Specifications

5 Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting Index
If you experience problems while operating your Phlngr, 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 Phlngr is
con nected to.
Inp ut Trim knob is tu rned
down
Adjust th e knob to th e
pro per level.
Inp ut cab les are conn ected
to a ModLink slave
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
[TAP T EMPO] button is
not working
Not in Tem
p
o S
y
nc mod e Select Tempo Sync mod e
using [MO DULATIO N]
switch.
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
every 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
Phlngr’s back p anel.
Distorted sound
RATE set at a hig h speed,
to a poin t where it sounds
like ring modulation
Turn down the RATE
kno b (below about “ 3
o’clock”)
Distortio n when you leave
TEM PO SYN C mode
[RATE] knob is set high
to get 4x the T ap Tem po
rat e; when you go back to
a n ormal mode, the RATE
jum ps up high and sounds
like dist ortion
Red uce th e [RATE]
set ting
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 Phlngr
and its audio cables are
kep t away fro m power
cab les an d wall warts.
Don ’t wrap cable in t ight
bun dles.
Bad cables Rep lace t he cab les