Alarm Reset Mode And Stack Alarm Handling; Reset Mode - Siemens SIMATRIX Programming Manual

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Alarm reset mode and stack alarm handling

13.1

Reset mode

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The Alarm reset/Stack alarm button in the main window opens the following
dialogue screen:
Fig. 61 Alarm reset mode and stack alarm note
You can set how alarms are cleared in the Reset mode dialogue window.
There are three different Reset operating modes:
Manual reset
Automatic reset
Stack alarm handling
Manual reset
In this mode, you can clear alarms in one of the following ways:
using the Alarm reset key on the keyboard
By manually overwriting the alarm image
(only possible if the Alarm images can be overwritten manually option is
active):
By switching a new image or
Keying in x and MON
The alarm will clear automatically after a preset period of time has elapsed. (see
Timer reset)
Automatic reset
In this operating mode, the alarm will automatically clear as soon as the alarm
contact goes open circuit.
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