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Section 4.0 — System Alarms / Troubleshooting
4.0 System Alarms / Troubleshooting
Whenever the EEC3 System goes into Alarm Mode, all 4 control head keypad lights begin to flash in unison and a code is
stored in the system’s memory which indicates the diagnostic alarm that was encountered. This alarm code may be
retrieved from the system at any time form the main station’s control head. To better understand this process, an example
of a system alarm is illustrated below. After reading through this example, follow each step sequentially. The steps are:
— Enter Alarm Troubleshooting Mode
— Record System Alarm Code
— Determine Cause of the Alarm
— Repair / Restart
All LEDs flashing
When John turned his system on he noticed that all 4 LEDs
on the keypad were flashing and the control head was
beeping. He knew this was not normal and wanted to trou-
bleshoot what was wrong.
John entered the system into “Alarm Troubleshoot Mode”
by turning the system OFF, moving the handles of the
main station control out of NEUTRAL, and turning the
system back ON. Now John can easily troubleshoot the
problem.
5.75"
(146 mm)
4.25"
(108 mm)
6.80"
(172mm)
1.5" (38mm)
below panel
5.88" (150mm)
Beeping sound emitted
Turn system OFF
Turn system ON
Move handles OUT
of NEUTRAL
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
EX AMPLE
The following describes an actual problem
that occurred on a boat which will illustrate
the use of our troubleshooting mode.
Step 1 - Enter Alarm / Troubleshoot Mode
