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Building Technologies Operating Instructions for ACS Alarm software CE1U5641en
HVAC Products 4 Applications 15.12.2005
4 Applications
4.1 Overview
ACS Alarm provides the following applications:
• Alarm:
Alarms from the central unit or plant are received, stored, displayed and output on
a printer.
• System report:
Information from the central unit or plant is received, stored, displayed and output
on a printer.
4.2 Alarm
4.2.1 Introduction to the "Alarm" application
Every alarm received from the plant is entered on an alarm list.
Signaling of incoming alarms can be configured as follows:
• An acoustic signal is given
• A popup window opens
• An output on a printer is made
• Any combination of the above
On the alarm list, the columns can be selected by the user and the column names and
arrangement of the individual columns can be configured.
The alarm list can be printed out.
The entire alarm list can be exported as an ASCII file. Also, for further handling by
other programs, incoming alarms are automatically exported to an ASCII file.
For more information, please refer to the following chapter:
• Processes in the "Alarm" application
4.2.2 Processes in the "Alarm" application
The following processes are described in this chapter:
• Receiving an alarm
• Overview of all alarms
• Detail view of an alarm
• Printing alarms
• Exporting alarms
4.2.3 Receiving an alarm
The behavior of the "Alarm" application on reception of an alarm can be configured.
Three choices are available:
Overview
Introduction
A
larm list
Processes
Receiving an alarm