Operation - Monitoring Your Recorder 
126    DR4500A Classic Series Circular Chart Recorder With or Without Control Product Manual  Release M 
    April 2017 
Totalization value—upper display shows TCHN1 (or 2) for totalization value 1 (or 
2). 
 
**You can press ▲or ▼to change the value of this parameter. 
Diagnostic error messages 
The DR4500A runs background tests to verify data and memory integrity. If there is a malfunction, an error 
message will blink in the lower display. In the case of more than one simultaneous malfunction or alarm, 
each message will be shown in succession. 
A list of error messages is contained in 68HTable 5-8. If any of these error messages occur, refer to Section 9 - 
Troubleshooting/Service for information to correct the failure. 
Table 5-8 Error messages 
 
Unable to write to nonvolatile memory 
Two consecutive failures of input 1 integration 
Two consecutive failures of input 2 integration 
Remote Variable out-of-range 
Note: RV = (input 2 x ratio) + bias 
Configuration data is in error. 
Working CAL TEST failure (Control Output #1, Input 1, Input 2) 
Working CAL TEST failure (Control Output #2)