Event Messages - Kidde VM-1 User Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction

Event messages

The VM-1 control panel uses event messages to identify points that signal a
status change. The first line of the event message displays the event number and
the event name. The second line displays the message text. The message text is
either the address of the point that activated the event or, if programmed, a
location description.
Event messages are stored in queues. There is one queue for each type of event
message (see Figure 3).
The VM-1 control panel automatically displays the content of the highest priority
event message queue, except when you are viewing event messages in another
queue. If you are viewing event messages in one queue when a higher priority
event message is placed in another queue, the VM-1 control panel continues to
display the content of the current queue until the user timeout period expires or
until you select the other queue.
To view an event message in the current queue:
1. Press the Up or Down button to select the event message. The selected
event message appears in the highlighted area at the top of the display.
To view an event message in another queue:
1. Press the Left or Right button to select the event message queue.
2. Press the Up or Down button to select the event message.
To get details about an event message:
1. Select the event message.
2. Press the Details button.
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