User manual
Maintenance
MI 61
9.2Fail‐SafeOperation
TheFail‐Safesystemisdesignedtoalerttheoperatorandprovide a
safe outputincase ofanysystemfailure.Thesensor is designedto
shutdowntheprocessintheeventofaset‐uperror,sys temerror,ora
failureinthesensorelectronics.
The Fail‐Safe circuit should
never be relied on
exclusively to protect critical processes. Other safety
devicesshouldalsobeusedtosupplementthisfunction!
When an error or failure does occur, the display indicates the
possible failurearea,andtheoutputcircuitsautomatically adjustto
theirpresetlevels,seethefollowingtables.
ErrorCodes
fortheOutputs
Symptom mV 0 to 20 mA 4 to 20 mA TC-K TC-J
Temperature over
range
5 V 21 mA 21 mA - -
Temperature under
range
0 V 0 mA 2.5 mA - -
Defect of the internal
head ambient
temperature probe
5 V 21 mA 21 mA > 1200°C
(2192 °F)
> 1200°C
(2192 °F)
Table7:ErrorCodes(Outputs)