Operator control and monitoring 
  7.2 Displays and location of the connections 
SIRIUS 3RM1 motor starter 
Manual, 11/2013, A5E0345285095020A/RS-AB/002 
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Reaction of 
feedback 
circuit 
Possible cause/corrective measure 
Yellow  Red  Off  Green/off*  Active  - 
•  Overload trip motor protection 
•  Motor blocks during starting or operation 
Flashing 
yellow 
Red  Off  Green/off*  Active  - 
•  No current flow despite ON command: 
Check whether the connected load 
fulfills the minimum current  (Page 57). 
•  Phase failure: Check whether all three 
phases are applied. 
Flashing  
red 
Red  Off  Green/off*  Active  Active  Malfunction: For information about 
correcting faults, please refer to the section 
"Fault rectification (Page 108)". 
* = depending on the selected RESET MODE 
Note 
Difference between Standard and Failsafe 
3RM11 Failsafe and 3RM13 Failsafe motor starters signal a phase failure immediately.  
3RM10 and 3RM12 Standard motor starters signal a phase failure after 5 s. 
 
Reaction of 
feedback 
circuit 
Device status / operating mode 
Yellow  Red  Green  Green      Self-test: Indicator test  2 s 
Flickering 
red 
          Current flow test: Current not 
flowing 
3 s 
Flashing 
red 
Current flow test: Current 
flowing 
Flashing 
yellow 
Red  Off  Off  Active    Self-test: Overload tripping  >5 s 
Flashing  
red 
Red  Off  Off  Active  Active  Overload trip failed