SECTION TWO - Installation

Table 2: Troubleshooting the installation (continued)

 

 

 

Problem Area

Symptom

Possible Solutions/Reasons

 

 

 

 

 

 

POWER (cont’d)

The control head powers-up, but not the

• Check the fuse and the power to the

 

processor (the processor’s power indicator

processor.

 

at the back of the unit is not lit).

• Check the coax cable between the

 

 

head and the processor.

 

 

• Set the TEST-POWERswitch on

 

 

the processor to the TEST position; if

 

 

the processor doesn’t power-up, then

 

 

power to the processor is faulty, or the

 

 

entire unit may be defective.

 

 

 

POWER (cont’d)

The control head powers up, beeps, and the

• Verify that the processor’s power indi-

 

backlight can be operated up and down, but

cator at the back of the unit is lit.

 

there isn’t any video.

• Check the fuse and the power to the

 

 

processor.

 

 

• Check the coax cable between the

 

 

head and the processor and make

 

 

sure it’s properly terminated and con-

 

 

nected. If a spare known-good cable

 

 

is available, temporarily substitute it to

 

 

see if the problem goes away.

 

 

 

DISPLAY

There is continuous or intermittent system

• Verify that the processor’s power indi-

 

failure as evidenced by the display screen

cator at the back of the unit is lit.

 

flashing a "plaid" or multi-colored "waffle

• Check the fuse and the power to the

 

weave" pattern.

processor.

 

 

 

 

• Check the coax cable between the

 

 

head and the processor and make

 

 

sure it’s properly terminated and con-

 

 

nected. If a spare known-good cable

 

 

is available, temporarily substitute it to

 

 

see if the problem goes away.

 

 

• If a test setup with a VGA monitor and

 

 

keyboard is available, call Northstar

 

 

technical support for guidance con-

 

 

cerning in-depth troubleshooting of

 

 

the system to determine if the prob-

 

 

lem is the display or the processor.

 

There is continuous or intermittent system

• This may be radar interference; for

 

failure as evidenced by the display screen

additional guidance, see Table 4,

 

flashing a pulsing white flash in a continu-

“Troubleshooting the radar interface,”

 

ous repeating pattern.

on page 42.

 

 

 

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961X, 961XD specifications

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