VE DELA Y DELA Y REVERB REVERB EFFECTS EFFECTS WA H W AH P H A S E P H A S E WA H WA H OCT OC T - [...]

  • Page 12

    12 Suggested Settings: VTX200SH Three-Channel Guitar Amp Head with Stereo DSP MUTE MUTE MUTE DELA Y DELA Y REVERB REVERB EFFECTS EFFECTS WA H WA H PH A SE PH A S E W A H W A H OCT OCT - E C H O S I N G L E F L A N G E C H O R U S S P E C I A L P I N G P O N G P H A S E R 13 31 4 22 22 31 13 44 1 31 4 2 22 3 13 44 TAP / SA VE MUTE MUTE MUTE DELA Y D[...]

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    13 Suggested Settings: VTX200SH Three-Channel Guitar Amp Head with Stereo DSP MUTE WA H PH A S E W A H OCT - MUTE W A H PH A S E WA H O C T - MUTE W A H PH A S E WA H O C T - MUTE W AH PH A S E WA H O C T - MUTE W A H PH A S E W A H O C T - MUTE WAH PH A S E WA H O C T - HIGH MID LOW LEVEL 1 GAIN MID LOW LEVEL 2 GAIN HIGH HIGH MID LOW LEVEL 1 GAIN [...]

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    14 DSP “ Fill in the Blanks ” (for User Presets): DELA Y DELA Y REVERB REVERB EFFECTS EFFECTS WA H W AH PHAS E PHAS E WA H WA H OCT OC T - E C H O S I N G L E F L A N G E C H O R U S S P E C I A L P I N G P O N G P H A S E R 13 31 4 22 22 31 13 44 1 31 4 2 22 3 13 44 T AP / SA VE DELA Y DELA Y REVERB REVERB EFFECTS EFFECTS WA H W AH P H A S E P[...]

  • Page 15

    15 System Block Diagram: MUTE REVERB EFFECTS DELAY INPUT CHANNEL 1 INPUT BUFFER GAIN MID HIGH LOW LEVEL FLEX WAVE (LOW GAIN) CHANNEL 2 GAIN MID HIGH LOW LEVEL FLEX WAVE (MEDIUM GAIN) CHANNEL 3 GAIN MID HIGH LOW LEVEL FLEX WAVE (HIGH GAIN) SWITCH CONTROLLER DSP TAP/ SAVE DSP A/B FOOTSWITCH 1 2 3 4 TUNER A BC D EF G POWER AMP 1 SPEAKER OUTPUTS LEFT ([...]

  • Page 16

    VTX200SH TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS: Output Power Rating 70W per channel @5% THD, 8 ohm load 100W per channel @5% THD, 4 ohm load Input Impedance 470k Ω T otal System Gain Ch 1 74dB, all controls @10 Ch 2 88dB, all controls @10 Ch 3 103dB, all controls @10 Maximum Input Signal Accepted 5 volts peak-to-peak Channel 1 Low Control 26dB range @ 70Hz M[...]