Epson 214D-1 user manual Trouble Shooting

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8. Trouble Shooting

Batcher does not reset

The Signal Timeout has been set to an excessively long period and has not timed out at the end of the last batch.

Batch will not start or relay 1 will not close

Ensure that the instrument has not timed out as controlled by the Signal Timeout and that a Flow Alarm condition does not prevail. Pressing the Stop switch will cancel this condition. Check for a fault on the flow input before restarting.

Batcher stops during a batch (prior to batch end)

This could be due to the Signal Timeout having timed out. Check for a fault in the system. Ensure that the Signal Timeout period is significantly longer than the period between flowmeter pulses at the minimum flowrate.

No display

Check for power to the instrument.

All 88888888 displayed

The Batcher displays all eights on power-up for 4 seconds as a display test. If all eights continue to display after this period, this is symptomatic of the power supply voltage being low. Check the power input voltage.

Not counting.

If the Batcher does not count with the flowmeter connected and flow passing through it, first check the connections and then ensure the DIP switches on the rear of the instrument are set correctly for the attached flowmeter.

It is possible to manually test the input circuit of the Batcher by setting the input configuration for a Reed Switch and pulsing across the signal (+) and (-) with a wire link. When doing this, the

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