Troubleshooting/Service 
7 Troubleshooting/Service 
7.1  Overview 
Introduction 
Instrument performance can be adversely affected by installation and application 
problems as well as by hardware problems. We recommend that you investigate the 
problems in the following order: 
• installation related problems 
• application related problems 
• hardware and software related problems 
and use the information presented in this section to solve them.  
What's in this section? 
The following topics are covered in this section. 
TOPIC  See Page 
7.1 Overview  153 
7.2 Troubleshooting Aids 
  • Overall Error Messages 
  • Controller Failure Symptoms 
  • Customer Support 
  • Determining the Software Version Number 
7.3 Power-up Tests  156 
7.4 Status Tests  156 
7.5 Background Tests  157 
7.6  Controller Failure Symptoms 
7.7 Troubleshooting Procedures 
  • Power Failure 
  • Current Proportional Output Failure  
  • Time Proportional Output Failure 
  • Time/Current - Current/Time Proportional Output Failure 
  • Alarm Relay Output Failure 
  • Keyboard Failure  
7.8  Restore Factory Configuration 
7.9 Software Upgrades  171 
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12/04  UDC3200 Universal Digital Controller Product Manual  153