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Building Technologies Operating Instructions for ACS Alarm software CE1U5641en
HVAC Products 4 Applications 15.12.2005
printer in window Settings alarm printer and activate the checkbox for Print alarm
on reception.
Note: Use a line printer for printing incoming alarms because page printers print a
new page each time an alarm is received.
Printing the alarm list
The alarm list can be output on a printer.
Before the alarm list can be printed out, you need to set up the printer. To do this,
choose the "File" menu – Printer setup…. The Printer setup window will appear.
Here, you can make the settings for the Windows printer.
Check the printout with the help of the "File" menu – Print preview and change the
arrangement of columns or the printer settings, if required.
The alarm list is printed out via the "File" menu – Print... or the respective button
.
Note: Only the visible columns of the alarm list will be printed. When, via "Tools"
menu – Font… in the Font dialog, setting Arial 10 is selected, the result of the
printout will be in accordance with the view on the alarm list.
For more information, please refer to the following chapters:
• Receiving an alarm
• Overview of all alarms
• Detail view of an alarm
• Exporting alarms
4.2.7 Exporting alarms
Exporting received alarms
Alarms received are automatically exported to an ASCII file called alarm file in
C:\ACS and having the extension *aex. Information is provided about all columns
visible in the default state:
Column Description
Plant name Name of the plant (setting on the central unit)
Plant component
Device or input that delivered the message:
• OZW77..: Device name (Area.Line.Device
address)
• OCI600: Channel name Module name
• OCI611: Device name (Segment
number.Device number)
• OZW1..: Device type (Device)
• OZW30: Device type (Apartment
number.Device)
• OCI55: Channel name Channel number
Occurrence time
Date and time of day of detection:
• OZW7..: Fault date Fault time
• others: Occurrence time
Message
Fault or state of plant component:
• OZW7..: Fault: Fault text
• OCI600: Alarm state
• OCI611: Message
• OZW1..: Device error code or Central comm
unit error code
• OZW30: Error number
• OCI55: Alarm state
Transmission time Date and time of day of PC at reception
Printing alarm list
Exporting alarms received