Emerson AC8 A.3 OVERVIEW OF MENUS, A.3.1 View Status Overview, A.3.3 Setup Menu Overview

Overview of Menus

A.3 OVERVIEW OF MENUS

The Main Menu offers choices for viewing the status of the AC8, silencing the audible alarm and backing up the unit’s log files. It also allows access to the System and Control features, which require a password.

The following shows where to find examples of the Main Menu screens:

Main Menu	For sample screens, see:
1=VIEW ACTIVE ALARMS	A.4	- View Status Menus
2=VIEW ALARM LOG
3=VIEW EVENT LOG
4=VIEW TREND LOG
5=VIEW INPUT & SENSOR STATUS
6=VIEW OUTPUT STATUS
7=VIEW PAGER NUMBERS
8=SILENCE ALARM	A.5	- Silence Alarm & Back Up
	Log Files (Service Terminal
9=BACKUP LOG FILES	Interface only)
0=SETUP SYSTEM-LOGIN REQUIRED	A.6	- Setup Menu

A.3.1 View Status Overview

The View Status features are available to all users. This permits all personnel to check on the status of any equipment or location being monitored. These options allow any user to:

•View current monitoring data—active alarms and the status of all inputs and outputs

•View data stored in alarm, event and trend logs

•View pager numbers

A.3.2 Silence Alarm and Backup Log Files

Two Main Menu options—Silence Alarm and Backup Log Files—are unique to the Service Terminal Interface. As with the View Status options, these features do not require a password:

•Silence Alarm—silence the AC8’s audible alarm and reset the Common Alarm Relay output.

•Backup Log Files—make backup copies of the AC8’s Alarm Log, Event Log and Trend Logs and save the copies to a computer.

A.3.3 Setup Menu Overview

The Setup Menu options require a password. Authorized users may:

•Configure the AC8—this includes setting up digital and analog inputs, digital outputs, the modem, up to four pagers, and system features such as setting the date and time

Three system features—Backup and Upload Configuration File, Firmware Update and Initiate Remote Alarm Test—are unique to the Service Terminal Interface.

•Override automatic control of outputs to force an output ON or OFF

•Clear active alarms and delete all records in the alarm, event and trend logs

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