Part III Operations, maintenance, and troubleshooting
Chapter 8 Transmitter operation ................................................................................................111
8.1 Record the process variables ................................................................................................... 111
8.2 View process variables .............................................................................................................111
8.2.1 View process variables using the display ...................................................................112
8.2.2 View process variables and other data using ProLink III ............................................. 112
8.2.3 View process variables using the Field Communicator .............................................. 113
8.3 View and acknowledge status alerts ........................................................................................ 113
8.3.1 View and acknowledge alerts using the display ........................................................ 113
8.3.2 View and acknowledge alerts using ProLink III ...........................................................115
8.3.3 View alerts using the Field Communicator ................................................................ 116
8.3.4 Alert data in transmitter memory ............................................................................. 116
Chapter 9 Measurement support ............................................................................................... 119
9.1 Perform the Known Density Verification procedure .................................................................119
9.1.1 Perform the Known Density Verification procedure using the display ....................... 119
9.1.2 Perform the Known Density Verification procedure using ProLink III ......................... 120
9.1.3 Perform the Known Density Verification procedure using the
Field Communicator ................................................................................................. 121
9.2 Adjust density measurement with Density Offset or Density Meter Factor ....................................... 122
9.3 Perform density offset calibration ............................................................................................124
9.3.1 Perform density offset calibration using the display .................................................. 124
9.3.2 Perform density offset calibration using ProLink III .................................................... 125
9.3.3 Perform density offset calibration using the Field Communicator ............................. 126
9.4 Adjust temperature measurement with Temperature Offset ........................................................127
9.5 Adjust concentration measurement with Trim Offset .................................................................128
9.6 Adjust concentration measurement with Trim Offset and Trim Slope ........................................... 129
9.7 Set up user-defined calculations .............................................................................................. 131
9.7.1 Equations used in user-defined calculations ..............................................................133
9.7.2 Measurement units used in user-defined calculations ............................................... 134
Chapter 10 Troubleshooting ........................................................................................................ 135
10.1 Quick guide to troubleshooting ...............................................................................................135
10.2 Check power supply wiring ......................................................................................................136
10.3 Check grounding .....................................................................................................................137
10.4 Perform loop tests ...................................................................................................................138
10.4.1 Perform loop tests using the display .........................................................................138
10.4.2 Perform loop tests using ProLink III ........................................................................... 139
10.4.3 Perform loop tests using the Field Communicator .................................................... 141
10.5 Status LED states ..................................................................................................................... 142
10.6 Status alerts, causes, and recommendations ........................................................................... 143
10.7 Density measurement problems ............................................................................................. 149
10.8 Temperature measurement problems .....................................................................................150
10.8.1 Thermal insulation .................................................................................................... 151
10.9 API referral problems ...............................................................................................................151
10.10 Concentration measurement problems ...................................................................................152
10.11 Velocity measurement problems .............................................................................................153
10.12 Milliamp output problems ....................................................................................................... 155
10.13 Discrete output problems ........................................................................................................156
10.14 Time Period Signal (TPS) output problems ...............................................................................157
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