Crate Amplifiers TX50D manual Rear Panel, About the Insert Jack

C R A T E

THE REAR PANEL:

DC CHARGER	DC CIGARETTE
PLUG	LIGHTER ADAPTOR
	LIT WHEN
	CHARGING
15V DC	12V DC POSITIVE	NEGATIVE

2526

25.DC CHARGER PLUG, 15VDC: Plug the small round connector of the supplied AC wall adapter into this jack to charge the internal battery. The LED next to the jack glows red when the amp is charging. See page 4 for additional information.

26.DC CIGARETTE LIGHTER ADAPTER, 12 VDC: Plug the small round connector of the optional 12-volt car adapter into this jack to play the amplifier from a vehicle, without using the internal battery. NEVER connect the supplied 15-volt charger to this jack! See page 4 for additional information.

ABOUT THE INSERT JACK:

The Insert jack (#8) lets you patch external effects into the amplifier just prior to its power amp stage, as shown below. Set the mix controls on the external effects units to “full effect” (100% wet).

Connecting to the effect’s

insert jack with a stereo cable:

Connecting to the effect with a

stereo-to-mono Y-cable:

Connecting to the effect with a

stereo-to-mono adapter and cables:

TO	TIP: LINE IN (RETURN)	TO	TIP: LINE IN (RETURN)	TO	TIP: LINE IN (RETURN)
INSERT,	RING: LINE OUT (SEND)	INSERT,	RING: LINE OUT (SEND)	INSERT,	RING: LINE OUT (SEND)
TX-50D	SLEEVE: GROUND	TX-50D	SLEEVE: GROUND	TX-50D	SLEEVE: GROUND

(IF EFFECT IS NON-INVERTING)

STEREO 1/4" TO STEREO 1/4" CABLE

(IF EFFECT IS INVERTING)

T I P

STP201, 3'

STP202, 6'

STP203, 9'

DUAL MONO 1/4" TO STEREO 1/4" Y-CABLE

R I N G

T I P

YPP117

DUAL MONO 1/4" TO STEREO 1/4" ADAPTER

R I N G

MONO 1/4" TO MONO 1/4" CABLES

TO	TO	TO	TO	TO
STANDARD	INVERTED	MONO	MONO	MONO
INSERT	INSERT	OUTPUT	INPUT	OUTPUT
JACK OF	JACK OF	JACK OF	JACK OF	JACK OF
EFFECT	EFFECT	EFFECT	EFFECT	EFFECT

TO

MONO

INPUT

JACK OF EFFECT

8