Specifications

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