View Status Options

5.2View Alarm Log

The Alarm Log contains up to 99 records of alarms that have occurred. Records are added to this log as alarms occur.

To view the Alarm Log:

• From the Main Menu, use the arrows ↑↓ to choose View Status, then press Enter ↵.

• From the View Status Menu, use the arrows ↑↓ to choose View Alarm Log, then press Enter .

5.2.1Alarm Log

The Alarm Log screen displays up to 99 records showing alarm data, including input alarms and other conditions, such as loss of power or low battery. If the log contains any alarm records, the Alarm Log screen displays details for each alarm:

the source of the alarm (for example, SENSOR_2 or MODEM)

the status of an input or output (80.0 DEG)

a brief description of the problem (HIGH SETPOINT ALARM or

INTERNAL FAULT)

the date and time the alarm occurred

Table 8 shows conditions that the alarm log records for digital inputs and analog inputs and in the panel itself.

Table 8 Alarm log conditions

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

Alarm Log

> ALARM RECORD 99/99

SENSOR_2

80.0 DEG

HIGH SETPOINT ALARM

29-AUG-05

09:29:10

MODEM

 

INTERNAL FAULT

29-AUG-05

09:20:00

DEVICE_8

ALARM

CONTACT CLOSED

29-AUG-05

07:30:00

SOURCE

Digital Input

Analog Input

CONDITIONS

ALARM

HIGH SETPOINT ALARM

RECORDED

NORMAL

LOW SETPOINT ALARM

 

 

RETURN TO NORMAL

 

 

 

SENSOR PROBLEM (denoted by dashes ------)

SOURCE

 

Panel

 

 

 

 

 

 

CONDITIONS

LOSS OF POWER

ALARMS CLEARED

 

NO STANDBY AVAILABLE

RECORDED

LOW BATTERY

ALARM SILENCED

 

STANDBY DEVICE FAILED

 

CHECK BATTERY

MODEM INTERNAL

 

NO RESTART AVAILABLE

 

BATTERY UNPLUGGED

FAULT

 

EMERGENCY PWR ALARM

If there are no alarms in the log, the screen displays the message:

NO ALARMS

Viewing Additional Screens

There may be up to 99 records of alarm data.

To view additional records, use the arrows ↑↓ .

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

5.2.2Backing Up the Alarm Log (Service Terminal Interface only)

The alarm log is stored as a file in the AC8; it can hold no more than 99 records. When the log is full, the oldest records are deleted from the end of the file as new alarm records are added at the beginning.

You may back up the alarm log file to a remote computer using the Service Terminal Interface, as described in 6.2 - Back Up Log Files (Service Terminal Interface only).

To delete all records in the alarm log, see 7.13 - Clear Alarms & Logs.

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