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PL-611 IQ Radar 300 Page 91
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Operation Troubleshooting
Operating symptoms, probable causes, and resolutions.
Symptom Cause Action
display reads
level or target is out of range
check specifications
check parameters
display reads
material build-up on antenna
clean
re-locate IQ 300
display reads
location or aiming:
poor installation
flange not level
standpipe not vertical
check to ensure standpipe is
vertical
display reads
antenna malfunction:
temperature too high
physical damage
excessive foam
inspect
use foam deflector or stilling
well
relocate
use a defoamer
Reading does not
change, but the
level does
IQ 300 processing wrong
echo, i.e. vessel wall, or
structural member
re-locate IQ 300
check standpipe for internal
burrs or welds
increase blanking, P800
Measurement is
consistently off by a
constant amount
P006 not correct
P652 not correct
Check distance from Flange
face to zero level (P006)
Check offset value (P652) or
device tag
Screen blank
power error
check nameplate rating
against voltage supply
check power wiring or source
echo confidence weak
refer to P805
use foam deflector or stilling
well
liquid surface vortexed
decrease measurement
response P003
increase confidence
threshold P804
Reading erratic
material filling
re-locate IQ 300
Reading response
slow
P003 setting
increase response if possible