CPB150 150 Watt Stereo Guitar Amplifier User’s Guide
CPB150 PowerBlock 150 Watt Stereo Guitar Amplifier TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 The Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Using the Effects Loop Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CPB150 PowerBlock 150 Watt Stereo Guitar Amplifier Congratulations and thank you for choosing another Crate first in guitar amplification: the Crate CPB150 PowerBlockTM 150 watt stereo guitar amplifier. The PowerBlock packs a lot of power and patching options into an amazingly compact and light weight package: 75 watts per channel @ 4 ohms, or 150 watts (mono) @ 8 ohms.
CPB150 PowerBlock 150 Watt Stereo Guitar Amplifier The Front Panel: 1 2 3 1. INPUT: Use this 1/4” jack to connect your instrument to the amplifier by means of a shielded instrument cable. 2. GAIN: Use this control to adjust the signal level at the Input jack (#1). As you rotate this control clockwise, overdrive distortion is added to the sound. Player’s note: One way to get a wide range of sounds is to start with the PowerBlock’s Gain control near fully clockwise and your guitar turned way down.
CPB150 PowerBlock 150 Watt Stereo Guitar Amplifier The Rear Panel: 9 10 11 13 12 14 9. SPEAKER OUTPUTS: Use these jacks to connect the amplifier to your speaker cabinets. Observe the wattage and impedance ratings adjacent to each jack. The Mono output is to be used when the Bridge Mono switch (#10) is depressed. The Right and Left jacks are to be used when running the amplifier in the stereo mode. NOTE: Do not operate the unit with stereo cabinets that have a common shield.
CPB150 PowerBlock 150 Watt Stereo Guitar Amplifier Using the Effects Loop Jack: The Effects Loop Snd/Rtn jack allows for virtually noise free connection of external effects. You will need a stereo-to-dual-mono 1/4” adapter as described in the illustrations below. This T/R/S jack is wired as follows: tip = return, ring = send, sleeve = ground.
CPB150 PowerBlock 150 Watt Stereo Guitar Amplifier System Block Diagram: INPUT PREAMP + LINE OUT LEVEL – + GAIN HIGH MID LOW EFFECTS LOOP SND/RTN LINE OUT LEVEL SPEAKER SIM LEFT LINE IN LEFT/MONO SPEAKER SIM RIGHT LINE IN RIGHT CD INPUT LEFT SPEAKER OUTPUTS LEFT RIGHT MONO BRIDGE MONO RIGHT * *Please refer to Item 9, Speaker Outputs (page 5) Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer’s Name: SLM Electronics Corporate Headquarters: 1901 Congressional Drive, St.
CPB150 PowerBlock 150 Watt Stereo Guitar Amplifier CPB150 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Output Power Rating Mono Stereo Input Impedance Instrument 150W RMS @ 10% THD @ 8 ohms 75W RMS @ 10% THD per side @ 4 ohms 700k ohm CD 22k ohm Line In 22k ohm Total System Gain (all controls @10) Instrument 91dB CD 33dB Line 34dB Maximum Input Signal Accepted Tone Controls Power Requirements 8 volts peak to peak Low 20dB range @ 110Hz Mid 15dB range @ 1kHz High 20dB range @ 10kHz 120 VAC, 60Hz, 35VA 1
