Pentair LX-100EZ owner manual RF Trouble Shooting Table, Symptom Possible Cause Solution

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RF TROUBLE SHOOTING TABLE

Symptom

Possible Cause

Solution

 

 

 

POWER LED does not light.

LX-100 RF Power/Load Center

Insure power is being supplied and

 

does not have power.

that the LX-100 RF Load/Power

 

 

Center operates correctly without the

 

 

receiver installed.

 

Defective cable or connection to the

Verify the function of the board using

 

LX-100 RF Power/Load Center.

known good cable set.

 

Defective receiver board.

Contact factory or service center.

 

 

 

COM LINK LED does not light or

Defective cable or connection to the

Verify the function of the board using

blink.

LX-100 Power/Load Center.

known good cable set.

In normal operation LED will blink

Defective receiver board.

Contact factory or service center.

at least every 2 seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

COMMAND LED does not light when

Address switches are incorrectly

Verify that the address switches on

Hand-held Remote button(s) is

configured.

the Hand-held Remote and receiver

pressed - unit fails to operate.

 

board are correct and match.

 

Hand-held Remote battery has failed.

Replace Hand-held Remote battery.

 

Defective Hand-held Remote or

Contact factory or service center.

 

receiver.

 

 

 

 

Unit functions, but some circuits do

Circuit selection switches are

Verify settings of S2 on the receiver

not work, or operate the incorrect

incorrectly set.

board.

circuit.

 

 

 

 

 

Unit fails to operate, or fails operate

Undue electrical noise.

Relocate the LX-100 RF Power/Load

dependably at range.

 

Center away from equipment such as

 

 

blower motors.

 

Too many obstructions between

Relocate the LX-100 RF Power/Load

 

the Hand-held Remote and receiver.

Center in a location that provides

 

 

fewer obstructions to the area the

 

 

user commonly operates the

 

 

Hand-held Remote.

 

Receiver unit is too near the ground.

Relocate the LX-100 RF Power/Load

 

 

Center to maximize the distance

 

 

between the receiver antenna and

 

 

the ground.

 

 

 

Unit seems to turn on or off circuits

A near by home is operating a similar

Select an alternate address code for

without the user / Hand-held Remote.

wireless unit.

the Hand-held Remote and receiver.

 

 

I.e. change the switches on both

 

 

boards to an alternate, but matching

 

 

setting.

 

 

 

Unit dependably turns equipment "ON",

Undue electrical noise is being

Relocate the LX-100 RF Power/Load

but once equipment is running it does

produced by one or more pieces of

Center away from equipment such as

not dependably turn equipment "OFF",

equipment in close proximity to the

blower motors.

or range is greatly reduced when

receiver.

 

equipment is running.

 

Relocate the LX-100 RF Power/Load

 

 

Center in a location that provides

 

 

fewer obstructions to the area the

 

 

user commonly operates the

 

 

Hand-held Remote.

 

 

 

Unit operates, but has greatly reduced

Hand-held Remote battery is failing.

Replace Hand-held Remote battery.

range compared to prior function.

 

 

 

 

 

P/N 520050

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