2 Troubleshooting Procedures
2.3
Power Supply Troubleshooting
The power supply controller controls many functions and components. To determine if the
power supply is functioning properly, start with Procedure 1 and continue with the other
Procedures as instructed. The procedures described in this section are:
Procedure 1: Power Status Check
Procedure 2: Error Code Check
Procedure 3: Connection Check
Procedure 4: Charging Check
Procedure 5: Replacement Check
Procedure 1
Power Status Check
The following LCD indicates the power supply status:
Battery LCD
DC IN LCD
The Power Supply control displays the power supply status with the Battery and the DC IN
LCD as listed in the tables below.
Battery icon
Lights orange
Lights white
Blinks orange
(even intervals)
Blinks orange once
(at being switched on)
Doesn't light
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Table 2-1 Battery icon
Power supply status
Battery is charged and the external DC is input. It has no
relation with ON/OFF of the system power.
Battery is fully charged and the external DC is input. It has
no relation with ON/OFF of the system power.
The battery level is low while the system power is ON.
The system is driven by only a battery and the battery level
is low.
Any condition other than those above.
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