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Appendix B - Troubleshooting
ADAT LX20 Reference Manual 77
TROUBLESHOOTING INDEX
If you experience problems while operating the LX20, please use the following
table to locate possible causes and solutions before contacting Alesis customer
service for assistance.
Symptom Cause Solution
The display does not light
when the POWER switch
is turned on.
No power. Check that the power cable is
plugged in properly.
FORMAT indicator
flashes.
Tape is not formatted.
Format the tape, or reinsert.
The record-enabled tracks’
meters do not indicate
Cables are not connected
properly or are shorted.
Check your audio cables.
input levels. DIGITAL INPUT is
selected.
Press ANALOG INPUT.
Can’t change the sample
rate/clock source.
If slave in a multiple
ADAT system, EXT clock
is selected
automatically.
Set the sample rate/clock
source on the master LX20.
Pressing AUTO REC
displays “invALid”.
Locate Point 3’s position
is before Locate Point 2.
Set Locate Point 3 past Locate
Point 2.
AUTO RETURN indicator
flashes.
Locate Point 4’s position
is before Locate Point 1.
Set Locate Point 4 past Locate
Point 1.
When used as a slave in a
multiple ADAT system,
doesn’t follow the master.
No ADAT master is
detected.
Check sync cables. Power down
the Master only, then restart.
TIME counter does not
show tape position.
Edit mode is turned on. Press EDIT VALUE to turn Edit
mode off.
Interpolation indicator
( ) lights/flashes.
One or more errors have
been detected/corrected
Clean the tape heads.
Make a backup copy of your
tape.
48K or 44.1K indicator
flashes.
Tape was formatted at
different sample rate
than currently selected.
If desired, press CLOCK
SELECT to use original sample
rate.
Error Message in display Several possible See Appendix C: Error Codes

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BrandAlesis
ModelADAT-LX20
CategoryRecording Equipment
LanguageEnglish

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