Emerson Micro Motion 5700 Configuration And Use Manual page 115

Important
The transmitter reports all the process and device conditions that were reported by previous
transmitters. However, the transmitter does not report them as individual alerts. Instead, the
transmitter reports them as conditions associated with alerts.
Procedure
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Configuration and Use Manual
To change the severity of an alert:
1. Choose Device Tools > Configuration > Alert Severity.
2. Select the alert.
3. Set the severity as desired.
Option Description
Failure
The event is serious enough to require fault actions by the transmitter.
The event may be either device-related or process-related. Operator ac-
tion is strongly recommended.
Function Check Configuration change or device testing. No fault actions are performed.
The operator may need to complete a procedure.
Out of Specifica-
The process is outside user-specified limits or device limits. No fault ac-
tion
tions are performed. The operator should check the process.
Maintenance Re-
Device maintenance is recommended, either near-term or mid-term.
quired
To ignore an alert:
1. Choose Device Tools > Configuration > Alert Severity.
2. Select the alert.
3. Set the severity to Ignore.
If an alert is ignored, any occurrence of this alert is not posted to the alert list and the
status LED on the transmitter does not change color. The occurrence is posted to
alert history.
To ignore a condition:
1. Choose Menu > Configuration > Alert Setup > Response to Alerts.
2. Select the alert associated with the condition and expand it.
3. Select the condition and set it to Ignore.
If a condition is ignored, any occurrence of this condition is not posted to the alert
list and the status LED on the transmitter does not change color. The occurrence is
posted to alert history.
Alerts, conditions, and configuration options
Configure device options and preferences
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