TROUBLESHOOTING
T1 The Beatkeeper™ doesn't come on automatically when I turn on
the power to my rack.
We chose to use an electronic momentary switch for the Beatkeeper™'s power
switch. This choice was made because this type of switch is more durable than the
old fashioned push-and-retain switches. As a result, the Beatkeeper™ does not
remember if it was on or off when the power was “cut”. The Beatkeeper™ defaults
to off when initially plugged into a live outlet.
T2 The Power LED does not come on when I press the power button.
Make sure that the 9V 500mA power adapter supplied with your unit is plugged into
the correct AC receptacle (110V or 220V), and that the plug is plugged into the rear
of the Beatkeeper™ in the jack labeled “9V 500mA”. If your rack has a main power
switch controlling the power receptacle, make sure this is turned on and the main
cord is plugged into a working outlet. Also, if you are using a mobile setup, make
sure that the power supply has not become loose due to transporting. Once
everything is plugged in, hold the power button on your unit down for at least a
quarter second to turn the power on.
T3 The BPM goes way off when using the search button on my high
tech CD mixer.
Some high tech CD mixers have a cueing feature which allows you to cue precisely
to an exact spot in the music so you can slam mix. The only problem is that this
mode repeats the first beat of the music at a rate which is unrelated to the actual
BPM of the music. As a result, the BPM goes off track. The best way to avoid this is
to restart the music after a search, make sure the Beatkeeper™ is resynced to the
music and then press the Cue button on the CD player. The Beatkeeper™ will
remember the BPM and track the music once it starts.
T4 The Beatkeeper™ doesn't resync to the downbeat of the music
when the music restarts.
Either the downbeat isn't strong enough to be detected, or the music was started
well before a strong downbeat. You can easily resync to the downbeat by tapping
the Beat Assist button once with the beat. Alternatively you can cue the music to a
strong downbeat so that the Beatkeeper™ starts on this downbeat.
T5 Either the BPM display is blank, or it is noticeably off.
This is common at the beginnings of songs where the beat is not well defined. To
sync simply tap the Beat Assist button two or more consecutive times on the
downbeat. The Sync Lock LED turns on automatically, indicating that the
Beatkeeper™ is now tracking the beat of the music.
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