Hochiki TE-TLE - Manual (Page 19)

Hochiki TE-TLE True Loop Emulator – User Manual 19
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 Select No Device from the New Device option from the Properties menu when
right-mouse clicking the device.
Changing Device States
Now look at the buttons that have arrows in different colours:
These are used to set devices into different ‘states’. A device can be in alarm if it has an
analogue channel or input channel. A device can be in pre-alarm if it is not in alarm and has
an analogue channel. A device can be in a fault state if it is not in alarm or pre-alarm and if it
has a fault on an input channel, an output channel or a ‘primary-side’ fault. A device is in a
normal state if it is not in alarm, in pre-alarm and does not have a fault. The Missing state is
described in the next chapter.
Click on the Alarm button (red arrow) and move the mouse over the address positions.
Note that the mouse pointer changes to a red arrow.
NOTE: If you have difficulty in distinguishing colours, you may wish to change the mouse
pointers to those that also display a letter next to them. This can be done on the
Display tab of the Options dialogue box from File, Options see "Display
Options" on page 16).
Now click on the device at address position 72. It changes to a pink background and the
status bar now indicates that the device is in alarm.
If there was an Interface connected to the computer and a Control Panel connected to the
Interface, the Control Panel would now be indicating an alarm condition.
Next, right-click on the device at address position 72.
NOTE: With the mouse pointer over the address position, depress the right-hand button on
the mouse. Keyboard equivalents are the Windows Menu key and SHIFT+F10.
A context-sensitive menu appears: