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Troubleshooting
Cause(s) Solution(s)
Laser not on. Turn the laser on. Then realign after the Laser Ready
light comes on. For instructions on aligning the optics,
see “Aligning the OBR Optics” on page 34.
The instrument could not be
configured properly due to a
communication error.
Reboot the PC. Turn the instrument off and then back
on again. Restart the OBR control software.
If the problem persists, reinstall the
OBR
control software
from the OBR software CD.
Control software seems to lock up
Cause(s) Solution(s)
The hardware may have
stopped responding to the
software.
Exit the software, using the Windows
Task Manger if
necessary. [Click Ctrl + Alt + Del, then click the Task
Manger button, then select the OBR software, and click
End Task.] Turn the instrument off and then back on
again. Restart the OBR control software.
Multiple Luna Technologies
software applications may be
running at the same time.
Ensure that you are only running one control software
program at a time. Software applications cannot share
the OBR instrument, so running more than one at a time
will produce undesirable results.
The PC has entered an
unusable state.
Reboot the PC. Turn the instrument off and then back
on again. Restart the OBR control software.
If the problem persists, reinstall the
OBR
control software
from the OBR software CD.
Cannot align the OBR
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Alignment unsuccessful
Cause(s) Solution(s)
Normal alignment procedure
occasionally fails.
Retry. See “Aligning the OBR Optics” on page 34.