21
General Trouble Shooting
COMMON PROBLEMS AND CAUSES
Unit does not charge. Probable causes
:
1.
Fuse blown. (Unplug the unit-Replace fuse.)
2.
No line power to unit. (Check line cord and outlet.)
3.
Internal thermal protection activated. Will occur if power setting is
increased and decreased rapidly, several times. (Wait for unit to cool.
May take 2 to 5 minutes.)
Modeling light does not turn on. Probable causes:
1.
Lamp turned off. (Press FULL ON/OFF button until LED lights.)
2.
Lamp burned out. (Inspect and replace, when cool. See SERVICE section
of this manual)
3.
Internal fuse blown, caused by shorted modeling lamp. (Factory service
required.)
Light flashes by itself without apparent reason. Probable causes:
1.
Defective trigger cord, or trigger cord incorrectly polarized.
2.
Bright light falling on photo slave.
3.
Poor connection in line cord.
4.
Reverse connection on trigger cord connection at camera.
5.
Some radio slaves will cause interference-consult slave manufacturer.
Trigger cord will not flash unit, but charge indicator shows that the system has charged.
Probable causes:
1.
Defective trigger cord.
Defective flashtube.
Turn unit OFF. Wait until cool, and then replace flashtube. (See
SERVICE section of this manual)
Infrared not working
. Probable causes:
1.
Check for receiver model number to insure PLDIR-2 is being used and
has been plugged into the PowerLight properly.
2.
Turn unit power OFF and then back ON. The electronic startup sequence
must detect the receiver is being used.
3.
View the startup display sequence to insure “ir” is displayed. If “rado” is
displayed see wireless setup in Advanced Features section.
4.
If using the Hand-Held controller, press the unit number on the keypad
before pressing any adjustment buttons. If using the Computer control,
you must click transmit at the unit window or transmit-all at the top of the
screen.
Radio-Sync not working
. Probable causes:
1.
Transmitter...wrong channel or batteries or connection to camera or defective.
2.
Built-in receiver...wrong PowerLight model or defective.
