
CONCEPT
USERMANUAL
MODEL:CR120
CR150
CR300
CR400
ISSUE1997

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yoursoundrequirementsandwewishtoreinforceyourjudgementbyensuringyougetoff
toaflyingstartbyincludingthiscomprehensiveusermanualtoassistyouingettingto
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UNPACKING
Onunpackingyourpleasecheckcarefullyforanysignsofdamagethatmayhave
occurredwhilstintransitfromthefactorytoyourdealer.Intheunlikelyeventthat
therehasbeendamagepleaserepackyourunitinitsoriginalcartonandconsultyour
dealer.
Wewouldstronglyadviseyoutostoreawayyouroriginaltransitcartonsinceintheunlikely
eventthatsometimeinthefutureyourunitshoulddevelopafault,youwillbeableto
returnittoyourdealerforrectificationsecurelypacked.
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IMPORTANTSAFETYINFORMATION
YourConceptproductshouldbefittedwithathreepin'grounded'(or'earthed')plug.Please
makesurethatthemixerispoweredfroma'grounded/earthed'outlet.
Ifchangingorfittingaplugyourself,ensurethattheapplicablewiringcodeisadheredto,
forexampleintheUKthecablecolourcodeforconnectionsareasfollows:
EARTHORGROUND
NEUTRAL
LIVE
Theproductshouldneverbeexposedtomoistureorwetnessunderany
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circumstancessincethiswouldrepresentapossibleshockorfirehazard,andmaycause
expensivedamagetoyourvaluablepossession.
Intheunlikelyeventthatafuseshouldblow,itisimperativethatyouoryourengineer,use
acorrectlyratedreplacement.
Detailsofthefuserequiredisprintedontherearpanelofthemixer,pleasetakespecial
caretousea'timedelay'fusewhereverstated.
GREEN/YELLOW
BLUE
BROWN
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
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FEATURESCR120/150
BASS
GAIN
MIC
WARNINGTHISEQUIPMENTMUSTBEEARTHED
SUPPLYVOLTAGE-115V-T2A
&FUSERATING-230V-T5A
MAXIMUMPOWERCONSUMPTION
240WATTS-50-60Hz
LINE
TREBLE
FX REV
POWER
1
0
MADEINTHEUNITEDKINGDOMBYBLTINDUSTRIES
GAIN
MIC
BASS
TREBLE
LINE
FX REV
CAUTIONTOREDUCETHE
RISKOFFIREHAZARD
REPLACEFUSEWITHSAME
TYPEANDRATINGONLY
CAUTIONTOREDUCETHE
RISKOFELECTRICSHOCK
DONOTREMOVECOVERS.
NOSERVICABLEPARTS
INSIDE.REFERSERVICING
TOQUALIFIEDSERVICE
FEATURESCR300/400
GAIN
MIC
ATTENTIONREMPLACERLE
FUSIBLEPARLEMEMEETLE
CALIBRE
BASS
TREBLE
LINE
FX REV
TOTALMINIMUMLOAD
=4OHMS
SPEAKEROUTPUTS
MIC
GAIN
BASS
TAPEIN
TREBLE
FX REV
PRESENCE REVERB MASTER
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SEND
SERIALNo;
LINEOUT
RETURNFX FOOTSWITCH
RETURN
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BASS
GAIN
MIC
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WARNINGTHISEQUIPMENTMUSTBEEARTHED
SUPPLYVOLTAGE-115V-T2A
&FUSERATING-230V-T5A
MAXIMUMPOWERCONSUMPTION
240WATTS-50-60Hz
LINE
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TREBLE
FX REV
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GAIN
MIC
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POWER
1
0
MADEINTHEUNITEDKINGDOMBYBLTINDUSTRIES
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GAIN:
BASS:
TREBLE:
PRESENCE:
Adjustschannellevel,thisenablestheusertobalancegainlevelsacrosseachchannel.
Adjuststhechannelslowfrequencyresponse.
Adjuststhechannelhighfrequencyresponse.
BASS
TREBLE
LINE
FX REV
CAUTIONTOREDUCETHE
RISKOFFIREHAZARD
REPLACEFUSEWITHSAME
TYPEANDRATINGONLY
CAUTIONTOREDUCETHE
RISKOFELECTRICSHOCK
DONOTREMOVECOVERS.
NOSERVICABLEPARTS
INSIDE.REFERSERVICING
TOQUALIFIEDSERVICE
GAIN
MIC
ATTENTIONREMPLACERLE
FUSIBLEPARLEMEMEETLE
CALIBRE
BASS
TREBLE
LINE
FX REV
TOTALMINIMUMLOAD
=4OHMS
SPEAKEROUTPUTS
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MIC
GAIN
BASS
TAPEIN
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TREBLE
FX REV
PRESENCE REVERB MASTER
TAPEOUT
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SERIALNo;
LINEOUT
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Controlsthehighfrequencyresponceofthepoweramplifier.
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SEND
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REVERB:
MASTER:
MIC:
LINE:
FX:
REV:
TAPE/CDIN:
TAPEOUT:
SEND&RETURN:
FOOTSWITCH:
POWER:
SPEAKEROUTPUTS:
Controlstheoverallreverboutputlevel.
Mastervolumecontrol,controlstheoverallvolume
XLRinputforlowimpedancemicrophone(200-600Ohm)
Jackinputsocketforalllinelevelsignalseg:Keyboard,micordrummachine.
SwitchestheFXunitstochannelsONandOFF.
SwitchesthereverbtochannelONandOFF.
PhonoinputfortapeorCDplayback.
Phonooutputsocketsfortaperecording.
Send&returnsocketsforconnectingeffectsunitstotheeffectsloop.
Socketforconnectingoptionalfootswitchforreverbswitching.
PowerOn/Offswitch.
Twojacksocketsareprovidedforconnectionofloudspeakers.The
CR120willdeliver120wattsinto4OhmstheCR150willdeliver150wattsinto4Ohms.Underno
circumstancesshouldthetotalloadseenbytheamplifierbebelow4Ohms.Thermalshutdownis
likelytooccurandmayresultinlongtermreliabilitybeingimpaired.
LINEOUT:
Jacksocketsupplyingasignalthatcanbeusedtodriveadditionalpower amps.
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REVERB:
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theusertobalancereverblevelsacrosseachchannel.
FX:
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mastersection.
HI:
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Adjuststhechannelshighfrequencyresponse.
MID:
LO:
MON:
outjacksocket
Level:
LINE:
Keyboard,micordrummachine.
MIC:
600Ohm)
Adjuststhechannelreverblevel,thisenables
AdjuststhelevelofsignalsenttotheFXsendinthe
Adjuststhechannelsmidfrequencyresponse.
Adjuststhechannelslofrequencyresponse.
Adjuststhechannelsignallevelsenttothemonitor
Controlstheindividualchannellevel.
Jackinputsocketforalllinelevelsignalseg:
XLRinputforlowimpedancemicrophones(200-
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HI:
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Adjuststhetapechannleshifrequencyresponse.
LO:
Adjuststhetapechannelslowfrequencyresponse.
MON:
Adjuststheleveloftapechannelsignalsenttothe
monitoroutjacksocket.
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TAPEINLEVEL:
30
channel.Usedtogetanopotimumsignallevel.
TAPEOUTLEVEL:
31
LINE:
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Jackinputsocketforalllinelevelsignalseg:
Keyboard,micordrummachine.
TAPEIN:RCA
suchastape,DAT,DCC,MDplayersetc.
TAPEOUT:
devices.Outputlevelcontrolledby31.
Adjuststhelevelofsignalforthetape
Adjusttheleveloftapechannle.
inputforconnectingexternaldevices
RCAoutputsforconnectingrecording
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GRAPHICEQ:
allowstheusertocompensateforhouse
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acoustics.
REVERBTOMAIN:
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ofreverbtothemainoutputs.
REVERBTOMON:
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senttothemonitorout.
MASTERMONITOR:Controls
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levelofthesignalsenttothemonitorout.
MASTERVOLUME:
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listeningvolumeoftheamplifier.
FXSEND:
externalprocessingequipmentconnectedvia
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theFXsendandreturnsockets.
FXTOMAIN:
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signalsenttothemasteroutputs.
FXTOMONITOR:
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returnsenttothemonitoroutput.
PHANTOMPOWER:
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providedforcondensermicrophones.Itis
globallyswitchedtoallMICXLRsocketsviaa
switchonthebackpanel.Phantompower
sourcemustalwaysbeswitchedOFFwhen
usingunbalancedsourcesconnectedtothe
MICinputsotherwisethesourcemaybe
damaged.Condensermicrophonesshouldbe
connectedtoMICinputsbeforethephantom
powerisswitchedon.
A9bandgraphicequaliser
Adjuststheoveralllevel
Adjuststhelevelofreverb
theoutput
Controlstheoverall
Controlsthelevelofsignalsentto
ControlsthelevelofFXreturn
ControlsthelevelofFX
48Vphantompoweris
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48
POWER:
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poweredup.
FXSEND:
connectingexternalprocessingdevices.Level
ofsignalpresentatthissocketcontrolledby19
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forindividualchannelleveland39fortheover
allmasterlevel.
FXRETURN:
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thereturnsignalfromexternalprocessors.
REVERBFOOTSWITCH:
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ofanFS1forremoteswitchingofreverb.
MONITOROUT:
toexternalpoweramplifieroradditional
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poweredmonitor
LINEOUT:
48
poweramplifiersoradditionalpowered
LEDindicatingthattheunitis
Jacksocketprovidedfor
Jacksocketprovidedtoaccept
Allowsconnection
Sendsmixedmonitorsignal
Sendsmastersignaltoexternal
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RETURN
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SPEAKEROUTPUTS:
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impedanceshouldnotexceed2Ohms.
48VPHANTOMPOWERSWITCH:
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POWERSWITCH:
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SPEAKONCONNECTORS:
enclosures.Undernocircumstancesshouldthetotalloadontheamplifierbelessthan
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twoohms.
INSERTLOOP:
areprovidedforconnectionofproductssuchascompressors,limitersandfeedback
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eliminatorsetc.Onejacksocketisprovidedforasendandonejackisprovidedfora
return.
Jacksocketoutputsforexternalspeakerenclosures.Total
Allowstheunits48VPhantompowertobeactivated.
PowerON/OFFswitch.
Speakonconnectorsforconnectingspeakonequiped
Anonsertloopisprovidedbeforetheinternalpoweramplifier.These
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