Power indicator codes, Other information you may need

Power indicator codes

Figure 6. Power indicator codes

Item	LED	Icon	Color	State

1	DC power		Green	• ON — Normal operation. Power supply is connected
				to DC power and the power switch is on. The power
				supply module is supplying DC power to the array.

•OFF — Indicates any one of the following:

–The power switch is off.

–The power supply module is not connected to power.

–There is a fault condition.

2	Power supply	Yellow	•	ON — Fault detected.
	module fault		•	OFF — OK.
			• Blinks briefly when power is first turned on to the
				power supply module.
3	AC power	Green	•	ON — Power supply module is connected to a

source of AC power irrespective of whether or not a power switch is on.

• OFF — Power supply module is completely disconnected from any source of AC power.

Other information you may need

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