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RE: [chromapolaris] Unable to Disable Oscillator 1 Completely

2013-04-30 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: ktfiz
> 
> I have a Polaris which works well except for one problem I 
> hope is an easy fix.
> 
> The problem is that I can not completely turn off one oscillator.
> 
> I have no problem to disable oscillator #2 by selecting pulse 
> and setting the pulse width to minimum (0%). 
> 
> However when I do the same on oscillator #1, I can still hear 
> the pulse wave as it turns on and then off again at a very 
> slow rate. The pulse width slider works and affects the pulse 
> width however it is not shutting completely off at "0". 
> 
> I get the same effect if the pulse width is set to minimum 
> (0%) or maximum (100%) and on all six oscillators.
> 
> Is there an adjustment I need to make to the pulse width slider?

Could be a bad slider. If you have a meter, you could measure the voltage on
the wiper, and compare it to another slider. They're all static 0 to 5
voltages. You might also redo the ADC RANGE adjustment detailed in the
manual, just in case.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

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