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DS1500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Suggestions

 

 

 

Power On:

Is power connected?

 

 

the “Power On” LED

If using a power adapter (like PG 220), is it connected to a

is not lit

wall outlet?

 

 

 

 

If using rail power, does rail have power?

 

 

Measure voltage at pin 1 and pin 5.

 

 

 

 

On line Mode:

Is sensor connected to EXT TRIG pins (9 and 5 for 15-pin

EXT TRIG LED is

connector)?

 

 

 

not lit (when external

Is power supplied to photo sensor?

 

 

trigger activates)

Are the photo sensor LEDS (if any) working correctly?

 

Is the sensor/reflector system aligned?

 

 

 

On line Mode:

Is the software configuration consistent with the application

EXT TRIG LED is

condition

(operating

mode

etc.)?

correctly lit but

In the WinHost program select the OPERATING MODE

nothing happens (no

tab and check for related parameters

 

 

reading results)

 

 

 

 

Serial On line

In the WinHost program select the OPERATING MODE

Mode:

tab and check if serial on line is enabled as operating

the reader is not

mode

 

 

 

triggered (no reading

Are the Start – Stop characters correctly assigned?

 

results)

Is the serial trigger source correctly connected and

 

configured?

 

 

 

 

 

On line Mode and

In the WinHost program select the OPERATING MODE

Serial On Line:

tab and check the TIMEOUT parameterization.

 

Reader doesn’t

 

 

 

 

respond correctly to

 

 

 

 

the expected

 

 

 

 

external signals end

 

 

 

 

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