GAI-Tronics Sonic Alarm Sonic Alarm System Software Programming and User Manual - Manual (Page 80)

Pub. 42004-410A
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Alarm Buttons
There are two kinds of alarm buttons in the MapGUI Control Center. There is the standard Alarm button,
and the Alarm Sub Group button (both types are illustrated in the above Alarm Control Panel image.
Alarm buttons have two states, selected and unselected. Selecting an Alarm button will cause it to pulse
red (as opposed to its non-selected gray appearance). Compare the two states of the same button below:
Selecting an Alarm button will also cause the Play Alarm button to appear next to the Reset Alarm button.
In order to initiate an alarm in the system when using the standard alarm button from the Alarm Control
Panel, a valid destination must be selected.
Alarm Sub Group Button
Alarm Sub Groups are alarms that have been configured in the Sonic Console to have pre-determined
destinations. The Alarm Sub Group also has two states, and they are pictured below:
The Alarm Sub Group button is pictured below:
Selecting an Alarm Sub Group will cause the Alarm Sub Group Panel to appear. Because the Alarm Sub
Groups already have pre-configured destinations, the Alarm Sub Group Panel will slide out from under
the Alarm Control Panel, and cover the entire map.
Once you have selected which Alarm Sub Group you would like, you then must select the appropriate
alarm from the Alarm Sub Group panel. As with the standard alarms, the Play Alarm button used for
initiating the alarm request will not be shown until an alarm is selected.
Typically, Alarm Sub Groups would be used to group destinations together, eliminating the need for
selecting multiple areas from the map view. The Alarm Sub Group would most likely be the alarm event
(Fire Evacuation, etc.), and the buttons present in the Alarm Sub Group panel would be the preset
message for that alarm. The Alarm Sub Group panel is discussed in the next section.