Set of events that frequently cause no output from Axe II

[Randall d]

I have an Axe II. I am using a Mission expression pedal plugged into Expression Pedal Input #2. I use it to control the output volume of the Axe. Here is the sequence of actions:
Turn on the Axe (pedal all the way up)
Go directly to Tuning mode (hey, you gotta tune before playing right?)
Exit Tuning mode.
Cycle the expression pedal (to get noticed by the Axe)

Result: No output from the Axe, and no way to get it to work other than rebooting the Axe. Input LED's show signal, just no output.

This has happened to me a lot. I realize that when I first fire up the Axe, I need to cycle the expression pedal before I will get any output, but if I don't remember to cycle it before going to tuning mode, many times I get no output from the Axe.

Bug?

 

[yek]

There is a way to always "initialize" the exp.pedal on startup. In I/O go the MIDI menu, and to EXT CTRL # INIT VALUE (# is the external controller, in your case #1 by default).
When you set that to 100%, the output volume will always be 100%.
Please try this, and see if the tuning process still messes up the output volume.

 

[Randall d]

I switched it and will let you know if this solves the problem. Thanks.