Crate bv 300H manual en

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2 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 (75CM) 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 OPERATION 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 PERMA- NENT HEARING IMPAIRMENT OR LOSS. USER CAUTION IS ADVISED AND EAR PROTECTION IS RECOMMENDED IF UNIT IS OPERATED AT HIGH VOLUME. CAUTIONRISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPARATUS TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. PRECAUCIONRIESGO DE CORRIENTAZO NO ABRA PRECAUCION: PARA REDUCIR EL RIESGO DE INCENDIOS O DESCARGAS ELECTRICAS, NO PER- MITA QUE ESTE APARATO QUEDE EXPUESTO A LA LLUVIA O 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. ATTENTIONRISQUE D'ELECTROCUTION NE PAS OUVRIR 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. "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" EXPLANATION OF GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS: EXPLICACION DE SIMBOLOS GRAFICOS: EXPLICATION DES SYMBÃ-LES GRAPHIQUES: "DANGEROUS VOLTAGE" VOLTAJE PELIGROSO "DANGER HAUTE TENSION"== Contents: A Message from the People Behind the BV300H . . . . . . . . .3 The Front Panel - Input & Channel 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 The Front Panel - Channel 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 The Front Panel - Channel 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 The Front Panel - Effects Loop, Eek & Ugh . . . . . . . . . .7 The Rear Panel - Footswitch, Speaker Outputs, Slave Out . . . .8 The Rear Panel - Effects Loop, Bias, AC Power . . . . . . . .9 Some Suggested Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 The Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

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A Message from the People Behind the BV300H: 3 You now own the finest lead guitar amplifier in the world. The Crate BV300H was designed to fulfill the needs of the professional musician. It is equally at home in the studio, in the club, or on the big stage. This amplifier has been designed with key features to finely sculpt its sound into YOUR sound. The BV300H uses premium materials and workmanship and is made entirely in the U.S.A. It includes a full 5 year warranty on parts and labor and a 90 day warranty on tubes. Unlike some other amplifiers which only sound good when turned up, the BV300H delivers the same awesome tone at low volumes that it does at high stage levels. This is due to our unique power amplifier that produces the same sweet, warm juicy tone at ANY level. 3 watts or 300 watts, the tone is consistent, strong and powerful. Dont let the 300W rating scare you. All amplifiers can benefit from added headroom. 300 watts allows the player to hear the detail and dynamics of the sound much better. The sound is like nothing you have ever heard before. Imagine palm muting the low strings and actually hearing the full dynamic. Many players dont even know what this sounds like because their amplifiers are underpowered. Have you ever started to turn your amplifier up louder only to have the tone change, get flubby, fart out-¦. Lack of headroom. The only way to describe it is to experience it. Coupled with its massive power amplifier is a state of the art 3 channel preamp. Switching is accomplished via momentary switches that provide instant access to each of the 3 channels. A classic design originally used for bass or guitar, Channel 1 is full of dynamic headroom and tonal versatility. It utilizes a clean, punchy preamplifier section with classic high and low tone EQs and a 5-position midrange selector to further dial in your tone. Channel 2 has a classic british tonality that will be familiar to most players. The warmth and crunch of a naturally overdriven power amp is captured powerfully by this channel. Touch sensitivity and dynamics are emphasized in this traditionally voiced preamp. This channel provides creamy-smooth overdrive, with a slight compression effect. Channel 3 is the power driver. It delivers the goods in a forceful, aggressive manner with the slightest amount of tube compression. Voiced quite a bit harder than Channel 2, Channel 3 is like a sledgehammer pounding away. Rounding out the front panel controls are a pair of power amp feedback controls, Eek and Ugh. Use them for tuning the amplifier to different cabinets or rooms. The rear panel consists of an array of speaker outputs, 1/4" and Neutrik Speakon ®, slave output with level control, bias controls and test points, and the effects loop with level controls - switchable for series or parallel operation. The loop can be engaged from the front panel switch or the supplied BVFS4 footswitch. Speakon ® is a registered trademark of Neutrik U.S.A.