Troubleshooting
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Faults and Warnings
When a fault or warning message appears, you can acknowledge the
message to clear the screen. To acknowledge a fault or warning message,
press the Enter button on the System Control Panel. This action does not
clear the fault or warning condition, so you should consult Table 4-3 and
Table 4-4 for suggested actions after you have acknowledged the
message. Refer to the System Control Panel Owner’s Guide for more
information on faults and warnings.

Fault Types

There are three types of fault messages: automatic faults, manual faults,
and escalating automatic faults. Table 4-1 describes how they differ in
their behavior and how you can respond to them when they appear on the
System Control Panel.
Table 4-1
Faults Types and Behaviors
Fault type Behavior
Automatic faults Clear automatically if the fault condition that
generated the message goes away. You can also
acknowledge automatic faults without waiting for
them to clear automatically.
Manual faults Require you to clear them by:
• selecting Clear Faults on the RS3000 or on the
device that generated the fault (if the fault
condition still exists, the fault message
reappears)
• correcting the condition that caused the fault
Escalating automatic
faults Clear automatically if the fault condition goes away,
just like an automatic fault.
However, if an escalating automatic fault occurs
several times within a defined time period, the
escalating automatic fault becomes a manual fault,
requiring user intervention. For example, if three
faults occur in one minute, it will no longer clear
itself but becomes a manual fault. Then you must
identify the problem, correct the fault condition, and
clear the fault or reset the device.