VT100 Vertical Crawler™
Document: UMAH000514.docm
Revision: A14
Created by: PJ
Date: 05 Dec 2019
3029669-A14
Source Location: C:\ePDM\ISLEng\products\ah-versatrax100\manuals\UMAH000514.docm
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User Ma
nual
Video Problems
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No video (black or blue background)
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Interface box is not turned on.
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Video cables are not hooked up between interface box and computer.
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Camera connector on vehicle is loose (turn power off first before plugging in camera).
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Check that the camera harness whip is plugged into the correct socket on the telemetry
can.
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Check monitor input settings.
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Vehicle power is not on.
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Check for problems with other video components between the computer and monitor.
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Try a different monitor. Whole days have been spent on field maintenance trips only to
discover a faulty monitor.
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Picture is very dark or very bright.
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Check the light levels of both the camera and main lights.
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Intermittent picture.
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Check and replace the video cables.
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Check the monitor is working properly.
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Check that the camera harness whip is fully plugged in.
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Check for intermittent breaks in the camera harness cable.
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Check the tether connectors at both controller and vehicle.
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Check for tether or slip ring damage by testing tether continuity.
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Picture is blurry, will not focus, or has poor color.
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This may be a dirty camera view port, or a narrow object lying in front of the view port.
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Object may be too close to the camera.
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No Rear Video
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Verify the video connection from the interface box to the computer.
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This may be a dirty camera view port, or a narrow object lying in front of the view port.
Vehicle Problems
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Vehicle won’t steer or vehicle runs backward.
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Tracks set to the wrong positions.
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Track reverse setting incorrect in control software.
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Node ID conflict between one or more devices on the vehicle.
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Tracks will not run.
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Check the track current feedback (See ICON manual).
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If current is at 100% and the vehicle doesn’t move, then the tracks may be
jammed. They could be wedged on an object or jammed with sand. Try
reversing the tracks to clear debris. If a jam will not clear you will have to recover
the vehicle by pulling it out with the tether.
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If no current registers, then power or communication is not getting to the tracks.
Check all the cable connections.
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Try power cycling the system.
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Inspect the vehicle wiring for damage.
