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Old Jul 5, 2020 | 04:39 PM
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Center Vent Programming

As always, any hints on where to go next with the following situation is appreciated:

I’m getting a DAS error code after replacing the center vent: “the rotary potentiometers of the center vent must be reprogrammed when the center vent is replaced”

the DAS doesn’t provide the next step.

any ideas?

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Old Jul 5, 2020 | 05:50 PM
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Old Jul 5, 2020 | 06:45 PM
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Thank you

Thank you, you got me in the right direction and it’s all set now.
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You don't use Star Diagnosis/DAS for the potentiometers. You simply rotate each one fully in one direction, wait 10 seconds, then repeat for the opposite direction.
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Thank you

The DAS just walked me through the process, and it specifically displayed the percentage open, which was helpful if not absolutely necessary.
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