User Guide

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Alarm Management
Overview of Alarm Handling
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Alarm Handling Tips
Before proceeding with alarm handling, you may want to apply a filter [ 91] to
decrease the number of events displayed in Event List, or view the intervention
text [ 116] of a specific event, or check the event source [ 115].
When dealing with multiple events in Event List, you may want to handle
multiple events with one command [ 118].
Any event you are currently handling is suspended if the system automatically
starts handling another event.
5.5.9.1 Selecting and Unselecting an Event
Event List [ 81] displays on the screen.
The suggested action for an event is Select the event.
Click an event button [ 83] or an event descriptor [ 84].
The event descriptor of the selected event appears highlighted to indicate the
selection, and alarm handling is in progress.
You want to unselect an event.
Click the event button [ 83] that corresponds to the selected event.
5.5.9.2 Acknowledging an Event
You have selected an event.
The event status is Unprocessed.
The suggested action is Acknowledge event.
The Acknowledge command is available.
Click Acknowledge .
The event is acknowledged, and the event status changes to either Waiting
for condition, Ready to be reset, or Ready to be closed.
5.5.9.3 Resetting an Event
The physical conditions that caused an alarm are gone and you need to reset
the control unit.
The event status is Ready to be reset or Ready to be closed.
The suggested action is Reset event or Close event.
The Reset command is available.
Click Reset .
The event is reset, and the event status changes to Ready to be closed or
Closed.