Emerson Network Router - Manual (Page 39)

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3.9 Viewing and acknowledging alarms
The transmitter sets alarms whenever a process variable exceeds its defined limits or when the
transmitter detects a fault condition.
3.9.1 Viewing alarms
There are two ways to view alarms:
• Using the Status window (see Figure 3-6). In this window, alarms are organized into three
tabs: Critical , Informational , and Operational . If an alarm is active, the associated tab is
highlighted. In each panel, active alarms are indicated with red lights; inactive alarms are
indicated with green lights. This window displays only current alarm data and does not display
alarm history.
Alarms in the Status window are independent of user-programmed alarm severity. That is,
alarms will still appear in the Status window even when their severity is configured to Ignore.
• Using the Alarm Log window (see Figure 3-7). In this window, alarms are organized into two
panels: High Priority and Low Priority . These panels list all active alarms and all alarms that
are no longer active but have not been acknowledged:
- A red light indicates a currently active alarm.
- A green light indicates an alarm that is no longer active but has not been acknowledged.
Unlike the Status window, alarms in the Alarm Log do respond to user-configured severity.
Alarms that are configured to Ignore will not appear in the Alarm Log .
Notes:
• The organization of alarms in the Status and Alarm Log windows is predefined and is not
configurable. For example, an alarm on the Critical tab cannot be moved to the Informational tab.
• For information about a specific alarm condition, see your transmitter manual.
Figure 3-6 Status window