Instruction manual

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Remote Alarm Action Status
This menu is for information only, and displays the status of the remote alarm notification. The
possible messages to display are:
Alarm Action Completed: The last alarm notification has already occurred and no further
action is pending.
Found New Alarm: A new alarm has occurred and no notification has yet occurred.
Alarm Due in HH:MM:SS The alarm delay time will be displayed with time counting down.
Taking action The alarm notification about to occur.
Sending Email If notification is via email, this will be displayed.
Sending Page If notification is via pager, this will be displayed.
Critical Alarm Action
Click on the check box to the left of the action or actions that you want to occur if a critical alarm
condition exists. The controller can close or open the alarm relay, send a fax, send an email or dial
a pager, or any combination of the above.
Auto Dial Delay Time
In order to avoid being paged for an alarm condition that quickly corrects itself, you set a delay
time for the alarm action. If the alarm condition still exists at the end of the delay time, then the
alarm action will occur. If the alarm condition no longer exists at the end of the delay time, no
notification will occur. Any value between 0 and 1440 minutes is acceptable.
Active When Relay Is
Click on the radio button that describes how you want the alarm relay to act. The normal method is
to close the relay when an alarm condition exists, but you can also open the relay.
Output Mode
Click on the radio buttons to manually control the alarm relay. The normal selection will be Auto,
where the controller uses the various set points to open and close the relay. You can force the relay
open regardless of the presence of an alarm condition by selecting Off, or force the relay closed
regardless of the presence of an alarm condition by selecting Hand.
If you select Off, the alarm relay will not be triggered again until either Hand or Auto is selected!
If you select Hand, the relay will be closed until either Auto or Off is selected, or until the Hand
Time Limit (programmed in the next menu) expires.
The Off mode is handy to use as an alarm silence. The Hand mode is handy to be able to test the
relay, wiring, etc without needing to force an alarm condition.
Hand Time Limit
Type in the text box the maximum number of minutes that the alarm output can be activated in the
Hand mode. Any value between 0 and 1440 is acceptable. A value of 0 means the output can be
left on indefinitely.
Click on the “Submit” button to save the changes.
Log File
Click the link to View Log File. The Alarm Log will tell you the status of any alarm emails that
may have been sent. It will show you the date and time of the alarm, the method of alarm
notification, whether it was successful at sending the message or not, and the type of alarm.