VS375C/VS575C

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5. TROUBLESHOOTING

If the UPS fails to operate properly, please review the following steps before calling the repair center:

1.Is the UPS plugged into a proper working outlet?

2.Is the line voltage within the rating specified?

3.Does the circuit breaker on the rear panel need to be reset?

5.1Troubleshooting Chart

 

 

Problem

 

 

Possible Cause

 

Corrective Action

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPS

front

panel

on/off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press

the On/Off switch for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

switch

has

not

been

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

two seconds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pressed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Load

less

than 20W at

 

Normal condition, “No load

UPS can not

turn

on

 

shutdown

function”

is

battery mode

 

 

 

 

and has no alarm.

 

 

 

 

 

active

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery

voltage

less

than

 

Recharge the UPS for at

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10V

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

least 6 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PCB failure

 

 

 

 

 

Contact

dealer

or OPTI-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UPS service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very low or very high line

 

Normal condition

 

 

Battery LED (amber)

voltage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

is lit and UPS beeps

UPS

input

power cord is

 

Plug in input power cord

every 4 seconds

 

not plugged in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AC Fuse burned out

 

 

 

Replace the AC fuse

 

The

 

UPS

Overload

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LED (red) is always lit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remove

the

least critical

&

there

 

is

a

UPS is overloaded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

devices from the load

 

continuous

sounding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

alarm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The

 

UPS

 

Battery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Battery voltage

too low

 

 

Recharge the battery and

Weak

LED

(red)

is

 

 

Dead battery

 

 

 

 

reset

 

 

 

 

always lit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plug the UPS into an AC

Backup time is less

Battery is not fully charged

 

outlet and

recharge

the

 

battery

for

6

hours.

If

than the rating

 

or battery is dead

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

problem

remains, replace

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the battery

 

 

 

UPS

 

appears to

be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

functioning

normally

Computer input power cord

 

Check the computer input

but

 

the

computer

is loose or not connected

 

power cord

 

 

 

won’t turn on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software

 

 

 

 

Wrong interface cable

Purchase the correct one

communication

not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from your distributor

 

working

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ViewSonic VS375C, VS575C manual Troubleshooting Chart, Problem Possible Cause