Rockwell Automation 2711 PANELBUILDER SOFTWARE USER MANUAL - Manual (Page 241)

Information and Alarm Windows
Chapter 7
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Silence silences the audio indicator and unlatches the alarm relay if
either was triggered by an alarm message. If the alarm message has
audio and relay flags enabled, pressing EXIT or Acknowl Alarm will
also silence these alarms. Pressing Silence silences alarms without
clearing the Alarm window or acknowledging individual alarms.
This button will also set the “Silence Alarms to PLC Controller” bit to a
1 for 3 seconds, if the Silence Alarms to PLC Controller option is
enabled. This applies only to Version 2 firmware and later.
Status brings up the Alarm Status screen which displays active and
inactive alarm states.
History displays the Alarm History screen.
Cursor Up/Cursor Down buttons move the cursor bar up or down the
list of alarms, so you can acknowledge a specific message. When the
PLC controller triggers an alarm message that appears in the Alarm
window, the message appears highlighted by the Cursor Bar. As new
alarm messages are added to the list, the cursor bar shifts down, along
with the first message that was triggered.
Acknowl Alarm acknowledges the highlighted alarm message and
removes it from the Alarm window. If the acknowledged alarm has the
audio flag enabled, the alarm beeper is then silenced. If the
acknowledged alarm has the relay flag enabled, the relay is deactivated.
The alarm message acknowledgement is then time stamped. If the
acknowledged alarm has the print flag enabled, the alarm will be printed
again, with the acknowledgment time stamp.
Pressing the Acknowl Alarm button will have no effect on the audio
beeper if the PLC Controlled Audio bit is set at 1. (See Chapter 9, PLC
Controlled Options).
Pressing the Acknowl Alarm button will have no effect on the alarm
relay if the PLC Controlled Relay bit is set at 1. (See Chapter 9, PLC
Controlled Options).
EXIT clears the Alarm window and will also set the Clear Window to
PLC Controller bit to a 1 for 3 seconds, if the Clear Window to PLC
Controller option is enabled.
The Alarm History screen can be called up from the Full Alarm window,
the Alarm Status screen, or by screen selection objects.
When it is called up by the Full Alarm window, it will overlay the Alarm
window and the currently displayed screen.
Alarm History Screen