Troubleshooting; Troubleshooting Index - Alesis ModFX Bitrman Reference Manual

5 Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Index

If you experience problems while operating your Bitrman, please
use the following table to locate possible causes and solutions
before contacting Alesis Product Support for assistance.
Symptoms
No audio output s.
Mod Linked units are n ot
working p roperly
Distorted sound
Noise rises during the
decay of each n ote.
Buz z or h um fro m
out puts
Cause
No input audio (SIGNAL
LED doesn 't flash).
Bad cables.
Destination is turned
down.
[IN PUT TRIM] kn ob is
turned down
Inp ut cab les are conn ected
to a linked unit
Power is no t conn ected
Power dropo ut to one of
the units in th e chain
Inp ut level too h igh
(SIGNAL LED on fro nt
pan el flashes red)
[DISTORT] or
[BITRNESS ] up
[CO MPRESS ] knob is set
hig h, add ing gain to a
noisy sig nal
Aud io cab les are crossing a
power cable or a power
adapter.
BIT RNESS is in BIT
RED UCER m ode
Bad cables
Solution
Test with a known good
inp ut.
Rep lace t he cab les.
Check the connections
and the level of th e mixer
or amp th at the Bit rman is
con nected to.
Adjust th e knob to th e
pro per level.
Con nect t he inp ut cab les
to the Master o f the link
chain
Go take a walk
Plug in a power supply to
each unit in a chain.
Turn down the so urce, or
the TRIM cont rol on th e
Bit rman's back pan el.
Turn them d own, if you
wan t a clean so und
Red uce th e noise coming
fro m the source, or lower
the [COMP RESS] cont rol
Make sure that t he
Bit rman and its audio
cab les are kept away fro m
power cables and wall
warts.
Don 't wrap cable in t ight
bun dles.
Turn down the
[BITRNESS ] knob , or
select a different mo de, or,
just enjo y it.
Rep lace t he cab les
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