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Temperature Masking
The maskta command provides a way of modifying the behavior of the temperature alarm to
mask the effect of the temperature sensor. By masking the temperature alarm bits, you can
ensure that the MPX’s TEMP LED doesn’t signal or that it resets after a specified delay time. By
default, temperature masking is disabled.
To enable temperature masking, enter
maskta enable
This command masks the temperature alarm completely. The TEMP LED will not signal, even
if the temperature exceeds the set ranges. The following message confirms the masking:
Masking of Temperature Alarm enabled
You could also enable temperature alarm masking but not mask the alarm completely. If you
enter an integer after the maskta enable command, the TEMP LED will still signal, but it will
reset after the number of minutes you specified. For example, if you enter the command
maskta enable 5
the temperature alarm will still signal, but it will reset automatically five (5) minutes after the
alarm-initiating event occurs.
♦ Note ♦
Once you enter a minute value when enabling
temperature alarm masking, that value is saved even
if you disable masking. To reset the minute value, you
must re-enable temperature alarm masking and set the
minute value to zero (i.e., enter the command
maskta
enable 0
).
To disable temperature alarm masking, enter:
maskta disable
This is the default setting, so you only need to specify this command if you had previously
enabled alarm masking. The following message confirms that you disabled masking:
Masking of Temperature Alarm disabled