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Re: [gsp-2101] Stability issues

2008-07-29 by Graham Pearson

Hello Nestor:
Nobody can be sure exactly what is wrong with your unit. So try some easy and inexpensive fixes first:
A. Perform a factory reset.
  1. Power off your 2101
  2. Press and hold function (access) key [1] while powering on your 2101
  3. Wait until the asterisk * appears in the top-left corner of the display
  4. Release function key [1]
  5. Press the Program Up button to complete the Factory Reset
B. Replace the battery (button cell) with a new CR2032 or equivalent.
C. Clean the DATA wheel contacts, using an aerosol electrical contact cleaner. Squirt the aerosol into any holes in the DATA wheel and then rotate the wheel randomly until the spray has evaporated.
If none of these steps rectifies the problem, I suggest you return your GSP-2101 to a repair center or to DigiTech in Sandy, Utah. DigiTech has always been very reasonable about repairing their discontinued products.
I hope this helps. Please let us know how you get your unit up and running again.
Graham
----- Original Message -----
From: Nestor
Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2008 5:12 AM
Subject: [gsp-2101] Stability issues

Hello group,
this is my first post since I joined the community. First of all, I
must excuse about my English because is not my mother language (I'm
from Spain).

I purchased a second hand GSP-2101 some months ago from guy in a local
guitar gear forum. I received the unit without the top cover, with no
tubes and the tube retainers where missing. Except that, the unit is
functional, but it "locks" randomly when changing presets using the
wheel, entering / exiting the tuner, sending midi controls or storing
changes to memory. These locks only affect to the control chip, the
unit doesn't react at any button (except power, of course) but the
preamp and the algorithm keep working. Sometimes, after the hang up
the unit will not power up correctly, showing strange characters in
the screen after boot up, but turning off and waiting some minutes
makes rid of this problem.

Any clue of what makes this strange behaviour?

Regards,
Nestor.

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