4 Maintenance
XSeriesG4 Remote Controller User's
manual
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Maintenance
This section provides standard maintenance information and instructions about how to remove and install components of the
XRC
G4
.
Overview
We recommend that the user develop regularly scheduled maintenance programs. By establishing such a maintenance
program, XRC
G4
downtime can be minimized.
Record all items within this section in the maintenance practice procedures and update this schedule as needed. This provides
for many maintenance items to be handled on a routine basis before potential problems result in a failure.
Maintenance support
If installation, calibration and maintenance assistance is required, the user can contact the Totalflow Service Department. See
Returning devices
in the front matter of this document.
Maintaining cleanliness of the XRC
G4
Because an XRC
G4
installation is primarily exposed to external environmental conditions, it is important that it be regularly
inspected for cleanliness, both externally and internally. Foreign contaminants can cause damage to interior mounted
components, rendering the XRC
G4
inoperable.
Front-mounted LCD
The user is informed of operational problems and operational limit violations by observing the alarm codes on the right side of
the LCD display. XRC
G4
alarm troubleshooting procedures are presented in Section 5,
Troubleshooting
.
Backing up configuration files
Before beginning any maintenance on the XRC
G4
, collect the data and back up all configuration files to a laptop's hard drive or
other external storage device. This safeguards the data and allows the user to re-start the unit without the need to re-configure
the XRC
G4
, should any problem arise.
Using the Save and Restore utility
The Save and Restore utility provides the ability to back up the configuration files on the Totalflow devices. The procedures in
these sections show how to save the files from the device to a host (laptop or PC) and how to restore the backup file from the
host to a device.
Save configuration files
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Backup configuration files include both configuration and calibration data.
Although there are multiple reasons to backup station configuration files, this procedure will focus on preserving
the configuration files and calibration data for the purpose of restoring the flow computer following maintenance
and troubleshooting procedures.
There are several methods for file backup. This section describes the configuration file backup and the update of the startup
(cold) configuration from the
Save and restore
utility.
To backup configuration files:
Start PCCU. The main PCCU screen displays.
On the main PCCU screen, on the top menu, select
Operate
>
File Utilities
>
Save and Restore Utility
or click the
Save
and Restore Utility
icon on the toolbar.
Click
Save Station Files
at the bottom of the screen. The Save Station files dialog box displays.
In the Save to field, verify or define the location (path) to save the backup file. Take note of the file location for later
retrieval. The default path stores the backup files in the StationFiles directory under the PCCU installation directory. The
backup file default name is the station ID with the .xfc extension.
Click
OK
.
