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Installation and Service Guide: Color Controller E-36A
Troubleshooting
Startup
E-36A does not start up
and the Fiery
QuickTouch is black.
Possibly one of the following:
•
The E-36A is powered
off
•
Power cable is not plugged into
the
power connector on the E-36A
connector panel, or
into
the
wall
power outlet
•
The connector panel power switch
is in the OFF position
•
Fiery QuickTouch cables are not
connected to the
motherboard,
the
Fiery QuickTouch, or both
•
Faulty power cable
•
Faulty power supply (power supply
may not be supplying power to the
motherboard)
•
The CMOS jumper is not in the
default
position
•
Faulty motherboard (motherboard
power plane may not be supplying
power
to
components)
1 Recheck all cables and connections.
2 Make sure the connector panel power switch is in the
ON position (see
).
3 Listen for the power supply fan and feel for air at the
back of the unit where the power supply is located.
If air is not coming from the power supply fan, isolate a
possible faulty power cable as follows:
•
Power on using a different power cable.
•
Install a new or “known good” power supply.
4 Check the connector panel fan vent and feel for air going
into the back of the system.
If air is coming out of the power supply fan vent but is
not going into the connector panel fan vent, the
motherboard may be faulty. You may need to replace
the
motherboard
Review the jumper section on
and ensure that
the jumper is in the default position.
E-36A is getting power,
but the Fiery
QuickTouch is black.
•
Fiery QuickTouch cables are not
connected to the motherboard, the
Fiery QuickTouch, or both
•
Faulty LED cable
•
Faulty Fiery QuickTouch display
module
1 Recheck all cables and connections.
2 Use a different power/LED cable.
3 If the problem persists and you have verified that the
power
supply and motherboard are functioning
properly as described earlier, replace the Fiery
QuickTouch (see
Operation
E-36A system software
is not responding.
Possibly one of the following:
•
The E-36A does not start due to
system corruption or the starting
process has timed out. The
approximate time period required
to start the E-36A is 10 minutes.
•
The E-36A does not reach idle state
after 10 minutes.
•
The E-36A system software is
updated and does not reach idle
state after 30 minutes.
Reboot the E-36A using one of the methods provided in
“Starting, shutting down, restarting, and rebooting”
If the E-36A does not start, restore the E-36A backup
image. You can access the restore options from Fiery
QuickTouch (see
) or WebTools (see
).
Table 5:
E-36A error messages and conditions (Continued)
Symptom
Possible cause
Suggested action