Troubleshooting
Table10-2Statusalarmsandrecommendedactions
continued
AlarmcodeDescriptionCauseRecommendedactions
A006Transmitternot
congured
Calibrationfactors
havenotbeenentered
andthesensortypeis
incorrect.
•Verifycharacterizationparameters.
•ContactMicroMotion.
A008DensityoverrangeThemeasureddensity
hasexceeded0to10
g/cm
3
•Ifotheralarmsarepresent,resolvethose
alarmconditionsrst.Ifthecurrentalarm
persists,continuewiththerecommended
actions.
•Verifyprocessconditions,checking
especiallyforairintheowtubes,tubes
notlled,foreignmaterialinthetubes,or
coatinginthetubes.
•Checkforslugow.SeeSection10.24.
•IfaccompaniedbyanA003alarm,check
forelectricalshorts.SeeSection10.27.
•Verifycharacterizationparameters.
•Checkthedrivegainandthepickoff
voltage.SeeSection10.25andSection
10.26.
•Performadensitycalibration.
•ContactMicroMotion.
A009Transmitter
initializing/warming
up
Transmitterisin
power-upmode
•Allowthemetertowarmup.
•Verifythatthetubesarefullofprocess
uid.
•Checkthewiringbetweenthesensorand
transmitter.SeeSection10.10.
A010
Calibrationfailure
Mechanicalzero:the
resultingzerowas
greaterthan3μs
Temperature/Density
calibration:many
possiblecauses
•Ifthisalarmappearsduringzeroing,verify
thatthereisnoowthroughthesensor,
thenretrytheprocedure.
•Cyclepowertothemeter,thenretrythe
procedure.
A011
Calibrationtoolow
Mechanicalzero:
correspondswithhigh
reverseow—azero
magnitude(absolute
value)greaterthan3
μs
Temperature/Density
calibration:many
possiblecauses
•Verifythatthereisnoowthroughthe
sensor,thenretrytheprocedure.
•Cyclepowertothemeter,thenretrythe
procedure.
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