Protectowire FiberSystem 8000 User Manual

Troubleshooting and Maintenance
Checking the Operation of the
FIBERSYSTEM 8000 system
Set the measurement system
1.
2.
Power down the distributed temperature system.
Setup the hardware and connect the FIBERSYSTEM 8000 to the
controlling PC (“Setting up the Hardware” on page 14)
Connect a fiber to the unit.
Switch-on the FIBERSYSTEM 8000
Observe boot process:
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5.
Observe the LED’s on the FIBERSYSTEM 8000 front panel while
booting
a) At the start of booting all LED’s are on for a few seconds.
b) As booting continues, the display will turn on with white
background and will initially show “Self test” in the top row.
c) “Ready” in the top row and the Ready LED switched on to
indicate the end of the boot process.
The FIBERSYSTEM 8000 is ready to use.
Check the following error conditions:
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All LEDs off: Check the power supply. Check the Power
switch at the rear.
Check the fuse on the rear panel of the FIBERSYSTEM
8000 (“Replacing the Fuse” on page 38).
The FIBERSYSTEM 8000 doesn’t finish the boot process
or the error LED “Fault” is on:
Switch the FIBERSYSTEM 8000 off and on and try again.
If the error conditions still exist, contact The
Protectowire Company, Inc. for support.
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Configure the FIBERSYSTEM
8000 instrument
1.
Setup the FIBERSYSTEM 8000 using the “Agilent Connection
Expert” included in the Agilent IO Libraries (please refer to
the information supplied with the IO Librarires)
The Agilent Connection Expert on your PC should find the
FIBERSYSTEM 8000 and identify it with the identification
query (*IDN?)
Start the Configurator Software
Setup and start a measurement with the FIBERSYSTEM
8000 Configurator software (please refer to the information
supplied with the FIBERSYSTEM 8000 Configurator software)
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3.
The Protectowire Company, Inc.
FIBERSYSTEM 8000 - Linear Heat
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Protectowire FiberSystem 8000 Specifications

General

Brand	Protectowire
Model	FiberSystem 8000
Category	Controller
Language	English