Crate Amplifiers VC-5212T Guitar Amplifier Controls and their Functions, Front Panel

VC-5212T Guitar Amplifier

The Controls and their Functions:

High

	Volume	Tone	Speed	Intensity	Reverb		Off
							On
	Low			Tremolo
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8

THE FRONT PANEL:

1.High & Low Inputs accept a standard 1/4” instrument plug from your electric guitar. The high input jack is at 0dB level, for gui- tars with standard pickups. The low input is padded 6dB to com- pensate for guitars with “hot” pick- ups or active electronics.

2.Volume controls the overall output level of the amplifier. At lower volume settings the sound will be clean. As you push the vol- ume higher and crank your guitar the sound becomes distorted.

3.Tone controls the overall tonal character of the amplifier. Rotating the knob clockwise increases the higher frequencies, giving a brighter, more “crisp” sound. Rotating the control coun- terclockwise reduces the high fre- quencies, giving a darker, more “muffled” sound. The Tone control offers a cut or boost of 30dB at 4kHz.

4.Tremolo-Speedsets the rate at which the tremolo effect “vibrates.” The Tremolo-Intensity control (#5) must be turned up to hear the effects of this knob’s set- ting.

5.Tremolo-Intensity sets the depth of the tremolo effect. For slow, smoother vibrato effects try the Intensity control at around 6 and the Speed control at 1. For the really wild sounds, crank the Intensity up towards 8 (or beyond) and go from there.

6.Reverb controls the amount of reverberation applied to the sig- nal. With the control at the “0” position there is no reverb applied; as the control is turned towards “10” the amount of reverb increases accordingly.

7.Power light indicates the amplifier is turned on by glowing an iridescent purple color.

8.Power switch is used to turn the amplifier on and off.