Transmitter operation
9.3
View transmitter status using the status LED
The status LED shows the current alarm condition of the transmitter. The status LED is
located on the face of the transmitter.
Observe the status LED.
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If your transmitter has a display, you can view the status LED with the transmitter
housing cover in place.
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If your transmitter does not have a display, it does not have a status LED. This option is
not available.
To interpret the status LED, see the following table.
Restriction
If LED Blinking is disabled, the status LED will flash only during calibration. It will not flash to indicate
an unacknowledged alarm.
Table 9-1:
LED behavior
Solid green
Flashing green No active alarm
Solid yellow
Flashing yel-
low
Solid red
Flashing red
9.4
View and acknowledge status alarms
The transmitter posts status alarms whenever a process variable exceeds its defined limits
or the transmitter detects a fault condition. You can view active alarms, and you can
acknowledge alarms.
9.4.1
View and acknowledge alarms using the display
You can view a list containing all alarms that are active, or inactive but unacknowledged.
From this list, you can acknowledge individual alarms.
Note
Only Fault and Informational alarms are listed. The transmitter automatically filters out alarms with
Status Alarm Severity set to Ignore.
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Status LED states
Alarm condition
No alarm
Active low-severity alarm
Active low-severity alarm
Active high-severity alarm
Active high-severity alarm
Micro Motion
Description
Normal operation
Previously active alarm has not been acknowl-
edged
Alarm has been acknowledged
Alarm has not been acknowledged
Alarm has been acknowledged
Alarm has not been acknowledged
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Model 2700 Transmitters with Analog Outputs