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Crate Amplifiers VTX350H manual

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  • Page 1

    User ’ s Guide VTX350H Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Adv anced 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 VTX350H three-channel guitar amplifier with Advanced Digital Signal Processing. This rugged amplifier combines outstanding features with serious clean and distorted sounds. Dual DSP controls provide 15 mod- ulation effects and 15 delay ef fects which can be combined for a wide variety of[...]

  • Page 4

    4 The Front Panel: 1 8 7 2 10 11 12 14 13 3 5 6 4 9 1. POWER: Use this switch to turn the amplifier on (top of the switch depressed) and off (bottom of the switch depressed). The switch illuminates when the power is on. 2. REVERB: Use this control to adjust the amount of digital reverb ef fect. In its fully counterclock- wise position the signal wi[...]

  • Page 5

    5 10. HIGH: Use this control to adjust the high frequency level of Channel 3. 1 1. LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the output level of Channel 3. 12. MID: Use this control to adjust the midrange frequency level of Channel 3. 13. GAIN: Use this control to adjust the amount of distortion produced by Channel 3. 14. LOW: Use this control to adjust th[...]

  • Page 6

    6 28 29 30 31 32 The Rear Panel: 28. LINE OUT : When using an external effects processor , connect this jack to the input of the effect by means of a shielded signal cable. This jack also doubles as a source for a post-EQ preamp signal to send to a mixing board, recorder , powered monitor or external amplifier . 29. LINE IN: When using an external [...]

  • Page 7

    7 The DSP Section: The VTX350H features DSP controls for Reverb, Delay and Effects. Complete information about the modulated and delay effects is given below . The Delay control selects the delay or echo effects. All of these effects have their speed controlled by the T ap/Save button. The Ef fects con- trol selects the “pitch modified” and wah[...]

  • Page 8

    8 Storing Y our Own Presets: Each channel of the VTX350H has two factory assigned Effects presets, as shown on pages 10 and 1 1. No matter what the settings of the Reverb, Delay and Effects controls, the DSP and reverb presets are recalled when a channel is selected. Y ou may change the DSP and reverb settings by rotating the Reverb, Delay and Ef f[...]

  • Page 9

    9 Using the Footswitch: The special Crate four button footswitch supplied with the VTX350H performs a vari- ety 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 only the supplied Crate four button footswitch with the[...]

  • Page 10

    10 DSP Factory Presets: Factory Preset 1: Clean w/Chorus, Delay , Re verb CHANNEL: 1 2 B ANK: T AP Tempo MEDIUM "A" "B" 3 T AP Tempo MEDIUM Factory Preset 2: Rhythm w/Slapbac k Delay CHANNEL: 1 2 B ANK: T AP Tempo F AST "A" "B" 3 T AP Tempo N/A Factory Preset 3: Solo w/Flange, Dela y , Reverb CHANNEL: 1 2 B A[...]

  • Page 11

    11 DSP Factory Presets: Factory Preset 4: Clean w/Reverb CHANNEL: 1 2 B ANK: T AP Tempo MEDIUM "A" "B" 3 T AP Tempo MEDIUM Factory Preset 5: Rhythm w/Re verb CHANNEL: 1 2 B ANK: T AP Tempo F AST "A" "B" 3 T AP Tempo N/A Factory Preset 6: Solo w/Reverb CHANNEL: 1 2 B ANK: T AP Tempo MEDIUM "A" "[...]

  • Page 12

    12 Suggested Settings: "Oceanic" Clean with Vibrato, Delay , & Reverb T AP Tempo MEDIUM TAP T empo MEDIUM "Super Funk" Clean with W ah, Dela y , & Reverb T AP Tempo F AST T AP T empo N/A "Arena" Rhythm with Reverb & Delay T AP Tempo MEDIUM TAP T empo N/A "Haze Faze" Rhythm with Phase & Reverb [...]

  • Page 13

    13 Suggested Settings: VTX350H Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP[...]

  • Page 14

    14 DSP “ Fill in the Blanks ” (User Settings): User Preset: CHANNEL: 1 2 B ANK: T AP Tempo ________ "A" "B" 3 T AP Tempo _______ _ CHANNEL: 1 2 B ANK: T AP Tempo ________ "A" "B" 3 T AP Tempo _______ _ CHANNEL: 1 2 B ANK: T AP Tempo ________ "A" "B" 3 T AP Tempo _______ _ User Preset: [...]

  • Page 15

    15 System Block Diagram: GAIN LEVEL INPUT LOW MID HIGH INPUT BUFFER LINE OUT TUBE AMP SIMULATING DAMPING CIRCUIT POWER AMP LINE IN SPEAKERS CHANNEL 1 TUNER A BC D EF G FLEX WAVE (LOW GAIN) GAIN LEVEL LOW MID HIGH CHANNEL 2 FLEX WAVE (MEDIUM GAIN) GAIN REVERB MUTE FOOTSWITCH LEVEL LOW MID HIGH CHANNEL 3 FLEX WAVE (HIGH GAIN) DELAY EFFECTS 12 34 SWIT[...]

  • Page 16

    VTX350H TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS: Output Power Rating 350W RMS @5% THD, 2 Ω , 120 V AC 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 Mid Control 10dB range @ 900Hz High Cont[...]