8: Trouble-Shooting; Trouble-Shooting Index - Alesis 2 Reference Manual

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Trouble-Shooting Index

If you are experience problems while operating the QuadraVerb 2, please use the
following table to locate possible causes and solutions before contacting Alesis
customer service for assistance.
Symptom
The display does not light
when the ON/OFF switch is
turned on.
Display is blank.
No audio is heard.
Effect output level is low on
a single Program.
Clicks are heard in the
audio using digital I/O.
Distortion (red LEDs flash
before meter is full).
Unit does not respond to
front panel controls.
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Cause
No power.
Display contrast is set
either too high or low.
The digital input is
selected.
Bypass is on with no direct
routings set.
Bypass is on with Global
Direct Signal Mute On.
Bypass is on, with Direct
Level From Input set to
NONE.
Program being edited has
no input or output
routings.
Master Effects Level is
below 100%.
Digital clock conflict.
ADAT clock set
improperly.
Internal DSP is clipping.
Unknown software
conflict, cosmic rays, or
static electricity.
Trouble-Shooting
Solution
Check that the power
cable is plugged in
properly.
Adjust the display
contrast. Press
[GLOBAL], turn
[VALUE/ENTER].
Press [GLOBAL], press
[PAGE >] four times, then
turn [VALUE/ENTER]
knob counterclockwise.
Select another program
with routings.
Go to GLOBAL page 9
and set it to OFF.
Go to MIX and set Direct
Level to 100% .
Go to ROUTING page 3
(Delete Route) and check
the existence of routings
for each block and the L/R
OUT by rotating the
[VALUE] control to see all
inputs to that block.
Press MIX and raise the
level.
Provide a master 48 kHz
clock or repatch the
system. Set the receiving
unit's clock to external.
Hold SET LOCATE and
press DIGITAL IN until the
display says "DIG".
Lower the LEVEL of any
rate feeding a block that is
overloading.
Disconnect MIDI input.
Power down and power
up. If this doesn't work, try
reinitialization, then total
reset (see later in this
chapter).
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