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Set state to:

The names of the buttons change depending on the DI type (Alarm or Other) selected.

If an Alarm or Alarm Group is selected, click . . .

•Monitor On: To monitor the selected alarms or alarm groups. Setting Monitor On will display the alarms on the Alarm Monitor Form.

•Monitor Off: To immediately discontinue monitoring the selected alarms or alarm groups. Setting Monitor Off will not display alarms on the Alarm Monitor Form.

•Indefinite: To make the change permanent. This selection does not allow it to be overridden by a schedule (can be monitor ON or OFF).

•Sched. Override: To change the state of the monitoring by a schedule override. For example, use Sched. Override to monitor an alarm until a schedule overrides it. If you don’t want the schedule to stop the monitoring, click Indefinite.

If a DI is selected, click . . .

•Enable: To enable the selected DI on the micro so a state change will be reported.

•Disable: To immediately disable the selected DI on the micro so its state changes will not be reported to the host or trip a Digital Output.

•Indefinite: To Enable or Disable permanently.

•Sched. Override: Use this option to change operation state of a DI if you want a schedule to override its setting. For example, use Sched. Override to control operation of the DI until a schedule takes over. If you don’t want a schedule to control activation of a DI, use the On Indefinite selection.

Purpose

Enter an explanation for monitoring an alarm or enabling/disabling DI points. This field accepts 255 alphanumeric characters. These comments are written to the operator history field and display on the Operator History Report, Purpose Field.

Alarm Graphics Editor

Operations Menu

The Alarm Graphics Editor option opens the Alarm Graphics Editor that allows you to add icons on graphical map views to point out the location and type of incoming alarms. You cannot create a map using SP; create it using the program of your choice and save it in .WMF or .EMF format.

Alarm Graphics Viewer

Operations Menu

The Alarm Graphics Viewer option opens the Alarm Graphics Viewer that allows you to view the maps of your facility that were created. These maps point out the location and type of incoming alarms. The shortcut key combination for Alarm Graphics Viewer is CTRL+V.

Clicking this icon from the Secure Perfect toolbar can also access this option:

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