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.
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APPEND DATA FILE KEY [YES/NO]?
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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 |
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KEY [YES/NO]? | change a setup option. Are you sure? | NO to cancel |
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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. |
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BEGIN OF FILE | You are at the beginning of a data file | PRESS ANY KEY to view the | ||||||||
HIT ANY KEY_ | or program file. |
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CHARGING BATTERY | The battery is being recharged - The | Charge | the | battery | and | |||||
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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. |
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Data File Exist | Firmware | download | had | been YES | generates | “ARE YOU | ||||
Delete Data File? | requested, and a data file exists. |
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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 | ||||||||
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DATA NOT FOUND | You either hit BEGIN to review data and | HIT ANY KEY to resume |
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HIT ANY KEY_ | no data was found or you attempted to |
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Data Review Request | You pressed the UP ARROW key. |
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Start or <F1> for |
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DATA TOO LONG | Too many characters were entered. | Enter | fewer | characters | or | |||||
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DATA TOO SHORT | Too few characters were entered. |
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DATA TYPE ERROR | Alphabetic | character entered | when | |||||||
HIT ANY KEY_ | numeric is expected or vice versa. |
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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? |
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Downloading Firmware | Firmware Download has started. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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ENTER PASSWORD?_ | You are trying to enter Programming | Key in the password - WDTRI | ||||||||
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ENTRY TYPE ERROR | In Programming Mode, you have | HIT ANY KEY and | ||||||||
HIT ANY KEY_ | entered a character other than | character. |
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