Crate Amplifiers Musical Instrument Amplifier GLX30 User Manual

GLX30  
Guitar Amplifier with DSP  
Owner’s Manual  
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GLX30 Guitar Amplifier with DSP  
Congratulations and thank you for choosing the Crate GLX30 Guitar Amplifier with Digital  
Signal Processing. This rugged amplifier features a Clean channel with a three-band EQ and  
level control, and a Solo channel with our patented FlexWave technology, Gain, Level and  
Shape control. An easy to operate DSP section lets you dial in a variety of digital effects includ-  
ing reverbs, delays, octave and wah-wahs. RCA input jacks allow connection of a CD or tape  
player for practicing with your favorite music. The GLX30 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.  
CAUTION  
PRECAUCION  
ATTENTION  
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK  
DO NOT OPEN  
RIESGO DE CORRIENTAZO  
NO ABRA  
RISQUE D'ELECTROCUTION  
NE PAS OUVRIR  
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC  
SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOIS-  
TURE. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT  
REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.  
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.  
PRECAUCION: PARA REDUCIR EL RIESGO DE INCENDIOS  
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DESCARGAS  
LA  
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.  
ELECTRICAS, NO PERMITA QUE ESTE APARATO QUEDE EXPUESTO  
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LLUVIA  
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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.  
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 UNIT REQUIRES 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 NORMALLY AND 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 PRO-  
TECTION IS RECOMMENDED IF UNIT IS OPERATED AT HIGH VOLUME.  
EXPLANATION OF GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS:  
EXPLICACION DE SIMBOLOS GRAFICOS:  
EXPLICATION DES SYMBÔLES GRAPHIQUES:  
"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"  
"DANGEROUS VOLTAGE"  
“VOLTAJE PELIGROSO”  
"DANGER HAUTE TENSION"  
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GLX30 Guitar Amplifier with DSP  
The Front Panel:  
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1: INPUT: Use this 1/4” jack to connect your guitar to  
the amplifier by means of a shielded instrument cable.  
12: CD INPUT: Use these RCA jacks to connect the  
output from a CD payer or tape deck to the amplifier.  
The signal at these jacks is summed into a mono sig-  
nal which is sent to the internal power amp circuit.  
Use the CD or tape player’s output level control to  
adjust the signal for the proper mix with your guitar.  
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 dis-  
tortion for the Solo channel.  
13: HEADPHONES: Use this jack to connect head-  
phones to the amplifier. The internal speaker is dis-  
connected when headphones are used.  
3: SHAPE: Use this control to adjust to tone of the  
Solo channel.  
4: LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the output level  
of the Solo channel.  
CAUTION: To avoid possible damage to your  
hearing, do not use headphones for extended  
periods of time at extremely loud levels.  
5: 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.  
14: SPEAKER: Use this jack to connect the amplifier  
to an external speaker. The internal speaker is dis-  
connected when this jack is used. The impedance of  
the external speaker must be 4 ohms or greater.  
CLEAN CHANNEL: A normal gain channel designed  
to give you crystal clear sounds to medium distortion.  
WARNING: Do not attempt to use headphones in  
the Speaker jack! Permanent hearing damage  
could result!  
6: LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the output level  
of the Clean channel.  
15: 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.  
7: LOW: Use this control to adjust the low frequency  
level of the clean channel.  
8: MID: Use this control to adjust the midrange fre-  
quency level of the clean channel.  
16: FOOTSWITCH (rear panel, not shown): Use this  
jack to connect the 1/4” stereo plug on the cable of a  
two-button footswitch (such as the Crate CFP2. This  
allows you to remotely switch between the Clean and  
Solo channels and turn the DSP function on and off.  
9: HIGH: Use this control to adjust the high frequen-  
cy level of the clean channel.  
10: DSP LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the level of  
the selected digital effect. The DSP effects can be  
turned on and off by using a footswitch (#16, rear  
panel).  
17: POWER CORD (rear panel, not shown): The  
grounded power cord should only be plugged into a  
grounded power outlet that meets all applicable electri-  
cal 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.  
11: DSP MODE: Use this control to select one of the  
16 built-in digital effects. The numbers around the  
control correspond to the digital effects as listed in the  
chart below.  
The Digital Effects:  
1 - Small Room Reverb  
2 - Medium Room Reverb  
3 - Large Room Reverb  
4 - Concert Hall Reverb  
9 - Flange with Reverb and Delay  
10 - Slow Tremolo Chorus With Reverb  
11 - Chorus with Reverb and Delay  
12 - Rotating Speaker  
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  
13 - Octave Divider  
14 - Touch Wah  
15 - Inverse Wah  
16 - Doubler  
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GLX30 Guitar Amplifier with DSP  
GLX30 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:  
Output Power Rating  
Gain  
>30W RMS @ 5% THD, 4, 120 VAC  
Solo Ch  
98dB +/-6dB @ 1kHz  
42dB +/-6dB @ 1kHz  
Clean Ch  
Maximum Input Signal Accepted  
Tone Controls  
6 volts peak-to-peak min. @ 1kHz  
Low  
Mid  
20dB range @ 80Hz  
12dB range @ 900Hz  
18dB range @ 10kHz  
High  
Speaker Size and Rating  
Power Requirements  
10” Crate Custom Design 4 ohm  
120 VAC, 60Hz, 50VA  
100/115VAC, 50/60Hz, 50VA  
230VAC, 50/60Hz, 50VA  
Size and Weight  
15-1/2” H x 16-3/4” W x 9-3/4” D, 20 lbs.  
The GLX30 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.  
Declaration Of Conformity  
#33, Effective 01-01-2001  
Manufacturer’s Name:  
Production Facility:  
SLM Electronics  
11880 Borman Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146, USA  
700 Hwy 202 W, Yellville, AR 72687, USA  
1400 Ferguson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63133, USA  
1400 Ferguson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63133, USA  
Production Facility:  
Shipping Facility:  
Office Facility:  
Product Type:  
Audio Amplifier  
Complies with Standards:  
LVD:  
Safety:  
EMC:  
92/31/EEC, 93/68/EEC, & 73/23/EWG  
EN60065  
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.: 314-569-0141, Fax: 314-569-0175  
@2002 SLM Electronics, a division of St. Louis Music, Inc • 1400 Ferguson Avenue • St. Louis, MO 63133  
47-330-01 • 05/02  
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