Crate Amplifiers GLX15 User Manual

Owner ’s Manual

GLX15

Guitar Amplifier with DSP

GLX15

Guitar Amplifier with

DSP

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. FOR

PROPER OPERATION, THIS UNITREQUIRES 3” (75mm) 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 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 NORMALLYAND 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 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.

"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"

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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.

Congratulations and thank you for choosing the Crate GLX15 Guitar Amplifier with Digital

Signal Processing. This rugged amplifier combines 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, ocatave and wah-wahs. The GLX15 also features an electronic tuner
to help you get tuned and stay in tune – any time the amplifier is on.

Located on the top of the amplifier, the electronic
tuner is active whenever the amp is turned on,
providing constant, “real-time” tuning. The bottom
row of LEDs indicates which note (string) is being
tuned. The top row of LEDs provides directional
queues to facilitate quick and precise tuning of
your instrument. The indicated note (string) is
properly tuned when only the center LED of the
top row is illuminated.

GLX15

Guitar Amplifier with

DSP

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

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

2: GAIN: Use this control to adjust the amount of dis­tortion for the Solo channel.

3: LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the output level
of the Solo channel.

4: SOLO/CLEAN: Use this switch to select the Solo
or Clean channel. With the switch in the out position,
the Clean channel is selected. When the switch is
depressed, the Solo channel is selected.

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

5: VOL: Use this control to adjust the output level of
the Clean channel.

6: LOW: Use this control to adjust the low frequency
level of the amplifier.

7: MID: Use this control to adjust the midrange fre­quency level of the amplifier.

8: HIGH: Use this control to adjust the high frequen­cy level of the amplifier.

9. DSP: Use this control to select one of the 15 built-in
digital effects. The numbers around the control corre­spond to the digital effects as listed in the chart below.

10: HEADPHONES: Use this jack to connect head­phones to the amplifier. The internal speaker is dis­connected when headphones are used.

CAUTION: To avoid possible damage to your
hearing, do not use headphones for extended
periods of time at extremely loud levels.

11: SPEAKER: Use this jack to connect the amplifier

to an external speaker. The internal speaker is dis­connected when this jack is used. The impedance of
the external speaker must be 4 ohms or greater.

WARNING: Do not attempt to use headphones in
the Speaker jack! Permanent hearing damage
could result!

12: POWER: Use this switch to turn the amplifier on

(top of the switch depressed) and off (bottom of the
switch depressed). The adjacent LED illuminates
when the amplifier is turned on.

13: POWER CORD (rear panel, not shown): The
grounded power cord should only be plugged into a
grounded power outlet that meets all applicable elec­trical codes and is compatible with the voltage, power,
and frequency requirements stated on the rear panel.

Do not attempt to defeat the safety ground con­nection.

1 - Small Room Reverb
2 - Medium Room Reverb
3 - Large Room Reverb
4 - Concert Hall Reverb
5 - Short Slapback with Small Room Reverb
6 - Medium Delay with Plate Reverb
7 - Long Delay with Large Room Reverb
8 - Slow Deep Flange with Reverb

9 - Flange with Reverb and Delay
10 - Slow Tremolo Chorus With Reverb
11 - Chorus with Reverb and Delay
12 - Rotating Speaker
13 - Touch Wah
14 - Inverse Wah
15 - Doubler
16 - Bypass (no effect)

The Front Panel:

The Digital Effects:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

GLX15 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Output Power Rating 12W RMS @ 5% THD, 4Ω, 120 VAC
Gain Solo Ch 86dB +/-6dB @ 1kHz

Clean Ch 46dB +/-6dB @ 1kHz
Maximum Input Signal Accepted 2.2 volts RMS min. @ 400Hz
Tone Controls Low 25dB range @ 80Hz

Mid 19dB range @ 900Hz

High 23dB range @ 5kHz

Signal To Noise Ratio Solo Ch >50dB

Clean Ch >65dB
Speaker Size and Rating 8” Crate Custom Design 4 ohm
Power Requirements 120 VAC, 60Hz, 30VA

100/115VAC, 50/60Hz, 30VA
230VAC, 50/60Hz, 30VA

Size and Weight 13” H x 14-3/4” W x 8-1/4” D, 15 lbs.

The GLX15 is covered with a durable Tolex material: wipe it clean with a lint-free cloth.

Never spray cleaning agents onto the cabinet. Avoid abrasive cleansers which would damage the finish.

Crate continually develops new products, as well as improves existing ones. For this reason, the specifications

and information in this manual are subject to change without notice.

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@2002 SLM Electronics, a division of St. Louis Music, Inc • 1400 Ferguson Avenue • St. Louis, MO 63133

47-284-01 • 05/02

GLX15

Guitar Amplifier with

DSP

Declaration Of Conformity

#33, Effective 01-01-2001

Manufacturer’s Name: SLM Electronics

Production Facility: 11880 Borman Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146, USA
Production Facility: 700 Hwy 202 W, Yellville, AR 72687, USA
Shipping Facility: 1400 Ferguson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63133, USA
Office Facility: 1400 Ferguson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63133, USA

Product Type: Audio Amplifier
Complies with Standards:

LVD: 92/31/EEC, 93/68/EEC, & 73/23/EWG
Safety: EN60065
EMC: EN55013, EN55020, EN55022, EN61000-3-2,

& EN61000-3-3

Supplementary information provided by:

SLM Electronics - R & D Engineering

1901 Congressional Drive, St Louis, MO 63146, USA

Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone]