
SITRANS Probe LR with mA/HART
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Operating Instructions, 05/2019, A5E32337711-AC
Commissioning
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6.1
Basic safety notes
WARNING
Loss of explosion protection
Risk of explosion in hazardous areas if the device is open or not properly closed.
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Close the device as described in Connecting SITRANS Probe LR (Page 23).
WARNING
Loss of type of protection
Risk of explosion. Damage to device if the enclosure is open or not properly closed. The
type of protection specified on the nameplate or in Approvals (Page 83) is no longer
guaranteed.
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Make sure that the device is securely closed.
6.2
Local commissioning
6.2.1
Activating SITRANS Probe LR
Note
Keep infrared devices such as laptops and cell phones away from SITRANS Probe LR to
prevent inadvertent operation.
Power up the instrument. SITRANS Probe LR starts in RUN mode, and detects the material
level. It displays the material level (in meters) referenced from Empty (process empty level).
This is the default startup mode.
6.2.2
Operating SITRANS Probe LR
SITRANS Probe LR has two modes of operation: RUN and PROGRAM.