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Appendix B: Troubleshooting
ADAT XT Reference Manual 75
APPENDIX B
TROUBLESHOOTING
TROUBLE-S HOOTING INDEX
If you are experience problems while operating the XT, 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 icon 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 XT.
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 icon
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 icon 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
RE-INITIALIZING
If your unit behaves erratically or “freezes”, the first step is to power down the unit.
and power it back up again. If this steps do not solve the problem, you must re-
initialize the software.
To re-initialize the XT, hold down both [RECORD] and [PLAY] while turning on the
[POWER] switch. This will reset all parameters to their default settings