LiftMaster CSW24UL Installation Manual - Page 42

Troubleshooting Chart, SYMPTOM, POSSIBLE CAUSES, SOLUTIONS

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TROUBLESHOOTING Troubleshooting Chart SYMPTOM Operator does not run and diagnostic display not on. Control board powers up, but motor does not run. Gate moves, but cannot set correct limits. POSSIBLE CAUSES a. No power to control board b. Open fuse c. If on battery power only, low or dead batteries d. Defective control board a. Reset switch is stuck b. Stop button active or jumper not in place for stop circuit c. If on battery power only, low or dead batteries d. Open or Close input active e. Entrapment Protection Device active f. Vehicle loop detector or probe active g. Defective control board a. Gate does not move to a limit position b. Gate is too difficult to move Gate does not fully open or fully close when setting limits. Operator does not respond to a wired control/command (example: Open, Close, SBC, etc.) Operator does not respond to a wireless control or transmitter a. Gate does not move to a limit position b. Gate is too difficult to move a. Check Open and Close command input LEDs b. Stop button is active c. Reset button is stuck d. If on battery power only, low or dead batteries e. Entrapment Protection Device active f. Vehicle loop detector or vehicle probe active a. Check XMITTER LED when wireless control is active b. Stop button is active c. Reset button is stuck d. Poor radio reception Gate stops during travel and reverses immediately. a. Control (Open, Close) becoming active b. Vehicle loop detector active c. Low battery voltage Gate opens, but will not close with transmitter or Timer-to-Close. a. Open control active b. Vehicle loop detector active c. Loss of AC power with AC FAIL set to OPEN d. Low battery with LOW BATT set to OPEN e. Fire Dept input active f. Timer-to-Close not set g. Close Entrapment Protection Device active SOLUTIONS a. Check AC and battery power b. Check fuses c. Charge batteries by AC or solar power or replace batteries d. Replace defective control board a. Check reset switch b. Check Stop button is not "stuck on", or verify that the stop button is a normally closed circuit, or put a jumper on the stop circuit. c. Charges batteries by AC or solar power or replace batteries d. Check all Open and Close inputs for a "stuck on" input e. Check all Entrapment Protection Device inputs for a "stuck on" sensor f. Check all vehicle detector inputs for a "stuck on" detector g. Replace defective control board a. Use manual disconnect, manually move gate, and ensure gate moves easily limit to limit. Repair gate as needed. b. Gate must move easily and freely through its entire range, limit to limit. Repair gate as needed. a. Use manual disconnect, manually move gate, and ensure gate moves easily limit to limit. Repair gate as needed. b. Gate must move easily and freely through its entire range, limit to limit. Repair gate as needed. a. Check all Open and Close inputs for a "stuck on" input b. Check Stop button is not "stuck on" c. Check Reset button d. Charges batteries by AC or solar power or replace batteries e. Check all Entrapment Protection Device inputs for a "stuck on" sensor f. Check all vehicle detector inputs for a "stuck on" detector a. Activate wireless control and check XMITTER LED is on. Re-learn wireless control/transmitter to control board. Replace wireless control as needed. b. Check Stop button is not "stuck on" c. Check Reset button d. Check if similar wired control operates correctly. Check if wireless controls works properly when within a few feet of operator. Check operator's antenna and antenna wire. Check other wireless controls or devices. a. Check all Open and Close inputs for an active input b. Check all vehicle detector inputs for an active detector c. Battery voltage must be 23.0 Vdc or higher. Charge batteries by AC or solar power or replace batteries a. Check all Open inputs for an active input b. Check all vehicle detector inputs for an active detector c. Check AC power and AC Fail option setting d. Check if AC power is available. If no AC power, then running on batteries and battery voltage must be 23.0 Vdc or higher. Charge batteries by AC or solar power or replace batteries. e. Check Fire Dept input f. Check Timer-to-Close (TTC) setting g. Check all Entrapment Protection Device inputs for an active sensor 42

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Troubleshooting Chart
SYMPTOM
POSSIBLE CAUSES
SOLUTIONS
Operator does not
run and diagnostic
display not on.
a.
No power to control board
b.
Open fuse
c.
If on battery power only, low or dead
batteries
d.
Defective control board
a.
Check AC and battery power
b.
Check fuses
c.
Charge batteries by AC or solar power or replace batteries
d.
Replace defective control board
Control board
powers up, but
motor does not
run.
a.
Reset switch is stuck
b.
Stop button active or jumper not in place
for stop circuit
c.
If on battery power only, low or dead
batteries
d.
Open or Close input active
e.
Entrapment Protection Device active
f.
Vehicle loop detector or probe active
g.
Defective control board
a.
Check reset switch
b.
Check Stop button is not “stuck on”, or verify that the stop button is a
normally closed circuit, or put a jumper on the stop circuit.
c.
Charges batteries by AC or solar power or replace batteries
d.
Check all Open and Close inputs for a “stuck on” input
e.
Check all Entrapment Protection Device inputs for a “stuck on” sensor
f.
Check all vehicle detector inputs for a “stuck on” detector
g.
Replace defective control board
Gate moves, but
cannot set correct
limits.
a.
Gate does not move to a limit position
b.
Gate is too difficult to move
a.
Use manual disconnect, manually move gate, and ensure gate moves
easily limit to limit. Repair gate as needed.
b.
Gate must move easily and freely through its entire range, limit to limit.
Repair gate as needed.
Gate does not fully
open or fully close
when setting
limits.
a.
Gate does not move to a limit position
b.
Gate is too difficult to move
a.
Use manual disconnect, manually move gate, and ensure gate moves
easily limit to limit. Repair gate as needed.
b.
Gate must move easily and freely through its entire range, limit to limit.
Repair gate as needed.
Operator does not
respond to a wired
control/command
(example: Open,
Close, SBC, etc.)
a.
Check Open and Close command input
LEDs
b.
Stop button is active
c.
Reset button is stuck
d.
If on battery power only, low or dead
batteries
e.
Entrapment Protection Device active
f.
Vehicle loop detector or vehicle probe
active
a.
Check all Open and Close inputs for a “stuck on” input
b.
Check Stop button is not “stuck on”
c.
Check Reset button
d.
Charges batteries by AC or solar power or replace batteries
e.
Check all Entrapment Protection Device inputs for a “stuck on” sensor
f.
Check all vehicle detector inputs for a “stuck on” detector
Operator does not
respond to a
wireless control or
transmitter
a.
Check XMITTER LED when wireless
control is active
b.
Stop button is active
c.
Reset button is stuck
d.
Poor radio reception
a.
Activate wireless control and check XMITTER LED is on. Re-learn
wireless control/transmitter to control board. Replace wireless control as
needed.
b.
Check Stop button is not “stuck on”
c.
Check Reset button
d.
Check if similar wired control operates correctly. Check if wireless
controls works properly when within a few feet of operator. Check
operator’s antenna and antenna wire. Check other wireless controls or
devices.
Gate stops during
travel and reverses
immediately.
a.
Control (Open, Close) becoming active
b.
Vehicle loop detector active
c.
Low battery voltage
a.
Check all Open and Close inputs for an active input
b.
Check all vehicle detector inputs for an active detector
c.
Battery voltage must be 23.0 Vdc or higher. Charge batteries by AC or
solar power or replace batteries
Gate opens, but
will not close with
transmitter or
Timer-to-Close.
a.
Open control active
b.
Vehicle loop detector active
c.
Loss of AC power with AC FAIL set to
OPEN
d.
Low battery with LOW BATT set to OPEN
e.
Fire Dept input active
f.
Timer-to-Close not set
g.
Close Entrapment Protection Device active
a.
Check all Open inputs for an active input
b.
Check all vehicle detector inputs for an active detector
c.
Check AC power and AC Fail option setting
d.
Check if AC power is available. If no AC power, then running on
batteries and battery voltage must be 23.0 Vdc or higher. Charge
batteries by AC or solar power or replace batteries.
e.
Check Fire Dept input
f.
Check Timer-to-Close (TTC) setting
g.
Check all Entrapment Protection Device inputs for an active sensor
TROUBLESHOOTING