How To Add An Alert Definition - Furuno FAR-3320-NXT Instruction Manual

1. INITIAL SETTING AND ADJUSTMENT
5. Check the checkbox of the alert to activate.
6. To save the configuration, perform a consistency check, then save the configura-
tion data on the [Save and Sync] menu.
1.8.6

How to add an alert definition

An alert definition can be added newly. The maximum number of alert definition is
1,000.
1. Click the [New Alert] button on the
alert definition window referring to the
figure in step 2 of section 1.8.5. The
[New Alert] window is shown.
Note: The 1,000 alert definitions have
been registered, the message "Too
many alert. Please delete any alert."
is shown. If this occurs, delete any
alert definition to make space for the
new alert definition.
2. Set the options referring to the table shown below.
[Alert Name] (ALR)
[Alert Description] (ALF)
[Alert ID] (For ALF)
[Instance ID] (For ALF)
[Internal Notify No.]
[Input Unit]
[Is Active]
[Priority]
[Category]
[Emergency Icon]
[Emergency Buzzer]
[Escalation Mode]
[Escalation Time]
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Item
Enter the alert name (max. 64 characters).
Enter the alert number for the ALF sentence.
Enter the Instance ID.
Enter the notify number of processor unit. For sensors,
this is automatically numbered.
Select the input source for the alert.
• For other than sensors: [Internal], [Digital]
• For sensors: [CCRS], [Digital], [MODBUS]
Activate/Deactivate the alert. [YES]: activated, [NO]:
deactivated.
The priority of the alert group ([Emergency]/[Alarm]/
[Warning]/[Caution]).
The category of the alert group (A to C).
Select the icon for the emergency alert. Available only
for alerts with [Priority] set to [Emergency].
Select the buzzer sound for the emergency alert. Avail-
able only for alerts with [Priority] set to [Emergency].
Select the priority that escalates the status of an alert,
[Alarm] or [Warning]. Available only for alerts with [Es-
calation Mode] set to [Alarm].
• [Alarm]: When the alert is left unacknowledged, the
priority is changed to [Alarm].
• [Warning]: When the alert is left unacknowledged,
the priority remains as [Warning]. Then, the alert
buzzer sounds again.
Set the time to wait before activating the escalation
function against an alert. Available only for alerts with
[Priority] set to [Warning].
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Remarks