Nforce troubleshooting – SoundOff Signal nFORCE LED User Manual
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nFORCE™ LED Lightbar
nForce Lightbar 05.14
NORMAL OPERATION
Under Normal operation with lightbar turned ON, the breakout box will have the Green LED flash approx every 5 seconds and the Red LED light will
be on steady whenever an input is active and both switches will be in the UP (off) position. Each driver module inside the lightbar has a fused circuit
from the power distribution module. The LED on the driver module will flash whenever there is an active function selected on the breakout box.
NO OPERATION
No Green LED flashing on Breakout box;
Check input power and ground to lightbar, check data cable for damage and/or opens.
Check Ignition Input wire and verify a minimum of 10.0 Volts is present on the wire
Defective power distribution assembly – replace.
NO or INCORRECT INBOARDS or CORNERS LIGHTS (WARNING)
Breakout box LED’s operating correctly;
Check DIP switches on driver modules in lightbar. Verify they are all set correctly
No steady Red LED on breakout box;
Check 24-pin connector at breakout box (insure it is snapped in correctly),
check appropriate input to breakout box for output lights which should be on.
Verify voltage is present at the wire input to the breakout box for the function being tested
NO TAKEDOWNS LIGHTS
Breakout box LED’s operating correctly;
Verify configuration and make sure light modules are configured for takedown function
No steady Red LED on breakout box;
Check 24-pin connector at breakout box (insure it is snapped in correctly), check appropriate
input to breakout box for output lights which should be on
NO LIGHT OPERATION IN ONLY 1 TUB
Breakout box LED’s operating correctly;
Remove top cover of tub in which lights are not functioning. Verify DIP switch is set correctly.
Check LED on Driver Module PCB is flashing when power is applied to any input wire on breakout box.
If there is no LED illumination check for voltage across Red and Black power input wires to driver
module. If voltage is present, replace driver module. If voltage is not present, locate the power
distribution PCB (possibly in different tub) and verify fuse is not blown open. If fuse is blown, check for
shorts in cabling replace any damaged cables and replace fuse. If fuse blows again, replace defective
driver
module
assembly.
INCORRECT OR NO ARROW OPERATION
Breakout box LED’s operating correctly;
Verify configuration and make sure light modules are configured for arrow function
Verify lightbar length is properly set – note that entering mode will reset lightbar to factory
defaults.
No steady Red LED on breakout box;
Check 24-pin connector at breakout box (insure it is snapped in correctly), check appropriate input to
breakout box for output lights which should be on.
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