Siemens SIMATIC HMI TP27 Equipment Manual page 55

Messages
Message line When a message line has been configured it is always displayed, regardless of
the screen selected. Only the latest message is displayed in the message line.
Message window
Messages in the configured message window contain additional information on
the message, such as message number and date/time the message arrived. The
alarm message window has extra buttons.
Alarm message window:
The alarm message window (figure 6-1) automatically appears whenever an
alarm message is issued.
Message number
Figure 6-1
The buttons in the alarm message window have the following significance:
6-4
Time
0000048 11:34:02
Boiler 25: Temperature 156 degrees
Summon Shift Engineer. Tel.: 9456
ACK
Alarm message window (example)
Button Function
Acknowledge alarm
ACK
message
Display help text
HELP
Cancel
ESC
Date Number of unacknowledged
messages (TP37 only)
27.03.97 2
HELP
ESC
Process value
Purpose
When an alarm message is acknowl-
edged, the alarm message window
disappears if no other alarm mes-
sages are waiting.
Call help text concerning the alarm
message, if configured.
Set the alarm message window to
the background
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