Front Panel | Crate Amplifiers FlexWave 65/112 manual

FlexWave65/112 Guitar Amplifier w/DSP and Channel Tracking

The Front Panel

HIGH GAIN OVERDRIVE CLEAN EFFECTS

INPUT

GAIN

SHAPE

LEVEL

GAIN

LOW

MID

HIGH

LEVEL

VOLUME

LOW

MID

HIGH

REVERB

MOD

DELAY

POWER

SLAP

LONG

OVERDRIVE

HIGH GAIN

FLANGERMEDIUM

CHORUS PHASER

CLEAN CD

INPUT

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										OVERDRIVE

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.

FlexWave 65/112 specifications

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