Troubleshooting - Code 3 XCEL Instrucciones De Instalación Y Operación

Troubleshooting:

PROBLEM
NO SIREN OUTPUT
EXTERNAL 20A FUSE BLOWS
NO OUTPUT FROM SPEAKER, TONES
HEARD INSIDE AMPLIFIER MODULE,
SP INDICATOR LIGHT OFF
SIREN TONES VOLUME TOO LOW/
GARBLED
HIGH RATE OF SPEAKER FAILURE
SIREN CONTINUES TO OPERATE
FOR 7 SECONDS AFTER MANUAL
BUTTON/HORN RING IS RELEASED
P. A. VOLUME LOW OR NO P. A. AT
ALL.
RRB VOLUME LOW, OR NO RRB AT
ALL.
SIREN SOUNDS BY ITSELF
SIREN RUNS PROPERLY BUT SHUTS
DOWN WHILE RUNNING, THEN
STARTS RUNNING AGAIN AFTER A
FEW MINUTES.
ACTIVE AUXILIARY PUSH BUTTON
LIGHTS UP BUT LT LIGHT IS OFF.
3 LEVEL SWITCH IS ACTIVE IN ANY
LEVEL BUT THE LT LIGHT IS OFF.
PA ONLY FUNCTIONS FOR 30 SEC-
ONDS BEFORE TURNING OFF.
RRB SHUTS OFF AFTER EXTENDED
USE.
RRB SHUTS OFF AFTER EXTENDED
USE.
PROBABLE CAUSE
A. PARK KILL ACTIVATED
B. SIRENLOCK ENGAGED
C. SHORTED SPEAKER OR SPEAKER
WIRES. (SIREN IN OVER CURRENT PROTEC-
TION MODE)
A. AMPLIFIER POWER WIRES REVERSED
POLARITY
A. SPEAKER NOT CONNECTED/ OPEN CIRCUIT
IN SPEAKER WIRING
B. DEFECTIVE SPEAKERS
A. LOW VOLTAGE TO SIREN AMPLIFIER
B. HIGH RESISTANCE IN WIRING/DEFECTIVE
SPEAKER
A. HIGH VOLTAGE TO SIREN
B. 58 WATT SPEAKER CONNECTED TO 100
WATT TAP. 58 WATT NOT ALLOWED.
A. "HIT-N-GO' FEATURE ENGAGED. NORMAL
OPERATION
A. INCREASE P.A. VOLUME.
B. MICROPHONE NOT COMPLETELY PLUGGED
IN.
C. DEFECTIVE MICROPHONE
D. INCORRECT MICROPHONE.
A. INCREASE RADIO REBROADCAST VOLUME.
B. RRB WIRES NOT CONNECTED TO TWO-WAY
RADIO EXTERNAL SPEAKER.
A. HORN RING WIRING FROM TERMINAL RE-
MOTE SHORTING TO POSITIVE OR TO GROUND
(EARTH).
A. VEHICLE CIRCUIT BREAKERS NOT RATED
PROPERLY, AND ARE OVERHEATING, OR ARE
NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY.
A. ONE OR MORE OF THE AUXILIARY FUSES
HAVE BLOWN IN THE AMPLIFIER.
A. ONE OR MORE OF THE 3 LEVEL FUSES HAVE
BLOWN IN THE AMPLIFIER.
A. THIS IS NORMAL. THE PA IS TURNED OFF
AFTER 30 SECONDS TO AVOID THE STUCK MIC
POSSIBILITY.
A. THIS IS NORMAL. THE RRB SHUTS OFF
AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD WHEN THE
EQUIPMENT STARTS TO OVERHEAT. THIS IS TO
AVOID DAMAGE TO THE COMPONENTS IN THE
AMPLIFIER.
A. THIS IS NORMAL. THE RRB SHUTS OFF
AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD WHEN THE
EQUIPMENT STARTS TO OVERHEAT. THIS IS TO
AVOID DAMAGE TO THE COMPONENTS IN THE
AMPLIFIER.
REMEDY
A. SHIFT VEHICLE OUT OF PARK.
B. SELECT PROPER SIRENLOCK LEVEL.
C. CHECK CONNECTIONS
A. CHECK POLARITY
B. REPLACE SPEAKER(S)
A. CHECK SPEAKER WIRING
B. REPLACE SPEAKER(S)
A. CHECK WIRING FOR BAD CONNECTIONS/CHECK
VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM.
B. CHECK SPEAKER(S) WIRING/REPLACE
SPEAKER(S).
A. CHECK VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM.
B. USE CORRECT SPEAKER.
A. PLUG MICROPHONE IN SECURELY
B. REPLACE MICROPHONE
C. CALL CODE 3 FOR LIST OF ADAPTABLE MICRO-
PHONES.
A. CHECK RRB CONNECTIONS.
A. CHECK WIRING FOR ANY SHORTING.
A. REFER TO SPECIFICATIONS SECTION, PAGE 11.
USE A BREAKER RATED AT 1.25 TIMES THE AMPER-
AGE OF THE EXPECTED LOAD CURRENT.
A. REPLACE THE FUSE(S) IN THE AMPLIFIER.
A. REPLACE THE FUSE(S) IN THE AMPLIFIER.
A. SIMPLY RELEASE THE PTT BUTTON AND PRESS
AGAIN FOR ANOTHER 30 SECONDS OF BROADCAST
ABILITY.
A. ALLOW THE AMPLIFIER A FEW MINUTES TO COOL
DOWN.
A. ALLOW THE AMPLIFIER A FEW MINUTES TO COOL
DOWN.
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