The 8-Pin DIN Fretlight Jack
Your Fretlight guitar has what looks like a MIDI jack
mounted in the body. This is NOT a 5-pin MIDI jack.
This is an 8-pin DIN plug. The data and power trans-
mitted over this connection is proprietary to Optek
Music Systems, Inc. Please do not try to plug a MIDI
cable or MIDI plug into this jack or try to send any
MIDI information to your Fretlight neck. Doing so will result in severe damage
to your Fretlight guitar system and will VOID the warranty.
Your Fretlight Guitar Neck
Your Fretlight neck has a circuit board in between Optek’s advanced polymer
fretboard and maple neck. If you ever need to remove the neck from the body,
you will need to re-attach the internal cable with the GREEN wire on the left,
oriented as you look down the neck to the headstock.
Optional Fretlight Dual Footswitch
Integrating the optional Fretlight dual-footswitch
gives you hands-free control of your Fretlight
software. Simply plug the ¼” male jack from
the footswitch into the ¼” female jack on you
Fretlight-to-USB cable.
Cleaning Your Fretboard
The advanced polymer fretboard acts and behaves like a normal rosewood or
ebony fingerboard in many ways except, for example, cleaning and/or sanding.
Please only use a dry or damp cloth (water only) to clean any finger oil or
residue from your Fretlight fretboard. DO NOT use any solvents, oils, or fluids
other than water at anytime. Doing so will VOID the warranty. If you want to
blend any fingernail scratches that may occur naturally over usage and time,
we strongly recommend lightly sanding your fretboard with a scotch-brite pad,
or some fine steel wool-hand sanding only. If you use a powered sander or
sanding device on your Fretlight, you will VOID the warranty.
Because the fretboard is a polymer material, you may never experience any
fret migration and, for the most part, your Fretlight neck is going to remain
more straight and true than most all other wood fingerboard necks. The inert
dense polymer material will also provide your tone with an increase in the
natural sustain of the guitar.
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Fretlight Neck & System
