Operation 3-7

Silencing an Audible Alarm

To silence an audible alarm, press Enter/Alarm Silence ￿. You can enable or disable the silencing feature in the software for all CMC alerts to ensure that an unauthorized individual cannot turn off an audible alarm.

7

Figure 3-2. The Enter/Alarm Silence button

IMPORTANT

■Pressing the Enter/Alarm Silence button quiets the alarm, but does not clear the condition that originally initiated the alarm. The alert will remain active on the management console until the condition returns to normal.

■When the Enter/Alarm Silence button is pressed, silencing the alarm, any subsequent alarm will again cause the alarm to sound.

Deactivating an Alarm Relay

To deactivate an alarm relay, press Enter/Alarm Silence ￿. You can enable or disable this deactivation feature in the software for all CMC alerts to ensure that an unauthorized individual cannot turn off an active alarm relay output.