Chapter 14: Troubleshooting

Display and Error Messages

The following is an alphabetical list of all messages the TriCoder can display. Some describe an error state; others are simply instruction.

Message

APPEND DATA FILE KEY [YES/NO]?

Meaning

Operator Action

Using Multiple Data files selected and Press YES or NO. already have data in a file it will ask this.

Do you want to append data to it?

ARE YOU SURE?

You have asked to delete a file or

YES to confim

 

 

 

KEY [YES/NO]?

change a setup option. Are you sure?

NO to cancel

 

 

 

 

Just checking.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BATTERY TOO LOW TO OPERATE

The battery is too low to continue. The

Charge

the

battery

and

HIT ANY KEY TO POWER DOWN

TriCoder automatically shuts down.

resume operation.

 

 

BEGIN OF FILE

You are at the beginning of a data file

PRESS ANY KEY to view the

HIT ANY KEY_

or program file.

 

 

beginning of the file.

 

CHARGING BATTERY

The battery is being recharged - The

Charge

the

battery

and

PLEASE WAIT…

 

 

 

 

resume operation.

 

 

Choose USB Interface

USB plugged in; Computer Interface

Use 2 if Mac. Use 2 if you

1- USB Full Speed

not set to any USB option.

 

 

want to upload data through

2-PC USB Keyboard

 

 

 

 

PC Keyboard. Use 1 for PC

 

 

 

 

Full-speed Uploads & Host

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Controlled USB Operations.

Data File Exist

Firmware

download

had

been YES

generates

“ARE YOU

Delete Data File?

requested, and a data file exists.

 

SURE?” Deletion occurs with

KEY [YES/NO]?

 

 

 

 

YES/YES. NO

exits to Main

 

 

 

 

Menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATA FILE EXISTS

You are trying to edit a program or

Upload data file and delete it if

PRESS ANY KEY_

enter Data Collection with data already

you need to edit program other

 

in memory.

 

 

than prefix and suffix, or if you

 

 

 

 

 

want to start new data file.

 

DATA NOT FOUND

You either hit BEGIN to review data and

HIT ANY KEY to resume

 

HIT ANY KEY_

no data was found or you attempted to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

upload and no data was found.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data Review Request

You pressed the UP ARROW key.

 

Press the BEGIN key to enter

Press <BEGIN> key to

 

 

 

 

Data Review Mode or press

Start or <F1> for

 

 

 

 

F1 to resume data collection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data Collection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DATA TOO LONG

Too many characters were entered.

Enter

fewer

characters

or

PRESS ANY KEY_

 

 

 

 

increase

your

Maximum

 

 

 

 

 

Character Length.

 

 

DATA TOO SHORT

Too few characters were entered.

 

Enter

more

characters

or

HIT ANY KEY_

 

 

 

 

decrease

your

Minimum

 

 

 

 

 

Character Length.

 

 

DATA TYPE ERROR

Alphabetic

character entered

when

Re-enter data or change Data

HIT ANY KEY_

numeric is expected or vice versa.

 

Type in program.

 

 

DELETE PROGRAM?

Upon entering Programming Mode, you

Press YES to delete program.

KEY [YES/NO]?_

selected a program and answered NO to

Press NO to go back to menu.

 

EDIT PGM? Do you want to delete?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Downloading Firmware

Firmware Download has started.

 

Wait 1.5 minutes for serial.

 

Please Wait

 

 

 

 

Wait 0.5 minutes for USB.

 

DUPLICATE ACCESS

In a table where you have specified NO

HIT

ANY

KEY.

Enter a

HIT ANY KEY_

DUPLICATE ACCESS

you

have

different piece of data.

 

 

accessed a record twice.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

END OF FILE

You are at the end of a data file or a

Press any key to see last

HIT ANY KEY_

program file.

 

 

record.

 

 

 

 

END OF TRANSMIT

A data file has been successfully

Press YES to delete the file

DELETE FILE [Y/N]?_

uploaded.

Do you want to delete the

Press NO to keep the file.

 

 

file?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTER PASSWORD?_

You are trying to enter Programming

Key in the password - WDTRI

 

Mode or the SYSTEM SETUP and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

need to enter the password. The

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

password

prevents programming and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

setup accidents.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ENTRY TYPE ERROR

In Programming Mode, you have

HIT ANY KEY and re-enter

HIT ANY KEY_

entered a character other than

character.

 

 

 

 

 

DQTYSX at the ENTRY TYPE prompt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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