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Figure 5-9. Setup screen view selection
Status and Message Windows
On the lower righthand corner of each of the Setup views (Figure
5-10) are two windows, labeled Status and Message. These two
windows provide ongoing indication of system status, e.g., Okay,
Busy, or Error. In the event of a communication error, a message
will appear in the second window, providing further detail about
the error.
Verify that the sensor is ON, that cables are connected, and
perform a thorough check of the Comm Config and Options >
Communications settings. (The most common communication
errors are COM port selection or Timeout.) If this does not
correct the problem, refer to Section 5.13 Communications
Troubleshooting.

5.7 System Config View

Setup screen, System Config view selections are grouped into
four categories: System Configuration, Scan Configuration, Gain
Configuration, and User Interface Options. Each category has
one or more pull-down boxes of options. Underlined options are
the Factory default options. Settings can be changed only when
the configuration type is set to Advanced.
Configuration fields are not available
until Advanced is selected in
Configuration Type field
Figure 5-10. Setup view — DIP Switch selected
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Configuration Type determines whether the Receiver interface
or the PC interface will control the sensing parameters.
• DIP Switch: Receiver interface is in control.
• A dvanced: PC interface is in control. Select Advanced
to override the receiver DIP switch settings and access
configuration settings. (Settings can not be changed unless
Advanced is selected.)
Scan Configuration
• S can Type. Choose between Straight, Single Edge, or
Double Edge Step 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, or 32, or Carpet Nap; see
Section 1.6 for descriptions and scan rates for these scan
types. Carpet Nap can be selected only via the advanced
configuration and has its own set of parameter options that will
appear if it is selected.
• R emote Teach/Gate. This field defines the functionality of the
receiver's gray wire (see Section 1.5).
• M easurement 1 and Measurement 2. These pull-down
boxes each select a measurement mode. The measurement
mode values will be mapped individually to the analog and/or
discrete outputs. The sensor will apply the blocked and clear
optical channel status data from each scan to the selected
measurement mode(s) to calculate the measurement mode
value(s). See Section 1.10.
Gain Configuration
This section is used to define the sensing sensitivity parameters
(see Section 1.7).
• Gain Method: Low-Contrast or High-Excess-Gain operation.
• L ow-Contrast Sensitivity is selectable (via the PC interface
only), from 15 percent to 50 percent, when Low-Contrast
operation is selected. A 15 percent threshold is used for target
objects that attenuate the sensing beam light only slightly. The
default low-contrast setting is 30%.
Status and Message
windows provide
indication of
Field was changed to Advanced; window
overall status or
will remain yellow until configuration is
communication errors
saved (via the Write button)
Figure 5-11. Setup view — Advanced selected, but not saved
PC Interface
Configuration fields
can now be changed
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