RKI Instruments Beacon 800 - Manual (Page 42)

39 • Heavy Duty Relay Board Beacon 800 Gas Monitor Operator’s Manual
Programming the Heavy Duty Relays
The heavy duty relays are programmed in the Configuration menu. The following relay
conditions may be programmed:
• enabled or disabled
• normally de-energized (NDE) or normally energized (NE)
• conditions under which a relay activates
The Configure Power Relays menu item is displayed in the Configuration menu only if the
heavy duty relay board is installed in the Beacon 800.
Entering the Configuration Menu
1. To enter the Configuration menu, simultaneously press and hold the ESCAPE and
ENTER buttons for approximately 5 seconds. Release the buttons when the
You Have
Entered the Configuration Menu... message appears on the top display screen.
NOTE: The Configuration menu includes a 5-minute time-out feature. If you do not
perform an action within 5 minutes of the previous action, the Beacon 800
automatically returns to normal operation.
2. Press the UP (YES) button to continue.
3. Press the UP (YES) or DOWN (NO) button until the 4) Configure Power Relays
message appears on the bottom display screen, then press the ENTER button to
continue.
Programming the Relays
1. The top screen will prompt you to select a relay to program.Select a relay to program
using the UP (YES) and DOWN (NO) buttons. You may select from four relays. After
selecting the relay, press ENTER.
2. The top screen will display whether the selected relay is currently ENABLED or
DISABLED. If the relay is set to ENABLED, it will operated as programmed. If it is set
to DISABLED, it will not operate and the relay contacts for the selected relay will
always be open. If the current setting is OK, press UP (YES) to continue.
If you want to change the current setting, press DOWN (NO). Use the UP (YES) and
DOWN (NO) buttons to change the setting. After selecting the setting, press ENTER
to continue.
3. The top screen will display whether the relay is currently set to be NORMALLY
ENERGIZED or NORMALLY DE-ENERGIZED. If the current setting is OK, press UP
(YES) to continue.
If you want to change the current setting, press DOWN (NO). Use the UP (YES) and
DOWN (NO) buttons to change the setting. After selecting the setting, press ENTER
to continue.
4. The bottom screen will indicate the conditions under which the relay is currently
programmed to activate.
A grid on the lower screen will define the alarm conditions under which the relay will
activate. The grid’s rows indicate which alarm condition will cause the relay to
activate: FAIL, ALARM-1, or ALARM-2. The grid’s columns indicate on which
channel(s) the alarm level(s) must occur for the relay to activate.