Instruction manual

Varec, Inc. 39

7532 Radar Tank Gauge

6.4 Display and Acknowledging Error Messages

Errors that occur during commissioning or measuring are displayed immediately on the

local display. If two or more system or process errors occur, the error with the highest

priority is shown on the display.

The measuring system distinguishes between the following types of error:

• A (Alarm):

Device goes into a defined state (e.g. MIN, MAX, HOLD)

Indicated by a constant symbol.

(For a description of the codes, see »System Error Messages« on page 78.)

• W (Warning):

Device continue measuring, error message is displayed.

Indicated by a flashing symbol.

(For a description of the codes, see »System Error Messages« on page 78.)

• E (Alarm / Warning):

Configurable (e.g. loss of echo, level within the safety distance)

Indicated by a constant/flashing symbol.

(For a description of the codes, see »System Error Messages« on page 78.)

Table 6-10: Type of Errors

6.4.1 Error messages

Error messages appear as four lines of plain text on the display. In addition, a unique

error code is also output. A description of the error codes, see »System Error Messages«

on page 78.

• The “diagnostics” (0A) function group can display current error as well as the last

error that occurred.

• If several current errors occur, use

to page through the error messages.

• The last occurring error can be deleted in the “diagnostics” (0A) function group

with the function “clear last error” (0A2).

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