Crate FW15 - Manual (Page 3)

FlexWave15 Guitar Amplifier
1. INPUT: Use this jack to connect your
guitar to the amplifier by means of a shield-
ed instrument cable.
OVERDRIVE CHANNEL: A high gain channel
giving you sounds from a slight edge to
serious overdrive.
2. GAIN: Use this control to adjust the
amount of distortion for the Overdrive chan-
nel.
3. LEVEL: Use this control to adjust the
output level of the Overdrive channel.
4. OVERDRIVE/CLEAN: Use this switch
to select the Overdrive or Clean channel.
With the switch in the out position, the
Clean channel is selected. When the switch
is depressed, the Overdrive channel is
selected.
CLEAN CHANNEL: A normal gain channel
designed to give you crystal clear sounds to
medium distortion.
5. VOL: Use this control to adjust the out-
put level of the Clean channel.
6. LOW: This adjusts the bass frequencies.
Use this control to get the best sounding
bass response for your instrument.
7. MID: This adjusts the midrange fre-
quencies. Use this control to get the best
projection and midrange tones for your
instrument.
8. HIGH: This adjusts the treble frequen-
cies. Use this control to attain a bright and
lively sound for your instrument.
9. CD INPUT: Use this 1/8" stereo mini
jack to connect the output from a CD play-
er, MP3 player, laptop, etc., to the amplifier.
The signal at this jack is summed into a
mono signal, which is sent to the internal power amp circuit. Use the output level
control from the signal source to adjust the
signal for the proper mix with your guitar.
Note: Depending on your CD player or other
signal source device, you may need to use an
adapter (i.e., two phono jacks to 1/8" stereo
plug), available at most electronic outlets.
10. HEADPHONES: Use this 1/8" stereo
jack to connect headphones to the amplifier.
The internal speaker is disconnected when
headphones are used.
Note: Depending on your headphones, you
may need to use a stereo 1/8" plug to 1/4"
jack headphone adapter, available at most
electronic outlets.
CAUTION: To avoid possible damage to your
hearing, do not use headphones for extend-
ed periods of time at extremely loud levels.
11. 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
speaker must be 4 ohms or greater.
WARNING: Do not attempt to use head-
phones in the Speaker jack! Permanent
hearing damage could result!
12. POWER: Use this switch to turn the ampli-
fier on (top of the switch depressed) and off
(bottom of the switch depressed). The switch
illuminates when the amplifier is turned on.
13. POWER CORD (rear panel, not
shown): The grounded power cord should
only be plugged into a grounded power out-
let that meets all applicable electrical codes
and is compatible with the voltage, power,
and frequency requirements stated on the
rear panel. Do not attempt to defeat the
safety ground connection.
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LEVEL GAIN HIGH MID LOW VOLUME POWER INPUT CD
INPUT
OVERDRIVE
CLEAN
OVERDRIVE CLEAN
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The Front Panel: