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title: "Dacor Lock indicator blinking: the panel is locked"
description: "What Lock indicator blinking means on Dacor Lock indicator blinking: the panel is lockeds, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all."
url: "https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-lock-blinking/"
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# Dacor Lock indicator blinking: the panel is locked

Holding Lock for 3 seconds disables the main panel to prevent accidental changes, and the Lock indicator turns on.

## What Lock indicator blinking actually means.

Holding Lock for 3 seconds disables the main panel to prevent accidental changes, and the Lock indicator turns on. Pressing any button while it is on only makes the indicator blink, and Lock comes back on by itself if no button is pressed for a minute after it was released.

Dacor wine cooler display · also shown as Lock

What to do when Lock indicator blinking shows on the wine cooler

### Kind of code Mode, not a failure

A setting someone switched on, often by leaning on the touch panel or left over from the showroom floor, rather than a part that wore out: a demo mode that lights the display and the rack lamps while the cooling never starts, a Sabbath setting that turns off the lights and alarms, a child or control lock that ignores every key press, a reminder that the glass door stood open. The cabinet is fine, and its own keys or its manual switch the mode back off.

### Usually leads to No repair

Press and hold Lock for 3 seconds to release the panel.

### Shows up as Wine Cooler Error Code

A wine cooler error code appears as letters and digits on the display, a flashing temperature, dashes where a number should be or a blinking symbol, sometimes with an alarm tone and sometimes while the cabinet stays perfectly cool.

### Make Dacor

Dacor wine cooler repair for cabinets that hum, rattle, sweat on the glass or lose their temperature.

### Source Dacor DRW24980 wine column user manual

Dacor DRW24980LAP and DRW24980RAP 24-inch wine columns.

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Dacor's own guidance for Lock indicator blinking on its wine coolers. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Press and hold Lock for 3 seconds to release the panel.

02

Make your change within a minute, before Lock turns itself back on.

03

Release Lock before trying Cooling Off or Sabbath mode, which need it off.

04

If no button responds even with Lock off, book a visit to check the panel.

### Cleared?

The display has gone quiet and the cabinet is back at its setting without a new part. Should the code reappear this week, or the reds start feeling warm again, book a visit and mention that it came back.

### What not to do

A blinking Lock indicator does not mean the panel is broken; it is refusing input on purpose. It is also not the Filter indicator, which blinks red when the deodorizer filter is due.

## What you may notice with it.

The wine cooler problems Lock indicator blinking tends to arrive with. Answer these at the wine cooler before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [Wine Cooler Error Code](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-error-code/)

[All 7 causes, cheapest first](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-error-code/)

It also comes with

- [**Wine Cooler Display Not Working**](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-display-not-working/)

Problem

### Wine Cooler Error Code

7 causes, cheapest first

No repair indicated

## Nothing to repair.

A setting someone switched on, often by leaning on the touch panel or left over from the showroom floor, rather than a part that wore out: a demo mode that lights the display and the rack lamps while the cooling never starts, a Sabbath setting that turns off the lights and alarms, a child or control lock that ignores every key press, a reminder that the glass door stood open. The cabinet is fine, and its own keys or its manual switch the mode back off.

[How to read what your wine cooler is telling you](https://winecoolerrepair.center/problems/wine-cooler-error-code/)

## Dacor wine coolers.

Dacor wine cooler repair for cabinets that hum, rattle, sweat on the glass or lose their temperature.

[Dacor wine cooler repair](https://winecoolerrepair.center/brands/dacor/)

More Dacor codes

[oF](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-of/) [Filter indicator blinking red](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-filter-blinking-red/) [Door Alarm indicator blinking](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-door-alarm/) [Abnormally high temperature](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-abnormally-high-temperature/) [-- / --](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/dacor-dashes/)

Mode, not a failure on other makes

[Café SA](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/cafe-sa/) [Electrolux Sb](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/electrolux-sb/) [Fisher & Paykel Sabbath mode](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/fisher-and-paykel-sabbath-mode/) [Fulgor Milano keypad locked](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/fulgor-milano-keypad-locked/) [Gaggenau Demo mode](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/gaggenau-demo-mode/) [GE Profile Loc](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/ge-profile-loc/) [JennAir Showroom Mode](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/jennair-showroom-mode/) [KitchenAid Sabbath Mode](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/kitchenaid-sabbath-mode/)

[All 52 codes of this kind](https://winecoolerrepair.center/error-codes/#family-mode)

Dacor builds this

### Wine column

A full-height built-in wine cabinet, 18 to 30 inches wide, set flush into tall cabinetry or paired with a matching column, with a glass or panel door and dozens to well over a hundred bottles inside.

Dacor builds this

### Dual-zone wine cooler

A wine cooler with two separately set compartments, upper and lower or side by side, so reds and whites or a storage zone and a serving zone each keep their own temperature.

## In Dacor's own words

> If you press any button while Lock is on, the indicator will blink.

[Dacor DRW24980 wine column user manual](https://image-us.samsung.com/SamsungUS/dacor/products/refrigeration/wine-storage/drw24980lap/download/Dacor-Heritage-Wine-Beverage-WineColumn-DRW24980-User-Manual.pdf) [Dacor DRW24980 wine column user manual](https://image-us.samsung.com/SamsungUS/dacor/products/refrigeration/wine-storage/drw24980lap/download/Dacor-Heritage-Wine-Beverage-WineColumn-DRW24980-User-Manual.pdf) [Dacor DRW24980 wine column user manual](https://image-us.samsung.com/SamsungUS/dacor/products/refrigeration/wine-storage/drw24980lap/download/Dacor-Heritage-Wine-Beverage-WineColumn-DRW24980-User-Manual.pdf)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Dacor DRW24980LAP and DRW24980RAP 24-inch wine columns.

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## Questions about Lock indicator blinking.

### Can I clear Lock indicator blinking myself?

Press and hold Lock for 3 seconds to release the panel.

### Why does my Dacor panel keep locking itself?

Lock turns back on when no button has been pressed for a minute after it was released. Make your changes straight after unlocking.

### Does Lock stop my Dacor column from cooling?

No. It only disables the main panel; the zones keep their settings and keep cooling.

### Why won't my Dacor enter Sabbath mode?

The manual says Lock must be off first. Release it, then hold Presenter Light and Deodorizer Reset for 5 seconds.

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