User Guide

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Alarm Management
Overview of Alarm Handling
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 While handling events, your ability to acknowledge, reset and/or
silence/unsilence an individual field point/panel (sending an
individual
command) or all the panels belonging to the same network (sending
block
commands
) depends on configuration.
 If you try to send block commands while an event filter [➙ 91] is active, a
message displays asking you to remove the filter. Deactivate the filter and send
the (block) command.
5.5.6.1 Commands Display and Behavior
Commands display in the event descriptor [➙ 84]. The Client Profile [➙ 87] in use
determines the appearance and behavior of the alarm-handling commands.
Commands
Icon
Name
Description
Acknowledge Acknowledge [➙ 112] an event.
Reset Reset [➙ 112] an event source to its original status.
Start Remote
Notifications
Start [➙ 114] a manual remote notification.
Stop Remote
Notifications
Stop [➙ 114] a remote notification.
Silence Silence [➙ 113] a field panel.
Unsilence Unsilence [➙ 113] a field panel.
Close Close [➙ 113] an event. This command is available in
Assisted Treatment only, and activates only when all the
mandatory steps of an operating procedure have been
completed.
The following three commands may simultaneously display: Acknowledge/Reset,
Start Remote Notifications/Stop Remote Notifications, and Silence/Unsilence.
Appearance
The command is...
Indicates...
- Not visible Event unselected or selected, and
command unavailable
Visible, but dimmed Event unselected, and command inactive
(FS_EN only)
Visible and available Event unselected, and command active
Event selected and command active
(FS_EN profile only)
Visible, available, and darkened Hovering effect on command