Crate Amplifiers GFX2200HT User Manual

OWNER’S

MANUAL

GFX2200HT

GUITAR AMPLIFIER

with Channel Tracking &

Digital Signal Processing

Congratulations!

You are now the proud owner of the Crate GFX2200HT guitar amplifier. This rugged amplifier combines outstanding features with serious clean and distorted sounds, with lots of power. An easy to operate DSP (Digital Signal Processing) section lets you dial in a variety of digital effects including reverbs, 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 “tracks” the changes – your DSPsettings for each channel 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.” The front-mounted electronic tuner allows you to tune your instrument any time the amplifier is on.

Like all Crate products, your GFX2200HT is designed by musicians and assembled using only the best components. Extensive testing confirms that this amplifier is the absolute best it can be. Crate’s transferable five-year warranty protects your investment long after many other companies’ warranties have expired.

In order to get the most out of your new amplifier, we strongly urge you to read the information contained in this manual before yo begin playing.

Thank you

for choosing

Contents:

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

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

The Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

The Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

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

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

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

GFX2200HT GUITAR AMPLIFIER

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

• READ, FOLLOW, HEED, AND KEEP ALLINSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS.

• DO NOT OPERATE NEAR ANY HEAT SOURCE AND DO NOTBLOCK ANY VENTILATION OPENINGS ON THIS APPARATUS. FOR PROPER OPERATION, THIS UNITREQUIRES 3”

(75CM) OF WELL VENTILATED SPACE AROUND HEATSINKS AND OTHER AIR FLOW PROVISIONS IN THE CABINET.

• DO NOT USE THIS APPARATUS NEAR SPLASHING, FALLING, SPRAYING, OR STANDING LIQUIDS.

• CLEAN ONLYWITH LINT-FREE DAMP CLOTH AND DO NOT USE CLEANING AGENTS.

• ONLYCONNECT POWER CORD TO APOLARIZED, 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.

• ONLYUSE ATTACHMENTS, ACCESSORIES, STANDS, OR BRACKETS SPECIFIED BYTHE MANUFACTURER FOR SAFE OPERATION AND TO AVOID INJURY.

• THIS APPARATUS DOES NOT OPERATE NORMALLYAND REQUIRES SERVICE WITH ANY PHYSICALDAMAGE FROM IMPACT OR ANY EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE.

• SERVICE MUST BE PERFORMED BYQUALIFIED PERSONNEL.

• OUR AMPLIFIERS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HIGH SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS. CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO HIGH SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS CAN CAUSE PERMA-

NENT HEARING IMPAIRMENT OR LOSS. USER CAUTION IS ADVISED AND EAR PROTECTION 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 MOISTURE. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

PRECAUCION

RIESGO DE CORRIENTAZO

NO ABRA

PRECAUCION: PARA REDUCIR EL RIESGO DE INCENDIOS O DESCARGAS ELECTRICAS, NO PERMITA QUE ESTE APARATO QUEDE EXPUESTO A LA LLUVIA O LA 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: PROTÉGEZ CET APPAREIL DE LA PLUIE ET DE L'HUMIDITÉ AFIN D'ÉVITER TOUT RISQUE D'INCENDIE OU D'ÉLECTROCUTION. 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.

"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"

GFX2200HT GUITAR AMPLIFIER

The Digital Signal Processor:

Crate’s Digital Signal Processing (DSP) offers 16 exciting digital effects, accessible through the DSP

Mode control. The effects are described as follows:

1 REV 1 small room reverb 2 REV 2 medium room reverb 3 REV 3 large room reverb 4 REV 4 concert hall reverb 5 DLY 1 short slapback + small room reverb 6 DLY 2 medium delay + plate reverb 7 DLY 3 long delay + large room reverb 8 FLNG 1 slow deep flange + reverb

9 FLNG 2 flange + reverb + delay 10 CHO 1 slow tremolo chorus + reverb 11 CHO 2 chorus + reverb + delay 12 RTRY simulated rotating speaker effect 13 OCTV DN adds a signal one octave lower than input 14 T-WAH touch sensitive wah-wah effect 15 I-WAH inverse wah-wah effect 16 DBLR simulated second track, slightly out-of-sync

Channel Tracking:

Your Crate GFX2200HT gives you the power of Channel Tracking! Once you select a DSP setting for each channel, Channel Tracking recalls those DSPsettings automatically – without changing the DSP controls! For example:

• Select the Clean channel. Set the DSP Mode to “FLNG 1”

(slow flange + reverb)

• Select the Overdrive channel, Gain 1. Set the DSP Mode to “CHO 1” (slow chorus + reverb) (the setting for the Clean channel is now saved to memory)

• Select the Overdrive channel, Gain 2. Set the DSP Mode to “T-WAH”

(touch wah-wah) (the setting for the

Overdrive channel, Gain 1 is now saved to memory)

• Reselect the Clean channel (the setting for the Overdrive 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 “T-WAH,” Channel Tracking automatically recalls the last setting for the Clean channel – in this example, “FLNG 1.” Change to the Overdrive channel, Gain 1, and “CHO 1” is recalled. Change to the Overdrive channel, Gain 2, and “T-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!)

RT RY

T-W AH

I- WA H

RE V

CH O 1

CH O 2

BL R

OC TV

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.

REV

BLR

I-WAH

CHO 1

CHO 2

RTRY

OCTV

T-W AH

LEVEL

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