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20) Disconnect all sensors and keypads and test one sensor input
Disconnect all sensors and keypads. Reconnect one of the sensor cables and retest the system (Have someone
watch the green IR LED on the RVL-6 while you aim a remote control at a remote sensor and press a button).
• IR CONFIRM LED flashes: Go to Step 21
• IR CONFIRM LED off: Go to Step 22
21) Test each SENSOR input
Continue to add a SENSOR/KEYPAD connector and retest (have someone watch the IR Confirm LED while you
aim a remote control at the sensor and issue a command)
• IR CONFIRM LED flashes: Check for proper operation–it appears you have fixed the problem–prob-
ably a loose connector or trailing strand of wire somewhere. Recheck all connections carefully.
• IR CONFIRM LED off: Go to Step 22
22) Bad Connections at the RVL-6 and/or at the sensor/keypad
Verify that all connections are good both at the RVL-6 SENSOR inputs and at the remote sensor/keypad. Check
that the jacket of each conductor has been properly stripped and inserted into the connector. Examine the con-
nectors for a hair-like filament of wire between any of the contacts. Repair as necessary. Retest the system (have
someone watch the green IR Confirm LED on the RVL-6 while you aim a remote control at a remote sensor and
press a button).
• IR CONFIRM LED flashes: Congratulations!
• IR CONFIRM LED off: Go to Step 23
23) Test Cable for Shorts
Disconnect the cable at both ends (at the sensor and at the RVL-6) and test it for shorts. Use an ohm meter or
electrical continuity checker. You should read an open (Infinite Ohms) between Red and Bare, Red and Black or
Bare and Black. If you find a short, replace or repair the cable as necessary. Retest the system (have someone
watch the green IR LED on the RVL-6 while you aim a remote control at a remote sensor and press a button).
• IR CONFIRM LED flashes: Congratulations!
• IR CONFIRM LED off: Go to Step 24
24) Test Cable for Opens
At one end of the cable, twist the exposed copper ends of the Red (+) and the bare (GND) conductors togeth-
er. At the other end of the cable, use an Ohm meter or continuity checker to check for a break in the cable. You
should read a short (zero Ohms) between the exposed copper ends of the red (+) and the bare (GND) conduc-
tors. Repeat this test with the red (+) and the black (DATA) conductors. If you find an open, replace or repair the
cable as necessary. Retest the system (have someone watch the green IR LED on the RVL-6 while you aim a
remote control at a remote sensor and press a button).
• IR CONFIRM LED flashes: Congratulations!
• IR CONFIRM LED off: Go to Step 25
25) Connect sensor to another input of the RVL-6
Disconnect the sensor and reconnect it to another sensor input on the RVL-6. Retest the system (have someone
watch the green IR LED on the RVL-6 while you aim a remote control at a remote sensor and press a button).
• IR CONFIRM LED flashes: Congratulations!
• IR CONFIRM LED off: Go to Step 26
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