GT10/GT30

9.1

What to Do If Something Unusual Occurs (GT10)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Problem

Cause

 

Solution

Related

 

 

 

 

 

Screen is

1) The power voltage may be low.

 

1) Supply 24V DC 0.3 A.

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dim

2) The contrast is set too low.

 

2) Bring up the system menu and adjust

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3) The backlight is off due to the [Back-

 

the contrast.

 

 

 

 

 

 

light Auto–off] setting in the [Setup] of

 

3) Touching any area of the screen lights

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the GT10 configuration settings in

 

that area. If a switch part is set on the

 

 

GTWIN.

 

touched area, the area will not light

 

 

 

 

even if touched. To change the setting,

 

 

 

 

change the content of the backlight

 

 

 

 

auto–off settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backlight

The backlight auto–off timer setting is too

 

Change the backlight auto–off timer set-

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goes off too

short.

 

ting.

 

quickly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date / time

1) The GT10 internal clock is incorrect.

 

1) Bring up the system menu and adjust

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display is

2) Clock data is lost when power is off

 

the clock.

 

incorrect

 

 

 

because the secondary battery is not

 

2) Turn off the power, and after turning on

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set to ON.

 

the No. 1 operation mode setting

 

 

3) The secondary battery is set to ON

 

switch on the back of the GT10, power

 

 

 

up the unit and adjust the clock.

 

 

but due to long periods with the power

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

off or on (over 10 days), the clock data

 

3) Turn on the power and set the system

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has been lost.

 

menu clock data. In cases when pow-

 

 

4) The PLC’s internal calendar timer

 

er is off for approx. 10 days, it takes

 

 

 

around 2 hours for the secondary bat-

 

 

used as a reference is incorrect.

 

 

 

 

tery to fully charge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4) Adjust by rewriting the value in the

All PLC

 

 

 

PLC’s internal calendar timer.

manuals

 

 

 

 

 

Hold PLC

1) Hold PLC Device data is being lost

 

1) Turn off power, and after turning on the

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Device data

when power is turned off because sec-

 

No. 1 operation mode setting switch

 

content isn’t

ondary battery is not set to ON.

 

on the back of the GT10, re–supply

 

saved

2) The secondary battery is set to ON,

 

power to the unit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

but due to long periods of power off or

 

2) Turn on the power and use the unit. In

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on (over 10 days), the Hold PLC De-

 

cases when power is off for approx. 10

 

 

vice data is being lost.

 

days, it takes around 2 hours for the

 

 

 

 

secondary battery to fully charge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Touch panel

1) The switch part size setting does not

 

1) When creating screens with GTWIN,

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doesn’t work

match the touch panel grid.

 

match grid settings to touch panel and

 

 

2) Valid conditions have been set for the

 

make them valid, then resize.

 

 

 

 

 

 

switch part, but those conditions have

 

2) Check that the device status condi-

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not been met. (Applies only to custom

 

tions on the PLC side are valid.

 

 

parts.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No operating

1) The [Switch Sounds] setting under

 

1) Change the setting to [Enabled].

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sounds are

[Options] in the switch part attributes

 

2) Change the setting to [Enabled].

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heard when

is set to [Disabled].

 

 

 

 

the touch

2) The [Touch Sounds] setting under

 

 

 

panel is

 

 

 

[Setup] in the GT10 configuration set-

 

 

 

pressed.

 

 

 

tings in GTWIN is set to [Disabled].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buzzer

Bit F of the first word in the basic com-

 

Set the F bit to OFF on the PLC side.

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sounds

munication area bit device is set to ON.

 

(Do not use the basic communication

 

continuously

 

 

area with ladder programs.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backlight

Bits A and B, and Bit D, of the first word

 

Perform correct bit operations on the

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color

(backlight color setting) in the basic com-

 

PLC side. (Do not use the basic commu-

 

changes /

munication area bit device are set to ON.

nication area with ladder programs.)

 

flashes

Or, Bits C and D (backlight flashing set-

 

 

 

 

ting) are set to ON.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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