NetworkAIR FM DX 60 Hz Operation, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting52
Respond to Alarms
When an alarm is triggered, the Main Module alerts you through the display by the following methods:
• Alarm beeper
• Major or minor alarm LED
• Active alarm screen
• Alarm and event logs
Major or minor alarm LEDs
When an alarm is triggered, the Check Log LED and either the Minor Alarm LED or the Major Alarm
LED activates. The Major and Minor Alarm LEDs cannot be deactivated manually; the alarm condition
must be cleared to deactivate them.
Control beeper
Path: Main > Respond to Alarms
An active alarm creates a beeping sound from the display. This sound continues until you view the
Respond to Alarms menu.
Beeper. To disable the beeper for all future alarms, set the Beeper setting to Disabled.
Beeper Volume. Set the volume of the beeper and key-click to high, medium, or low.
View active alarms
Path: Main > Respond to Alarms > View Active Alarms
The Active Alarms screen also appears on the scrolling status screens. It provides the number of the
alarm (e.g., 1 of 2), a description of the condition, and a time-stamp indicating when the alarm occurred.
Press the
ENTER key to view details of the alarm, or press the arrow keys to view the rest of the list.
See “Entire Log” on page 51 for more information on the alarm/event details screens.
Clear active alarms
Path: Main > Respond to Alarms > Clear Active Alarms
Clears all active alarms. If the conditions that caused the alarm still exist, those conditions cause the
alarm to be regenerated.
• Clear System Alarms – Clear active alarms that apply to the Modules in this System.
• Clear Group Alarms – Clear active alarms that apply to the Group.
Reset System failure
Path: Main > Respond to Alarms > Reset Sys Failure
Reset a System after a failure event has occurred. If the condition that caused the failure still exists, the
System will fail again. A System will not restart after a failure until this command is executed.
Note: A System must be reset only if it is part of a Group. Stand-alone Systems will not go
into the failure state.