Print Date 31/08/11 Page 21 of 22 E2136-00MA-02
SECTION THREE : OPERATION
Once installed and set up as described in Section Two, no manual operation is provided apart from
selecting the required meter display. If the SYS NORMAL LED shows red, step through the various
displays, using the push button, to determine which do not show ‘Normal’.
Note, that for output
power to be generated, the Amplifier’s rear panel Interlock input, SK02, pins 20-21, must be
short circuited, either directly, or by the closing of all connected interlock circuits (see section
2.2.2).
The SYS NORMAL and MUTE LEDs will show red and it will be so indicated, on the Fwd and
Rev Power screens, if the Interlock is open and the Amplifier thus muted.
3.1 : CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS
The controls and displays available and their functions are as follows :
3.1.1 Front Panel
Marked
Type
Function
Unmarked
Button
Momentary
Push Button
Switch
To select required display, cycles through :-
Fwd Power displays level in Watts and relating status
Rev Power displays level in Watts and relating status
Temp displays level in Deg.C and relating status
Current displays level in Amps and relating status
SET
POWER
Preset
Potentiometer
(twelve turns)
To set output power (clockwise to increase power).
CONTRAST
Preset
Potentiometer
(single turn)
To optimise Display Contrast.
SYS NORM
LED Display
Red indicates ‘Not Normal’ by any of: –
Fwd Power low, failed or external Interlock open
Rev Power, Temp. or Current high
A single DC supply (PSU) or one or both fans fail
(External muting for control purposes is considered as ‘Normal’)
Green indicates normal operation.
MUTE
LED Display
Red indicates external Interlock open (muted)
Amber indicates normal external muting.
Green indicates unmuted.
CPU
LED Display
Red indicates module CPU (microcontroller) failure, other LED
displays being automatically turned off in this situation.
Green indicates normal CPU operation.
Unmarked
Display
16 Character
by 2 line LCD
(back
illuminated by-
green LEDs)
Displays Forward Power, Reverse power, Heatsink Temperature
or DC Supply Current (including relating status in all cases) as
selected by adjacent push button switch.
O
I
Rocker Switch
(on rear panel
of E2136-
05,06,07,08
variants)
To switch mains supply on (‘I’) or off (‘O’)