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BX-15 Bass Amplifier 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 (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. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN 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. "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 SYMBĂ-LES GRAPHIQUES: "DANGEROUS VOLTAGE" VOLTAJE PELIGROSO "DANGER HAUTE TENSION" == PRECAUCIONRIESGO DE CORRIENTAZO NO ABRA PRECAUCION: PARA REDUCIR EL RIESGO DE INCENDIOS O DESCARGAS ELECTRICAS, NO PERMITA 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. TABLE OF CONTENTS: The Front Panel - English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 The Front Panel - Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 The Front Panel - French . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Suggested Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back cover Congratulations! You are now the proud owner of the compact but powerful Crate BX-15 Bass Amplifier, small in size but big in performance: the 8 Crate Custom speaker makes the most of the ampli- fiers 12 watts of musical output power. A 4-band rotary EQ and built-in Limiter circuit give you complete control over a wide variety of sounds. In addition, the front-panel headphone and external speaker jacks make this amplifier equally suited for private practicing as well as per- forming in intimate surroundings. Like all Crate products, your BX-15 is designed by musicians, and built using only the best components. Extensive testing insures you that this amplifier is the absolute best it can be. In order to get the most out of your new bass amp, we urge you to check out the informa- tion in this manual before you begin playing. And thank you for choosing

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3 BX-15 Bass Amplifier VOLUME LOW LO MID HI MID HIGH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 MASTER ENGLISH FRONT PANEL -“ MASTER SECTION 1: INPUT: Use this 1/4 jack to connect your bass guitar to the amplifier by means of a shielded instrument cable. 2: VOLUME:Use this control to adjust the output level of the amplifier. 3: LOW:Use this control to adjust the bass response of the amplifier. Rotating the control counterclockwise reduces the low frequency output. Rotating the control clockwise increas- es the low frequency output. It may be necessary to reduce the Low frequen- cy output at higher volume levels. 4: LOW MID: Use this control to adjust the thickness: or fatness of the amplifier. Rotating the control counter- clockwise reduces the lower midrange frequency output. Rotating the control clockwise increases the lower midrange frequency output. 5: HIGH MID: Use this control to adjust the clarity and definition of the string attack. Rotating the control counter- clockwise reduces the upper midrange frequency output. Rotating the control clockwise increases the upper midrange frequency output. 6: HIGH: Use this control to adjust the high frequency response of the ampli- fier. Rotating the control counterclock- wise reduces the high frequency out- put. Rotating the control clockwise increases the high frequency output.7: EXTERNAL SPEAKER:Use this jack to connect the amplifier to an external speaker. The internal speaker is disconnected when this jack is used. The impedance of the external speak- er must be 4 ohms or greater. WARNING: Do not attempt to use head- phones in the Speaker jack! Permanent hearing damage could result! 8: HEADPHONES:Use this jack to connect headphones to the amplifier. The internal speaker is disconnected when this jack is used. A line level sig- nal can also be obtained from this jack for recording, etc. CAUTION: To avoid possible damage to your hearing, so not use headphones for extended periods of time at extremely loud levels. 9: ON LED:This LED illuminates when the amplifier is turned on. 10: POWER:Use this switch to turn the amplifier on (top of the switch depressed) and off (bottom of the switch depressed). 11: POWER CORD (rear panel, not shown):The grounded power cord should only be plugged into a ground- ed power outlet that meets all applica- ble electrical codes and is compatible with the voltage, power, and frequency requiremnts stated on the rear panel. Do not attempt to defeat the safety ground connection.