Troubleshooting

Table 5-1: Main Module and Electronics Modules M1-M4 Active Alarms continued

LCD Display

Possible Cause

Suggested Action

x Alarms

At least one battery string fails to reach

At least one battery module needs

 

float voltage after charging for 24

replacing. Contact Technical Support

Battery Not

hours. This could indicate a problem in

for assistance.

Charged

one or more battery modules.

 

 

 

 

 

 

x Alarms

The UPS detects a manual battery test

At least one battery module needs

 

failure. A manual battery test failure is

replacing. Contact Technical Support

Battery n Test

reported when battery voltage is less

for assistance.

Failed

than 1.8 volts per cell during the

 

 

 

 

first 75 seconds of unscheduled Battery

 

 

mode operation.

 

 

The variable n indicates the slot in

 

 

which the faulted battery module is

 

 

installed. (For example, slot 1 is the

 

 

uppermost bay of the four-battery bay

 

 

slots.)

 

 

 

 

x Alarms

Bypass mode is currently unavailable

Refer to the section, “Matching the

 

due to the voltage or frequency being

Utility Voltage,” in Chapter 3 to verify

Bypass Not

outside the valid operating range for

that voltage settings are correct.

Available

the UPS.

If the condition persists, contact an

 

 

 

 

 

electrician.

 

 

 

x Alarms

The UPS triggers this alarm when the

The autocalibration process

 

autocalibration process fails to

reschedules and automatically restarts

Calibration Failed

complete successfully. This could be

once the UPS conditions are conducive

 

 

the result of an interruption from an

for the operation to complete.

 

operating mode transition or because

Contact Technical Support for

 

of UPS load changes occurring while

 

assistance.

 

autocalibration was in progress.

 

 

 

 

 

x Alarms

At least one electronics module detects

Contact Technical Support for

 

abnormally high rail voltage levels and

assistance.

DC Link Over

shuts down to protect itself and the

 

Voltage

 

load from damage.

 

 

 

 

This could be caused by a hardware

 

 

failure.

 

 

 

 

x Alarms

At least one electronics module detects

Check the fans for blockage. If a fan is

 

that one or both of its cooling fans has

blocked, remove the blockage, switch

Fan Failure

failed. The detecting module

to Maintenance Bypass mode, and

 

 

immediately shuts down to protect its

restart the system.

 

heat sensitive components.

If a fan is not blocked and the problem

 

 

 

 

persists, contact Technical Support for

 

 

assistance.

 

 

 

 

 

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