D8 Series User’s Guide
Chapter 7: Troubleshooting and Reconfiguring
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NOTE!
The controller retains its settings when powered. The battery is required to keep
the settings in memory only while the controller is not powered.
To replace the battery:
1. Contact your supplier to obtain a replacement battery.
2. See
Removing or Replacing the Battery on page 147.
If you must use the controller with the failed battery:
1. Acknowledge the Battery Dead alarm. This restores all setting to factory defaults.
2. Using your record of controller settings, re-enter your settings.
H/W Error: Gain or Offset
Gain and Offset alarms indicate that a hardware error is preventing accurate measurements. If a Gain
or Offset alarm occurs, the control outputs are turned off, an alarm message is displayed and the
global alarm output turns on. Acknowledging the alarm turns off the global alarm output. The error
clears when the condition no longer exists and the alarm has been acknowledged.
If the controller displays
H/W error: Gain
or
H/W error: Offset:
1. Switch the power to the controller off, then on again.
2. If the alarm persists, make a record of all controller settings, then clear the RAM.
See
3. If the alarm is not cleared, contact your supplier for further troubleshooting guidelines. See
Return Material Authorization (RMA) on page 3.
NOTE!
If the controller has failed, it is likely that it was damaged by excessive voltage or
noise. Before replacing the controller, troubleshoot for noise and ground loops.
H/W Error: Ambient
The
H/W error: Ambient
alarm indicates that the ambient sensor in the D8 is reporting that the
temperature around the controller is outside of the acceptable range of 0 to 50° C. This alarm can
also occur if there is a hardware failure.
If an
H/W Error: Ambient
alarm occurs, the control outputs are turned off, an alarm message is
displayed with the ambient temperature and the global alarm output turns on. Acknowledging the
alarm turns off the global alarm output. The error clears when the condition no longer exists and the
alarm has been acknowledged.
If the controller displays
H/W error: Ambient
:
1. Acknowledge the alarm and check the ambient air temperature near the controller. Adjust
ventilation, cooling or heating so that the temperature around the controller is 0 to 50°
C. If the unit is functioning correctly, the alarm will clear automatically when the ambient
temperature is within range.
2. If the ambient temperature is within range and the alarm persists, reseat the board
assembly: