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#37282 - 28/08/2001 01:00 Help - No Display
Dava member Registered: 06/12/2000 Posts: 192 Loc: Bucks UK	My wife returned home from a shopping trip over the weekend to report "There's nothing on the display of the empeg" !! What could it be, it still plays fine and I checked displayserver to see that all is correct there too? It is blank on home PSU and in the car. MK2 Red S/n 949 _________________________ MK2 smoked 32Gb S/n 090000949 MK2a Blue 20GB racked and out of sync
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#37283 - 28/08/2001 01:18 Re: Help - No Display [Re: Dava]
teemcbee addict Registered: 04/02/2000 Posts: 687	is the dimmer-pin connected in the car? maybe the dimmer-setting is set to 0... TeeMcBee Mk2, # 080000143, 12+30 GB _________________________ TeeMcBee [orange]Mk2, # 080000143, 40+30 GB, Tuner, Peugeot stalk hookup</font color=orange>
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#37284 - 28/08/2001 02:56 Re: Help - No Display [Re: teemcbee]
Dava member Registered: 06/12/2000 Posts: 192 Loc: Bucks UK	That's what I thought so I connected it at home to try to change the settings through displayserver. Then I remembered that you don't get the dimmer setting at home (always full). No display at home or car! Getting worried now. MK2 Red S/n 949 _________________________ MK2 smoked 32Gb S/n 090000949 MK2a Blue 20GB racked and out of sync
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#37285 - 28/08/2001 11:01 Re: Help - No Display [Re: Dava]
drakino carpal tunnel Registered: 08/06/1999 Posts: 7868	What about the LED, is it flashing? No matter what, the display should be visible at home under normal conditions. I had my MK1 display fail, and when it did, the standby LED would just flash. You may what to contact support at this point to see about getting it worked on.
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#37286 - 28/08/2001 11:04 Re: Help - No Display [Re: Dava]
jpski stranger Registered: 25/09/2000 Posts: 49 Loc: Seattle, WA	It may be the same problem that i had... I was a moron! Somehow the visual got set to the 'blank' visual & it took me forever to figure out that that all I had to do was set it back to info mode. I got all freaked out that my empeg was broken. Mk2/40GB/Blue _________________________ Mk2/40GB/Blue
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#37287 - 28/08/2001 14:15 Re: Help - No Display [Re: jpski]
muzza Pooh-Bah Registered: 21/07/1999 Posts: 1765 Loc: Brisbane, Queensland, Australi...	That shouldn't be the case because you should always get the info display in the car, even if the visual is set to blank. You would see something. Could be a fault in the display itself. Murray 06000047 Just increasing my post count _________________________ -- Murray I What part of 'no' don't you understand? Is it the 'N', or the 'Zero'?
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#37288 - 28/08/2001 14:21 Re: Help - No Display [Re: Dava]
Henno addict Registered: 15/07/1999 Posts: 568 Loc: Meije, Netherlands	IIRC: the 'antenna-up' wire is connected to the display. If that's true, it should show 12V (?) when the unit is on. Anyone able to confirm this? Henno mk2 6 nr 6 _________________________ Henno mk2 [orange]6 [/orange]nr 6
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#37289 - 29/08/2001 01:38 Re: Help - No Display [Re: Henno]
Dava member Registered: 06/12/2000 Posts: 192 Loc: Bucks UK	Well the Amps still work so I suppose it is showing 12V. Support will collect the unit today to inspect it so we should soon know what the problem is. This does mean a few days of music depletion for me though. MK2 Red S/n 949 _________________________ MK2 smoked 32Gb S/n 090000949 MK2a Blue 20GB racked and out of sync
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#37290 - 31/08/2001 01:31 Re: Help - No Display [Re: Dava]
Dava member Registered: 06/12/2000 Posts: 192 Loc: Bucks UK	Well, empeg have informed me that the "fill nipple" had broken off the VFD, probably due to shock. At around £100 for the repair, I don't think she will be banging it again. MK2 Red S/n 949 _________________________ MK2 smoked 32Gb S/n 090000949 MK2a Blue 20GB racked and out of sync
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#37291 - 01/09/2001 18:23 Re: Help - No Display [Re: Dava]
muzza Pooh-Bah Registered: 21/07/1999 Posts: 1765 Loc: Brisbane, Queensland, Australi...	mm, yes that would do it. I did exactly the same thing by dropping it from about a metre onto the from lower right corner. The fill nipple sits directly over the knob body and as the display floats a bit, harsh jarring in that direction will break it. Murray 06000047 Just increasing my post count _________________________ -- Murray I What part of 'no' don't you understand? Is it the 'N', or the 'Zero'?
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#37292 - 02/09/2001 01:28 Re: Help - No Display [Re: muzza]
Derek addict Registered: 16/08/1999 Posts: 453 Loc: NRW, Germany	One advantage of having a MK1 ay - there's no knob to break off the nipple (list 6284, Mk1 S/N 00299 4GB blue [for sale]. Mk2 S/N 080000094 6GB blue) _________________________ (list 6284, Mk1 S/N 00299 4GB blue [sold]. Mk2 S/N 080000094 20GB blue)
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#37293 - 02/09/2001 20:56 Re: Help - No Display [Re: Derek]
muzza Pooh-Bah Registered: 21/07/1999 Posts: 1765 Loc: Brisbane, Queensland, Australi...	Now you're being crude! Murray 06000047 Just increasing my post count _________________________ -- Murray I What part of 'no' don't you understand? Is it the 'N', or the 'Zero'?
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