Operating Manual

Accu-Wave Chapter 7 Action Items
TN Technologies 7-3
Alarm Action Items
“Alarm Action Items” Menu
Display Comments
Alarm action items
(View, clear, etc)→→
NEXT↓↓
Press → to enter the “Alarm action items” menu.
Press ↓ to continue to next “Action Item” menu
subgroup
view alarm status→→
NEXT↓↓
Press → to review all alarms currently in effect.
Includes process, warning, fault, and mode alarms
view alarm history→→
NEXT↓↓
Press → to review history of all alarms which have
occurred since the last “clear all alarms” command.
Includes process, warning, fault, and mode alarms.
Clear all alarms
←←Exit this menu.
NEXT↓↓ EXECUTE CMD→→
Acknowledge, then clear and reset all alarms. All
alarm actions are cleared, but the setup of the alarms
is not affected. Alarm actions are re-established when
the alarm is again activated.
Acknowledge
all alarms
←←Exit this menu.
NEXT↓↓ EXECUTE CMD→→
Acknowledge, but do not clear or reset alarms. All
alarm actions (relay, etc.) are cleared, but the actual
alarm remains activated. The alarm action is not re-
established until the alarm is cleared (by command or
change in process) and the alarm is again activated.
Disable all alarms
←←Exit this menu.
NEXT↓↓ EXECUTE CMD→→
Turns all alarms off until manually turned on. This
command causes the system to ignore alarms. After
executing this command, the display will read
“Enable all alarms.” Executing the command a
second time reinstates all alarms.
Erase all alarm action
assignments
←←Exit this menu.
NEXT↓↓ EXECUTE CMD→→
Erases entries for alarm assignments to relays,
command execution, display flash, and zeroing
current output. Executing this command returns all
alarm assignments to their defaults.
Note: The next two menu items are only displayed if “alarm delay times” have
been enabled in the “Special Functions” menu (page 8-19) and a delay time
for alarm activation or alarm clear has been entered for one or more alarms.
end alarm
delay command
←←Exit this menu.
NEXT↓↓ EXECUTE CMD→→
If an alarm condition is true but alarm activation is
being delayed because the alarm delay time has been
set, this command cancels the delay time and the
alarm will be activated.
end un-alarm
delay command
←←Exit this menu.
NEXT↓↓ EXECUTE CMD→→
If an alarm clear condition is true but the alarm clear
is being delayed becauese the alarm clear (un-alarm)
delay time has been set, this command cancels the
delay time and the alarm will be cleared.