Control Operation Overview
Load Cell Indicator
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MT2316A
In Screen 1 (Button 1) the weight of each Bin is displayed. The unit of measure displayed depends upon how
the LCI was calibrated in the Setup Screen.
Alarms
At the top of screen 2 a current alarm condition(s) will be listed. If there are no alarm conditions, the status of
the alarm system will show at the top of the screen. The three possible statuses are ENABLED, DISABLED,
and TEST. The status field can be changed.
Enabled
If the alarm system is ENABLED and one or more alarms arise, there will be alarm message(s) at the top of
the screen. After pressing the screen 2 button the first time, the alarm Relay will be changed to the non alarm
state for one minute and the alarm-screen will be shown. By pressing the screen 2 button a second time the
alarm message will change from ALARM to the status NOTICED. This second button press is the manner
that you tell the Control that you are aware of the alarm condition and, in so doing, NOTICE the alarm
condition. If there is more than one alarm condition, you NOTICE each additional alarm condition with an
additional button press for each additional alarm condition. If you fail to NOTICE an alarm with the additional
button press(s), the alarm Relay will return to the alarm state one minute after the initial screen 2 button press.
If the alarm condition is still present when you NOTICE the alarm, the word ALARM to the right of the
condition will (for most alarm conditions) change to OFF FOR 24:00. The time setting is editable. It gives you
time to deal with the problem. If you do not fix the problem, the alarm Relay will once again trigger your alarm
system at the end of the time period. If the alarm condition has RECOVERED by the time you NOTICE the
condition, the alarm message disappears when you NOTICE it and it is added to the alarm history at the
bottom of the alarm screen.
Disabled
It is possible, but not recommended, to DISABLE the alarm system of the Control. One reason for this could
be that the house is empty. The light beside the screen 2 button will flash slowly to remind you that the alarm
system is disabled, but the alarm Relay will not change to the alarm state. The alarm history shown at the
bottom of screen 2 does list that the alarm system was disabled, when, and for how long.
Test
If the user chooses TEST, the alarm Relay will immediately change to the alarm state. This allows testing the
alarm system that is external to the Control (telephone dialer, for instance.) NOTICING the ALARM TEST,
as you would a normal alarm, erases the alarm message and returns the alarm Relay to the non alarm state.
Also, an ALARM TEST notification will be listed in the alarm history.
Warning
There also is an alarm message status called WARNING. This does not change the state of the alarm Relay,
but alerts you that something isn’t right. It needs to be NOTICED in the same way as a “hard” alarm in order
to turn off the flashing lights, etc. An example is a failed Sensor.
Alarm History
At the bottom of the alarm screen is a listing of the most recent 10 alarms. The date and time of each alarm is
shown. The amount of time elapsed (hh:mm) from the time the alarm occurs until the alarm is noticed and
recovers is also show.
Control Operation Overview