Hired-Hand HH Software: Farm Manager - Manual (Page 12)

Part No. 4801-5049 Rev 8/05 Farm Manager Page: 12
this box is checked, alarms will be sounded should any controller become disconnected from the HH.Net
for longer than 2 minutes.
Alarm when a Controller Reports an Error - If this box is checked, alarms will be sounded should any
controller errors be reported on the HH.Net.
Alarm when Temperature is out of Range -If this box is checked, alarms will be sounded should the
temperature reported by any sensor exceed or fall below the Target Temperature for the building plus or
minus the Temperature Alarm Limit.
Temperature Alarm Limit - Used in conjunction with the enabling of the High/Low Temperatures check
box. The temperature differential in degrees is set in this box. Alarms will be sounded should the
temperature reported by any sensor exceed or fall below the Target Temperature for the building plus or
minus the Temperature Alarm Limit.
Options - Clicking on this button brings up the screen shown in the next section.
13.4 Alarm Configuration
Farm Manager Alarm Configuration provides for setting various alarm parameters for sounding and delivering
alarm information to the user. The Alarms window allows the alarms to be tested and provides a data list of
telephone numbers that will be called if an alarm occurs and there is a modem available to the Farm Manager
software. In addition, the computer can be used as a remote alarm if properly equipped.
The following data can be set:
Play/Stop Sound - This option is used for testing the operation
and sound level of the alarm reporting when the soundcard in
the computer is used. Clicking this control button will play the
alarm sound selected in the Choose Sound window. The sound
will keep repeating until the Play/Stop Sound control button is
clicked again.
Choose Sound - This options allows the user to select, using a
Windows common dialog box, a WAV file to be played to the
computer sound card when an alarm occurs and the Alarm By
Audible check box is checked.
Alarm By Audible - If Farm Manager detects a sound card in
the computer, this button will be enabled. If checked, and an
alarm occurs, the alarm sound is reported to the sound card.
See your sound card manufacturer’s instructions for playing a
sound on your computer.
Alarm By Remote - If Farm Manager detects a telephone modem in the computer, this button will be
enabled. If checked, and an alarm occurs, the telephone numbers as set up in the Contact List will be
called.
Select Modem - This option is used for setting the parameters for the modem in your computer. Use the
drop-down list to select a specific modem.
Contact List - Several telephone numbers can be stored and will be
called in an alarm condition. These telephone records also contain
a field for a message, useful when calling a pager. There are three
command buttons used to add, modify and delete telephone
numbers in the Contact List. The following buttons are available:
Add and Edit Entry - The Add and Edit Entry buttons bring up
the Add or Edit Entry screen in which the following data can be entered: