Emerson AC8 5.1.1Active Alarms, Viewing Additional Screens, Clearing Active Alarms, Main Menu

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5.1.1Active Alarms

View Status Options

5.1View Active Alarms

The Active Alarm screen displays all alarms that are occurring, up to a maximum of 22.

A Current Alarm screen appears automatically whenever an alarm occurs—except during setup. This screen can display only the two most recent active alarms. To view any other active alarms, use the View Active Alarms feature.

You may view active alarms at any time by using the following steps:

• From the Main Menu, use the arrows ↑↓ to choose View Status, as shown at right, and then press Enter ↵ .

• From the View Status Menu, use the arrows ↑↓ to choose View Active Alarms and press Enter ↵ .

5.1.1Active Alarms

Main Menu

>VIEW STATUS SYSTEM AND CONTROL

↑↓ =NEXT

=SELECT

View Status Menu

>VIEW ACTIVE ALARMS VIEW ALARM LOG VIEW EVENT LOG VIEW TREND LOG

VIEW INPUT STATUS VIEW OUTPUT STATUS VIEW PAGER NUMBERS VIEW OPERATION VIEW CONTROL STATUS

The Active Alarms screen displays up to 22 records; it shows any active alarm and any Latched alarm that has not been cleared. Examples of alarms include inputs in alarm status, a low battery condition and a loss of connection to an analog input. When any alarms are present, the Active Alarms screen shows descriptive details for each alarm:

the source of the alarm (for example, SENSOR_1 or BATTERY)

the status of an input or output (101.0 DEG)

a brief description of the problem (HIGH SETPOINT ALARM or CHECK BATTERY)

If there are no active alarms, the screen displays the message:

NO ALARMS PRESENT

Active Alarms

> ACTIVE ALARM 22/22

SENSOR_1

101.0 DEG

HIGH SETPOINT ALARM

SENSOR_2

------ DEG

SENSOR PROBLEM

DEVICE_7

ALARM

CONTACT OPEN

BATTERY

 

CHECK BATTERY

Viewing Additional Screens

There may be up to 22 records of alarm data.

To view additional records, use the arrows ↑↓ .

To return to the previous screen, press the ESC key.

Clearing Active Alarms

To clear all active alarms, see 7.13 - Clear Alarms & Logs. Alarm records are stored in the Alarm Log.

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Emerson AC8 user manual 5.1.1Active Alarms, Viewing Additional Screens, Clearing Active Alarms, Main Menu, View Status Menu