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Secure Perfect 6.1.1 User Manual
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Alarm Monitoring Using the Alarm Monitor Form
Reference Topics:
For a shortcut menu to the functions available within the Alarm Monitor Form or to a related form,
click the right mouse button within the first windowpane where the alarms display or the second pane
where the messages display. Not all options will be available. You must select an alarm activity with a
DVR association in order to enable video options on the shortcut menu.
where the messages display. Not all options will be available. You must select an alarm activity with a
DVR association in order to enable video options on the shortcut menu.
Click the Show me icon to view a step-by-step animated demo.
There are three sections to the Alarm Monitor Form:
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The top section or pane lists the alarms.
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The second pane lists any instructions assigned to the current (highlighted) alarm.
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The third pane allows you to respond to an alarm by either selecting a predefined response
or entering your own.
or entering your own.
Column Headings: (These are read-only categories for display purposes and cannot be used for
sorting.)
sorting.)
Priority
Displays the priority of the alarm. The priority tells the system in which order it should alert the operator
when multiple alarms occur simultaneously. The priority range is 0 to 9 and the lower the number, the
higher the priority of the alarm.
Displays the priority of the alarm. The priority tells the system in which order it should alert the operator
when multiple alarms occur simultaneously. The priority range is 0 to 9 and the lower the number, the
higher the priority of the alarm.
Description
Displays the alarm description. Refer to the following examples:
Displays the alarm description. Refer to the following examples:
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Tamper Alarm:
mmm-b-pp Tamper
where
mmmm
represents the micro number to which this alarm
is associated,
b
represents the board number,
pp
represents the point or device number, and
Tamper
is the alarm description.
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Regional Failover on a Global System:
bcttestpc–Region Failover Alarm
where
bcttestpc
is the PC Name of the client that has failed over to its configured backup Region, and
Region Failover Alarm
is the alarm desciption.
If an event trigger has been defined for associating video with transactions from specified alarm(s), a
camera icon
will display as part of the alarm description. When selecting an alarm transaction
identified with an alarm icon, right-click to display a shortcut menu, then select a video option.
Reference
Displays additional information relating to the type of badge alarm. Only reader alarms have a reference,
such as a person name or badge number. This column may be blank.
Displays additional information relating to the type of badge alarm. Only reader alarms have a reference,
such as a person name or badge number. This column may be blank.
Alarm State
Displays the current state of the alarm. The four possible states are as follows:
Displays the current state of the alarm. The four possible states are as follows:
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Alarm: The point is in the Active alarm state (either Closed or Opened). The Active alarm
state for an alarm is defined on the Alarm Form.
state for an alarm is defined on the Alarm Form.
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Reset: The point is no longer in the active alarm state.
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Cut: The wiring to the alarm point has been cut.
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Short: The wiring to the alarm point has been short circuited.
Process State
The process state is either Unacknowledged or Acknowledged. To acknowledge an alarm, select the
desired alarm and click Acknowledge. The alarm icon will change to reflect the acknowledgement and
clear from the window after reset.
The process state is either Unacknowledged or Acknowledged. To acknowledge an alarm, select the
desired alarm and click Acknowledge. The alarm icon will change to reflect the acknowledgement and
clear from the window after reset.