TREND 963 User Guide - Manual (Page 36)

Using 963
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3.4.1.2 View Incoming Alarms
Alarms are shown as they arrive on the Incoming Alarms tab of the Alarm Viewer. This list stores the last 100
alarms.
To view incoming alarms:
1. Log in as described in the ‘Log In’ section of this manual.
2. Click or on the Mode menu click Alarms to select the Alarm Viewer.
3. Click the Incoming Alarms tab.
More information about a particular alarm can be displayed by clicking the alarm. This will display a
balloon containing information about the alarm, moving the mouse will cause the balloon to disappear. If
the text does not fit in the column, the column can be resized by dragging the edge to the correct size.
Clicking Clear List will clear the list.
Note that the Device Viewer provides an indication of any supported value on the system in an alarm condition. See
the ‘Display the IQ System’ section of this manual.
3.4.1.3 View Alarm History
Once alarms have been processed they will appear on the Alarm History tab of the Alarm Viewer. This list stores
the all the alarms in the database that have been processed whether or not they have been actioned by the user. The
alarms can be viewed in chronological order or a summary view that provides a count for each alarm type and
module.
To view alarm history:
1. Log in as described in the ‘Log In’ section of this manual.
2. Click or on the Mode menu click Alarms to select the Alarm Viewer.
3. Click the Alarm History tab.
4. Click Chronological View option, or the Summary View as required.
5. In the Show box click the required option to select what alarms are to be viewed.
Alarm Description
All
All alarms that have been processed
Current Alarms Any alarm not cleared.
Alarms Requiring Actioning Alarms which the user has not yet actioned.
Historic Actioned Alarms
Cleared alarms that have been actioned.
6. If the Chronological View has been selected, select the required date range from the date range box. To
specify a specific date range select Custom, click Choose to display another dialogue box and specify the
start date for the date range. Now click Next, to specify the last date in the range and click Finish.
7. Select the alarm filter for which alarms are to be viewed from the Navigator.
Note that the Navigator can be refreshed by right clicking it, and clicking Refresh view from the displayed
menu.
8. If required use the quick filter to locate the required alarm, select the Search this field Enable check box,
select the required field in the Search this field box, enter the required search text in the for this text box,
and click GO. Click Reset to reset the search.
More information about a particular alarm can be displayed by clicking the alarm. This will display a
balloon containing information about the alarm, moving the mouse will cause the balloon to disappear. To
view all the occurrences of a particular alarm double-click the alarm to display a dialogue box similar to the
one for acknowledging alarms from an alarm panel, which the alarms to be acknowledged etc. If the text
does not fit in the column, the column can be resized by dragging the edge to the correct size. When a
summary view has been selected the alarms can be sorted by any of the columns in the display by clicking
that column. The list can be refreshed by clicking New Alarms – Click To Refresh.
Note that the Device Viewer provides an indication of any supported value on the system in an alarm condition. See
the ‘Display the IQ System’ section of this manual.