How to proceed if a repair is necessary ................19 Dismount Dismounting steps......................20 Disposal ......................... 20 Supplement Technical data ........................ 21 Dimensions ........................22 Industrial property rights ....................23 VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mounting...
Safety instructions for Ex areas Take note of the Ex specific safety instructions for Ex applications. These instructions are attached as documents to each instrument with Ex approval and are part of the operating instructions manual. Editing status: 2017-07-31 VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mount-...
Numbers set in front indicate successive steps in a procedure. Battery disposal This symbol indicates special information about the disposal of bat- teries and accumulators. VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mounting...
To avoid any danger, the safety approval markings and safety tips on the device must also be observed and their meaning looked up in this operating instructions manual. VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mount-...
DIN EN ISO 14001. Please help us fulfil this obligation by observing the environmental instructions in this manual: • Chapter "Packaging, transport and storage" • Chapter "Disposal" VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mounting...
Adjustment is carried out via three keys in the front plate of the instru- ment. VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mount-...
Technical data - Ambient conditions" • Relative humidity 20 … 85 % Lifting and carrying With an instrument weight of more than 18 kg (39.68 lbs) suitable and approved equipment must be used for lifting and carrying. VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mounting...
1. Insert the instrument into the opening from the front 2. Attach mounting clips to the side of the housing 3. Tighten threaded rods evenly with the screwdriver VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mount-...
4. Check the hold of the wires in the terminals by lightly pulling on them 5. Connect screen to the potential equalisation terminal. Wiring plan Terminal assignment The terminals are on the rear of the housing. VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mounting...
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Connecting lug for function ground Passive sensors – – Fig. 7: Wiring plan VEGADIS 176 to passive sensors To the sensor To power supply or processing system VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mount-...
To the sensor Connection examples Connection to signal circuit 4...20mA Fig. 11: Connection example VEGADIS 176, 4 … 20 mA sensor Voltage supply VEGADIS 176 Sensor VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mounting...
All display segments • Firmware version, e.g. 1.02.00 • Status message, e.g. S901 Then the actual measured value is displayed. You can find further information on the display in chapter "Parameter adjustment - Menu Setup". VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mount-...
Number parameters If an adjustment position contains only numbers as a parameter, the adjustment position itself is shown in the 14-segment display and the VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mounting...
4 mA. The unit selected under UNIT is used in the display. Value range: -19 999 … 99 999 Setup - SC__20 In this menu item you specify the 5-digit number value (number of decimal places as set under DECIM) for the scaling of the measured value at 20 mA. VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mount-...
Resetting the instrument setup to default values. SYSTM - FRSET By selecting "YES" and confirming with the "OK" key, the instrument is reset. Value range: YES, NO The following table shows the default values after a reset: VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mounting...
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Upper range limit. If the measured current exceeds this limit, an error message is outputted. Only visible with NAMUR = NO Value range: 00.00 … 99.99 INPUT-OFFST Entering an offset value for indication of the measured value. Value range: --19999 … 99999 VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mount-...
Upper range F100 Sensor diagnosis The instrument is equipped with diagnostic functions for the sensor. If an error is detected, the instrument displays a diagnostic code. VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mounting...
Attach the completed form and, if need be, also a safety data sheet outside on the packaging • Please contact the agency serving you to get the address for the return shipment. You can find the agency on our home page www.vega.com. VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mount-...
Materials: see chapter "Technical data" If you have no way to dispose of the old instrument properly, please contact us concerning return and disposal. VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mounting...
30 V DC Voltage drop with current value 4 … 20 mA Ʋ Without lighting max. 1.0 V Ʋ With lighting max. additional 2.9 V VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mount-...
110 mm (4.33") 96 mm 36,5 mm 4,5 mm (3.78") (1.44") (0.18") Fig. 17: VEGADIS 176 Relating to the measuring range. Relating to the measuring range. VEGADIS 176 • External indicating and adjustment display without external energy for front panel mounting...
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