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Catchbox Plus troubleshooting
The Catchbox Plus problems live-event techs bring to Ask Roadie most (also called Catchbox cube, throwable microphone). Pick your symptom, or describe your own in plain words, and get the likeliest fix first, with the manual page when there is one.
Common Catchbox Plus errors & problems
What techs run into most, and what's usually behind it. The step-by-step fix for your exact unit is in Ask Roadie.
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Audio dropouts / intermittent RF signal from a mic
Likely cause: Catchbox Plus is DECT (1.8-1.9 GHz); dropouts come from range, absorption, or co-channel DECT congestion.
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Audio feedback / howl when the Cube is live
Likely cause: Feedback is an input/output loop; distance, the motion-based Automute, and the DSP feedback-suppressor each interrupt it.
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Cube charging base: all LEDs blinking/pulsing at the same time
Likely cause: The base pulses all LEDs as a generic charge-error state caused by poor contact, wrong seating, over-temp, or insufficient supply — each of the four checks clears one of those causes.
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Cube not charging — charging base status LEDs do not light up
Likely cause: A deeply depleted Li-ion cell can drop below the base's trickle-detect threshold; direct USB-C charging brings it back into range so the base will then charge it normally.
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Cube speaks silent but a tap on the mic makes a faint noise
Likely cause: The Cube's throw/automute logic and pickup rely on an internal accelerometer + capsule; when it fails you get near-silence on voice but mechanical tap still couples through, a distinctive signature Catchbox uses to triage.
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How to pair a Clip or Stick mic to the Hub
Likely cause: Close range keeps the initial DECT handshake reliable; the Mute button doubles as the pairing control on the Clip/Stick transmitters.
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How to pair a Cube mic to the Hub
Likely cause: Pairing binds the transmitter to a Hub channel over DECT with a fresh AES-256 key (renewed each pairing in FW 2.1); green/green confirms the encrypted link is up.
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How to update Catchbox Plus firmware
Likely cause: Catchbox splits firmware by hardware generation; loading the wrong track will not apply.
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Key specs / integration quick reference for show planning
Likely cause: These are the load-bearing facts for pull sheets and integration: band/channel count for RF coordination, outputs for patching, and the AEC gap so nobody expects the Hub to handle far-end echo on a UC call.
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Mix too quiet, or need input/output gain / feature toggles (FW 2.1+)
Likely cause: The 2.1 DSP exposes per-channel gain and processing toggles that older firmware lacked, so quiet/echo/feedback issues are now solvable in the Hub UI instead of externally.
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No sound at all after connecting the Plus system
Likely cause: The Hub is a routing matrix — a mic can be paired and live but muted or unrouted to a given output, which is the most common cause of dead audio.
Not on the list? Describe it your way, or paste the error code off the display. Ask Roadie works the problem with you until it's fixed or you have a clear next move.
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