Super Systems 3 Series - Manual (Page 67)

Series 3 Operations Manual
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12.3.1 Example: To Configure Alarm 1
Enter configuration level as described. Then
Do This The Display You Should
See
Additional Notes
1. Press  as many times as necessary to
select ‘ALARM’
2. Press to select ‘A1.TYP’
3. Press  or  to select the required
alarm type
Alarm Type choices are
none Alarm not configured
Hi Full Scale High
Lo Full Scale Low
d.Hi Deviation High
d.Lo Deviation Low
Bnd Deviation Band
4. Press to select ‘A1.- - -‘
5. Press  or  to set the alarm trip
level
This is the alarm threshold setting for. The last three
characters (- - -) will show the type of alarm configured
from the above list.
The alarm threshold is shown in the upper display.
In this example the high alarm will be detected when the
measured value exceeds 215
6. Press to select ‘A1 STS’
This is a read only parameter which shows the status of the
alarm output
7. Press to select ‘A1 HYS’
8. Press  or  to set the hysteresis
In this example the alarm will cancel when the measured
value decreases 2 units below the trip level (at 213 units)
9. Press to select ‘A1 LAT’
10. Press  or  to select the latching
type
Latching Type choices are:
none No latching
Auto Automatic
Man Manual
Evt Event
See the introduction to the alarm section for an
explanation
11. Press to select ‘A1 BLK’
12. Press  or  to ‘Yes’ or ‘No’
13. Repeat the above to configure alarms 2,
3 and 4 if required
Hi
a1 . t yp
215
a1 . h i