User manual

14. Troubleshooting

The LEDs are not lit:

• LEDs installed in the right direction?

• Proper protective resistor installed?

• Cold soldering spot?

• Does the C-Control PRO work?

• Right program installed?

• Batteries/rechargeable batteries empty?

Beeper does not work:

• Installed in the right direction?

• Cold soldering spot?

• Right program in C-Control?

• C-Control PRO ok?

• Batteries/rechargeable batteries empty?

• Proper protective resistor installed?

Sound level sensor does not work:

• IC LM386 plugged in correctly?

• Microphone soldering in the proper direction?

• Properly equipped?

• Right program installed?

• Batteries/rechargeable batteries empty?

• Cold soldering spots?

• Capacitor C7 defect?

ACS does not work properly or not at all:

• IR LEDs installed in the right direction?

• Right program in C-Control PRO?

• Attempts to change the PWM? (See program code)

• Shrinkdown plastic tubing installed properly on the IR diodes?

• Change obstacles if necessary (IR has problems with black)

• C-Control PRO ok?

• Batteries/rechargeable batteries empty?

• Cold soldering spot?

C-Control cannot be connected to IDE:

• Right interface (COM-Port) selected?

• Programming cable installed correctly? (See device manager)

• Programming cable correctly attached to the plug?

• Does the programming cable function? (poss. bridging RX and TX and intercepting the echo via a terminal program)

• Is the C-Control PRO in boot mode? (Press reset and boot -> let go of reset and then of the boot key)

• Is the C-Control positioned correctly in the mount?

• Soldering error?

• Batteries/rechargeable batteries empty?