Chapter 5  ________________________________________________________________ Operation 
 
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Maintenance Commands 
The maintenance commands are used in installation, maintenance, and 
troubleshooting. They are as follows: 
-  STA, Displays status 
-  CAL Calibrator _frequency, Calibration 
-  CLEAN, Sets clean references 
-  ZERO, Displays zero and noise test status 
-  CHEC, Displays calibrator test signal 
-  DRY ON, Sets RAINCAP
®
 dry offset 
-  WET ON, Sets RAINCAP
®
 wet scale 
-  TCAL, Sets the TS temperature (ambient) 
-  HEAT, Pulls hood heater relays on 
STA 
The STA command (or MES 3 command) displays the results from the 
built-in test system as a status message.  
The system output is the following (example for PWD22): 
PWD STATUS 
VAISALA PWD22 V 1.00 2003-12-15 SN:Y46101 
 
SIGNAL      3.43 OFFSET    146.11 DRIFT      0.00 
REC. BACKSCATTER     2802  CHANGE      2 
TR. BACKSCATTER      -2.3  CHANGE    0.0 
LEDI    2.3  AMBL    -1.0 
VBB    12.6  P12     11.4  M12     -11.3 
TS     24.6  TB        29 
TDRD     24    25  DRD      858  854  DRY     857.5 
BL       26 
RELAYS  OFF OFF OFF 
 
HOOD HEATERS OFF 
HARDWARE : 
 OK 
 
The length of the message varies depending on the options configured in 
PWD22/52 and whether there are warning messages. An asterisk (*) 
before a value indicates an exceeded limit. 
If the Background Luminance Sensor PWL111 is not installed, line BL 
26 is omitted. If the optional hood heaters are not installed, the line 
HOOD HEATERS OFF is omitted. For details on message values , see 
Appendix A, Internal Monitoring, on page 105.