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Instruction 3015-4286
Gas Alarms
Overview
If the ammonia gas ppm level in the area being monitored exceeds its preset Leak, Spill, or Evacuate Alarm
level (Page 16), the AGM-SZ will detect this alarm condition and turn ON the front panel
ALARM
light.
Additionally, an external alarm device may activate and the monitor’s internal audible alarm may sound if those
features have been enabled (Pages 10 & 16).
Clearing / Silencing a Gas Alarm
Once the gas-alarm circuit has been triggered all alarm indicators remain turned ON, even after the detected
gas level returns to normal. Press the
SILENCE
button to clear all gas-alarm indicators after the cause of the
alarm has been cleared and the detected gas level has dropped below all alarm levels.
Pressing the
SILENCE
button while a gas-alarm condition still exists causes the internal audible alarm and all
external alarm devices that are connected to the alarm relays to turn OFF for a period of time as set by the
SILENCE
function (Page 17). The front panel
ALARM
light remains ON, however, as an indication that an
alarm condition still exists, but will automatically turn OFF once the gas level returns to normal. The alarm circuit
will reactivate at the end of the silence period if the detected gas level is still above an alarm level.
Viewing the Gas Alarm Log
From the
Data Display
screen, use the
Keypad
buttons to place the arrow (>) on the display next to the
ALARMS
function. Then press
ENTER
to display the alarm log.
The alarm log shows the type of alarm (LEAK, SPILL, or EVAC), plus the date and time it occurred. If CLEAR is
displayed, this indicates that an alarm was acknowledged at the date and time shown.
Immediately after selecting the
ALARM
function, the most recent alarm event is displayed. In the example
below, record #03 shows that a Spill Alarm occurred on 11/10/03 at 15:06. Note that if more than 30 alarm
events have occurred, then the newest event overwrites the oldest.
Note that the Alarm Log can be cleared as described in Section
Clearing the Stored PPM Log, Alarm & Fault
Data
(Page 20).
System Faults
Overview
If a system malfunction occurs, the AGM-SZ will detect the problem and turn ON the front panel
SYSTEM
FAULT
light. Additionally, an external alarm device may activate and the monitor’s internal audible alarm may
sound if those features have been enabled (Pages 10 & 16).
Clearing / Silencing a Fault Alarm
The
SYSTEM FAULT
light and all other fault indicators will automatically turn OFF after the cause of the fault
has been eliminated.
Pressing the
SILENCE
button while a fault condition still exists causes the internal audible alarm and the
external alarm device that is connected to the fault relay to turn OFF for a period of time as set by the
SILENCE
function (Page 17). The front panel
SYSTEM FAULT
light remains ON, however, as a reminder that a fault
condition still exists. The alarm circuit will reactivate at the end of the silence period if the cause of the fault has
not been corrected. The
SYSTEM FAULT
light will automatically turn OFF once the fault has been cleared.
#03 SPILL @
11/10/03 15:06
Summary of Contents for 3015-4286
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