ERROR MESSAGE LIST
APPENDIX I ERROR MESSAGE LIST
Error Message Possible Cause Countermeasure
D2 LAMP!
The D 2 lamp has burnt out.
Replace the D 2 lamp.
WI LAMP!
The WI lamp has burnt out.
Replace the WI lamp.
Xe LAMP!
The Xe flash lamp fails to come on.
Retry and if this error message reappears, then contact our service office.
WAVELENGTH
Retry and if this error message INITIALIZE error
An abnormality has been detected in
wavelength initialization.
reappears, then contact our service office.
HARDWARE!
An abnormality has been detected in
Check the accessory device.
operation of an accessory device
If the cause of trouble is not
connected to the spectrophotometer.
located, then contact our service office.
SIGNAL! (sector/chopper)
An abnormality has been detected in
Retry and if this error message
rotation of the sector mirror.
reappear, then contact our service office.
POSITIONER!
For the cell positioner or 6-cell turret,
Check if the cell positioner or
an initialize error has been detected.
6-cell turret is normally mounted to the instrument.
SIGNAL error!
An abnormality has been detected in
Retry and if this error message
rotation of the sector mirror.
reappears, then contact our service office.
Calibrate!
Wavelength calibration has not been
Check that there is no sample in
accomplished properly.
the sample compartment and retry wavelength calibration.
ACC OPERATION error!
An abnormality has been detected in
Check the accessory device.
operation of an accessory device
If the cause of trouble is not
connected to the spectrophotometer.
located, then contact our service office.
MOMENTARY POWER
Restart the spectrophotometer FAILURE!
The spectrophotometer main unit
has been powered off.
main unit and carry out initialization.
Attenuate!
Attenuation rate measurement has
Carry out attenuation rate
not been executed.
measurement.
Battery!
The backup battery voltage has
The backup battery needs to be
dropped.
replaced. Contact our service office.
WAVELENGTH DRIVE!
An abnormality has been detected in
Retry and if this error message
the wavelength drive system.
reappear, then contact our service office.
CAPACITOR CAPACITY!
An abnormality has been detected in
Retry and if this error message
setting of the capacitor.
reappears, then contact our service office.
DATA FILE SUM error
An abnormality has been detected in
Retry and if this error message
the Backup RAM.
reappears, then contact our service office.
METHOD FILE SUM error
An abnormality has been detected in
Retry and if this error message
the Backup RAM.
reappears, then contact our service office.
Error Message Possible Cause Countermeasure
BACKUP RAM SUM error
An abnormality has been detected in
Retry and if this error message
the Backup RAM.
reappears, then contact our service office.
BATTERY VOLTAGE
Retry and if this error message DROP
The backup battery voltage has
dropped.
reappears, then contact our service office.
ROM STATUS error
An abnormality has been detected in
Retry and if this error message
the ROM.
reappears, then contact our service office.
RAM STATUS error
An abnormality has been detected in
Retry and if this error message
the RAM.
reappears, then contact our service office.
sum error
A sum error has been detected.
Retry and if this error message reappears, then contact our service office.
WAVELENGTH
Retry and if this error message CALIBRATION SUM error
An abnormality has been detected in
wavelength calibration or correction
reappears, then contact our
data.
service office.
SYSTEM DATA SUM error
An abnormality has been detected in
Retry and if this error message
system data of the instrument.
reappears, then contact our service office.
LAMP ON DATA SUM
Retry and if this error message error
An abnormality has been detected in
lamp turn-on data.
reappears, then contact our service office.
SERIAL NO. SUM error
An abnormality has been detected in
Retry and if this error message
serial no. data.
reappears, then contact our service office.
Retry and if this error message SUM error
PARAMETER INITIALIZE
An abnormality has been detected in
data on parameter initialization.
reappears, then contact our service office.
COMMAND SIGNAL error
Retry and if this error message (failure in sector & chopper
An abnormality has been detected in
reappears, then contact our rotation mechanism)
rotation of the sector mirror.
service office.
VIS/NIR CAM CHANGE
Retry and if this error message INITIALIZE error
An abnormality has been detected in
changeover between the visible and
reappears, then contact our
near infrared regions.
service office.
LIGHT INTENSITY
Retry and if this error message CONTROL MOTOR
An abnormality has been detected in
reappears, then contact our INITIALIZE error
the light intensity control motor.
service office.
SLIT INITIALIZE error
The slit initialization position cannot
Retry and if this error message
be detected.
reappears, then contact our service office.
FILTER INITIALIZE error
The filter initialization position cannot
Retry and if this error message
be detected.
reappears, then contact our service office.
EEPROM SUM error (1)
An abnormality has been detected in
The default value is set.
wavelength calibration value data,
Execute the following.
RS reversal state data or HV zero adjustment correction value data
(1) Wavelength calibration
stored in the EEPROM.
(2) R/S reverse (3) Detector zero correction
Error Message Possible Cause Countermeasure
EEPROM SUM error (2)
An abnormality has been detected in
The default value is set.
system baseline data stored in the
Execute system baseline
EEPROM.
measurement.
EEPROM SUM error (3)
An abnormality has been detected in
“0” is set.
lamp turn-on time data stored in the
The previous value is recorded in
EEPROM.
the event log. For control, use this time data for summation.
EEPROM SUM error (4)
An abnormality has been detected in
The default value is set.
serial number data or
Contact our service office.
spectrophotometer type data stored in the EEPROM.
MAIN CPU ROM STATUS
Retry and if this error message error
An error has occurred in the main
CPU ROM.
reappears, then contact our service office.
MAIN CPU RAM STATUS
Retry and if this error message error
An error has occurred in the main
CPU RAM.
reappears, then contact our service office.
SUB CPU ROM STATUS
Contact our service office. error
An error has occurred in the sub
CPU ROM.
SUB CPU RAM STATUS
Contact our service office. error
An error has occurred in the sub
CPU RAM.
SUB CPU VERSION
Contact our service office. inconsistent
The sub CPU program version is
inconsistent with the main CPU program version.
WL MOTOR CONTROL
Contact our service office. error
An error has been detected in
wavelength motor control.
SECTOR MOTOR control
Contact our service office. error
An error has been detected in sector
motor control.