Captain 6 Installation Guide
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6.
TROUBLESHOOTING
When a fault occurs, the Red “FAULT” LED flashes, the Chime sounds beeps and a short
description of the fault is displayed.
The following are the faults and their troubleshooting:
Fault
Description & troubleshooting
Clock
Appears after power up.
Set the time. See section 3.4.
KEYBOARD
NOT
CONNECTED
Keypad-control panel communication error. Check/do the following:
1.
The “KEYPAD OUT” wire is connected;
20.
The Keypad’s voltage supply is not lower than 13V. If it is, verify
that no more than 8 keypads are connected to the panel;
Battery
Indicates low battery power and appears after battery test and after a
prolonged AC failure.
Wait 24 hours for the battery to recharge.
If the fault persists, replace the battery.
Low DC
Low DC supply to the PCB (<9V). Occurs after a prolonged AC failure
and before the batter is disconnected to protect it from discharging.
Resume AC power.
Replace battery if necessary.
DC FUSE
Detectors power failure
AC Line
AC power failure.
Check the AC fuse (F4).
Trouble
EOL loop zone failure (short or cut).
The letter “F” will be displayed above the troubled zone number.
Communic.
Monitoring Station-control panel communication error. Check the following:
1.
The telephone line is properly connected;
21.
A correct telephone number is programmed for the Monitoring
Station. See section 5.2.1;
22.
The programmed Format is the same as the Monitoring Station one.
See section 5.2.2.1;
23.
The dial method - pulse or tone. See section 5.2.1;
24.
A prefix is programmed if required. See section 5.2.1.1.
Phone
Phone line failure
This fault occurs if there was no dial tone the last time the system
checked it.
When the system is disarmed, unless the line is re-checked (parameter
“Chk in off” in the “Config 4” screen is enabled. See section 5.4.4), it will
continue to be displayed even after the line returns, until the system is
disarmed again.
GSM Unit
The GSM-200 module is either not connected or faulty
