Front Panel Indicators
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LED Status
This section provides a description of the Lynx’s front panel LED indicators.
POWER
A multicolor LED showing instrument status and presence of system power. The
different LED states may be observed during or after the power-up self-test.
•
Blinking Green
– Instrument is powered on and in the process of
initialization.
•
Steady Green
– Instrument is powered on and ready for operation.
•
Steady Red
– Signals a self-diagnostic error. The reason for the error can be
confirmed through the appropriate control software (Genie 2000 or the web
interface). If the Lynx web interface is operational, the cause can be
determined through the
Diagnostic
option in the
Maintenance
section of
the user interface.
•
LED is Off
– Instrument is not receiving power.
ACQUIRE
A green LED to reflect the status of acquisition. Steady on when a setup on the
instrument is either acquiring or waiting to acquire PHA or MCS data. Off indicates
neither acquisition is in process.
COMM
A green LED for Communications. Illuminates each time the instrument has received
a command over any supported communications interface.
HV
A multicolor LED indicating the state of the selected high voltage power supply, or
in some cases, relating to any of the high voltage power supply outputs.
Off
– High voltage supply is off. All HVPS Outputs are off.
Please be aware that
after switching the power supply to off, a dangerous residual voltage can still exist
for some time on the rear panel’s SHV connectors until the internal capacitances
within the device are fully discharged.
Steady On Green
– Any one High voltage supply is ON and has reached its
programmed voltage.
Steady On Red
- An error, such as a HVPS fault has occurred (e.g., Inhibit has
tripped, etc.). This 'error' condition may be cleared by the User once the cause of the
error has been acknowledged (i.e., a known limiter was tripped) and the condition no
longer exists.
ICR
A green LED for Incoming Count Rate. Illuminates each time the instrument
processes an incoming signal. The intensity of the LED is proportional to the
incoming count rate.
