25. WARNING AND ERROR MESSAGES
The following is a list of the error messages displayed by the SET and the meaning of each message. If the same error message is repeated or if any message not shown below appears, the instrument has malfunctioned. Contact your Sokkia agent.
Bad condition
Distance measurement conditions are poor.
Either sight the target again, or when using a reflective prism, increase the number of reflective prisms.
Calculation error
Coordinates identical to the known point coordinates observed during resection exist. Set another known point so that the known point coordinates do not coincide.
Checksum error
A sending / repetition error has occured between the SET and external equipment.
Send / receive the data again.
Communication error
A reception error has occurred in coordinate data from an external instrument.
Check the settings of parameters concerning communication conditions.“24.1 Changing Instrument Options z Settings in Config Mode ”
Flash write error!
Flash mount error!
It is impossible to read in data.
Contact your Sokkia agent.
Incorrect Password
Input password does not match set password. Input correct password.
Invalid baseline
During setting-out line measurement or point projection measurment, baseline has not been defined correctly.
Memory is full
There is no more room to enter data.
Record the data again after deleting unnecessary data from the JOB or coordinate data from the memory.
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25. WARNING AND ERROR MESSAGES
Need 1st obs
During missing line measurement, the observation of the starting position was not completed normally.
Sight the starting position accurately and press 
to perform the measurement again.
Need 2nd obs
During missing line measurement, the observation of the target was not completed normally.
Sight the target accurately and press 
to perform the measurement again.
Need offset pt.
Observation of the offset point during offset measurement was not completed normally.
Sight the offset point accurately and press 
to perform the measurement again.
Need prism obs
During REM measurement, the observation of the target was not completed normally.
Sight the target accurately and press 
to perform measurement again.
New password Diff.
During new-password setting, the passwords input twice are different. Input new password twice correctly.
No data
When searching for or reading in coordinate data or searching for code data, the search stopped either because the item in question does not exist or the data volume is large.
No solution
The calculation of the instrument station coordinates during resection does not converge.
Assess the results and if necessary, perform the observation again.
Out of range
The tilt of the instrument exceeds the tilt angle compensation range during measurement.
Sight again within ±3′.
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25. WARNING AND ERROR MESSAGES
Out of value
During gradient % display, the display range (less than ±1000%) has been exceeded.
During REM measurement, either the vertical angle has exceeded horizontal ±89° or the measured distance is greater than 9999.999m.
Install the instrument station far from the target.
The instrument station coordinates calculated during resection are too high. Perform the observation again.
During setting-out line measurment, scale factor has been less than 0.100000 or exceeded 9.999999.
Print or send first
JOB data output (transmission to the host computer or output to the printer) is not completed before JOB is cleared.
Either transmit the JOB to be cleared to the host computer or output it to the printer.
RAM cleared
(Displayed when the SET is switched on) The resume function does not work because more than one week (memory back-up period) has passed since the SET was last switched off.
After more one week even though “Resume” is still set to “On,” the resume function has been canceled.
Same coordinates
The same values are input in Pt.1 and Pt.2 in setting-out line measurement. SET cannot define the baseline.
Signal off
The reflected light is not observed when distance measurement begins. Or during measurement, the reflected light has weakened or is blocked. Either sight the target again, or when using a reflective prism, increase the number of reflective prisms.
If the printer cable is attached during measurement, measurement cannot be carried out correctly. SET notifies you by displaying the screen above and beeping. When the cable is removed, the previous screen is restored.
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25. WARNING AND ERROR MESSAGES
If connected SDR or host computer is turned Off, the above screen appears. This is normal, and does not indicate trouble. If connected SDR or host computer is turned On again or cable is connected again, the previous screen is restored.
Too short
Input password has fewer than 3 characters. Password must have 3 or more characters and 8 or fewer characters.
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