CiDRA SONARtrac PW VF-100 - Manual (Page 272)

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GVF Meter Faults:
Item
No
PROBLEM
POSSIBLE
CAUSE DIAGNOSTIC
METHOD
DIAGNOSTIC RESULT COMMENTS
19
The GVF
Meter
Displays
dashes “-----“
The acoustics at the
measurement location
are too low
Contact Technical
Support.
20
The GVF
Reading is
erratic
Signals may be
saturated
Select and run
‘AUTOSET GAIN’
found in GAIN
submenu of
DIAGNOSTICS
menu
Yes – this corrected the problem
Acquire Snapshot, Upload
to secure Website, and
contact Customer Support.
No – the problem persists
Acquire Snapshot, Upload
to secure Website, and
contact Customer Support.
21
The GVF
Meter always
reads 50%
GVF or some
other value
that is not
correct
Transmitter setup
parameters are
incorrect Verify setup
parameters to ensure
they are correct
Yes – the setup parameters are correct
The actual GVF of the fluid
is >50% or what is
indicated on the transmitter
Yes – the setup parameters are correct
but the GVF is definitely incorrect
Acquire Snapshot, Upload
to secure Website, and
contact Customer Support.
No – the setup parameters are not correct
Correct transmitter input
parameters in BASIC
CONFIG menu