Diagnostic tests allow you to calibrate parts of the autoloader, check the condition of parts, or test the autoloader's functionality. From the front panel, you can perform all of the diagnostic tests. Because certain tests require you to manually insert a minimum of two cartridges, you can perform only some of the diagnostic tests using the Remote Management Unit (see "Remote Management Unit Diagnostic Tests").
NOTE: The Remote Management Unit allows you to request all diagnostic tests, but any tests that require a cartridge to be inserted will time-out unless someone manually inserts the cartridge at the appropriate time.
Setting the Security
When you enable the security function, the diagnostic tests are password protected to ensure data integrity. To access any of the diagnostic tests, you must first enter an Administrator password. If you do not enter the password, you will be prompted to enter the password when you attempt to perform a diagnostic test.
You can also enter passwords from the Commands menu as follows::
From any menu, click the Commands heading. The Commands screen displays.
On the Commands submenu, scroll to Enter Password, and then press Enter.
On the Enter Password submenu, scroll to Administrator, and then press Enter.
In the text box, scroll to the first number of the password, and then press Enter.
Repeat step 4 to enter the remaining numbers of your password.
NOTE: Press Escape to backspace to a previous text box, if necessary.
When you have finished entering your password, Submit Password appears on the LCD below the asterisks.
Press Enter to submit your password. The display returns to the Enter Password submenu.
Stopping a Diagnostic Test
At times, you may need to stop a diagnostic test while it is in progress. To
stop a diagnostic test while it is running, use the End Curr. Test function.
When you select End Curr. Test, any picker or magazine functions complete,
and then the diagnostic test stops.
To end a test from the front panel:
While the diagnostic test you wish to stop is running, press Escape. The Diagnostics submenu displays.
On the submenu, scroll to End Curr. Test, and then press Enter.
User Abort displays.
Press Enter to return to the Diagnostics submenu. Refer to the Remote Management Unit for any test results.
To stop a test from the Remote Management Unit:
Select the Stop Test button in the Diagnostics test section
of the Error Logs and Diagnostics page.
Select View Status to see the results of the command. Test
Stopped displays along with any test results.
Front Panel Diagnostic Tests
You can perform the following diagnostic tests using the front panel:
Picker Test
Magazine Test
Inventory Test
Random Moves
To perform any of the front panel diagnostic tests:
From any menu, click the Diagnostics heading. The Diagnostics screen displays.
Scroll to the test you want to run and press Enter.
If you are already logged in as Administrator, the test begins executing immediately. The message Running Test appears while the test is running.
NOTE: Each test takes from 30 seconds to several minutes to complete. To stop the test prematurely, see "Stopping a Diagnostic Test."
If you are not logged in, you will be asked to enter the Administrator password. Do the following:
From the front panel, enter the administrator password by using the Up and Down scroll arrows to select each digit, and then press Enter to move to the next digit. To move to the previous digit, press Escape. When you have entered the entire six digit password, you will be asked to press Enter one more time to submit the password. If the password is incorrect, you will be asked to re-enter it using the same procedure. Otherwise, you will be returned to the Diagnostics menu. Press Enter to run the desired test.
Running Test appears while the test is in progress. To stop the test prematurely, see "Stopping a Diagnostic Test."
If the test is successful, press Enter to return to the Diagnostic test menu. For detailed results of a test, use the Remote Management Unit to retrieve the diagnostic test status (see "Running Diagnostic Tests").
Remote Management Unit Diagnostic Tests
Because some of the diagnostic tests require you to insert a cartridge into the autoloader, you cannot perform these tests from a remote location. You can perform the following diagnostic tests from the Remote Management Unit:
Loader - Picker Test
Loader - Magazine Test
Loader - Inventory Test
Random Moves
NOTE: The Remote Management Unit allows
you to request all diagnostic tests, but any tests that require a cartridge
to be inserted will time-out unless someone manually inserts the cartridge
at the appropriate time.
Diagnostics Using the Remote Management Unit
Many tests can be run using the Remote Management Unit. To perform the Remote Management Unit diagnostic tests:
Open a Web browser and connect to the autoloader. The Remote Management Unit main menu appears.
Click the Error Logs and Diagnostics heading. A login window appears.
Type an Administrator user name and a password, and then click Enter. The Diagnostics submenu appears.
Select the test you wish to perform from the Diagnostics drop-down menu, and then click submit.
The selected diagnostic test runs. While the test is running, you can view the status of the test. To view the status, from the View Diagnostic Test Progress section, click View Status.
