NuTone IM-440 Series installation instructions Installer’S Troubleshooting Guide, Continued

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INSTALLER’S TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

INSTALLER’S TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

TROUBLE

POSSIBLE CAUSE

POSSIBLE REMEDY

 

 

 

No radio, no intercom.

No electrical power.

Be certain 120VAC, 60Hz power has been provided to the primaries

(No Display).

 

of both 801T Transformers. No less than 16VAC should be

 

 

measured on the secondary of either Transformer.

 

 

 

 

Defective transformer.

Replace transformer.

 

 

 

No radio, intercom working.

Faulty Master Station.

Isolate Master Station from installation by removing ribbon cables

(AM/FM indicator on.)

 

from terminal board and wait one minute for timeout. With power on,

 

 

radio should be playing at Master. If no radio, Master is probably

 

 

faulty. If radio plays, reconnect ribbon cables.

 

Installation problem.

Check terminal board for shorted terminals or miswired cables.

 

 

Remove one 6-wire cable at a time to locate faulty line. When radio

 

 

comes on, check speaker connections and run continuity check of

 

 

speaker wiring.

 

Antenna problem.

Check for shorted antenna connection. Remove antenna connector

 

 

from tuner board and touch each pin with metallic object. If radio

 

 

plays, antenna is not functioning; be sure it is installed properly. In

 

 

weak signal areas, an outside antenna may be necessary. Also see

 

 

“Connecting the Radio Antenna”

 

 

 

Low or distorted radio

Incorrect volume setting.

Follow “Setting Program Audio Controls” instructions under

volume.

 

OPERATIONAL CHECKOUT.

 

 

 

Weak and distorted music,

Shorted or mis connected remote

This unit contains a protection device which opens if the audio

chime and intercom audio.

speaker wiring.

amplifier detects an overload condition. If the music, chime and

 

 

intercom audio becomes weak and distorted, remove power from the

 

 

master station for 10 minutes; this will reset the protective device. If

 

 

the audio returns to normal, the remote speaker wiring and remote

 

 

speakers should be checked for bare, shorted and/or mis-connected

 

 

wires. The problem must be found and corrected before the master

 

 

station will properly function.

 

 

 

Low or no intercom volume

Improper operation.

Be sure remote speaker set for MONITOR has its volume control set

from remote speaker in

 

between 12 and max, and receiving speakers have volume controls

MONITOR mode.

 

set between 12 and max. Follow “Setting Intercom Volume”

 

 

instructions in OPERATIONAL CHECKOUT.

 

Program and Intercom Volume

Follow these instructions whenever the radio tends to overpower

 

Control adjustment.

transmissions from a remote speaker in the MONITOR mode. These

 

 

instructions will help you get the proper balance between the radio

 

 

and the monitored speaker.

 

 

1. Set system volume control to midpoint.

 

 

2. Set master to CD/TAPE or AUX position.

 

 

3. Adjust volume control for each remote station and speaker in

 

 

master station 34 position.

 

 

4. Set master to AM or FM and tune to a strong AM or FM station.

 

 

5. Adjust program volume control for a desired listening level.

 

 

6. Increase Intercom volume control setting. Adjust clockwise to

 

 

desired monitor volume.

 

 

 

 

 

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