System faults (page 6), Flow meter faults – CiDRA SONARtrac PW VF-100 User Manual
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System Faults (page 6):
Item
No
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE
CAUSE
DIAGNOSTIC
METHOD
DIAGNOSTIC
RESULT
COMMENTS
11
The display
reads “Invalid
Mode”
Improper Op
Mode selected or
Display Settings
selected
Under Basic Menu,
Verify Op Mode is set
to FLOW for Flow
Meter or GVF/SOS for
Entrained Air Meter or
FLOW/GVF/SOS for
combined meter
operation
No
– Op Mode is not set
to VF for Flow Meter or
GVF for Entrained Air
Meter
Reset to proper operating mode
Yes
– proper operating
mode is selected
See below
Under Customize
Menu verify Display
Line 1 set to Flow Rate
for Flow Meter or GVF
for Entrained Air
Meter, etc
No
– Display Line 1 is
not set to Flow Rate for
Flow Meter or GVF for
Entrained Air Meter,.
Change Display line 1 to appropriate mode
Yes
– display is set
correctly
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12
The signal
output from
the meter is
noisy
Need to use
Damping or Noise
Reduction Filter
See Filter Section of
manual for more
information on filtering
Yes
– with filtering
enabled, the signal is
less noisy
Employ filtering at the transmitter or at the DCS
No
– with filtering
enabled, the signal is
still noisy
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Flow Meter Faults