Section 5 – Recorder Setup
Alarms will also activate relay outputs if this option is installed and set up. See Section 5.5 Digital Input/Output for details.
5.4.1 Alarm Master Setup
Alarm setup can be done through the Alarm Master Setup or can be done on an “as you go” basis through the Channel Setup menu when defining or editing widgets.
To access the Alarm Master Setup dialog window:
Press the Utility Setup Menu icon on the bottom left of the Task Bar.
Then press the Alarm Master Setup icon to launch the Alarm Master Setup dialog window as shown right.
This is the primary Alarm Setup dialog window. It gives an overview of the 5 alarms for the selected channel, showing the Type, SetPoint and whether the alarm is enabled. The edit button allows each alarm to be modified. Note that the enable checkbox for each alarm channel is the status only, if you need to change this you have to press the edit button.
Figure 5-4-1 Alarm Master Setup
Setup: Proceed to set up the individual alarms – see below.
Channel: Below the overview is the Channel selection drop down box. This shows the current alarm setup and allows the user to select any of the 18 channels. If you enter the setup from a specific channel, you cannot change the channel.
Channel Enable: When checked, the alarms that are enabled for the channel will be active. When unchecked, alarms for this channel are disabled. For an alarm to be active, the individual alarm must be enabled AND the Channel Enable must be checked. (also see next)
Alarm Mute: When unchecked the alarms will function normally but the alarm will not sound – it will be muted. The alarm status indicator will be amber.
Notify Enable: This enables or disables any email activity initiated by the Notify option in the Alarm Setup. When unchecked no emails will be sent.
Master Enable: This enables or disables ALL ACTIVE alarms on ALL Channels. When unchecked, no alarms will work and the alarm status indicator will be red continuously.
Exit: Pressing this button will exit the window, applying whatever changes have been made.
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