Crate Kx-15 User manual

KX-15 KEYBOARD

AMPLIFIER

OWNER’S MANUAL

MANUAL DEL PROPIETARIO

Mode d’Emploi

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KX-15

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VOLUMEINPUT

KX-15 Keyboard Amplifier

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 SYMBÔLES GRAPHIQUES:

"DANGEROUS VOLTAGE"

“VOLTAJE PELIGROSO”

"DANGER HAUTE TENSION"

PRECAUCION

RIESGO 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.

ATTENTION

RISQUE 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

System Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .back cover

Congratulations!

You are now the proud owner of the Crate KX-15 keyboard amplifier. This compact pow-

erhouse offers warm clean tones and great, easy-to-use equalization. Each of the two input

jacks has its own volume control so you can mix your keyboard with another instrument, a tape

deck or a Hi-Z vocal mic. The Headphone jack allows for private practicing and the external

speaker jack allows you to connect the amp to another speaker cabinet.

Like all Crate products, your KX-15 is designed by musicians, and built using only the best

components. Extensive testing at the hands (and ears) of skilled technicians and musicians

insures you that this amplifier is the absolute best it can be.

In order to get the most out of your new amplifier, we strongly urge you to go over the infor-

mation contained in this manual before you begin playing.

And thank you for choosing

KX-15 Keyboard Amplifier

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VOLUMEINPUT

ENGLISH

FRONT PANEL:

1: INPUT 1: Use this 1/4” jack to connect

your keyboard or other line level signal to

the amplifier by means of a shielded instru-

ment cable. The level at this jack is con-

trolled by the Volume 1 knob (#3).

2: INPUT 2: Use this 1/4” jack to connect

your keyboard or other line level signal to

the amplifier by means of a shielded instru-

ment cable. The level at this jack is con-

trolled by the Volume 2 knob (#4).

3: VOLUME 1: Use this control to adjust

the level of the signal connected to the

Input 1 jack (#1).

4: VOLUME 2: Use this control to adjust

the level of the signal connected to the

Input 2 jack (#2).

5: 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 increases the low frequency out-

put. It may be necessary to reduce the Low

frequency output at higher volume levels.

6: LOW MID: Use this control to adjust the

“thickness: or “fatness” of the amplifier.

Rotating the control counterclockwise

reduces the lower midrange frequency out-

put. Rotating the control clockwise increas-

es the lower midrange frequency output.

7: HIGH MID: Use this control to adjust the

clarity and definition of the amplifier.

Rotating the control counterclockwise

reduces the upper midrange frequency out-

put. Rotating the control clockwise increas-

es the upper midrange frequency output.

8: HIGH: Use this control to adjust the high

frequency response of the amplifier.

Rotating the control counterclockwise

reduces the high frequency output.

Rotating the control clockwise increases

the high frequency output.

9: EXTERNAL SPEAKER: Use this jack to

connect the amplifier to an external speak-

er. 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!

10: HEADPHONES: Use this jack to con-

nect headphones to the amplifier. The

internal speaker is disconnected when this

jack is used. A line level signal 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.

11: ON LED: This LED illuminates when

the amplifier is turned on.

12: POWER: Use this switch to turn the

amplifier on (top of the switch depressed)

and off (bottom of the switch depressed).

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 requiremnts stated on the

rear panel. Do not attempt to defeat the

safety ground connection.

KX-15 Keyboard Amplifier ESPAÑOL

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SECCION DE ENTRADA:

1: ENTRADA 1 acepta una clavija para

teléfono estándar de 1/4” y se controla

por medio de la perilla para Volumen 1

(#3).

2: ENTRADA 2 acepta una clavija para

teléfono estándar de 1/4” y se controla

por medio de la perilla para Volumen 2

(#4).

3: VOLUMEN 1 establece el nivel del vol-

umen a la salida de la Entrada 1.

Conforme usted aumente el volumen,

retroceda el control de Bajos (#5).

4: VOLUMEN 2 establece el nivel del vol-

umen a la salida de la Entrada 2.

Conforme usted aumente el volumen,

retroceda el control de Bajos (#5).

SECCION DE ECUALIZACION:

5: BAJOS ajuste el nivel de la salida de

frecuencias bajas. Debido a la cantidad

masiva de partes bajas disponibles,

usted tal vez quiera retroceder los bajos

a volúmenes altos.

6: MEDIANOS BAJOS tiende a impartirle

una característica más “gruesa” ó

“llena” al sonido..

7: MEDIANOS ALTOS determina el que

su sonido resulte “áspero y penetrante”

ó “distante y amortiguado”.

8: AGUDOS controla el rango superior de

frecuencias y añade brillantez (al

sonido).

9: BOCINA EXTERNA es para conectar el

KX-15 a una bocina externa.

10: AUDIFONOS se permite sesiones de

práctica en privado. La bocina interna

queda desconectada cuando se estén

usando los audífonos.

11: DIODO (LED) DE PRENDIDO brillará

la palabra “ON” cuando usted encienda

el KX-15.

12: ENERGIA es para prender y apagarlo

el amplificador.

PANEL POSTERIOR

13: CABLE DE ENERGIA: Este cordón de

potencia, con tres conductores, para

servicio pesado, y conectado a tierra,

se debe conectar SOLO a un recep-

táculo de CA de 120 volts, 60 ciclos,

que esté seguramente cableado y

conectado a tierra. (Si su KX-15 fué

adquirido fuera de los Estados Unidos,

vea el panel posterior de la unidad

para conocer su potencia de diseño y

siga las pautas arriba señaladas.) ¡NO

INTENTE pasar por alto la conexión a

tierra de este cable!

¡ADVERTENCIA!: ¡No use los audífonos en el

enchufe hembra de altavoz alargador! El resultado

ouede ser daño permanente al oído.

KX-15 Keyboard Amplifier FRANCAIS

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VOLUMEINPUT

SECTION DU SIGNAL D’ENTREE:

1: PRISE POUR INSTRUMENT 1 accepte

une fiche de 1/4” (6,35mm) et est gou-

verné par le Volume 1 buton de réglage.

2: PRISE POUR INSTRUMENT 2 accepte

une fiche de 1/4” (6,35mm) et est gou-

verné par le Volume 2 buton de réglage.

3: VOLUME 1 règle le niveau de son total

pour Entrée 1. (Réducire a hauts vol-

umes qui vous pouvez vouloir le niveau

de la bouton de réglage Basse, #5.)

4: VOLUME 2 règle le niveau de son total

pour Entrée 2. (Réducire a hauts vol-

umes qui vous pouvez vouloir le niveau

de la bouton de réglage Basse, #5.)

ÉGALUSATION ET SORTIE

5:BAS determine le niveau des sons

graves de l’amplificateur. (Réducire a

hauts volumes qui vous pouvez vouloir

le niveau de celui-ci bouton.)

6: BAS-MOYEN tend à adjouter une carac-

téristique plus «épais» ou plus «plat» au

son.

7: HAUT-MOYEN determine si le son est

«dur et perçant» ou «éloigné et doux.»

8: HAUT determine le niveau des hautes

fréquences et adjoute la clarté.

9:ENCEINTE SUPPLÉMENTAIRE est

pour connecter le KX-15 à un haut-par-

leur supplémentaire.

10: PRISE CASQUE pour avoir la prac-

tique privee, brancher une fiche de

casque d'écoute sur cette prise. Le

haut-parleur se déconnecte automa-

tiquement quand le casque est

branché.

11: VOYANT LUMINEUX «ON» est illu-

miné quand l’appareil marche.

12: COMMANDE MARCHE-ARRÊTE con-

trôle le pouvoir CA.

FACE DERRIERE

13: CORDON DE POUVOIR: Le KX-15 est

équipé avec un cordon de grande puis-

sance avec trois fils à la masse. Etre

cetain que ce cordon se branche cor-

rectement sur une prise de courant de

120 volt, 60 Hz CA sauvement à la

masse avant l’utilisation. (Si le KX-15 a

été acheté au dehors des Etats-Unis, voir

la face derrière pour le régime de puis-

sance de cet appareil). Pour votre pro-

tection, ne pas essayer à vaincre la con-

tact de terre du cordon.

AVERTISSEMENT! Ne pas utiliser un casque d’écoute

dans la prise pour un haut-parleur auxiliare. La surdité

peut résulter.

KX-15 Keyboard Amplifier

INPUT

1VOLUME

INPUT

2VOLUME

EXT.

SPEAKER

HEAD

PHONES

POWER

AMP

LO LO

MID HI

EQ LIMITER

SYSTEM BLOCK DIAGRAM:

KX-15 Keyboard Amplifier

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KX-15 Keyboard Amplifier

KX-15 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Maximum Input Signal Level Accepted 15 volts peak to peak

Input Impedance 35k ohms

Total System Gain 46dB @ 1kHz

Signal To Noise Ratio 72dB

Output Power Rating 12+ watts RMS @ 5% THD, 4 ohm load – 120 VAC line

Low Control 15dB Range @ 60Hz

Low Mid Control 18dB Range @ 630Hz

High Mid Control 19dB Range @ 2kHz

High Control 27dB Range @ 10kHz

Input Power Requirements 120 VAC, 60Hz, 30VA

100/110 VAC, 50/60Hz, 30VA

230 VAC, 50/60Hz, 30VA

Speaker Size and Rating Crate Custom Design 8”, 15 watts

Cabinet Size and Weight 13.25” H x 13.125” W x 9” D, 18.5 lbs.

P/N 47-446-03 • 05/02

Crate continually develops new products, as well as improves existing ones. For this reason, the

specifications and information in this Crate manual are subject to change without notice.

Crate continuamente desarrolla nuevos productos, así como también mejora los existentes. Por esta razón,

las especifaciones é información incluidos en este manual están sujetos a cambios sin previo aviso

Crate développe continuellement des nouvels produits, ainsi d'améliorer ceux qui existe. Pour cette raison

les spécifications et les informations dans ce manuel peuvent se changer sans préavis.

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The KX-15 is covered with a durable black Tolex material: wipe it clean with a lint-free cloth. Never spray

cleaning agents onto the cabinet. Avoid abrasive cleansers which would damage the finish.

El KX-15 esta cubierto con un material durable Tolex: limpielo con una toalla seca. Nunca rocie el gabinete con sustancias

limpiadoras. Evite usar materiales abrasivos con los cuales pueda danar el acabado.

Le KX-15 est couvert avec «Tolex» un revêtement noir et durable. Essuyez cette matière avec une toile propre et sans charpie. Ne

pulvérisez jamais les agents de nettoyage sur l'appareil. Evitez les nettoyeurs abrasifs qui peuvent endommager le «Tolex.»

Declaration Of Conformity

#27, Effective 01-01-2001

Manufacturer’s Name: SLM Electronics

Production Facility: 11880 Borman Drive, St. Louis, MO 63146, USA

Production Facility: 700 Hwy 202 W, Yellville, AR 72687, USA

Shipping Facility: 1400 Ferguson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63133, USA

Office Facility: 1400 Ferguson Ave., St. Louis, MO 63133, USA

Product Type: Audio Amplifier

Complies with Standards:

LVD: 92/31/EEC, 93/68/EEC, & 73/23/EWG

Safety: EN60065

EMC: EN55013, EN55020, EN55022, EN61000-3-2,

& EN61000-3-3

Supplementary information provided by:

SLM Electronics - R & D Engineering

1901 Congressional Drive, St Louis, MO 63146, USA

Tel.: 314-569-0141, Fax: 314-569-0175

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