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3. Press and release the top push button to change the display to a flashing On (Audible Alarm On).
4. Press and release the bottom push button to accept the change and to display Au. The bottom push
button indicator is now off.
Muting or unmuting the audible alarm
Yo u may want to mute the alarm in the following situations:
• The error does not require immediate corrective action.
• You cannot cor
rect the error at this tim e. For example, the error may require a replacement part.
To mute the audible alarm:
NOTE:
Er isdisplayedinthealphanumericdisplaywhenanerrorconditionispresent.
1. Press and hold the bottom push button until the status indicator is On.
A muted alarm will remain off until a new c ondition report exists.
2. To unmute the alarm, press a n d hold the bottom push button until the status indicator is Off.Whena
new error condition occurs, the alarm will sound.
Disabling the audible alarm
CAUTION:
Disabling the audible alarm increases the potential of damage to equipment from a reported but
unobserved fault. HP does not recommend disabling the audible a larm.
Disabling t
he audible alarm affects only one enclosure. This action does not affect condition report
displays on the EMU alpha numeric display or errors reported by HP Command View EVA.
To disable the alarm:
1. Press and r
elease the bot tom push button until the alphanumeric display is Au.
2. Press a nd hold the top push but ton until the alphanumeric display is a Flashing on (Audible Alarm
On).
NOTE:
When the alarm display is flashing, pressing and holding the top push button causes
the displa
y to rapidly change between
on and oF and also causes the display to select
the next state.
3. Press and release the top push button to change the display to a Flashing oF (Audible Alarm Off).
4. Press and release the bot tom push button to accept the change and display Au. The bottom push
button indicator is now on.
NOTE:
Adisabledaudible alarm (the bottom push button indicator is on) ca nnot sound for any
error condition. To ensure that you are immediately alerted to error conditions, it is
r ecommended that the alarm mute function be used rather than the alarm disable function.
If you must use the disable function, remember to enable the audible alarm as soon as
possible to ensure that you are alerted to errors.
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