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11 Warnings, Error Messages and Notes
Error messages or notes regarding the individual tests or test
sequences are displayed as popups.
Differentiation is made amongst 5 types of messages:
• Fatal error
•Error
• Warning
• Note – INFO
•Question
Fatal error
This message indicates an extraordinary error. Fatal errors have to
be acknowledged or cleared by pressing the OK key, and the
cause of error must be eliminated before the test or the test
sequence can be resumed.
Error
This message indicates, for example, operator errors. These
errors have to be acknowledged or cleared by pressing the OK
key, and the cause of error must be eliminated before the test or
the test sequence can be resumed.
Examples:
• Object cannot be created. General database error!
Warning
Warnings indicate hazards which, if not avoided, may result in
severe injury. Single test: Warnings have to be acknowledged or
cleared by pressing the OK key, before the test or the test
sequence can be resumed.
Test sequence: The test sequence can be aborted or resumed
without acknowledging.
Examples:
• Caution: Line voltage will be switched to the test socket!
• Caution: The polarity of line voltage at the test socket will be
reversed!
Note – INFO
A note is either a piece of information regarding the functions exe-
cuted by the test instrument or instructions which may have to be
acknowledged or skipped by pressing the OK key.
Examples:
•Probe test
• Set up in a well-insulated fashion?
•On test
• Short-circuit test (L-N)
• Short-circuit test (LN-PE)
• Prompt: Contact with test probe P1 ...
• Prompt: Switch the DUT on/off with its own mains switch ...
• Prompt: Start up / shut down the DUT ...
Question
Questions must be answered by pressing Yes or No before the sin-
gle test or test sequence is resumed.
Example:
• Test object not found!
Create new object/database?
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