Page 2 - Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP; Declaration of Conformity; Manufacturer’s Name: SLM Electronics
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,5 The Bottom Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....
Page 3 - Congratulations; the information contained in this guide before you begin playing.; And thank you for choosing; CR; IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS; CAUTION
3 Congratulations ! You are now the proud owner of the Crate VTX65 three-channel guitar amplifier with Advanced Digital Signal Processing. This rugged amplifier combines outstandingfeatures with serious clean and distorted sounds. Dual DSP controls provide 15 “Multi”effects and 15 Delay effects whic...
Page 4 - MULTI; : SOLO LED: This LED illuminates when the Solo channel is selected.
4 The Top Panel: SHAPE GAIN LOW MID HIGH LEVEL GAIN SOLO RHYTHM INPUT SOLO RHYTHM MULTI MULTI CHORUS CHORUS FLANGE FLANGE PHASER PHASER VIB VIB O O T T R R EC EC SIN SIN 1 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 19 6 2 7 1: INPUT: Use this jack to connect your guitar to the amplifier by means of a shielded instrumentcable....
Page 5 - POWER; CLEAN; DSP; DELAY; REVERB
5 17: MID: Use this control to adjust the midrange frequency level of the Clean channel. 18: HIGH: Use this control to adjust the high frequency level of the Clean channel. 19: CD INPUT: Use these RCA jacks to connect the output from a CD player or tape deck to theamplifier. The signal at these jack...
Page 7 - The VTX65 features DSP; NAME
7 The DSP Section: The VTX65 features DSP controls for Multi, Delay andReverb. Complete informationabout the Multi and Delayeffects is given below. The Multi control selects the “pitch modified” and wah effects.Many of these effects have their speed controlled by the Save/Tap button. The Delaycontro...
Page 8 - SECONDS; CHANGES ARE
8 Storing Your Own Presets: Each channel of the VTX65 has two factory assigned DSP presets, as shown on pages 10 and 11. No matter what the settings of the DSP controls, the preset is recalledwhen a channel is selected. You may change the DSP settings by rotating the DSP con-trols - these changes wi...
Page 9 - Using the Footswitch for More Presets:; the footswitch is not connected, only DSP Bank “A” is accessable.
9 Using the Footswitch for More Presets: The Crate three-button footswitch supplied with the VTX65 allows access to an addi- tional DSP preset for each channel of the amplifier. When the footswitch is connected tothe amplifier as shown below, the “original” DSP presets are active for each channelwhe...
Page 10 - Factory Preset 2: Rhythm w/Slapback Delay; TAP Tempo MEDIUM; The VTX65 Factory Presets for the DSP section are as follows:
10 DSP Factory Presets: Factory Preset 1: Clean w/Chorus, Delay,Reverb CHANNEL: BANK: SOLORHYTHM CLEAN "A""B" Factory Preset 2: Rhythm w/Slapback Delay Factory Preset 3: Solo w/Flange,Delay,Reverb CHANNEL: BANK: SOLORHYTHM CLEAN "A""B" CHANNEL: BANK: SOLORHYTHM CLEAN ...
Page 12 - Clean with
12 Suggested Settings: VOLUME SHAPE GAIN LOW MID HIGH LEVEL LOW MID HIGH LEVEL GAIN SOLO RHYTHM CLEAN SOLO RHYTHM CLEAN MULTI MULTI DSP DSP CHORUS CHORUS FLANGE FLANGE PHASER PHASER VIB VIB O O T T R R DELAY DELAY EFX EFX ECHO ECHO SINGLE SINGLE TAPE TAPE REVERB REVERB SAVE / TAP SAVE / TAP VOLUME S...
Page 13 - Rhythm with
13 VOLUME SHAPE GAIN LOW MID HIGH LEVEL LOW MID HIGH LEVEL GAIN SOLO RHYTHM CLEAN SOLO RHYTHM CLEAN MULTI MULTI DSP DSP CHORUS CHORUS FLANGE FLANGE PHASER PHASER VIB VIB O O T T R R DELAY DELAY EFX EFX ECHO ECHO SINGLE SINGLE REVERB REVERB SAVE / TAP SAVE / TAP VOLUME SHAPE GAIN LOW MID HIGH LEVEL L...
Page 14 - Copy this page to fill in your own DSP Presets!
14 DSP “Fill in the Blanks” (User Settings): MULTI MULTI DSP DSP CHORUS CHORUS FLANGE FLANGE PHASER PHASER VIB VIB O O T T R R DELAY DELAY EFX EFX ECHO ECHO SINGLE SINGLE TAPE TAPE REVERB REVERB SAVE / TAP SAVE / TAP MULTI MULTI DSP DSP CHORUS CHORUS FLANGE FLANGE PHASER PHASER VIB VIB O O T T R R D...
Page 15 - System Block Diagram:; TUNER
15 System Block Diagram: INPUT SOLO/ RHYTHM/ CLEAN LOW VOLUME MID HIGH REVERB BUFFER MIX AMP CLEAN DAMPING CIRCUIT POWER AMP EXT. SPEAKER SPEAKER SOLO/ RHYTHM INSERT SOLO GAIN SOLO LEVEL SWITCHING CIRCUIT RHYTHM LEVEL SOLO RHYTHM RHYTHM GAIN RTHM SOLO SOLO RHYTHM MID LOW HIGH SHAPE TUNER A BC D EF G...
Page 16 - VTX65 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
VTX65 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Output Power Rating 65W RMS @5% THD, 8 Ω , 120 VAC Speaker Size and Rating (1) Custom Design 12”, 8 Ω Input Impedance 470k Ω Total System Gain Solo Ch 110dB, all controls @10 Rhythm Ch 88dB, all controls @10 Clean Ch 58dB, all controls @10 CD Input 29dB Maximum Input ...