Crate Amplifiers BV-60 Musical Instrument Amplifier User Manual
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1. www crateamps com P N 47 584 02 09 962. up the amount of reverb increases 15 PRESENCE Increase the level of upper harmonics with this control The presence con trol allows a boost of up to 5dB at 10kHz 16 STANDBY This switch activates the ampli fier and should always be turned on last The switch lights up when the high voltage power is passing through to the tubes NOTE When you first power up this amplifi er leave the Standby switch OFF for at least 20 seconds This gives the power tubes a chance to prepare themselves for action 17 POWER This switch applies AC voltage to the amplifier and should always be turned on first The switch lights up when the AC power is on CAUTION A DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE VIS NE PAS OUVRIR The Rear Panel 18 FUSE This fuse protects the amplifier against damages caused by overload condi tions in the unit If the fuse blows replace it only with the same size and type as indicated on the rear panel If the fuse blows continually the line voltage may be incorrect or the amp may need Servicing 19 AC LINE IN Firmly plug the female end of the supplied power cord into this socket push ing it in until it is fully seated Plug the male end of the cord into a properly grounded AC outlet of the correct voltage DO NOT DEFEAT THE GROUND PIN OF THE AC PLUG Use only the supplied power cord If the amplifier is to be used outside of the United States see your authorized Crate dealer for infor
3. BRIGHT REVERB LEVEL BALANCED OUT eT BV 60 6212 AU Tube Dro euional Series Guitar Ampliliers Technical Specifications Output Power Rating 60 watts RMS nominal 5 THD Input Impedance 1M ohm Ch 1 Ch 2 System Gain 74dB 87dB Tone Controls Low 16dB range 100Hz Low 8dB range 100Hz Mid 23dB range 300Hz Mid 7dB range 700Hz High 25dB range 10kHz High 10dB range 10kHz Bright 5dB boost 5kHz Boost 13dB boost 1kHz Presence Control 5dB boost 10kHz Effects Send Return Level 0 7V RMS nominal Balanced Out Level 0 4V RMS nominal unloaded Tube Complement 12AX7 4 12AU7 1 6L6 GT 5881 2 Internal Speaker s BV 60 BV 6212 Size and Type 12 Crate 60 watt 1 12 Crate 30 watt 2 Magnet 38 OZ 30 OZ Voice Coil 1 3 4 1 3 4 Impedance 8 ohm 16 ohm Power Requirements 115V 60Hz 105W 3A Slo Blo Fuse Size and Weight BV 60 BV 6212 19 H x 20 W x 10 1 2 D 19 H x 28 W x 10 1 2 D 48 Ibs 60 Ibs Crate continually develops new products as well as improves existing ones For this reason the specifications and information in this manual are subject to change without notice The BV 60 and BV 6212 are covered with high quality durable Tolex To keep them looking their best avoid abrasive cleansers Wipe the cabinets clean using a slightly dampened soft cloth Do not spray cleaners directly into the amplifier Never use brass cleaners on the hardware since they could damage their protective coatings
4. MASTER REVERE PRESENCE BLUESY CHANNEL BOOST VOLUME LOW MID HIGH MASTER REVERE PRESENCE CHANNEL BOOST VOLUME LOW MID HIGH MASTER REVERB PRESENCE CHANNE VOLUME MID HIGH MASTER REVERB PRESENCE Su TE BV 60 6212 AU Tube Proferrional Series Guitar Anplifiens A Word About Tubes Vacuum tubes can only last so long Allowing your amp to cool down before moving it will help prolong the life of the tubes Even so after about a year or sooner if you re on tour or jammin more frequently than most you may notice the output of your amp just isn t as alive as it used to be If the sound from your amplifier starts to grow weak lacks punch fades up and down loses highs and lows gets funny clanking sounds etc it s very likely that the power tubes are worn out and need replacing Since power tubes work together in an amplifier it is important that they all be replaced at the same time with a matched set of tubes If you re looking to change the sound of your amp you can replace the stock 6L6 power tubes with EL34 s 6L6 tubes tend to give you more of the American sound with lots of solid power even up to their full output with a lot of dynamic headroom EL34 tubes tend to give you that English British sound they distort sooner and provide a more controllable and less penetrating distortion effect when overdriven Either way your BV 60 6212 has been engineered to facilitate power tube replacement with automatic biasing
5. to suit your particular needs The Line Out signal is tapped directly from the speaker outputs then attenuated and frequency compen sated to replicate the sound of a miked speaker cabinet Two pairs of speaker output jacks provide easy and automatic impedance matching with a wide variety of cabinet configurations The BV 60 and BV 6212 boast a solid 60 watts of musical output power Amer Here s a quick overview of the BV 60 6212 s features and controls Additional information can be found on the pages indicated e Patented Channel Switching Circuitry Achieves maximum use of each preamp tube so unique its patented e Boost Control Like adding a third channel to your amp This push button switch gives a big boost to the midrange frequencies and the overall gain of the overdrive channel footswitchable page 4 Adjustable Presence Control Fully adjustable upper harmonics level for changing the presence of both channels page 4 Auto Biasing Circuitry Want to change your sound Change your tubes Internal circuitry allows the use of either 6L6 or EL34 power tubes with no bias adjusting page 7 DC Filament Supply The first preamp tube has a DC filament supply for reduced hum e Effects Loop For noiseless patching of external effects or use as a preamp out power amp in con nection page 5 e Balanced Out Jack Taken directly from the speaker output signal this electronically balanced and frequency compensated
6. when changing tube types IF YOU DON T CONSIDER YOURSELF ADEPT WITH A SCREWDRIVER REFER POWER TUBE REPLACEMENT TO A QUALIFIED SER VICE CENTER Otherwise unplug your amp allow it to cool for at least thirty minutes and proceed as follows e Turn the amp so you re looking at its rear panel e Unscrew and remove the wooden rear cover e Remove the power tubes one at a time by slightly spreading the wire tube clamps with one hand and gently pulling the tube out of the socket with the other hand e When inserting new power tubes carefully align the tab in the tube s plastic base with the slot in the socket and press the tube gently but firmly into place e Replace the rear cover piece and tighten the screws Avoid over tightening e Power up the amplifier and let it sit for at least twenty minutes before playing If the amp starts to squeal gets noisy loses gain or starts to hum the preamp tubes may be bad Since removal of the tubes may expose extremely hazardous voltage levels always refer replacement of the preamp tubes to a qualified service center Insist upon using only the highest quality low microphonic tubes System Block Diagram FOOTSWITCHES A PATENTED 3OX CH 1 LED STANDBY POWER 306 CH 2 LED i POWER SUPPLY BOOST EFFECTS LOOP ae SPEAKER INPUT gt m J OUTS TVB t rU 1 REVERB STAGE STAGE VOLUME LOW MID HIGH STAGE STAGE STAGE LOW MID HIGH MASTER gt BIBL 2 PRESENCE TH
7. MMENDED IF UNIT IS OPERATED AT HIGH VOLUME THE CHART BELOW SHOWS THE U S GOVERNMENT S OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINIS TRATION OSHA REGULATIONS WHICH WERE IN EFFECT AT THE TIME OF THIS PUBLICATION FOR PERMISSIBLE NOISE EXPOSURE PER 29CFR1910 95 TABLE G 16 SOUND LEVEL DBA DURATION PER DAY SOUND LEVEL DBA DURATION PER DAY SLOW RESPONSE IN HOURS SLOW RESPONSE IN HOURS 8 1 11 2 6 1 4 1 2 1 4 or less EXPLANATION OF DANGEROUS VOLTAGE IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE USER TO REFER TO THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL DANGER HAUTE TENSION REFERREZ VOUS AU MANUAL D UTILISATION GRAPHICAL SYMBOLS GEFAHLICHE SPANNUNG UNBEDINGT IN DER BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG NACHSCHLAGEN ATE BV 60 6212 All Tube Professional Series Guitar Amplifiers ptroduction The BV 60 6212 are all tube feature packed professional stage performers amplifiers Rugged con struction reliable American craftsmanship and two powerful channels of pure tube power are some of the trademarks of these new and impressive pieces of musician s equipment Both amplifiers feature two dis tinctly different 12AX7 tube driven channels one with classic tube rhythm sounds and one offering you some of the finest lead and overdrive sounds of any stock amplifier Each channel features an all tube preamp section with separate reverb level controls and three bands of equalization for total tone control The master Presence control lets you custom tailor the sound of your gui tar
8. Owner s Manual for the PACAN MADE W THE U SA yll TE BV 60 6212 AU Tube Drofeuional Series Guitar Amplifiers Co oml Your love of performing and driving ambition to be the best have brought you to a turning point in your musical career the incredible BV 60 or BV 6212 Professional Series guitar amplifier An all tube powerhouse of an ampli fier designed to take you to the top and keep you there We know something about you we know you were never impressed with those toys that some of your friends called amplifiers We know you were holding out until someone offered you an American made affordable piece of professional equipment you could really sink your teeth into A serious amplifier designed for a serious musi cian an amp with the sounds you ve always looked for the power you ve always dreamed about and the reliabil ity you know you ll need And all with a name you Know you can trust CRATE Like all Crate products your BV 60 6212 is made with pride in America 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 information contained in this manual before you begin playing And thank you for choosing Introduction Features The Front Panel The Rear Panel Some Suggested Settings A Word About Tubes Adjust
9. alanced output signal from the power amp for patching into a mixing board recording console or external amplifier The sig nal is electronically compensated to simulate the sound of a miked cabinet p AN T BV 60 NZ NZ SEND RETURN SERIAL Lol ENCLOSURE ENCLOSURE EFFECTS BAL SPEAKER CONNECTIONS LOOP 60 WATTS RMS 115VAC 60Hz 360 WATTS MAX CRATE TWO 16 OHM ENCLOSURES IIT ENCLOSURES NG OUT 25 SPEAKER JACKS Use these unbalanced 1 4 jacks to connect the amplifier to your speaker cabinet s as shown below NOTE You may use any configuration of impedances shown at the speaker output jacks Impedance matching is automatic simply connect the cabinet s to the jack s labeled with the corresponding imped ance s of CABS JACK JACK amp IMPED S LOCATION S LABEL S 1 4 ohms 3 4 OHM 1 8 ohms 1 8 OHM 2 8 ohms 3 4 2 8 OHM 2 16 ohms 1 2 2 16 OHM Jacks numbered here for purpose of illustration only To avoid damaging the amplifier and the speaker cabinets don t use two 4 ohm cabi nets or one 8 ohm and one 4 ohm cabinet at the same time Do not connect a single 16 ohm cabinet to the speaker output jacks A SPEAKER LOAD MUST BE CONNECTED TO THE AMPLIFIER TO AVOID DAMAGING THE UNIT CRETE BV 60 6212 AU Tulbe Professional Series Guitar Amplifiers Some Suggested Settings SPARKLING CLEAN CHANNE OOST VOLUME LOW MID HIGH
10. ing the Hum Balance System Block Diagram Technical Specifications CAUTION ATTENTION VORSICHT DO NOT OPEN NE PAS OUVRIR NICHT OFFENEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK ATTENTION POUR REDUIRE D ELECTROCUTION NE PAS VORSICHT ZUR MINIMIERUNG ELEKTRISCHER SCHLAGGEFAHR NICHT DO NOT REMOVE COVER ENLEVER LE COUVERCLE AUCUNE PIECE INTERNE N EST REPRABLE DEN DECKEL ABENHMEN INTERNE TEILE KONNEN NICHT VOM NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE PAR L UTILISATEUR POUR TOUTE REPARATION S ADRESSER A UN BENUTZER GEWARTET WERDEN DIE WARTUNG IS QUALIFIZIERTEM REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL TECHNICIEN QUALIFIE WARTUNGSPERSONAL ZU UBERLASSEN THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND ENGINEERED TO PROVIDE SAFE AND RELIABLE OPERATION INORDER TO PROLONG THE LIFE OF THE UNIT AND PREVENT ACCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR INJURY PLEASE FOLLOW THESE PRECAUTIONARY GUIDELINES CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CHASSIS DO NOT DEFEAT OR REMOVE THE GROUND PIN OF THE POWER CORD CONNECT ONLY TO A PROPERLY GROUNDED AC POWER OUTLET WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPMENT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE CAUTION NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL CAUTION THIS UNIT IS 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 PROTECTION RECO
11. itch in When a footswitch is used for channel switching this switch is dis abled HIGH MASTER IID N R R anne 2 8 GAIN Adjust the overdrive distortion level with this control With the control towards 0 to the left the signal is relatively clean As you bring the control towards 5 center position the distortion increases along with the overall output level Keep turning the control towards 10 and you ll increase the distortion even more 9 BOOST Add a third channel sort of by pressing this push button switch in The boost switch adds 13dB at 1kHz 10 LOW Adjust the bottom end response with this control The low control covers a range of 8dB at 100Hz 11 MID Adjust the midrange response with this control The mid control covers a range of 7dB at 700HZz 12 HIGH Adjust the high end response with this control The high control covers a range of 10dB at 10kHz 13 MASTER Set the output signal level of channel 2 with this control At the 0 position full left very little or no signal will be heard as you bring the control up towards center the out put level of channel 2 increases Use this control along with your guitar s volume and the Gain control 8 to produce a wide variety of sounds REVERB PRESENCE k 14 REVERB Adjust the amount of reverbera tion with this control at the 0 position the sig nal is dry no reverb As you bring the control
12. mation about alternate line cords and power converters if needed 20 CHANNEL SELECT FOOTSWITCH JACK Connect a stereo 1 4 plug tip ring sleeve here from either a two or three button footswitch such as the Crate CFP 2 or CFP 3 for control of channel switching The tip of the jack is for the channel switching the ring is for boost con trol When a footswitch is connected here the front panel channel select and boost switches are disabled MADE IN THE osa TINI BY SLM ELECTRONICS 1400 FERGUSON AVE ST LOUIS MO 63133 U S PATENT 5 012 199 21 REVERB FOOTSWITCH JACK Connect a mono 1 4 plug tip sleeve here from either a one or three button footswitch for reverb on off control 22 EFFECTS LOOP SEND Connection to an external effects device is made via this jack Connect a shielded instrument patch cord from the send jack to the input jack of the effect The send jack also doubles as a preamp out jack to feed a post eq signal to a mixing board recording console or external amplifier 23 EFFECTS LOOP RETURN Connection from an external effects device is made via this jack Connect a shielded instrument patch cord from the output jack of the effect to the return jack The return jack also doubles as a power amp in jack to feed a line level signal directly into the BV 60 62 s internal power amp This is useful when slaving two amplifiers together 24 BALANCED OUT JACK This XLR connec tor supplies a b
13. output lets you patch into house sound boards recording consoles etc with ultimate sonic fidelity page 5 e Footswitch Jacks Two separate jacks one for channel selection and boost control and one for reverb on off control allow use of a two or three button footswitch for total control page 5 e Speaker Jacks Impedance matched speaker connectors for up to four different cabinet configura tions page 5 e High Cosmetic Appeal and Stage Presence The unique cosmetics of the BV 60 6212 serve as a tribute to your good taste in musical equipment e Musician Made in the U S A The Front Panel 1 INPUT Connect your guitar or wireless receiver into this standard 1 4 jack using a shielded instrument cable Channel 1 2 VOLUME Set the output volume level of channel 1 with this control 3 LOW Adjust the bottom end response with this control The low control covers a range of 16dB at 100Hz 4 MID Adjust the midrange response with this control The mid control covers a range of 23dB at 300HZz 5 BRIGHT Add a biting edge to your sound by pressing this push button switch in The bright switch adds 5dB at 5kHz 6 HIGH Adjust the high end response with this control The high control covers a range of 25dB at 10kHz 7 CHANNEL Switch between channels with this push button switch The adjacent amber LED glows when channel 1 is selected switch out the red LED glows when channel 2 is selected sw
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