
Alarms
5.4 Transmission Alarm
LDS 6
Operating Instructions, 01/2009, A5E00295894-05
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5.4
Transmission Alarm
The alarm (TR) appears either if the transmission falls below a limit defined by function 52 or
if it exceeds a fixed limit. The following table shows the possible reasons that can set it:
Table 5- 4
Transmission Alarms
Possible Causes
Action
Dirty windows.
Clean windows.
Sensors not aligned.
Align sensors.
Purging not working.
Make sure purging is working. Clean purging tubes.
Transmission too high.
Adjust the potentiometer of the detector.
5.5
Limit Alarm
The limit alarm (LIM) appears if the signal exceeds the limits set by function 51.
5.6
Function control alarm
The function control (CTRL) is activated when the analyzer performs an action during which
the measurement value may be incorrect. The triggering of CTRL should normally not
require an action from the user. The following list shows some possible causes to why CTRL
is activated:
Possible Causes
● Start-up procedure is active.
● Analyzer is de-coded.
● Analyzer is communicating with external service software.
● Analyzer is shutting down.
● Analyzer is saving data to EEProm or Flash memory.