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Crate DXJ112 Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com...
  • Page 2 DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier Welcome. Please, Read This: We at Crate extend our sincere “welcome” into a whole new world: a world where the legendary performance of a musician-made Crate amplifier combines with the wonders of digital amp modeling and effects. We bring you the only amplifier you’ll ever need: the Crate DXJ112.
  • Page 3 Important Safeguards and Precautions: All Crate products are designed for continuous safe operation, as long as common sense is used and steps are taken to help avoid cer- tain problems. Abiding by the following rules can help prevent damage to your amplifier, yourself and others.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Using a MIDI Footswitch ........9 Using the Crate Foot Controller ....... .9 The MIDI Out/Thru Jack .

  • Page 5: Quick Start: Plug In And Go! Making Sound

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier Q Q u u i i c c k k S S t t a a r r t t : : P P l l u u g g I I n n a a n n d d G G o o ! !

  • Page 6: The Keypad

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier M M a a k k i i n n g g S S o o u u n n d d : : • You may want to start out with the Master control turned down low, since this amp can get LOUD.

  • Page 7: A Look At The Front Panel Controls

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier Q Q u u i i c c k k S S t t a a r r t t : : P P l l u u g g I I n n a a n n d d G G o o ! !
  • Page 8 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier T T h h e e F F r r o o n n t t P P a a n n e e l l : : R R e e f f e e r r t t o o S S e e c c t t i i o o n n / / P P a a g g e e : : 1, 2.

  • Page 9: A Look At The Rear Panel

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier Q Q u u i i c c k k S S t t a a r r t t : : P P l l u u g g I I n n a a n n d d G G o o ! !
  • Page 10 “Using the Crate Foot Controller” – page 9,10 20. Standard MIDI/Crate Footswitch Controller: This switch lets you choose how you control your DXJ112 – via MIDI or with the optional Crate Foot Controller. “The MIDI Thru/Out Jack” – page 9,10 21.

  • Page 11: The Input Jacks

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier M M a a k k i i n n g g t t h h e e R R i i g g h h t t C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n s s...
  • Page 12 When nothing is plugged into either input jack, the DXJ112 mutes its internal speaker. The Stereo Line Out/In Jacks: The DXJ112 has a Stereo Line In and Line Out jack (rear panel), for use as a stereo effects loop, or to send a preamplified signal to an external stereo power amp.

  • Page 13: Using A Midi Footswitch

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier M M a a k k i i n n g g t t h h e e R R i i g g h h t t C C o o n n n n e e c c t t i i o o n n s s...
  • Page 14 U U s s i i n n g g t t h h e e C C r r a a t t e e F F o o o o t t C C o o n n t t r r o o l l l l e e r r : : The optional Crate Foot Controller (model DXFC) lets you store and recall a total of 128 presets and allows foot control of the tap tempo function.

  • Page 15: Descriptions Of The Models

    Tube Rectifier Rotating Spkr The DXJ112 is actually 16 different amplifiers in one! The software inside the DXJ112 convinces the signal that it’s going through the electronic components of the selected amplifier, giving it all of the characteristics of that amp! (More or less – it’s really a lot more technical than that, but you get the picture.
  • Page 16 Vox, Hi Watt, Fender, Marshall, Dallas-Arbiter, Mesa-Boogie, Boss, and the names of their respective products are all trademarks of their respective companies, and have no affiliation with Crate and/or SLM Electronics, or with the DXJ112 amplifier. These companies and their products are acknowledged herein because we listened to their stuff and modeled some of their sounds into our amplifier.

  • Page 17: Equalization And Channel Level

    Tube Rectifier Rotating Spkr Each DXJ112 amp model has its own specifications and placement in the signal chain for its Gain, Bass, Mid, and Treble. (In other words, the controls affect the signal the same in the amp model as they do on the original amplifier.)
  • Page 18 Vox, Hi Watt, Fender, Marshall, Dallas-Arbiter, Mesa-Boogie, Boss, and the names of their respective products are all trademarks of their respective companies, and have no affiliation with Crate and/or SLM Electronics, or with the DXJ112 amplifier. These companies and their...

  • Page 19: Descriptions Of The Effects

    Chor/Echo Echo Tube Rectifier Rotating Spkr The DXJ112 has 16 built-in digital effects, each with one or more adjustable parameters. The chart on the following page lists the name of the effect and gives a brief description. Touch Wah Comp/Echo...
  • Page 20 Description Touch Wah Functions as an Auto-Wah (Touch Wah) or normal wah-wah when used with an expression pedal and the optional Crate Foot Controller Bypass/Comp Bypasses the digital effects (see page 19), also limits the dynamic range of the signal – increases the apparent sustain of the signal (applied pre-...

  • Page 21: Effects Selection And Adjustment

    Adjust control. All of the effects (except the compressor and the Touch Wah) can also be changed by using the Tap function – either through the Keypad, or with the Crate Foot Controller. The chart on the following page lists the effects along with the parameter(s) affected by the Effects Adjust knob and the Tap button.
  • Page 22 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier Effect Effect Adjust knob controls: Tap button controls: See Note(s) Touch Wah Sensitivity (Auto-Wah only) —— Bypass/Comp Ratio (See Below —— Tremolo Depth of Amplitude Modulation Speed: 2 cycles/tap...

  • Page 23: Recalling The Presets

    Echo Tube Rectifier Rotating Spkr The DXJ112’s Keypad is used to recall and save presets as described below. Recalling the Presets: There are ten presets accessible from the keypad, in two banks of five per bank: with the A/B but- ton off (not lit), the numbered buttons to recall presets 1–5 (bank A);...

  • Page 24: The Tap Button

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier The Tap Button: The Tap button lets you match the delay time and modulation speeds of the effects (except for the compressor, which has no delay or modulation) to the tempo of the piece you’re playing. Just tap your finger in time to the beat, on the Tap button of course, and the selected effect will change accordingly.

  • Page 25: Factory Presets 1-10

    F F A A C C T T O O R R Y Y P P R R E E S S E E T T S S 1 1 – – 5 5 - - B B A A N N K K A A (A/B BUTTON NOT LIT) These two pages show the first ten factory presets for your DXJ112 amplifier. Use the num- bered buttons and the A/B button on the keypad to access them. (The following pages pro- vide you with charts for your favorite presets.)
  • Page 26 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier F F A A C C T T O O R R Y Y P P R R E E S S E E T T S S 6 6 – – 1 1 0 0 - - B B A A N N K K B B (A/B BUTTON LIT) “Jazzy Chorus”...

  • Page 27: User Presets

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier U U S S E E R R P P R R E E S S E E T T S S P P l l a a y y i i n n g g F F a a v v o o r r i i t t e e s s : : These blank charts are provided for you to record the knob settings of your favorite presets.
  • Page 28 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier U U S S E E R R P P R R E E S S E E T T S S Preset # I think I'll call it:...

  • Page 29: Designer's Note: Amplifier Modeling

    Although we may have taken the magic out of the tube, we wanted to keep the magic of the tube sound. The diagrams on the following page show the signal chain of the DXJ112 amplifier.

  • Page 30: Block Diagrams

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier B B l l o o c c k k D D i i a a g g r r a a m m s s : : • The analog signal path, from the input jack to the speaker(s).

  • Page 31: Midi Implementation Chart

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier A A p p p p e e n n d d i i x x B B MIDI Implementation Chart: [Crate Digital Guitar Amplifier] Date: 11/24/99 MODEL DXJ112 Version: 1.1...

  • Page 32: Specifications

    All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier A A p p p p e e n n d d i i x x C C Specifications: Analog: Output Power Rating 60 watts RMS Input Impedance High gain 80k ohm; Low gain 150k ohm...
  • Page 33 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier U U s s e e r r ’ ’ s s N N o o t t e e s s : :...
  • Page 34 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DXJ112 Digital Guitar Amplifier U U s s e e r r ’ ’ s s N N o o t t e e s s : :...
  • Page 35 All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com www.crateamps.com ©2001 SLM Electronics, Inc. • A Division of St. Louis Music, Inc. 47-067-01 1400 Ferguson Avenue • St. Louis, MO 63133 07/01...

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