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jerryl
Posted 2004-03-17 7:46 AM (#192115)
Subject: help with op20 tuner


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Location: New York
Hello to all.
> I received as a gift an ovation celebrity acoustic-electric
> guitar. My first acoustic electric.
> I am having trouble figuring out the op20 preamp tuning system.
> I have read the instructions, and they talk about pressing the
> tuning button twice, in order for the l.e.d.(tuning lights) to function.
> For the life of me, I can get any of the lights to work, or the
> flat and sharp lights.
> Can someone enlighten me, on how I am supposed to get these to
work?
> Or perhaps the unit is defective?
> It has a new battery, and the battery light does not indicate a bad
battery.
>
> Thanks to all.
>
>
>
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Nils
Posted 2004-03-17 9:56 AM (#192116 - in reply to #192115)
Subject: Re: help with op20 tuner


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March 2002
Posts: 1380

Location: Central Oregon
I don't have an OP20, but on my OP40's I only push the button once to turn on the tuner. It stays on for about 60 seconds. If I finish tuning before it turns itself off I push the button again & hold it 'til the light blinks to turn it off. Maybe you're turning it on & then back off?

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Btw, welcome to the board :)
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jerryl
Posted 2004-03-17 11:46 AM (#192117 - in reply to #192115)
Subject: Re: help with op20 tuner


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Location: New York
Thanks Nils.

Let me get this right. If I press the tuning button once, and then pluck a string, I should see the led lights indicating what note is being played?
The light have never ever, turned on. That is my problem.
Please let me know.
Thanks Jerry
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linshuchen
Posted 2004-03-17 11:59 AM (#192118 - in reply to #192115)
Subject: Re: help with op20 tuner


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Posts: 16

Location: uconn
I'd call John B at Ovation Service.. sounds like a bum preamp.. happens you know!!

LSC
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Nils
Posted 2004-03-17 2:33 PM (#192119 - in reply to #192115)
Subject: Re: help with op20 tuner


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Posts: 1380

Location: Central Oregon
Originally posted by jerryl:
Thanks Nils.

Let me get this right. If I press the tuning button once, and then pluck a string, I should see the led lights indicating what note is being played?
Thanks Jerry


Yup, that's the way my OP40's work. There's also a red light for too sharp (with a little # symbol next to it), a red light for too flat (with a little b symbol next to it) & a green light in the middle when it's in tune.
Could be a bum tuner like LSC said.

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jerryl
Posted 2004-03-18 12:38 PM (#192120 - in reply to #192115)
Subject: Re: help with op20 tuner


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Location: New York
I went back to the music shop today, and indeed the pre amp was defective, as far as the tuning mechanism. It wasnt working at all. They swapped the pre amp from another guitar, and it is working just fine. Thanks to all responders. I hope these ovation pre amps dont have a tendency to malfunction

Jerry
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