Chapter 5: Troubleshooting - Elan V8 Installation Manual

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Chapter 5: Troubleshooting

Symptom
No power up.
Symptom
No source or zone selected
from IR controller (keypad,
hand-held remote, etc.).
IR LED does NOT flash
when button pressed.
No source or zone selected
from IR controller (keypad,
hand-held remote, etc.).
IR LED DOES flash when
button pressed.
Intermittant or no source or
zone control from IR control-
ler (keypad, hand-held
remote, etc.). IR LED flickers
or is lit constantly.
Incorrect source and/or zone
selected.
Symptom
No source or zone selected
from RS-232 controller.
Incorrect source and/or zone
selected.
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Table 5-1: General
Possible Cause
1. No AC power.
2. Blown fuse.
Table 5-2: IR Control
Possible Cause
1. IR controller not programmed.
2. IR signal path wiring bad.
1. Incorrect IR commands
programmed (not V8 commands).
2. UNIT ID DIP switches incorrect.
IR flooding.
Incorrect V8 IR commands
programmed.
Table 5-3: RS 232 Control
Possible Cause
1. RS-232 controller incorrectly
programmed.
2. RS-232 signal path wiring bad.
3. UNIT ID DIP switches incorrect.
4. BAUD RATE switches incorrect.
The V8 RS-232 commands
were incorrectly programmed.
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INSTALLATION MANUAL
Solution
1. a.Check Power switch.
b.Connect Power Cord to AC outlet.
c.Check AC circuit breaker.
2. Replace with 200 mA fuse.
Solution
Program IR controller.
Verify IR signal path wiring.
Check keypads, IR sensors, IR
distribution blocks, V8 IR Input
jack, IR emitters, etc.
Verify/correct IR programming.
Verify/correct DIP switches.
Check IR receivers for ambient light or
plasma TV flooding.
Verify/correct IR programming.
Solution
Verify/correct programming.
Verify RS-232 wiring. Check wire
integrity an pin-out configuration.
Verify/correct DIP switches.
Verify/correct DIP switches.
Verify/correct programming.
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