RFX200S Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo Digital Signal Processing User’s Guide
RFX200S Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,5 The Bottom Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 The DSP Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Storing Your Own Presets . . .
RFX200S Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of the Crate RFX200S three-channel guitar amplifier with Stereo Digital Signal Processing (DSP). This rugged amplifier combines outstanding features with serious clean and distorted sounds. Dual DSP controls provide 15 “Must Have” effects and 15 Delay effects which can be combined for a wide variety of sounds.
RFX200S Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP The Top Panel: LOW HIGH MID LOW HIGH MID LOW STEREO LEVEL GAIN 1 INPUT 1 LEVEL GAIN 2 3 4 5 6 7 G 2 8 9 10 11 12 13 1: INPUT: Use this jack to connect your guitar to the amplifier by means of a shielded instrument cable. CHANNEL 1 - Featuring a low gain FlexWave circuit for clean sounds or sounds with mild distortion: 2: LOW: Use this control to adjust the low frequency level of Channel 1.
RFX200S HIGH LOW Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP HIGH MID EFFECTS L LE G H WA H WA R T PH TAS E PIN NG PO OC US O CH IA PH SIN CHO 3 E NG E LEVEL G GAIN ER AS LEVEL FL A MUTE SP DELAY EC SAVE / TAP REVERB 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 20: MUTE: This switch, when depressed, mutes the output signal at the speaker jacks and the effects loops, allowing you to silently tune or switch instruments. The adjacent LED illuminates when the Mute function is active.
RFX200S Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP The Bottom Panel: SPEAKER OUTPUTS 100 WATTS @ 4 OHM MINIMUM LOAD RIGHT LEFT (CHORUS DRY) (CHORUS WET) 29 STEREO EFFECTS LOOP MONO EFFECTS LOOP RETURN SEND RETURN SEND 30 31 32 33 FOOT SWITCH 34 27: POWER (not shown): 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 power is on.
RFX200S Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP The DSP Section: G L IA FL A E SIN H WA H WA R DELAY NG PO ER AS CHO SIGNAL PATH FOR SPECIAL DELAY EFFECTS: PH AS E G PIN E O The RFX200S features DSP controls PH NG REVERB CH for Effects, Delay and Reverb. Complete information about the Effects and Delay OCTT LE US controls is given below. The Effects conEC SP SAVE / TAP EFFECTS DELAY trol selects the “pitch modified” and wah effects.
RFX200S Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP Storing Your Own Presets: Each channel of the RFX200S has two factory assigned DSP presets, as shown on pages 10 and 11. No matter what the settings of the DSP controls, the preset is recalled when a channel is selected. You may change the DSP settings by rotating the DSP controls - these changes will remain active until a different channel is selected, but will not be there for later use unless they are saved.
RFX200S Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP Using the Footswitch: The special Crate four-button footswitch supplied with the RFX200S performs a variety of functions. The footswitch allows remote channel selection, remote Tap/Save for each channel, and allows access to an additional DSP preset for each channel of the amplifier. Use only the supplied Crate four-button momentary footswitch with the RFX200S.
RFX200S Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP DSP Factory Presets: The RFX200S Factory Presets for the DSP section are as follows: PIN L IA - LE G H WA H WA R AS E O CH NG PO PH SIN CHO OCT US E PH G E NG ER AS FL A Factory Preset 1: Clean w/Chorus, Delay, Reverb EFFECTS SP EC DELAY SAVE / TAP REVERB CHANNEL: TAP Tempo MEDIUM TAP Tempo MEDIUM 1 BANK: 2 3 "A" "B" O CH PIN IA L NG PO LE G H WA H WA R PH T AS E SIN CHO OC US E PH G E NG ER AS FL
RFX200S Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP DSP Factory Presets: The RFX200S Factory Presets for the DSP section are as follows: PIN L IA - LE G H WA H WA R AS E O CH NG PO PH SIN CHO OCT US E PH G E NG ER AS FL A Factory Preset 4: Clean w/Reverb EFFECTS SP EC DELAY SAVE / TAP REVERB CHANNEL: TAP Tempo N/A TAP Tempo N/A 1 BANK: 2 3 "A" "B" O CH PIN IA L NG PO LE G H WA H WA R PH T AS E SIN CHO OC US E PH G E NG ER AS FL A Factory Preset 5: R
RFX200S Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP Suggested Settings: "Oceanic" Clean with Vibrato, Delay, & Reverb "Super Funk" Clean with Wah, Delay, & Reverb LOW Rhythm with Phase & Reverb "Solo Wah" Solo with Wah, Delay & Reverb "Octanator" Solo with Octave & Reverb 12 HIGH MID LOW LEVEL GAIN HIG MID INPUT LOW HIGH MID LEVEL GAIN 1 2 LOW HIGH MID LOW HIG MID STEREO LEVEL GAIN LEVEL GAIN INPUT LOW HIGH MID LEVEL GAIN 1 2 LOW HIGH MID LOW HIG MID STERE
RFX200S Suggested Settings: HIGH MID LOW HIGH MID MUTE O CH LE G HIGH LOW SP EC DELAY SAVE / TAP REVERB HIGH MID MUTE O CH LE G HIGH LOW SP EC DELAY SAVE / TAP REVERB HIGH MID MUTE O CH LE G HIGH LOW SP EC DELAY SAVE / TAP REVERB HIGH MID MUTE O CH LE G HIGH LOW IA SIN H WA H WA R US SP EC DELAY SAVE / TAP REVERB HIGH MID MUTE PH O CH LE G HIGH LOW IA SIN H WA H WA R US SP EC DELAY SAVE / TAP REVERB HIGH MID MUTE PH O CH PIN DELAY
RFX200S Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP DSP “Fill in the Blanks” (User Settings): Copy this page to fill in your own DSP Presets! PIN L IA - LE G H WA H WA R AS E O CH NG PO PH SIN CHO OCT US E PH G E NG ER AS FL A User Preset: EFFECTS SP EC DELAY SAVE / TAP REVERB CHANNEL: TAP Tempo TAP Tempo 1 BANK: 2 3 "A" "B" O CH PIN IA L NG PO LE G H WA H WA R PH T AS E SIN CHO OC US E PH G E NG ER AS FL A User Preset: EFFECTS SP EC DELAY SAV
RFX200S Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP System Block Diagram: TUNER A BC D EF G CHANNEL 1 FLEX WAVE INPUT BUFFER LEVEL (LOW GAIN) INPUT GAIN HIGH MID LOW CHANNEL 2 FLEX WAVE LEVEL (MEDIUM GAIN) GAIN HIGH MID LOW CHANNEL 3 FLEX WAVE FOOTSWITCH 1 2 3 4 LEVEL (HIGH GAIN) GAIN HIGH MID LOW MUTE SWITCH CONTROLLER MONO EFFECTS LOOP RETURN SEND TAP/ SAVE DSP A/B SEND RETURN POWER AMP 2 DSP SPEAKER OUTPUTS RIGHT (CHORUS DRY) STEREO EFFECTS LOOP DAMPING REVERB DELAY EFFECTS
RFX200S Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP RFX200S TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: Output Power Rating 70W per channel @5% THD, 8 ohm load 100W per channel @5% THD, 4 ohm load Speaker Size and Rating (2) Celestion Seventy 80W 12” 8 ohm Input Impedance 470kΩ Total System Gain Ch 1 Ch 2 Ch 3 74dB, all controls @10 88dB, all controls @10 103dB, all controls @10 Maximum Input Signal Accepted 5 volts peak-to-peak Channel 1 Low Control Mid Control High Control 26dB range @ 70Hz 10dB range @ 9
