TM 55-1930-209-14&P-11CHAPTER 2 DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION2-1 General. Sensors and switches monitor operating conditions of various Items of equipment onboard, such asamount of drinking water In storage tanks, temperature of diesel engine cooling water, etc. This data is sent to mainprocessor, which displays it on one of eight display pages on video monitor. The system In normal operationcontinuously displays each display page for approximately 9 seconds and then automatically moves on to a new page. Adisplay page Is either a to indicate a varying quantity (e. g. , amount of drinking water) or a lighted block to indicate thatan item Is being monitored and Is operating normally. In an alternate mode, the operator selects a specific display pageto observe by pressing the appropriate keyboard button. When a sensor detects a value that exceeds acceptableoperating conditions, main processor starts flashing that particular display at double intensity It also activates remotealarms (horns, strobe lights and buzzer) alerting crewmembers that corrective action Is required. When the crewacknowledges the situation, alarms stop and displays on video monitor stop flashing They continue to be displayed atdouble intensity until condition that caused the alarm Is corrected.2-2 Power supply. Two rechargeable 1 2-volt gel cell batteries connected in series provide a 24 Vdc supply for theEMS. A battery charger keeps these batteries fully charged The 24 Vdc power panel provides power for horns, strobelights and buzzer When an abnormal condition exists, main processor energizes a relay that connects this power sourceto these alarms2-1/(2-2 blank)
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