Overview - Acknowledging An Alarm; Globally Acknowledging Alarms - Simplex InfoAlarm 4100U Operator's Manual

Acknowledging an Alarm,
The first step in managing an alarm condition is to acknowledge the alarm. Acknowledging an
Overview -
Acknowledging an
alarm does two important things:
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The FACP can be configured with either global or individual acknowledge. These options function
as follows:
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The ALARM ACK key, which is used to acknowledge alarms (either globally or individually), is
located just beneath the SYSTEM ALARM LED
Use the following procedure if the Global Acknowledge option is enabled on your FACP system.
Globally
Acknowledging
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Alarms
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It records the time and date at which you observed the presence of an alarm, trouble, or
supervisory condition on the operator interface panel, and stores that information in the
system's historical log.
When you press the acknowledge key, the system displays specific data on the location of the
alarm.
Global acknowledge. When global acknowledge is enabled, one press of the
ALARM ACK key acknowledges every abnormal point currently reporting an alarm status.
This is helpful when a series of devices enter an alarm state (for example, all of the smoke
detectors in an area of the building), and you want to acknowledge all of them at the same
time.
Individual acknowledge. If individual acknowledge is enabled, the ALARM ACK key
must be pressed to individually acknowledge each alarm. Individual acknowledge must be
selected if the panel is providing proprietary receiving service in accordance with NFPA 72.
Unlock and open the enclosure door. Read the LCD on the interface panel. It reports the num-
ber of alarm conditions at the bottom of the screen as shown below.
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Figure 2-7. Bottom of LCD
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