
ENGLISH 4
LEDs and Audible Beeps
The front panel LEDs and an audible beep indicate the unit status. The unit sounds a series
of beeps every five seconds whenever the unit is on battery power or an alarm is present. The
number of beeps varies depending on the unit status. See Table 2.
Table 1: LEDs
LED What it Means
LINE
(Green)
Steady: Acceptable input power is present. The unit is running on line power.
Blinking: The unit detects unacceptable input power.
Off: Either no input power is present or the unit is switched off.
BATTERY/ALARM
(Yellow)
Steady: The unit is running on battery power.
Blinking: An alarm is present.
Table 2: Audible Beeps
Number
of Beeps
What it Means
1 The unit is on battery power. See
2
Low Battery Alarm: The unit was running on battery power and shut down due to very low
battery voltage. The unit will restart automatically when acceptable input power returns.
3
Near Low Battery Alarm: The runtime remaining is low. The unit will shut down soon. Shut off
the load equipment, but do not shut off the Patriot unit.
4
Output Overload Alarm: Too much load equipment is connected to the unit. The unit will shut
down. Decrease the amount of load equipment connected to the unit. Then, reset the unit by
switching the On/Off switch off, then back on.
5
High AC Input Alarm: The input voltage is too high. Shut off the load equipment and the unit.
Unplug the unit. Look at the label on the bottom of the unit and make sure that the unit’s input
voltage rating is the same as the wall outlet voltage. If the unit’s input voltage rating is correct,
try a different wall outlet. If the alarm persists, shut off the unit and unplug it, then phone Best
Power’s Worldwide Service.
6
High Battery Alarm: The battery voltage is too high. Shut off the load equipment and the unit.
Then, phone Best Power’s Worldwide Service.
7
Shutdown: The unit has shut down due to a shutdown request issued by a device connected to
the DB9 communication port. See “