Crate Amplifiers XT120R manual

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  • Page 1

    XT120R XT1 20R Three Channel Guitar Amplifier User ’ s Guide[...]

  • Page 2

    T ABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 The Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Suggested Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 System Block Di[...]

  • Page 3

    Congratulations! Y ou are now the proud owner of the Crate XT120R three- channel guitar amplifier . This rugged amplifier combines out- standing features with serious clean and distorted sounds. Front panel RCA input jacks allow you to play along with your favorite CD or tape. The rear panel Insert Jack allows you to connect your effects for greate[...]

  • Page 4

    The Front Panel: 1: INPUT : Use this jack to connect your guitar to the amplifier by means of a shielded instrument cable. SOLO/RHYTHM CHANNELS: High gain channels giving you sounds with serious overdrive. 2: SOLO LED: This LED illuminates when the Solo channel is selected. 3: GAIN: Use this control to adjust the amount of distortion produced by th[...]

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    REVERB INSERT CLEAN/SOLO/ RHYTHM EXTENSION SPEAKER FOOTSWITCH 120 VAC: 250V T3A 22 22 23 23 24 24 25 25 26 26 The Rear Panel: 22: FUSE: The fuse protects the amplifier from damages caused by a faulty AC power source and/or other problems. If the fuse opens, replace it ONL Y with the same size and type. If fuses continue to fail, check the AC source[...]

  • Page 6

    Suggested Settings: 6 XT120R Three Channel Guitar Amplifier[...]

  • Page 7

    System Block Diagram: 7 INPUT SOLO- RHYTHM/CLEA N SELECT LOW VOL MID HIGH REVERB BUFFER MIX AMP CLEAN CHNL DAMPING CIRCUIT POWER AMP EXT. SPEAKER SPEAKER SOLO/ RHYTHM SELECT SPEAKER INSERT SOLO GAIN SOLO LEVEL SWITCHING CIRCUIT RHYTHM LEVEL SOLO RHYTHM RHYTHM GAIN RHYTHM SOLO SOLO RHYTHM MID LOW HIGH SHAPE CD INPUT XT120R Three Channel Guitar Ampli[...]

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    XT120R TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS: Output Power Rating 120W RMS @ 5% THD, 4 Ω , 120 V AC Speaker Size and Rating (2) Custom Design 12”, 8 Ω Input Impedance 470k Ω T otal System Gain Solo Ch 1 10dB, all controls @10 Overdrive Ch 88dB, all controls @10 Clean Ch 58dB, all controls @10 CD Input 29dB Maximum Input Signal Accepted 7 volts peak-to-[...]