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WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
Platinum Z16HD+
Section 6 Troubleshooting
6.14.2 A, B, C or D#_OC, PA Over-Current Fault
The PA Current overload threshold for each PA is nominally 14.0 amps, provided there
are no failed PAs. If an individual PA exceeds this current, the PA will be muted and the
Combiner isolation switch will disconnect the associated isolation resistor from the
combiner and apply a ground to the PA output. This optimizes the combiner for the
other PAs until a TX_RESTART is initiated by pressing one of the ON buttons. This
will un-mute the faulty PA. If the current is still too high, the PA will be switched out
again.
However, it should be noted that the Z16HD+ control system is adaptive. With the
failure of one PA, the transmitter will reduce power. If a second or third PA fails, power
will be reduced further.
6.14.3 A, B, C or D#_UC, PA Under-Current Fault
PA Under-current is comparing the current readings of the PAs which are common to
each foursome. For example, A1, A2, A3 and A4. All four of these PAs are plugged into
one 4-way combiner. If one of these PAs has a current reading that is less than 10% of
the average current of the other three, the system will be muted for 120mS, the isolation
switch for that PA activated (removing the PA from the combiner), and the mute
released on the rest of the PAs. The Master Controller actually detects this fault since
the PA Controller does not have the current readings on all four PAs in a foursome (each
PA Controller only controls 2 PAs on any one foursome). When a low current fault is
detected, the Master sends a command to the related PA Controller to shut down the PA.
6.14.4 A, B, C or D#_MUTE_FLT, PA Mute Fault
Whenever a mute is applied to the PAs, the current draw by each PA is also checked. If
a MUTE is being applied but there is still current flow in a PA, then a MUTE_FLT will
cause the entire transmitter to be MUTED until all currents are under 1 amp. This is
most likely a metering problem. This will show up in the fault log as an A, B, C or
D#_MUTE_FLT (where # is a number from 1-8). Turn the transmitter off and try
turning the PA module over and re-inserting or switching it with another module to see
if it is really the PA or the slot that has the problem.
!
CAUTION:
WHEN A MUTE FAULT OCCURS, BE SURE TO SHUT THE TRANSMITTER OFF
BEFORE REMOVING ANY MODULES TO PREVENT ARCING OF THE PA
EDGE CONNECTORS.
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