Configure The Transmitter's Response To Alerts - Emerson Micro Motion 5700 Configuration And Use Manual

Configuration and Use Manual
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Important
If you enable Password Required for totalizers and inventories, but you do not change the password
from the default, the transmitter will post a configuration alert.

7.2 Configure the transmitter's response to alerts

7.2.1 Configure the transmitter's response to alerts using the
display
For some alerts, you can change the transmitter's response to an alert by setting the alert severity. You can
also configure the transmitter to ignore some alerts and conditions.
The transmitter implements the NAMUR NE 107 specification for alerts. NAMUR NE 107 categorizes alerts by
the suggested operator action, not by cause or symptom. Each alert has one or more associated conditions.
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
• To change the severity of an alert:
a) Choose Menu → Configuration → Alert Setup → Response to Alerts.
b) Select the alert.
c) Set Alert Severity as desired.
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• To ignore an alert:
a) Choose Menu → Configuration → Alert Setup → Response to Alerts
b) Select the alert.
c) Set Alert Detection 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:
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Description
The event is serious enough to require fault actions by the transmitter. The event
may be either device-related or process-related. Operator action is strongly
recommended.
Configuration change or device testing. No fault actions are performed. The
operator may need to complete a procedure.
The process is outside user-specified limits or device limits. No fault actions are
performed. The operator should check the process.
Device maintenance is recommended, either near-term or mid-term.
Configure device options and preferences
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