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8-9.3.2 To acknowledge alarms sounded by EMS:
a.
Press key that is flashing red. This makes video monitor change from ALARMS SUMMARY display page
to display page showing alarm-causing sensor, which will be displayed as bright (double intensity),
flashing characters.
b.
Press ACK (acknowledge) key. This silences keyboard and external alarms, providing there are no other
alarm conditions to be acknowledged. The key for display page containing acknowledged alarm changes
from flashing red to white, and bar or block display indicator stops flashing, but remains at double
intensity until condition is corrected.
c.
If there are other alarm conditions, repeat steps a and b until all have been acknowledged. Determine
and correct condition that caused alarm.
NOTE
Bar or block portion of display page, previously being displayed at double
intensity, returns to normal intensity when alarm condition is corrected.
8-9.4 System editing. Keyboard, with video monitor, sets time and date, activates or deactivates sensors and sets
display page information, including alarm points. These functions are performed when edit mode is selected by pressing
EDIT key on keyboard. EDIT key lights and changes keyboard functions to those shown in black above each key (Figure
8-13). POTABLE KEY now has a value of "1," SALINITY key 8 has a value of 2," etc., like a calculator keyboard. These
keys, now serving as numbers, change settings in EMS during edit mode.
NOTE
During each step of edit mode, instructions in the form of menus or prompts are
shown on video monitor. Follow these menus or prompts and EMS will not be
damaged. While editing, should alarms be activated, press EXIT key and then ACK
key to acknowledge alarms. While editing, to return to normal monitoring, press
EXIT key.
8-9.4.1 Accessing edit mode
a.
Press EDIT keyboard key (Figure 8-13). Make sure key lights and following edit menus appears on video
monitor.
MENU
TO SELECT OPTION, PRESS KEY BELOW NUMBER
1
-
PRINT LAST PAGE
2
-
PRINT ALL PAGES
3
-
PRINT ALARMS
4
-
SYSTEMS STATUS PAGE
5
-
SYSTEM EDIT
6
-
KEYBOARD LAMP TEST
NOTE
The above menu is called the "basic menu" to differentiate from an "edit menu"
and from "prompts."
b.
Ignore options 1, 2, and 3. They do not apply to ROWPU barge application.
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