8 Maintenance and fault rectification8.1 MaintenanceWhen used in the correct way, no special maintenance is required innormal operation.8.2 Remove interferencesThe operator of the system is responsible for taken suitable measuresto remove interferences.A maximum of reliability is ensured. Nevertheless, faults can occurduring operation. These may be caused by the following, e.g.:l Sensorl Processl Power supplyl Signal processingThe first measures to be taken are to check the output signals as wellas to evaluate the error messages via the indicating and adjustmentmodule. The procedure is described below. Further comprehensivediagnostics can be carried out on a PC with the software PACTwareand the suitable DTM. In many cases, the causes can be determinedin this way and faults can be rectified.However, should these measures not be successful, call the VEGAservice hotline in urgent cases under the phone no. +49 1805 858550.The hotline is available to you 7 days a week round-the-clock. Sincewe offer this service world-wide, the support is only available in theEnglish language. The service is free of charge, only the standardtelephone costs will be charged.? When an additional instrument is connected, the H1 segment fails.l Max. supply current of the segment coupler exceededà Measure the current consumption, reduce size of segment? Measured value on the indicating and adjustment module does notcorrespond to the value in the PLCl The menu item "Display - Display value" is not set to "AI-Out"à Check values and correct, if necessary? Instrument does not appear during connection setupl Incorrect terminationà Check termination at the beginning and end points of the busand terminate, if necessary, according to the specificationl Instrument not connected to the segmentà Check and correctReaction when malfunc-tions occurCauses of malfunctionFault rectification24 hour service hotlineChecking FoundationFieldbusVEGASON 61 • Foundation Fieldbus 418 Maintenance and fault rectification28790-EN-081127