User Manual

Series 6.0 Software (0510-1065-A) - User Guide 77
Event Types
Exit Alarm (Wide Gap)
A Wide Gap Exit Alarm occurs when a door or window monitored by a Door/Window transmitter is opened. A
Door/Window transmitter is a device that protects a door or window against unauthorized egress. When a Wide
Gap Exit Alarm occurs, a message is displayed on the Client computer(s) in the unit configured to monitor the
door or window, and the location of the Exit Alarm is indicated by a flashing icon on the map on the Client
computer(s).
To respond to a Wide Gap Exit Alarm
1. Always follow your facility’s policies and procedures to ensure patient safety and secure the area.
2. Locate the door or window that initiated the alarm.
3. Close the door or window. The system records the event and clears the alarm when the door or window
is closed.
Smoke Alarm
When a smoke detector that is integrated with the system is activated, an alarm sounds, a message is displayed on
the Client computer(s) in the unit configured to monitor the device, and the location of the Smoke Alarm is
indicated by a flashing icon on the map on the Client computer(s). An event is reported in the Event List each
time the smoke detector is activated.
To respond to a Smoke Alarm
1. Always follow your facility’s policies and procedures to ensure patient safety and secure the area.
2. Locate the alarming device. Smoke Alarms must be reset at the alarming device.The system records the
event as a Reset when the smoke detector is reset.
NOTE: No local audible alarms are sounded from the Door/Window transmitter when an
alarm occurs.
NOTE: You can click Silence to stop the alarm sound at the Central Server or Client
computer. The alarm is silenced at that computer only, for the configured length of time;
however, the event still appears in the Event List. The next event automatically restarts the
alarm sound.