Appendix 3, M20 Transport & System Error MessagesA3-4 ALESIS M20 REFERENCE MANUAL 1.06
DECK STATE TRANSITION ERRORS:
"DECK INIT ERROR" Error in deck mode switch when initializing
deck mode
"DECK MODE ERROR" Error in deck mode switch during deck
monitoring
"DECK MODE TIMEOUT ERROR" Deck does not reach destination mode
within 2 seconds
"UnthreadSem TIMEOUT ERROR" During load, deck didn’t reach unthreaded
within 2 seconds
"ERROR: EjectSem1 Timeout" Problem with cassette present sensor, load
switch, or load motor
"ERROR: EjectSem2 Timeout" Problem with cassette present sensor, load
switch, or load motor
"ERROR: EjectSem3 Timeout" Problem with load switch or load motor
"END OF TAPE SENSOR ERROR" After threading tape, end of tape sensor still
active after rewinding
"ERROR: DEW SENSOR ACTIVE" Dew sensor is active when loading
"ERROR: TAPE DOWN TIMEOUT" During load, load switch didn’t get to
proper state within 2 seconds
BACKGROUND ERROR MONITORING:
"END SENSOR ERROR" When the sensors are in an illogical state,
the tape will be ejected
"DEW SENSOR TRIGGERED" When the dew sensor is activated, the tape
will be ejected
"SUPPLY REEL ERROR" When no supply motor tachs are detected,
the tape will be ejected
"TAKEUP REEL ERROR" When no takeup motor tachs are detected,
the tape will be ejected
"CAPSTAN ERROR" When no capstan motor tachs are detected,
the tape will be ejected
"DRUM SPEED ERROR" When the drum period is out of range, the
tape will unthread and the drum will
attempt to reservo
“Crossfade error!!” The crossfade error checking routine makes
sure that each tape is correctly crossfaded.
Displays this error message if in the
crossfade error checking routine, a tape
state crossfade is wrong.