Troubleshooting - Code 3 3672S Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

Troubleshooting:

PROBLEM
NO SIREN OUTPUT
EXTERNAL 20A FUSE BLOWS
NO OUTPUT FROM SPEAKER, TONES
HEARD INSIDE AMP MODULE
SIREN TONES VOLUME TOO LOW/GAR-
BLED
HIGH RATE OF SPEAKER FAILURE
SIREN CONTINUES TO OPERATE FOR
7 SEC. AFTER MANUAL BUTTON/HORN
RING IS RELEASED
INTERCLEAR WILL NOT POWER AUXIL-
IARY DEVICES
P.A. VOLUME LOW OR NO P.A. AT ALL
WITH VOLUME CONTROL FULLY CLOCK-
WISE
RRB VOLUME LOW, OR NO RRB AT ALL
WITH VOLUME CONTROL FULLY CLOCK-
WISE
SIREN SOUNDS BY ITSELF
POWER DISTRIBUTION SECTION NOT
WORKING
SIREN RUNS PROPERLY BUT SHUTS
DOWN WHILE RUNNING, THEN STARTS
RUNNING AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES
PROBABLE CAUSE
A. SHORTED SPEAKER OR SPEAKER
WIRES. SIREN IN OVER CURRENT PRO-
TECTION MODE
A. AMPLIFIER POWER WIRES REVERSED
POLARITY
A. SPEAKER NOT CONNECTED/ OPEN
CIRCUIT IN SPEAKER WIRING
B. DEFECTIVE SPEAKERS
A. LOW VOLTAGE TO SIREN AMPLIFIER
B. HIGH RESISTANCE IN WIRING/DEFEC-
TIVE SPEAKER
C. SPEAKERS PHASED IMPROPERLY
A. VEHICLE BATTERY VOLTAGE TOO
HIGH
B. 58 WATT SPEAKER CONNECTED TO
100 WATT TERMINAL
A. "HIT-N-GO" FEATURE ENGAGED. NOR-
MAL OPERATION
A. THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WIRING,
OR THE LOAD IS GREATER THAN 1 A
A. DEFECTIVE MICROPHONE
B. MICROPHONE NOT COMPLETELY
PLUGGED IN
C. COMMON MICROPHONE CIRCUIT NOT
PROPERLY WIRED
D. INCORRECT MICROPHONE
A. MAXIMUM RADIO REBROADCAST
TRIMMER MIS-ADJUSTED
B. RRB WIRES NOT CONNECTED TO
TWO-WAY RADIO EXTERNAL SPEAKER
A. REMOTE SWITCH (HORN RING) WIR-
ING FROM TERMINAL REMOTE SHORT-
ING TO POSITIVE OR TO GROUND
(EARTH)
A. SUPPLY FUSE OPEN
B. SIREN TERMINAL NEGATIVE NOT
GROUNDED
A. VEHICLE CIRCUIT BREAKERS NOT
RATED PROPERLY, AND ARE OVERHEAT-
ING, OR ARE NOT FUNCTIONING PROP-
ERLY
REMEDY
A. CHECK CONNECTIONS
A. CHECK POLARITY
B. REPLACE SPEAKER(S)
A. CHECK SPEAKER WIRING
B. REPLACE SPEAKER(S)
A. CHECK WIRING FOR BAD CONNEC-
TIONS/ CHECK VEHICLE CHARGING
SYSTEM
B. CHECK SPEAKER(S) WIRING/RE-
PLACE SPEAKER(S)
C. REFER TO PAGE 5 FOR PROPER
PHASING
A. CHECK VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM
B. USE CORRECT SPEAKER
C. CHECK TERMINALS
A. CHECK FOR SHORTS. INSTALL INTER-
CLEAR BOOSTER KIT (PART #INTBS)
A. REPLACE MICROPHONE
B. PLUG MICROPHONE IN SECURELY
C. CHECK WIRING
D. CALL PSE FOR LIST OF ADAPTABLE
MICROPHONES
A. REFER TO SET-UP AND ADJUSTMENT
SECTION
B. CHECK RRB CONNECTIONS
A. CHECK WIRING FOR ANY SHORTING
A. REPLACE FUSE
B. RECONNECT TERMINAL NEGATIVE TO
GROUND
A. REFER TO SPECIFICATIONS SECTION,
PAGE 18. USE A BREAKER WITH 1.25x
THE AMPERAGE RATING FOR THE WATT-
AGE BEING USED
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