Siemens SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx Operator's Manual page 129

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of Alarm
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Operator
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Alarm
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Operator Checks
Alarm Group
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Operator Checks
Alarm Summary
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Operator
Acknowledges
Alarm
SIMATIC PCS 7 OSx 4.1.2 Operator
If the plant engineer has configured an associated display, the operator can
view this display by selecting the
The Alarm Summary lists all the active alarms in an alarm group, including
critical, warning, and information alarms. The list provides the following
information: the time that the alarm occurred, the name of the alarm tag,
the tag description, the alarm type, and the alarm priority. If there is a
batch name associated with the alarm group state tag, that name appears
in the Batch ID field. This field has information only if there is an alarm
group state tag.
The update mode updates displayed information automatically at
Automatic
preset intervals. The default is 10 seconds. You can change the default in
the Event Preferences dialog box (select
menu bar). In the
Manual
button for the screen to display new alarms and to remove obsolete ones.
Active alarms for the group are listed by priority and by time of occurrence
within priority. For example, all critical alarms appear before warning
alarms; among critical alarms, the most recent alarm is listed first. Each
alarm on the Alarm Summary is highlighted in the same color coding as the
alarm icon until the operator acknowledges the alarm.
The next section describes alarm acknowledgment procedures.
pushbutton.
View
Startup- ->Event Preferences
update mode, the operator must press the
on the
Update
5-5
Alarms