Troubleshooting

Basic Troubleshooting

This list is organized in order of common symptoms, with a series of possible causes. Each possible cause also has inverter LEDs which may be unusual for that mode of operation. (LEDs which are normal, and LEDs on the system display, are not shown.) Each possible cause also shows possible troubleshooting remedies, including system display checks where appropriate.

NOTE: The phrase “MATE system display only” also includes the MATE2 system display. This item is intended to differentiate it from the MATE3, which has different content.

Table 4 Basic Troubleshooting Steps

Symptom

Unusual LEDs

Possible Cause

Possible Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

All LEDs off, including

No DC voltage.

Use a DC voltmeter to check the voltage

 

battery LEDs

 

directly on the DC terminals. If not present,

No LEDs.

 

 

the problem is external. If present, the

 

 

 

inverter could be damaged. Contact

 

 

 

OutBack Technical Support (see inside front

 

 

 

cover of this manual).

 

 

 

 

 

Inverter LED off

Jumper JP1 missing.

See the Installation Manual for the location

 

 

 

of JP1. Confirm the jumper is present. If

 

 

 

missing, replace the jumper. Or follow the

 

 

 

Installation Manual instructions to install an

 

 

 

external switch.

 

 

 

 

 

Inverter LED off

Unit defaulted off

The inverter may have been given an OFF

 

 

(No system display present;

command in the factory. With DC present,

 

 

initial install; JP1 confirmed

use narrow pliers to remove jumper JP1

No AC output

 

present).

from its pins. Once removed, install it again.

 

 

This is the equivalent of “jiggling the switch.”

(will not invert).

 

 

 

Inverter LED off

Inverter set to OFF.

MATE system display only: Set to ON with the

 

 

 

 

INV hot key.

 

 

 

MATE3 system display only: Set to ON with

 

 

 

the INVERTER hot key.

 

 

 

 

 

Inverter LED flashes

Inverter set to Search or SRCH

MATE system display only: If constant power

 

 

(Search mode).

is required, set to ON with the INV hot key.

 

 

 

MATE3 system display only: Set to ON with

 

 

 

the INVERTER hot key. (If this setting was

 

 

 

intentional, then no action is required.)

 

 

 

 

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