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8.4 Troubleshooting
Symptom PossibleCauses Solutions
TheMCBOXdoesnot
switchon
1.Powersupplyhasfaileddueto:
•Thepowerleadsbeingconnected
incorrectly
•Theupstreamcircuitswitchbeinginthe
OFF position
•Thepowersupplyfusebeing
interrupted
•ForDCversions:vehiclekeyinthe
OFFposition(ifthe“ignitionon”power
supplyoptionhasbeenadopted)
1.•Checkconnections
•Ensuredisconnectswitchisin
theONposition
•Checkfuse
•TurnthevehiclekeytotheON
position
TheMCBOXturnsonand
thedisplayslightupbut
nowordsappear.
TheMCBOXturnsonand
thedisplayslightupbut
thewordsthatappearare
irregularandthesystem
doesnotrespondtoany
commands
1.AUTO/MANjumperintheMAN
position
1.PutthejumpertotheAUTO
position
Thesystemdoesnot
recognisethe“USER”with
PINCODEorElectronic
key
1.Theuserhasnotyetbeencongured
bythesystemMANAGER
1.ThesystemMANAGERsets
upaNewUser
2.Thekeyhasnotbeenlinkedtothe
UserbythesystemMANAGER
2.ThesystemMANAGERlinks
thekeytotheUser
3.Thekeyboardisdamagedanddoes
notinsertthedataproperly
3.Changekeyboard(contact
technicalsupport)
4.Theelectronickeyisdamagedandis
nolongerrecognisedbythesystem
4.Changeelectronickey(contact
technicalsupport)
TheMOTORwillNOT
START
1.Ithasnotbeenconnectedproperlyto
thesetterminals
1.Checkconnections
2.Actionnotpermittedbynozzlecontact 2.Checkhowthenozzlecontact
optionhasbeenset(YES/NO)
andthestatusoftherelevant
jumper
8. MAINTENANCE OF THE TUFFA TANKS 8. MAINTENANCE OF THE TUFFA TANKS
8.4 Troubleshooting
Symptom PossibleCauses Solutions
DOESNOTCOUNTwhen
dispensing
1.ThePulserthatemitsthecount
signalshasnotbeenconnectedproperly
1.Checkconnections
2.ThePulserthatemitsthecount
signalsisNOTcompatiblewiththe
electronics
2.Anincomingelectronicsignal,
namely“cleancontact”or
“OpenCollector”,shouldbe
received.Iftheinputsignalisan
incompatiblevoltagesignal,the
electronicboardislikelytobe
damaged,inadditiontothe
malfunction.
Thecountis
INACCURATE
1.ThesystemisNOTcalibrated 1.Calibratethesystemaccording
totheprocedure
Thecountremains
INACCURATEeven
aftercalibration,orit
isaccuratebutonly
forlowowrates
1.ThesignalsentbythePulseris
outsidetheacceptableelectronicranges
1.Themaximumpulsation
frequencymustbe70Hzand
between20%and80%duty
cycle.Thesystemdoesnot
processreceiveddatacorrectly
outsidetheacceptableelectronic
ranges.
Thesystemmustadaptedtot
withinthecorrectranges,possibly
byinterposingotherelectronic
interfacedevices(pleasecontact
TechnicalSupportforoptions)
It DOES NOT
COMMUNICATEwith
thePC
1.TheRS485connectionisnotcorrect 1.Checktheconnections
2.ThedriveronthePCisnotinstalled
properlyortheversionisnotcompatible
withthePC’s
OperatingSystem
2.Checktheversionsofthe
driversandtheOperating
System.ContactTechnical
Assistance
3.TheRS232orUSBconverteris
damaged
3.Trywithadierentconverter:if
theproblemdisappears,replace
theconverter
4.ThePC’sUSBorRS232portis
damaged
4.Tryadierentportortryitona
dierentPCtochecktherestof
thedevice:ifitworksonanother
PC,thentheproblemiswiththe
PC