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Before we get started with the troubleshooting, the two most common issues that cause trouble with the 
Quaverato kit builds are 1) bad solder joints and 2) the jumpers not being properly soldered. There’s 
not much that can be done about bad solder joints until you track them down, but if the tremolo effect 
isn’t working at all (the pedal is just acting as a boost) chances are that you soldered the jumpers 
incorrectly.  Check page 48 of the assembly manual.

Now on to the troubleshooting...

1.  Does the power LED come on? If not...

A.  Check for voltage on any of the 9V (green) points (see PCB voltage graphic).

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Are you using the proper polarity, voltage, and current rating power supply? It should be 
9Vdc able to supply 100mA of current.  The center of the barrel jack should be negative 
(as with most pedal power supplies).

B.  Is the power LED in the correct orientation? 

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Check this with your meter’s diode tester.  With the red probe on the LED’s square pad 
and the black probe on the round pad, the meter should read around 1.7V (which is 
the forward voltage drop of the LED). If it reads around 1.5V then reverse the probes 
and check again. If when reversing the leads (red on round, black on square) it gives a 
reading of 1.7V, it means the LED is in backwards.

2.  Does the tap tempo LED turn on? If not...

A.  Check for voltage on any of the 5V (red) points (see PCB voltage graphic).

B.  Is the microcontroller firmly seated in the socket in it’s proper orientation?

C.  Is the tap LED in the correct orientation? 

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Check this with your meter’s diode tester.  With the red probe on the LED’s square 
pad and the black probe on the round pad, the meter should read around 1.8V 
(which is the forward voltage drop of the LED). If it reads around 1.5V then 
reverse the probes and check again. If when reversing the leads (red on round, 
black on square) it gives a reading of 1.8V, it means the LED is in backwards. 

3.  Can you tap a tempo on the tap time foot switch? If not...

A.  Set the DEPTH knob fully clockwise, set the MULTIPLIER knob on 1:1, set the WAVE SHAPE 

knob fully counter clockwise (on sine wave). 

B.  Is the tap LED flashing the 2-4-2 code (or something similar) and not responding to tapping the 

foot switch?  This is showing the software version number (2.4.2). When the tap foot switch is 
held down on power up, the pedal enters this mode to display the software version number. 

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Страница 1: ...TING GUIDE If your Quaverato kit isn t working properly please read through this guide and follow these steps in order You ll be required to use your multimeter to test DC voltage resistance and conti...

Страница 2: ...reads around 1 5V then reverse the probes and check again If when reversing the leads red on round black on square it gives a reading of 1 7V it means the LED is in backwards 2 Does the tap tempo LED...

Страница 3: ...e bypass LED turn on and off as you toggle the bypass foot switch If not A Are the lugs on the bypass foot switch shorted use your continuity tester to see if they are connected when the switch is not...

Страница 4: ...center lug of the VOLUME pot to the tip of the output jack If you don t have continuity between either of these connections there is a problem with the relay circuit Are you able to hear the relay cl...

Страница 5: ...nob fully clockwise A Is the relay properly switching the signal path I With the bypass LED OFF check for continuity between the tip of the input jack and the tip of the output jack Check for good sol...

Страница 6: ...hit your guitar strings hard and then the signal punches through in a distorted burst Most of the time bumping or hitting the pedal against something can help you know if the distortion is caused by...

Страница 7: ...the optocouplers iv Is the optocoupler LED in backwards Check this with your meter s diode tester With the red probe on the LED s square pad and the black probe on the round pad the meter should read...

Страница 8: ...of the pins in each amplifier section and their associated parts Opamp A Pins 1 2 3 with associated parts C3 R21 24 Opamp B Pins 5 6 7 with associated parts C1 R2 R3 R15 Opamp C Pins 8 9 10 with asso...

Страница 9: ...to TP1 If JP2 is bad run a jumper wire from R4 the pin closest to C11 to TP2 If JP3 is bad run a jumper wire from pin 1 of U2 to TP3 If JP4 is bad run a jumper wire from R5 the pin closest to C11 to T...

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