General and safety notes

Product liability and guarantee

• Please follow the following advice exactly, to ensure that the REGELWERK gives you many years of trouble-free use.

• Since these notes also give details of the product liability and guarantee, it‘s essential to read them thoroughly and follow any instructions.

• Any claim for repair or replacement will be void if any one of the following points is not adhered to.

• Failure to comply with all the advice will void the normal guarantee.

Intended use

• This equipment is designed to be used only for the purpose and in the way described in this instruction manual. For safety reasons, this product must not be used for any other purpose or in any other way. If you‘re not sure exactly what the intended use is, please consult an expert before using it.

Correct voltage

• This equipment must only be run using the voltage specified on the rear panel. It needs a specialised low voltage transformer, as explained elsewhere in this manual.

Opening the case

• Before opening the case it is essential to disconnect the equipment from the mains voltage supply. Remove the mains plug from the wall socket.

Voiding the warranty

• Any modification not approved by the manufacturer will automatically void the warranty.

• Any work undertaken on the equipment by a third party will also void the warranty. Even outside the guarantee period, work must only be carried out by a qualified technician, to relevant safety standards.

• Any modification or work must only be carried out by the manufacturer, or a manufacturer-approved company, if the guarantee and Doepfer‘s liability are to remain in force.

Operating environment

• This equipment must only be used indoors, in a dry environment.

• Never use this equipment in damp conditions, or where there is easily inflammable material.

• Don‘t position this equipment in close proximity to radiation sources (e.g. monitors, power supplies, computers), as they can cause data corruption.

• Don‘t store this equipment at temperatures above +50 or below -10 degrees Celsius. In use, a minimum temperature of 10 degrees Celsius is recommended.
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• Don‘t position this equipment in direct sunlight, or close to a heat source.

Care in operation

• Make sure that liquid or foreign objects don‘t get into the equipment. If this does happen, then immediately disconnect the mains supply, and take the equipment to a technician to be checked, cleaned, and if necessary repaired.

• Don‘t put anything heavy on this equipment.

• All cables should be regularly checked for faults, and replaced if faulty. If in doubt, consult a technician.

Moving the REGELWERK

• In moving this equipment, don‘t turn it upside down, and take care not to drop it. Make sure that it is put down in a safe place, where it can‘t slide, fall, or be knocked onto the floor. If these precautions aren‘t taken, the equipment could be damaged, and someone could even be injured.

Installation and removal of parts

• To install or remove a part, (e.g. EPROMs after a software update) or optional extra (e.g. CV/Gate options) disconnect the equipment from the mains supply.

• Individual parts, sections, or whole circuit boards must only be connected and powered up inside the REGELWERK‘s case.

• It‘s particularly dangerous to use tools in or near a piece of equipment which has its case open and/or mains supply wiring exposed. Even after disconnecting the mains, you should allow some time for the power supply capacitors to discharge, as otherwise they can still give a serious electric shock.

• For software updates which you carry out yourself, you need to find the relevant EPROM on the main circuit-board (the one with the MIDI / SYNC connections) and exchange it with the new software EPROM.

• Before removing the old EPROM make sure to take a note of which end has a notch in it. The new EPROM must be inserted the same way round. Usually, the notch is also marked on the socket – but make sure anyway.

• To remove an EPROM to make the exchange, we recommend ideally using a specialised IC tool, or if that isn‘t available, levering gently with two small screwdrivers, one at each end of the EPROM. Of course, if you can only find one screwdriver, lever each end in turn very gradually. Too much force, or too much haste, and you could either damage the casing on the IC, or bend one or more of the pins.

• On the new EPROM, check that the legs are all at the correct angle in relation to each other and the IC casing. As long as they are, the EPROM will be easy to insert into its socket without any undue effort, and you‘ll avoid the possibility of bending or snapping one of the legs, or even, at worst, damaging the IC socket.

• Before re-assembling the case, check again very carefully that

• the EPROM is inserted the right way round (if not, it‘ll certainly be destroyed as soon you switch the REGELWERK back on)

• no plug or connector has been loosened or totally disconnected.

• Now you are going to be able to use the REGELWERK again

• but only after re-assembling and re-fixing the case.

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