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5.2 View Alarm Log
The Alarm Log contains up to 99 records of alarms that have occurred.
Records are added to this log as alarms occur.
To view the Alarm Log:
• From the Main Menu, use the arrows
↑↓ to choose View Status,
then press Enter ↵.
• From the View Status Menu, use the arrows
↑↓ to choose View
Alarm Log, then press Enter ↵.
5.2.1 Alarm Log
The Alarm Log screen displays up to 99 records showing alarm data,
including input alarms and other conditions, such as loss of power or
low battery. If the log contains any alarm records, the Alarm Log
screen displays details for each alarm:
• the source of the alarm (for example,
SENSOR_2 or MODEM)
• the status of an input or output (
80.0 DEG)
• a brief description of the problem (
HIGH SETPOINT ALARM or
INTERNAL FAULT)
• the date and time the alarm occurred
Table 8 shows conditions that the alarm log records for digital inputs
and analog inputs and in the panel itself.
If there are no alarms in the log, the screen displays the message:
NO ALARMS
Viewing Additional Screens
There may be up to 99 records of alarm data.
• To view additional records, use the arrows
↑↓.
• To return to the previous screen, press the ESC key.
5.2.2 Backing Up the Alarm Log (Service Terminal Interface only)
The alarm log is stored as a file in the AC8; it can hold no more than 99 records. When the log is full,
the oldest records are deleted from the end of the file as new alarm records are added at the beginning.
You may back up the alarm log file to a remote computer using the Service Terminal Interface, as
described in 6.2 - Back Up Log Files (Service Terminal Interface only).
To delete all records in the alarm log, see 7.13 - Clear Alarms & Logs.
Table 8 Alarm log conditions
SOURCE Digital Input Analog Input
CONDITIONS
RECORDED
ALARM
NORMAL
HIGH SETPOINT ALARM
LOW SETPOINT ALARM
RETURN TO NORMAL
SENSOR PROBLEM (denoted by dashes ------)
SOURCE Panel
CONDITIONS
RECORDED
LOSS OF POWER
LOW BATTERY
CHECK BATTERY
BATTERY UNPLUGGED
ALARMS CLEARED
ALARM SILENCED
MODEM INTERNAL
FAULT
NO STANDBY AVAILABLE
STANDBY DEVICE FAILED
NO RESTART AVAILABLE
EMERGENCY PWR ALARM
Main Menu
> VIEW STATUS
SYSTEM AND CONTROL
↑↓=NEXT
↵=SELECT
View Status Menu
VIEW ACTIVE ALARMS
> VIEW ALARM LOG
VIEW EVENT LOG
VIEW TREND LOG
VIEW INPUT STATUS
VIEW OUTPUT STATUS
VIEW PAGER NUMBERS
VIEW OPERATION
VIEW CONTROL STATUS
Alarm Log
> ALARM RECORD 99/99
SENSOR_2 80.0 DEG
HIGH SETPOINT ALARM
29-AUG-05 09:29:10
MODEM
INTERNAL FAULT
29-AUG-05 09:20:00
DEVICE_8 ALARM
CONTACT CLOSED
29-AUG-05 07:30:00