CiDRA SONARtrac PW VF-100 - Manual (Page 7)

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1.8 Installation Checklist
The purpose of this section is to provide a checklist for installing the passive sonar process
monitoring system.
1. ___Determine installation location electrical classification rating.
2. ___Ensure equipment to be installed has the correct electrical classification.
3. ___Read Installation Manual.
4. ___Clean pipe per Manual Section 5.5.
5. ___Measure pipe using PI Tape and ultrasonic thickness gauge. Or, obtain pipe size
measurements from engineering drawings or information printed on the pipe.
6. ___Install sensor band & tighten sensor band screws per Manual Section 5.6.
7. ___Install gray thermal barrier blanket (if supplied) over sensor band per Manual Section 5.6.
8. ___Install sensor band cover per Manual Section 5.7.
9. ___Connect sensor band cable to preamplifier per Manual Section 5.7.
10. ___Connect sensor band cover to transmitter cable connector per Manual Section 5.8.
11. ___Connect 12 pairs of wires from sensor head to transmitter cable to the transmitter per
Manual Section 6.3.
12. ___Connect power wires to transmitter per Manual Section 6.3.
13. ___Connect output signal wires per Manual Section 7.3.
14. ___Apply power to system and view Startup screen per Manual Section 9.1.
15. ___If a custom configuration file had been provided, load file per Manual Section 10.4, 10.5
16. ___Go to DIAGNOSTICS menu and perform ‘SENSOR CHECK’ per Manual Section 9.2. If
any sensors indicate fail, re-
run ‘SENSOR CHECK’. Take corrective action per transmitter
screen instructions. If ‘TEST FAIL’ message persists, contact Customer Support.
17. ___If process is in operation, go to DIAGNOSTICS menu and perform ‘GAIN’ setup per
Manual Section 9.2. If process is not in operation, do not perform this step. Perform this step
after process has been started.
18. ___Go to BASIC CONFIG menu and ENTER all parameters per Manual Section 8.1 and 9.4.
19. ___Go to OUTPUT CONFIG menu and configure transmitter outputs per Manual Section 8.2.
20.
___Go to DIAGNOSTICS menu and perform ‘4-20mA TEST’ per Manual Section 8.6 (if 4-
20mA Output is being used). Read results from DCS.
21. ___Take a SNAPSHOT using the memory stick and USB Port on the transmitter per Manual
Section 10. Post the data on the CiDRA Secure Web Site per Manual Section 11.
22. ___Whenever possible, take a photograph of the installed meter and surrounding piping and
equipment. Post the photo on the CiDRA Secure Web Site per Manual Section 11.
Contact CiDRA Customer Support at 203-265-0035 (in the US and Canada 877-243-7277) or
[email protected] with any questions.