How To Add An Alert Group - Furuno FAR-3320-NXT Instruction Manual

1. INITIAL SETTING AND ADJUSTMENT
Item
8 [Category]
9 [Group Text]
10 [Details] but-
ton
11 [Type No.]*
12 [Data Type]*
13 [Alert No.]*
14 [Alert Name]*
15 [+]/[-] button
(ALF)
16 Instance
data*
17 [Import]
button
18 [Export]
button
*: The columns are empty or in red for any of the following cases.
• An alert which is preset in another alert group.
• An alert which is not included in the alert definition.
• An ALR sentence is assigned an ALF alert number.
• The Priority or Category of the alert is different from the ones of the group.
3. To save the configuration, perform a consistency check, then save the configura-
tion data on the [Save and Sync] menu.
1.8.2

How to add an alert group

An alert group can be added newly. The maximum number of alert groups is 1,000.
1. Click the [New Group] on the [Alert Group
Setting] window referring to the figure in
step 2 of section 1.8.1. The [New Group] win-
dow is shown.
Note: When 1,000 alert groups have already
been registered, the message "Too many
groups. Please delete group" is shown. If this
occurs, delete any alert group to make space
for new alert group.
2. Set the options referring to the table shown below.
[Group No.]
[Group Text]
[Priority]
1-42
The category of the alert group (A to C). The category of all
grouped alerts is the same.
Text shown on the display when an alert in a alert group occurs.
The number in "< >" means the number of alerts.
Change the settings of the alert group. See section 1.8.3.
The equipment type which generates the alert.
The alert sentence format (ALF or ALR). This is dependant on the
equipment connected to this system.
Alert number.
Alert Name.
Click to open/close the alert instance data ([+]: Open, [-]: Close).
This appears only when the alert sentence is ALF format.
Show/Close the instance data.
• [Instance ID]: The instance ID of the alert
• [Alert Description]: Contents of the alert instance.
Import the specified group setting.
Export the specified group setting.
Item
Set the alert group number.
Enter the text (max. 64 characters) to show on the display
when an alert included in this alert group occurs.
The priority of the alert group (Alarm/Warning/Caution).
The priority of grouped alerts is the same.
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