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A.3 OVERVIEW OF MENUS
The Main Menu offers choices for viewing the status of the AC8, silencing the audible alarm and
backing up the unit’s log files. It also allows access to the System and Control features, which require
a password.
The following shows where to find examples of the Main Menu screens:
A.3.1 View Status Overview
The View Status features are available to all users. This permits all personnel to check on the status
of any equipment or location being monitored. These options allow any user to:
• View current monitoring data—active alarms and the status of all inputs and outputs
• View data stored in alarm, event and trend logs
• View pager numbers
A.3.2 Silence Alarm and Backup Log Files
Two Main Menu options—Silence Alarm and Backup Log Files—are unique to the Service Terminal
Interface. As with the View Status options, these features do not require a password:
• Silence Alarm—silence the AC8’s audible alarm and reset the Common Alarm Relay output.
• Backup Log Files—make backup copies of the AC8’s Alarm Log, Event Log and Trend Logs and
save the copies to a computer.
A.3.3 Setup Menu Overview
The Setup Menu options require a password. Authorized users may:
• Configure the AC8—this includes setting up digital and analog inputs, digital outputs, the
modem, up to four pagers, and system features such as setting the date and time
Three system features—Backup and Upload Configuration File, Firmware Update and
Initiate Remote Alarm Test—are unique to the Service Terminal Interface.
• Override automatic control of outputs to force an output ON or OFF
• Clear active alarms and delete all records in the alarm, event and trend logs
Main Menu For sample screens, see:
1=VIEW ACTIVE ALARMS A.4 - View Status Menus
2=VIEW ALARM LOG
3=VIEW EVENT LOG
4=VIEW TREND LOG
5=VIEW INPUT & SENSOR STATUS
6=VIEW OUTPUT STATUS
7=VIEW PAGER NUMBERS
8=SILENCE ALARM A.5 - Silence Alarm & Back Up
Log Files (Service Terminal
Interface only)9=BACKUP LOG FILES
0=SETUP SYSTEM-LOGIN REQUIRED A.6 - Setup Menu