Diagnostics; Diagnostic Messages - GE Multilin 489 Instruction Manual

6.8

Diagnostics

6.8.1

Diagnostic Messages

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In the event of a trip or alarm, some of the actual value messages are very helpful in
diagnosing the cause of the condition. The 489 will automatically default to the most
important message. The hierarchy is trip and pretrip messages, then alarm messages. In
order to simplify things for the operator, the Message LED (indicator) will flash prompting
the operator to press the
MESSAGE
will automatically display the next relevant message and continue to cycle through the
messages with each keypress. When all of these conditions have cleared, the 489 will
revert back to the normal default messages.
Any time the 489 is not displaying the default messages because other actual value or
setpoint messages are being viewed and there are no trips or alarms, the Message LED
(indicator) will be on solid. From any point in the message structure, pressing the
key will cause the 489 to revert back to the normal default messages. When
MESSAGE
normal default messages are being displayed, pressing the
489 to display the next default message immediately.
EXAMPLE:
If a thermal model trip occurred, an RTD alarm may also occur as a result of the overload.
The 489 would automatically default to the
A1 STATUS LAST TRIP DATA
key cycles through the time and date stamp information as well as all of the
MESSAGE
pre-trip data. When the bottom of this queue is reached, an additional press of the
key would normally return to the top of the queue. However, because there is
MESSAGE
an alarm active, the display will skip to the alarm message at the top of the
queue. Finally, another press of the
ALARM STATUS
return to the original
CAUSE OF LAST TRIP
LAST TRIP DATA:
key. When the
MESSAGE
MESSAGE
CAUSE OF LAST TRIP
queue and the Message LED would flash. Pressing the
MESSAGE
message, and the cycle could be repeated.
CAUSE OF LAST TRIP:
Overload
TIME OF LAST TRIP:
12:00:00.0
DATE OF LAST TRIP
Jan 01 2002
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ANALOG INPUT 4
PreTrip: 0 Units
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key is pressed, the 489
key will cause the
message at the top of the
A1 STATUS
key will cause the 489 to