Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TXB50 Crate Amplifiers
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CONGRA TULA TIONS! Y ou are now the pr oud owner of the Cr ate TXB50 battery powered amplifier with Digital Signal Processing. At last, y ou can take your music with you and have great tone on the r oad.
FEA TURES: • F our band rotary equalizer • Switchable Contour control • Crate’ s Digital Signal Processing (DSP) • Insert jack for connecting external effects • CD Inputs for connecting ba.
4 ABOUT THE POWER SUPPL Y : The TXB50 uses a sealed lead-acid 12-volt battery as its internal po wer source . Unlike ni-cad batteries, this battery has no “memory” – it can be fully recharged at any time , without damage to the battery .
5 ABOUT THE POWER SUPPL Y ( continued ): The TXB50 may also be po wered by using a 12-volt automotive cigarette lighter adapter , available at most electronic supply stores.
6 THE FRONT P ANEL : 1. INPUT : Connect an active or passive instrument here by means of a shield- ed signal cable terminated with a 1/4 ” connector . 2. GAIN: Use this control to adjust the input signal level for the best signal to noise ratio without distortion.
7 9. MASTER LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the over all output of the amplifier . 10. DSP MODE: Use this control to select the type of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) effect applied to the signal.
8 YPP117 DUAL MONO 1/4" TO STEREO 1/4" ADAPTER CA2 1/4" TO RCA ADAPTER STEREO 1/4" TO STEREO 1/4" CABLE TO INSERT , TXB50 TO ST ANDARD INSERT JACK OF EFFECT (IF EFFECT IS NON-.
9 SUGGESTED SET -UPS: The TXB50 can be used in a variety of differ ent ways, some of which are shown below and on the following page . Use these ideas to fuel y our imagination for the setup which best suits your needs. Idea 1 – Play along, with external effects and backup: Connect an instru- ment (bass, guitar , keyboard) to the Input jack.
10 SUGGESTED SET -UPS (CONTINUED): Idea 3 - Music Playback: Connect the outputs of a CD player or tape deck to the Input jack. (Use a dual RCA-to-mono 1/4 ” adapter as shown below .) Use the gain, eq and level controls to adjust the sound as desir ed.
11 SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM: DC CHARGER CHARGING CIRCUIT SMART CHARGER FUSE DC CIGARETTE LIGHTER ADAPTER FUSE BATTERY BATTERY INDICATOR CHARGING INDICATOR POWER SUPPLY GAIN INPUT HEAD PHONES POWER AMP MAS.
©2002 SLM Electronics • A division of St. Louis Music 1400 F erguson Avenue • St. Louis, MO 63133 P/N 47-488-01 • 03/02 TECHNICAL SPECIFICA TIONS OUTPUT POWER RA TING 5 0 W R MS @ 10% THD , 4 ohms, 13.
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