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Owner's Manual

GTX212

GTX120

Congratulations!

You are now the proud owner of the Crate GTX120/212 amplifier. This rugged amplifier com-

bines outstanding features with serious clean and distorted sounds. An easy to operate DSP section

lets you dial in a variety of digital effects including reverbs, delays, octave and wah-wahs with a

separate level control. Crate's unique Channel Tracking feature means that as you switch between

channels and gains, the DSP automatically "tracks" the changes - your DSP settings for each chan-

nel are stored and automatically recalled! The supplied three-button footswitch allows you to select

channels, change the overdrive gain, and turn the DSP on and off by "remote control."

Like all Crate products, your GTX120/212 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 get the most out of your new amplifier, we strongly urge you to read the information

contained in this manual before you begin playing.

And thank you for choosing CRATE.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

The Digital Signal Processor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Channel Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

The Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4, 5

Suggested Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back cover

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.

· 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 OPERA-

TION AND TO AVOID INJURY.

· THIS APPARATUS DOES NOT OPERATE NORMALLY AND REQUIRES SERVICE WITH ANY PHYSICAL DAMAGE FROM IMPACT OR

ANY EXPOSURE TO 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 PRO-

TECTION IS RECOMMENDED IF UNIT IS OPERATED AT HIGH VOLUME.

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 MOIS-

TURE. 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"

PRECAUCION

RIESGO DE CORRIENTAZO

NO ABRA

ADVERTENCIA: REDUCIR EL RIESGO DE FUEGO O CHOQUE ELÉCTRI-

CO, NO LE EXPONE DE ESTE APARATO A LLUVIA O 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: 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.

GTX120/212 Guitar Amplifier with

DSP & Channel Tracking

The Digital Signal Processor:

Crate's Digital Signal Processing offers 16 exciting digital effects, accessible through the DSP

Mode control. The effects are described below.

Channel Tracking:

Your Crate GTX120/212 gives you the power of Channel Tracking! Once you select a DSP set-

ting for each channel, Channel Tracking recalls those DSP settings automatically without chang-

ing the DSP controls! For example:

· Select the Clean channel. Set the DSP Mode to "8" (slow deep flange w/reverb)

· Select the Rhythm/Solo channel, Gain 1. Set the DSP Mode to "10" (slow chorus w/reverb)

(the setting for the Clean channel is now saved to memory)

· Select the Rhythm/Solo channel, Gain 2. Set the DSP Mode to "14" (touch wah)

(the setting for the Rhythm/Solo channel, Gain 1 is now saved to memory)

· Reselect the Clean channel (the setting for the Rhythm/Solo channel, Gain 2 is now saved to memory)

Now when you go back to the Clean channel, even though the DSP Mode was last set to "14"

(touch wah), Channel Tracking automatically recalls the last setting for the Clean channel in this

example, "8" (slow flange). Change to the Rhythm/Solo channel, Gain 1, and "10" (chorus) is

recalled. Change to the Rhythm/Solo channel, Gain 2, and "14" (touch wah) is recalled. That's the

power of Channel Tracking!

(Note: Even when the power is turned off, Channel Tracking still retains the settings until you change them!)

Use the DSP Mode control to access

any of the 16 built-in digital effects.

Use the Level control to mix in the

desired amount of each effect.

small room reverb

medium room reverb

large room reverb

concert hall reverb

short slapback w/small room reverb

medium delay w/plate reverb

long delay w/large room reverb

slow deep flange w/reverb

flange w/reverb & delay

slow chorus w/reverb

chorus w/reverb & delay

rotating speaker

octave down

touch wah

inverse wah

doubler

GTX120/212 Guitar Amplifier with

DSP & Channel Tracking

The Front Panel:

1: INPUT: Use this 1/4" jack to connect your guitar to the amplifier by means of a shielded instrument cable.

RHYTHM/SOLO CHANNEL: A high gain channel giving you sounds from a slight edge to serious overdrive.

2: RHYTHM GAIN 1: Use this control to adjust the amount of light distortion for the Rhythm/Solo channel. Gain

1 produces less intense distortion than Gain 2 (#3) and is active when the Rhythm/Solo Gain switch (#5) is in

the out position.

3: SOLO GAIN 2: Use this control to adjust the amount of heavy distortion for the Rhythm/Solo channel. Gain

2 produces more intense distortion than Gain 1 (#2) and is active when the Rhythm/Solo Gain switch (#5) is

depressed.

4: SHAPE: Use this control to "dial in" the tone for the Rhythm/Solo channel when Gain 2 is selected. Rotating

the control counterclockwise enhances the mid frequencies, while rotating the control clockwise enhances the

low and high frequencies.

5: RHYTHM/SOLO SWITCH: Use this switch to select which gain control is active for the Rhythm/Solo chan-

nel. With the switch in the out position, Gain 1 (Rhythm) is selected. When the switch is depressed, Gain 2

(Solo) is selected.

6: LOW: Use this control to adjust the low frequency level of the Rhythm/Solo channel.

7: HIGH: Use this control to adjust the high frequency level of the Rhythm/Solo channel.

8: LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the output level of the Rhythm/Solo channel.

9: CHANNEL SWITCH: Use this switch to select the desired channel. With the switch in the out position, the

Clean channel is selected. When the switch is depressed, the Rhythm/Solo channel is selected.

CLEAN CHANNEL: A normal gain channel designed to give you sounds from crystal clear to medium distortion.

10: LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the output level of the Clean channel.

11: LOW: Use this control to adjust the low frequency level of the Clean channel.

12: MID: Use this control to adjust the midrange frequency level of the Clean channel.

13: HIGH: Use this control to adjust the high frequency level of the Clean channel.

14: DSP LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the amount of digital effect: in its fully counterclockwise posi-

tion the signal will be "dry" (without any effect). As you rotate the control clockwise the amount of effect

increases.

15: DSP MODE: Use this control to select one of the 16 built-in digital effects. The effects are shown on

page 3.

GTX120/212 Guitar Amplifier with

DSP & Channel Tracking

CONNECTING TO THE INSERT JACK:

The Insert jack (#16) allows you

to patch an external effects

device into the amplifier prior to

its power amp stage. Use Crate's

STP201, STP202 or STP203

stereo-to-mono Y cord or an

adapter such as Crate's YPP117

and two 1/4" mono signal cables

to connect the effect as shown in

the adjacent illustration.

16: INSERT: Use this jack to connect an external effects device to the amplifier. Use a stereo 1/4" male Y con-

nector: ring = send, tip = return, sleeve = ground. (Refer to the illustration at the bottom of page 5.)

17: EXTERNAL SPEAKER: Use this jack to connect an external speaker to the amplifier. This jack is wired in

series with the internal speaker(s) which remain active when an external speaker is connected.

18: POWER: Use this switch to turn the amplifier on (top of the switch depressed) and off (bottom of the

switch depressed). The switch is illuminated when the amplifier is on.

19: AC LINE CORD (rear panel, not shown): This grounded power cord is to be plugged into a grounded

power outlet, wired to current electrical codes and compatible with the voltage, power, and frequency require-

ments stated on the rear panel. Do not attempt to defeat the safety ground connection.

20: FUSE (rear panel, not shown): The fuse protects the amplifier from damages caused by a faulty AC

power source and/or other problems. If the fuse opens, replace it ONLY with the same size and type. If fuses

continue to fail, check the AC source if the source is okay, contact your Crate dealer for service information.

21: CHANNEL SELECT / GAIN FOOTSWITCH JACK (rear panel, not shown): Use this jack to connect the 1/4"

stereo plug on the footswitch cable to the three-button footswitch (supplied). This allows you to remotely switch

between the Clean and Rhythm/Solo channels and between Rhythm Gain 1 and Solo Gain 2 of the Rhythm/Solo

channel.

22: REVERB FOOTSWITCH JACK (rear panel, not shown): Use this jack to connect the 1/4" mono plug on the

footswitch cable to the three-button footswitch (supplied). This allows you to remotely turn the DSP function on and

off.

TIP

RING

SLEEVE

RETURN

SEND

GROUND

Stereo-to-mono Y-cord:

to Insert

jack

to Insert

jack

(STP201, 3'

STP202, 6'

STP203, 9')

(YPP117)

(1/4"-TO-1/4"

MONO CABLES)

effect

"OUT"

jack

effect

"IN"

jack

External Effect

TIP

RING

SLEEVE

Y-adapter and 2 cables:

External Effect

RING

TIP

effect

"OUT"

jack

effect

"IN"

jack

GTX120/212 Guitar Amplifier with

DSP & Channel Tracking