Troubleshooting, Problem possible cause possible correction – Bird Technologies SA-6000XT-Manual User Manual
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Troubleshooting
Any service procedure not covered in this manual should be referred to an
authorized service facility.
Problem
Possible Cause
Possible Correction
Unit will not power up. Battery pack drained.
Charge the battery pack.
See “Charging the Battery”
on page 77.
Battery pack unable to
keep a charge.
AC adapter is damaged.
Replace the AC adapter.
Date and time appear,
hiding the display.
Internal error.
Press Mode, Utility, and
then Escape.
Fault Location trace
appears incorrect.
Scale too large.
Press Auto Scale to make
the scale smaller.
Incorrect cable loss or
velocity of propagation.
Check the cable loss and V
p
settings. See “Cable Loss
Measurement” on page 21.
Erratic antenna test
measurements.
Bad calibration combo.
Use a different calibration
combo.
Softkeys beep when
pressed without
performing any function.
Context switching
operations taking place.
Wait for screen changes to
complete before.
Keys do not respond.
Unit is “Locked Up”
Turn the unit off by holding
down the power button for at
least 5 seconds and then
releasing it. Once the unit
has powered down, turn it
back on.
Do a full system initialization:
a. Disconnect the AC adapter
b. Hold down the Contrast
key while turning the unit off.
c. Turn the unit back on.
Limit line disappears in
Fault Location.
Limit line not drawing.
Turn the limit line off and
then back on.
Recalled fault location
trace is invalid.
No fault location
measurement made since
last full system initialization.
Change to Measure Match
Mode and then back to Fault
Location Mode.
Unit beeps and turns off. Internal error.
Turn the unit on and continue.
Unit was last shut down
because the battery was
too low to operate the unit.
Operate the unit from the AC
adapter.
Trace drifts outside of
specifications.
Calibration lost.
Calibrate the unit immediately.
See “Calibrating the Site