Arcam Multichannel Power Amplifier manual Fault Status Indicators

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FAULT STATUS INDICATORS

The LED patterns below indicate the following fault conditions:

LED status

Description

Amplifier action

All LEDs are green

This is the normal operating state of the amplifier.

None

During power up all LEDs stay red

The amplifier is waiting for the DC offset fault lines

To verify excessive DC offset voltage, remove the

for an extended time

to clear. A DC offset fault can occur if an excessive

interconnect leads (with the P7 switchd off) and turn

 

DC voltage is present at the output of the pre-amp

on the P7.The fault should have cleared.

 

feeding the P7. Normal operation resumes if the

 

 

lines clear in 20 seconds.

 

During power up or normal

The DC fault cannot be cleared. The channels with

The amplifier shuts down.The power switch must be

operation, one or more LEDs are

the flashing green LEDs represent the amplifier

cycled to reset the amplifier (cycling the trigger does

flashing green, with the remaining

modules that have a DC offset fault. Alternatlively, a

NOT reset the amplifier).

LEDs solid red

DC offset fault has reoccurred on the same channel

 

 

within 12 seconds of a previous DC offset fault

 

 

clearance.

 

During power up or normal

The amplifier is attempting to clear a DC offset fault

The amplifer mutes the channel with the fault and its

operation, one or more LEDs are

on a channel with the flashing green LED.

paired channel.The amplifier stays in this state for up

flashing green, with the remaining

 

to two seconds or until the fault clears (whichever is

LEDs NOT solid red

 

sooner).

During power up or normal

A short circuit fault cannot be cleared. The flashing

The amplifier shuts down.The power switch must be

operation, one or more LEDs are

red LEDs represent the amplifier modules with a

cycled to reset the amplifier (cycling the trigger resets

flashing red, with the remaining

short circuit fault. Alternatlively, a short circuit fault

the amplifier).

LEDs solid red

has reoccurred on the same channel within 12

 

 

seconds of a previous short circuit fault clearance.

 

During power up or normal

The amplifier is attempting to clear a short circuit

The amplifer mutes the channel with the fault and its

operation, one or more LEDs are

fault on a channel with the flashing red LED.

paired channel.The amplifier stays in this state for up

flashing red, with the remaining LEDs

 

to half-a-second or until the fault clears (whichever

NOT solid red

 

is sooner).

During power up or normal

The amplifier is attempting to clear an over

The amplifer mutes the channel with the fault and its

operation, one or more LEDs are

temperature fault on a channel with the flashing

paired channel and the fan is set to maximum speed.

flashing amber

amber LED.

The amplifier stays in this state until the channel has

 

 

cooled.

During power up or normal

An over temperature fault has reoccurred on the

The amplifier shuts down.The power switch must be

operation, one LED is flashing

same channel within 12 seconds of a previous over

cycled to reset the amplifier (cycling the trigger resets

amber, with the remaining LEDs

temperature fault clearance.The flashing amber

the amplifier).

solid red

LEDs represent the amplifier modules with an over

 

 

temperature fault.

 

During power up or normal

The amplifier is attempting to clear an over

The amplifer mutes all channels and the fan is set

operation, all the LEDs are flashing

temperature fault on more than one channel, or the

to maximum speed. The amplifier stays in this state

amber

power transformers have overheated.

until all channels have cooled, or the transformer has

 

 

cooled.

During normal operation, all the

An over temperature fault has reoccurred on one

The amplifier shuts down.The power switch must be

LEDs are solid red

or more channels, or the power transformers have

cycled to reset the amplifier (cycling the trigger resets

 

overheated within 12 seconds of a previous over

the amplifier).

 

temperature fault clearance.

 

During power up or normal

A DC offset fault occurred on one or more

The amplifier shuts down.The power switch must be

operation, one or more LEDs are

channels while attempting to clear a multiple over

cycled to reset the amplifier (cycling the trigger does

flashing amber, with the remaining

temperature fault.

NOT reset the amplifier).

LEDs flashing green

 

 

During power up or normal

A short circuit fault occurred on one or more

The amplifier shuts down.The power switch must be

operation, one or more LEDs are

channels while attempting to clear a multiple over

cycled to reset the amplifier (cycling the trigger resets

flashing amber, with the remaining

temperature fault.

the amplifier).

LEDs flashing red

 

 

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