User Guide

Alarms
Working with Alarms
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User Guide Version 3.0
A6V10415471
Building Technologies
2017-11-30
Related Topics
Deselecting (Suspending) an Event in Event List [➙ 81]
Interrupting Handling of an Alarm [➙ 80]
Event Descriptor Reference [➙ 102]
Event Status and Suggested Action Reference [➙ 110]
3.1.3 Selecting Multiple Events in Event List
 You want to select multiple events in Event List, to handle them all together.
1. To perform a multiple selection, do one or more of the following:
– Use CTRL+A to select all the events in the list.
– Hold CTRL, and click the event buttons one-by-one, to add events to the
selection.
– Hold SHIFT and click the first and last event buttons of a range to add a
contiguous set of events to the selection.
2. To remove an event from the selection, press CTRL and click its event button.
3. To deselect all the events in the selection, click the event button of any one of
the selected events.
 A group of events is selected, and their event descriptors display highlighted.
Any commands you issue will be sent to all the events for which that command
is available.
Next Step:
Sending Alarm-Handling Commands in Fast Treatment or Investigative Treatment
[➙ 70]
Related Topics
Event Descriptor Reference [➙ 102]
3.1.4 Sending Alarm-Handling Commands in Fast Treatment or
Investigative Treatment
 You are handling an event from Event List or from the Investigative Treatment
window.
1. ( Optional ) In the Information column, do the following:
– Click Show Intervention text to check for any additional instructions or
information concerning this alarm.
– Click Log an event note to enter a note about this event in the history
database.
2. Follow the instructions provided in the Suggested action column. These may
include:
– Acknowledge event. Click the icon in the Commands column to
send the Acknowledge command.
– Wait for condition. The event cannot be reset until the event source
is back to normal. You must correct the situation that caused the alarm, or
wait for the event source to return to the Quiet state, before you can finish
handling this event.