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Hello i have a problem with the talkbak and dimmer button.
When i turn on the console a few minutes later the dimmer and talkbak button switch on and lights only and flashing.
It is very uncomfortable because i can not work properly.

Tahnks for all and sorry for my bad english.

Does the following sound like it could be your issue?

The Dreaded Rail Cap Failure

This problem occurs on older d8bs and is accompanied by the following symptoms:

A loud thump from every output. Thump Thump Thump (somewhere around 80 BPM)
Lights and meters flashing on and off in double time to the thump
The lights on the pan pots twirl around
No control over the console from the GUI
GUI shows no signs of trouble
Sometimes audio will pass and sometimes not
Sometimes a restart will help but then it comes back
Eventually nothing will stop it
Note: Some d8bs will have similar symptoms if there is an interruption to clock or if an incoming clock is present when the d8b is booted up or if any digital device connected to the digital cards is on when the d8b is booted up. For instance, some boards will act up every time a MOTU 2408 is connected to the DIO8 card when booting. In these cases the thump does not always occur (though sometimes it does), and the pan pot lights don't twirl around, but there will be flashing lights and meters, and the monitor may (but not always) show "DSP Error, Last State Unknown" or similar.

No, the console works fine, Its only that the talkback it self -active and i do not press the button. The talkback flash on and off alone-

Can solve this?
Thanks

Sounds like the switch is faulty. You could try spraying some isopropyl alcohol around the sides so that it seeps down inside and then keep operating it with your finger moving in a circular motion to clean any deposits in there. Otherwise, you'll need a new switch. I could go on but try that.

Peter

Or maybe something is stuck in the talkback jack on the rear of the board? Or you plugged something into it by mistake. Just a thought.

-Casey

Casey_Pittman wrote:Or you plugged something into it by mistake.

At this stage that would sound the most plausible to me.