Troubleshooting

Table 4 Basic Troubleshooting Steps

Symptom

Unusual LEDs

Possible Cause

Possible Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

None (AC IN LED is

Inverter priority

MATE system display only: Check Stop Sell

 

illuminated)

 

Reasons screen (STATUS/FX/SELL). The

 

 

 

inverter may be behaving correctly.

 

 

 

MATE3 system display only: Check Sell Status

 

 

 

screen with Grid Status soft key. The

 

 

 

inverter may be behaving correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

None (AC IN LED is

AC source does not meet

Verify grid voltage and frequency.

 

illuminated)

requirements.

Determine if they are within the inverter’s

 

 

 

approved limits. If not, the inverter is

 

 

 

behaving correctly. Contact the utility

 

 

 

company if necessary.

 

 

 

MATE and MATE3 system display: The

 

 

 

program selections for limits are IEEE or

Will not sell

 

 

USER.

 

 

 

power to the

None (AC IN LED and

High output loads will consume

Turn off some output loads and observe the

utility grid.

Inverter are

power before it is returned to

sell function.

 

 

illuminated)

the utility grid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

None (AC IN LED is

Inverter has been set to accept a

Inverter will not intentionally sell to a

 

illuminated)

generator.

generator.

 

 

 

MATE system display only: Set ac transfer

 

 

 

control to grid.

 

 

 

MATE3 system display only: Set Input Type

 

 

 

to Grid in the AC Input and Current Limit

 

 

 

menu.

 

 

 

 

 

None (AC IN LED is

Sell function has been disabled.

MATE system display only: Set grid tie

 

illuminated)

 

authority to GridTied (ADV/FX/SELL)

 

 

 

MATE3 system display only: Set Grid-Tie

 

 

 

Enable to Y.

 

 

 

 

 

AC IN LED off

No AC input.

Check the AC voltage on the inverter’s input

 

 

 

terminals. If not present, the problem is

Will not

 

 

external. If present, the inverter could be

connect to the

 

 

damaged. Contact OutBack Technical

AC source.

 

 

Support (see inside front cover of this

 

 

 

manual).

 

 

 

 

(Continued on

AC IN LED flashes

Inverter set to disconnect

MATE system display only: Change the AC

next page)

 

from AC.

Input Control setting from DROP to USE

 

 

 

with the AC IN hot key.

 

 

 

MATE3 system display only: Change the AC

 

 

 

Input Mode setting from DROP to USE with

 

 

 

the AC INPUT hot key.

 

 

 

(If this setting was intentional, then no

 

 

 

action is required.)

 

 

 

 

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