Chapter 7 ___________________________________________________________ Troubleshooting
VAISALA _______________________________________________________________________ 87
Status Message Info
Reason
Instructions
Window contamination
warning (continuous).
Bird droppings, leaves, dust etc.
have contaminated the window.
Clean the window.
Battery low warning
The unit has been powered too
long using the backup battery.
Connect the line voltage or replace
the battery.
Recharging of the battery has
failed.
If the battery is old, replace it. If the
battery is OK, check the operation
of Ceilometer Engine Board
CLE311.
Transmitter expires
warning.
Laser diode too old.
Replace Transmitter CTL311. The
measurements can still be used,
but it is possible that some clouds
are missed.
High humidity warning
(option)
Relative humidity > 85 %. Water
has been condensed inside the
ceilometer. Leakage in the
enclosure or leakage in the
door.
Take the ceilometer inside, open
the maintenance door and let it dry
in a warm air conditioned place.
Condensed water on optical
surface may disturb the
measurement. There is a danger of
short circuits.
Blower failure warning.
Blower cable is not connected.
Check that the blower cable is
connected.
Window blower circuit breaker
is not ON.
Check that the window blower
circuit breaker is ON.
Line voltage level is not correct. Check that the line voltage is
present and correct.
Blower is stuck.
Check if visible obstacles disable
blower operation.
Blower is damaged.
Replace the blower.
Humidity sensor failure
warning (option)
Humidity sensor is not
connected.
Connect the humidity sensor or
disable the option in the software.
Humidity sensor is damaged.
Replace the humidity sensor.
Heater fault warning
Window blower circuit breaker
is not ON.
Check that the window blower
circuit breaker is ON.
Line voltage level is not correct. Check that the line voltage is
present and correct.
Heater is damaged.
Replace the heater.
High background radiance
warning
Direct sunlight.
In case there are no alarms, the
measurements are ok. If there is
an alarm, the measurements are
invalid.
Ceilometer Engine Board
failure warning
Non-critical fault in Ceilometer
Engine Board CLE311.
Replace Ceilometer Engine Board
CLE311.
Battery failure warning
Battery is dead.
Replace the battery.
Laser monitor failure
warning
Laser power monitor board
CLM311 has failed.
Replace CLM311.
Laser power measurement on
Ceilometer Engine board
CLE311 has failed.
Replace CLE311.
Receiver warning
A non-critical CLR311 Receiver
failure.
Replace CLR311.
Tilt angle > 45° warning
The unit is not correctly
installed or the tilt angle is
larger than 45°.
Check the installation. The height
measurement accuracy is lost with
tilt angles greater than 45°.