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FlexWave120H Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

  READ, FOLLOW, HEED, AND KEEP ALL INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS.

  DO NOT OPERATE NEAR ANY HEAT SOURCE AND DO NOT BLOCK ANY VENTILATION OPENINGS ON THIS APPARATUS. FOR 

PROPER OPERATION, THIS UNIT REQUIRES 3” (75mm) OF WELL VENTILATED SPACE AROUND HEATSINKS AND OTHER AIR 
FLOW PROVISIONS IN THE CABINET.

  DO NOT USE THIS APPARATUS NEAR SPLASHING, FALLING, SPRAYING, OR STANDING LIQUIDS.

  CLEAN ONLY WITH LINT-FREE DAMP CLOTH AND DO NOT USE CLEANING AGENTS.

  ONLY CONNECT POWER CORD TO A POLARIZED, SAFETY GROUNDED OUTLET WIRED TO CURRENT ELECTRICAL CODES AND 

COMPATIBLE WITH VOLTAGE, POWER, AND FREQUENCY REQUIREMENTS STATED ON THE REAR PANEL OF THE APPARATUS.

  PROTECT THE POWER CORD FROM DAMAGE DUE TO BEING WALKED ON, PINCHED, OR STRAINED.

  UNPLUG THE APPARATUS DURING LIGHTNING STORMS OR WHEN UNUSED FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.

  ONLY USE ATTACHMENTS, ACCESSORIES, STANDS, OR BRACKETS SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER FOR SAFE 

OPERATION AND TO AVOID INJURY.

  WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK OR FIRE, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS UNIT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

  SERVICE MUST BE PERFORMED BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

  OUR AMPLIFIERS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HIGH SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS. CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO HIGH SOUND 

PRESSURE LEVELS CAN CAUSE PERMANENT HEARING IMPAIRMENT OR LOSS. USER CAUTION IS ADVISED AND EAR 
PROTECTION IS RECOMMENDED IF UNIT IS OPERATED AT HIGH VOLUME.

•  WARNING: THIS UNIT REQUIRES A SAFETY GROUNDED OUTLET WIRED TO CURRENT ELECTRIC CODES HAVING THE 

LINE SUPPLY VOLTAGE, POWER, AND FREQUENCY IDENTIFIED ON THE REAR OF THE UNIT. THE OUTLET MUST REMAIN 
ACCESSIBLE TO DISCONNECT THE UNIT IF A FAULT SHOULD ARISE WHILE IN USE. THIS UNIT SHOULD BE UNPLUGGED WHEN 
NOT IN USE.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC 
SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR 
MOISTURE. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO 
NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. 
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

"IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE USER TO REFER TO THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL"

“ES NECESARIO QUE EL USUARIO SE REFIERA AL MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES.”

"REFERREZ-VOUS AU MANUAL D'UTILISATION"

EXPLANATION OF GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS:

EXPLICACION DE SIMBOLOS GRAFICOS:

EXPLICATION DES SYMBÔLES GRAPHIQUES:

"DANGEROUS VOLTAGE"

“VOLTAJE PELIGROSO”

"DANGER HAUTE TENSION"

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PRECAUCION

RIESGO DE CORRIENTAZO

NO ABRA

PRECAUCION: PARA REDUCIR EL RIESGO DE INCENDIOS O DESCARGAS 
ELECTRICAS, NO PERMITA QUE ESTE APARATO QUEDE EXPUESTO A LA 
LLUVIA O LA HUMEDAD. PARA DISMINUOIR EL RIESGO DE CORRIENTAZO. 
NO ABRA LA CUBIERTA. NO HAY PIEZAS ADENTRO QUE EL USARIO PUEDO 
REPARAR DEJE TODO MANTENIMIENTO A LOS TECHNICOS CALIFICADOS.

ATTENTION

RISQUE D'ELECTROCUTION

NE PAS OUVRIR

ATTENTION: PROTÉGEZ CET APPAREIL DE LA PLUIE ET DE L'HUMIDITÉ 
AFIN D'ÉVITER TOUT RISQUE D'INCENDIE OU D'ÉLECTROCUTION. POUR 
REDUIRE D'ELECTROCUTION NE PAS ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE. AUCUNE 
PIECE INTERNE N'EST REPRABLE PAR L'UTILISATEUR. POUR TOUTE 
REPARATION, S'ADRESSER A UN TECHNICIEN QUALIFIE.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction ............................................................. 3
Channel Tracking ..................................................... 4
The Front Panel ....................................................... 5
The Rear Panel ........................................................ 6
The DSP Section ...................................................... 7
Using the Footswitch with the DSP ............................ 8
Suggested Settings .................................................. 9
System Block Diagram ........................................... 10
Technical Specifications .......................................... 12
Service Information ................................................ 12

Summary of Contents for FlexWave 120H

Page 1: ...Three Channel Guitar Amplifier with DSP and Channel Tracking Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...AGE POWER AND FREQUENCY IDENTIFIED ON THE REAR OF THE UNIT THE OUTLET MUST REMAIN ACCESSIBLE TO DISCONNECT THE UNIT IF A FAULT SHOULD ARISE WHILE IN USE THIS UNIT SHOULD BE UNPLUGGED WHEN NOT IN USE CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER...

Page 3: ... stereo CD input jack allows you to play along with your CD player MP3 player or iPod A rear panel insert jack allows you to add even more effects by connecting an external effect processor Like all Crate products your FlexWave120H amplifier is designed by musicians and built using only the best components Extensive testing confirms that this amplifier is the absolute best it can be In order to ge...

Page 4: ...od control to Phaser the Delay control to Long and readjust the Reverb control once again The DSP settings for the Overdrive channel are now saved to memory Reselect the Clean channel The DSP settings for the High Gain channel are now saved to memory When you reselected the Clean channel the DSP settings previously stored in memory were automatically recalled Switch to the Overdrive channel and th...

Page 5: ...utput level of the Clean channel 11 CLEAN LED This LED illuminates when the Clean channel is selected 12 OVERDRIVE CLEAN Use this switch to select the Clean channel or the Overdrive and High Gain channels With the switch in the out position the Clean channel is select ed When the switch is pushed in either the High Gain or Overdrive channel is selected depending on the setting of the High Gain Ove...

Page 6: ...ain and Overdrive channels Additional infor mation about the opera tion of the footswitch is on page 8 27 DSP FOOTSWITCH Use this jack to connect one of the footswitch cables to the three but ton footswitch supplied This allows you to select between two DSP pre sets for each of the three channels Additional infor mation about the opera tion of the footswitch is on page 8 28 EXTENSION SPEAKER Use t...

Page 7: ...eats with medium level and long length Long 3 Multiple repeats with high level and long length 4 DELAY Use this control to select the type of digital delay effect In its fully coun terclockwise position the signal will be dry without delay As you rotate the control clockwise you can select from three slap settings three medium delay settings or three long delay settings The chart below describes t...

Page 8: ...rred to as DSP Bank A When the 3 button is switched and the LED is off a second DSP preset may be stored and recalled for each chan nel DSP Bank B Note DSP Bank B presets are only accessible when the footswich is connected to the ampli fier When the footswitch is not connected only DSP Bank A is accessible LEFT jack Switch 1 LED ON HIGH GAIN CH LED OFF OVERDRIVE CH only when Switch 2 is activated ...

Page 9: ... FLANGER IN OUT AS DESIRED OVERDRIVE CLEAN HIGH GAIN OVERDRIVE DELAY CD MOD REVERB HIGH MID LOW VOLUME LEVEL HIGH MID LOW GAIN LEVEL SHAPE GAIN INPUT EFFECTS CLEAN OVERDRIVE HIGH GAIN 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 10 0 0 10 10 SLAP LONG MEDIUM CHORUS PHASER FLANGER IN OUT AS DESIRED OVERDRIVE CLEAN HIGH GAIN OVERDRIVE DEL...

Page 10: ...EVERB BUFFER MIX AMP CLEAN DAMPING CIRCUIT POWER AMP EXT SPEAKER OVERDRIVE HIGH GAIN INSERT HIGH GAIN GAIN OVERDRIVE LEVEL HIGH GAIN LEVEL OVERDRIVE GAIN MID LOW HIGH SHAPE SLAP MEDIUM LONG TUNER CD INPUT CHORUS FLANGER PHASER DSP MOD DELAY MIX AMP CHANNEL CLEAN OD HIGH GAIN CONTROL CIRCUIT DSP BANK A BANK B CONTROL CIRCUIT ...

Page 11: ... to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Changes or modifications to this device not expressly...

Page 12: ...g The FlexWave120H is covered with a durable Tolex material Wipe it clean with a lint free cloth Never spray cleaning agents onto the cabinet Avoid abrasive cleansers which would damage the finish Crate continually develops new products as well as improves existing ones For this reason the specifications and information in this manual are subject to change without notice Crate is a registered trad...

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