Liystalander Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Hey guys, so I was playing my DF today, and all of a sudden, the sound went completely dead. The sound crackled and distorted for a few seconds, and then it just died. The MCK, the sound, everything. No matter what I twisted, turned, or pulled, it wouldn't work. Nothing. I plugged it into the charger, and it began to work again. Immediatley, I checked the battery, and it displayed (From left to right, looking from high e to low e) green red blank blank green green. Regardless, it has a charge. This happened once before, but i shrugged it off as a harmless glitch. I pulled/pushed the MCK, and everything worked again. This seems to be a bit more serious, though... Any thoughts? God, I hope this isn't gonna require an RMA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elantric Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Remove the control cavity cover and Verify the battery is fully plugged in. Its very much like an R/C car battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCK Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Isn't the DF supposed to still work like a regular guitar with the battery dead? At least that was my understanding all along. This may be something worse I'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elantric Posted March 11, 2009 Share Posted March 11, 2009 Actually - if the Dark Fire's MCK is "up" (OUT) and LEDs are lit, and your battery connection becomes intermittent or dies - then yes - you will get zero sound out of the Dark Fire. You must rotate the MCK to "D" "G" or "A", then push the MCK "IN" to disable the active electronics, and continue to operate the Dark Fire as a stock Les Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCK Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Ah got it. Thanks for your clarification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boardusmcer Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 also, if it's showing green red, blank blank, green green; that's showing your pickup configuration... not your charge status. you need to move the mck to c and long press to see your charge. if it's plugged in it will climb and fall to show you that it is actively charging. hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCK Posted March 13, 2009 Share Posted March 13, 2009 Any luck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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