Charge Strength Display
Disconnect power from the charger.
To check the battery charge while in any Bank:
1. If the MCK isn’t already pulled out, pull it out and turn it to the
C
LED.
2. Press on the MCK’s Display Matrix for more than 2 seconds. The Display Matrix shows the
battery level:
1 or 2
red
bars = low charge
2
red
bars plus 1 or 2 yellow bars = medium charge. Charging is not essential, but will
improve performance because all six Powerheads will be activated only if the charge is
50% or above. With charges below 50%, the Powerheads will take longer to tune
because all six can't be active at once.
2
red
bars, 2 yellow bars, one or 2
green
bars = high charge (recommended for best
performance)
Low Battery Warning Indicator
The MCK Pickup symbol (next to the Guitar symbol):
Shines
orange
when the battery has about 30 minutes of charge left
Turns
red
when the charge level is too low for Dark Fire to operate properly. In this state Dark
Fire switches off the Piezo out and onboard EQ, and Powertune switches into hibernation
mode. If the red charge level symbol appears, begin charging Dark Fire immediately.
If you turn on Dark Fire and the Display Matrix shows nothing but yellow dots (or if this appears
during the course of playing), then the battery is fully discharged. At this point you must recharge the
battery. If Dark Fire was charged when you put it away but the yellow dots appear the next time go to
play it, then it was not shut down properly—please read the following section carefully.
System Shutdown
Proper shutdown prevents draining the battery pack. The shutdown procedure depends on the
current status.
MCK pulled out:
Turn it to any position other than the
Peg
symbol LED, then push the MCK
all the way in.
Chameleon Mode active:
Exit by pressing briefly on the Display Matrix, then push the MCK
all the way in.
MCK pushed down, and any symbol lit:
Pull out the MCK. Turn it to any position other than
the
Peg
symbol LED, then push the MCK all the way in.
MCK pushed down, and no symbol lit:
Dark Fire is already shut down.
Gibson Dark Fire 4.0 manual, page 20
