PLATINUM
S eries
M eters
U ser's
G uide
7.3
Alarm
M ode
C onfiguration
( PRoG
>
A LM.1,
A LM.2)
Select
A larm
C onfiguration
1
( ALM.1)
o r
A larm
C onfiguration
2
( ALM.2)
i n
o rder
t o
s et
u p,
change,
e nable,
o r
d isable
A larms.
E ither
o r
b oth
A larms
c an
b e
a ssigned
t o
t rigger
d isplay
color
c hanges,
a nnunciators,
a nd
/
o r
o utputs.
E ither
o r
b oth
A larm
c onfigurations
c an
b e
assigned
t o
m ultiple
o utputs.
T he
A LM.1
a nd
A LM.2
c onfiguration
m enus
h ave
a ll
o f
t he
same
s ettings
a nd
f unction
i n
t he
s ame
m anner.
Navigate
t o
t he
A larm
s etting
y ou
w ant
t o
c hange.
S ettings
i nclude
t he
f ollowing:
tyPE
•
Ab.dV
–
Alarm
r eferences
v alues
( ALR.H
a nd
A LR.L)
o r
d eviation
f rom
S P1
o r
S P2
•
ALR.H
–
Alarm
h igh
p arameter,
u sed
f or
A larm
t rigger
c alculations
•
ALR.L
–
Alarm
l ow
p arameter,
u sed
f or
A larm
t rigger
c alculations
•
A.CLR
–
Alarm
c olor
i ndication
•
HI.HI
•
LtCH
•
CtCL
•
A.P.oN
–
Alarm
p ower-‐on
b ehavior
•
dE.oN
–
Time
d elay
f or
A larm
t rigger
u nless
t he
c ondition
p ersists,
d efault
=
1 .0
s
•
dE.oF
–
Time
d elay
f or
c ancelling
A larms
a fter
b eing
t riggered;
p revents
A larm
•
"chatter,"
d efault
=
0 .0
s
Select
t he
i ndicated
s etting.
7.3.1
Alarm
T ype
( PRoG
>
A LM.1,
A LM.2
>
t yPE)
Select
t he
A larm
T ype
( tyPE)
p arameter.
T his
p arameter
w ill
c ontrol
t he
b asic
b ehavior
o f
t he
selected
a larm.
Navigate
t o
t he
d esired
s etting.
S ettings
i nclude
t he
f ollowing:
oFF
–
Alarm
i s
o ff
( factory
d efault)
•
AboV
–
Alarm
i s
t riggered
w hen
t he
p rocess
v alue
e xceeds
A LR.H
( Absolute
M ode)
•
or
t he
s pecified
S etpoint
p lus
A LR.H
( Deviation
M ode)
bELo
–
Alarm
i s
t riggered
w hen
t he
p rocess
v alue
i s
l ess
t han
A LR.L
( Absolute
•
Mode)
o r
t he
s pecified
S etpoint
m inus
A LR.L
( Deviation
M ode)
HI.Lo.
–
Alarm
i s
t riggered
w hen
t he
p rocess
v alue
i s
o utside
t he
A LR.L–ALR.H
r ange
•
(Absolute
M ode)
o r
t he
r ange
d efined
b y
t he
b and
a round
t he
s pecified
S etpoint
a s
determined
b y
A LR.L
a nd
A LR.H
( Deviation
M ode)
bANd
–
Alarm
i s
t riggered
w hen
t he
p rocess
v alue
i s
w ithin
t he
A LR.L–ALR.H
r ange
•
(Absolute
M ode)
o r
w ithin
t he
b and
a round
t he
s pecified
S etpoint
a s
d etermined
b y
ALR.L
a nd
A LR.H
( Deviation
M ode)
Note:
T able
5 .1
c ompares
t he
A larm
r ange
o ptions,
a nd
F igure
5 .1
r epresents
t he
A larm
r ange
options
g raphically.
Select
t he
i ndicated
s etting.
–
Alarm
t ype
a bsolute
o r
d eviation
–
High
H igh
/
L ow
L ow
o ffset
v alue
–
Alarm
l atching
–
Alarm
a ction
( normally
o pen
o r
n ormally
c losed)
Reference
S ection:
P rogramming
M ode
( PRoG)
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