Crate Amplifiers FlexWave 65/112 Musical Instrument Amplifier User Manual


 
FlexWave65/112 Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking
1. INPUT: Use this jack to connect your
guitar to the amplifier by means of a shield-
ed instrument cable.
2. HIGH GAIN LED: This LED illuminates
when the High Gain channel is selected.
3. GAIN: Use this control to adjust the amount
of distortion for the High Gain channel.
4. SHAPE: Use this control to “dial in” the
tone for the High Gain channel. Rotating
this control counter-clockwise enhances the
mid frequencies, while rotating it clockwise
enhances the low and high frequencies.
5. LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the out-
put level of the High Gain channel.
6. HIGH GAIN/OVERDRIVE: Use this switch
to select the High Gain or Overdrive chan-
nel. With the switch in the out position, the
Overdrive channel is selected. When the
switch is pushed in, the High Gain channel is
selected. Note: This switch is only active when
the Overdrive/Clean switch [13] is pushed in.
7. OVERDRIVE LED: This LED illuminates
when the Overdrive channel is selected.
8. GAIN: Use this control to adjust the amount
of distortion for the Overdrive channel.
9. LOW: This adjusts the bass frequencies.
Use this control to get the best sounding
bass response for your instrument when
using the Overdrive channel.
10. MID: This adjusts the midrange frequen-
cies. Use this control to get the best projec-
tion and midrange tones for your instrument
when using the Overdrive channel.
11. HIGH: This adjusts the treble frequen-
cies. Use this control to attain a bright and
lively sound for your instrument when using
the Overdrive channel.
12. LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the
output level of the Overdrive channel.
13. 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/
Overdrive switch [6].
14. CLEAN LED: This LED illuminates when
the Clean channel is selected.
15. VOLUME: Use this control to adjust the
output level of the Clean channel.
16. LOW: This adjusts the bass frequen-
cies. Use this control to get the best sound-
ing bass response for your instrument when
using the Clean channel.
17. MID: This adjusts the midrange frequen-
cies. Use this control to get the best projec-
tion and midrange tones for your instrument
when using the Clean channel.
18. HIGH: This adjusts the treble frequen-
cies. Use this control to attain a bright and
lively sound for your instrument when using
the Clean channel.
19-21. EFFECTS: Use these controls to apply
and adjust the DSP effects. Complete informa-
tion on these effects is provided on page 7.
22. CD INPUT: Use this 1/8" stereo mini
jack to connect the output from a CD player,
MP3 player, laptop, etc., to the amplifier.
The signal at this jack is summed into a
mono signal, which is sent to the internal
power amp circuit. Use the output level con-
trol for the signal source to adjust the signal
for the proper mix with your guitar.
23. POWER: Use this switch to turn the
amplifier on (top of the switch depressed)
and off (bottom of the switch depressed).
The switch illuminates when the amplifier is
turned on.
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