VTX200 Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo Digital Signal Processing User’s Guide
VTX200 Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4,5 The Bottom Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 The DSP Section . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Storing Your Own Presets . . .
VTX200 Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of the Crate VTX200 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.
VTX200 Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP The Top Panel: LOW HIGH MID LEVEL GAIN HIGH MID 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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.
LOW HIGH MID PIN REVERB L IA LE G H WA H WA TPH T AS E O CH NG PO OC US R 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 PH SIN CHO 3 E NG A C LEVEL G GAIN E MUTE FL HIGH Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP ER AS EL VTX200 SP EFFECTS DELAY 22 23 E SAVE / TAP 24 25 26 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.
VTX200 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.
VTX200 Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP The DSP Section: L IA G C SIN FL H WA H WA R DELAY AS E NG PO ER AS CHO SIGNAL PATH FOR SPECIAL DELAY EFFECTS: PH E PH G The VTX200 features DSP controls E PIN O NG REVERB CH A for Effects, Delay and Reverb. Complete OCTinformation about the Effects and Delay T LE US E controls is given below. The Effects conSP SAVE / TAP EFFECTS DELAY trol selects the “pitch modified” and wah effects.
VTX200 Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP Storing Your Own Presets: Each channel of the VTX200 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.
VTX200 Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP Using the Footswitch: The special Crate four-button footswitch supplied with the VTX200 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 VTX200.
VTX200 Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP DSP Factory Presets: The VTX200 Factory Presets for the DSP section are as follows: PIN REVERB L IA - LE EFFECTS C G H WA H WA R AS E O CH NG PO PH SIN CHO OCT US E PH G E NG A ER AS FL Factory Preset 1: Clean w/Chorus, Delay, Reverb SP E SAVE / TAP DELAY CHANNEL: TAP Tempo MEDIUM TAP Tempo MEDIUM 1 BANK: 2 3 "A" "B" PIN REVERB L IA - LE EFFECTS C G H WA H WA R AS E O CH NG PO PH SIN CHO OCT US E
VTX200 Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP DSP Factory Presets: The VTX200 Factory Presets for the DSP section are as follows: PIN REVERB L IA - LE EFFECTS C G H WA H WA R AS E O CH NG PO PH SIN CHO OCT US E PH G E NG A ER AS FL Factory Preset 4: Clean w/Reverb SP E SAVE / TAP DELAY CHANNEL: TAP Tempo N/A TAP Tempo N/A 1 BANK: 2 3 "A" "B" PIN REVERB L IA G LE EFFECTS C - H WA H WA R AS E O CH NG PO PH SIN CHO OCT US E PH G E NG A ER AS
VTX200 Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP Suggested Settings: LOW "Oceanic" Clean with Vibrato, Delay, & Reverb Rhythm with Reverb & Delay LOW Rhythm with Phase & Reverb Solo with Wah, Delay & Reverb Solo with Octave & Reverb 12 LOW GAIN HIGH MID GAIN LOW HIGH MID LOW HIGH MID GAIN LOW HIGH MID LOW HIGH MID GAIN GAIN HIGH MID GAIN 1 MID 2 LOW LEVEL LOW LEVEL GAIN 1 INPUT MID 2 LEVEL GAIN LOW LEVEL GAIN 1 INPUT MID 2 LEVEL GAIN LOW LEVEL
VTX200 Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP Suggested Settings: HIGH MID LOW HIGH MID MUTE PH DELAY TAP Tempo: MEDIUM CI GL LOW REVERB AL SIN T PH TAS E H WA H WA R HIGH PIN ER CHO OC US E EFFECTS MID O CH NG PO FL E NG AS 3 A E EFFECTS TAP Tempo: MEDIUM LEVEL GAIN G LEVEL SP E SAVE / TAP DELAY HIGH MID MUTE PH DELAY TAP Tempo: FAST CI GL LOW REVERB AL SIN T PH TAS E H WA H WA R HIGH PIN ER CHO OC US E EFFECTS MID O CH NG PO FL
VTX200 Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced DSP DSP “Fill in the Blanks” (User Settings): Copy this page to fill in your own DSP Presets! PIN REVERB L IA - LE EFFECTS C G H WA H WA R AS E O CH NG PO PH SIN CHO OCT US E PH G E NG A ER AS FL User Preset: SP E SAVE / TAP DELAY CHANNEL: TAP Tempo TAP Tempo 1 BANK: 2 3 "A" "B" PIN REVERB L IA - LE EFFECTS C G H WA H WA R AS E O CH NG PO PH SIN CHO OCT US E PH G E NG A ER AS FL User Preset: SP
VTX200 Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Advanced 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
VTX200 Three-Channel Guitar Amplifier with Stereo DSP VTX200 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 @ 900
