
GDS-68XP Operation & Maintenance Manual, Revision 3.5
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ALARM
OUTPUTS
MENU
The
Alarm
Outputs
Menu
controls
the
four
optional
alarm
relays
(if
installed).
These
setting
include
relay
programming,
acknowledge,
failsafe
mode
and
specific
input
override
options.
NOTE:
The
Alarm
/
Modbus
board
containing
the
3x
alarm
relays
and
1x
fault
relay
is
optional
on
the
GDS
‐
68XP.
Figure 9-2: Alarm Outputs Menu Tree
Alarm Outputs
Relay 1
→
Relay 2
→
Relay 3
→
Relay x
Alarm 1 Off
Alarm 2 Off
Alarm 3 Off
Fault Off
Acknowledge No
Failsafe No
Override
None
None
Ch1 Alarm 1
Ch1 Alarm 2
Ch1 Alarm 3
Ch1 Fault
Ch2 Alarm 1
Ch2 Alarm 2
Ch2 Alarm 3
Ch2 Fault
Ch1/2 Cal Zero
Ch1 Cal Span
Ch2 Cal Span
1/2 Cal Zero/Span
Alarm
1,
2,
3
and
Fault
–
Determines
which
channel
or
combination
of
channels
can
activate
the
relay.
Options
are
“Off”,
“Ch1”,
“Ch2”,
“Ch1
and
Ch2”,
and
“Ch1
or
“Ch2”.
Acknowledge
–
Determines
if
the
alarm
can
be
reset
by
an
Acknowledge
command
(YES)
or
not
(NO).
Failsafe
–
Determines
if
the
relay
is
OFF
when
inactive
(NO)
or
ON
when
inactive
(YES).
Failsafe
connections
thru
the
Normally
Open
connection
will
open
automatically
if
the
alarm
activates
or
if
power
is
lost.
Override
–
Allows
the
relay
to
be
dedicated
to
a
specific
channel
alarm
level
or
function
such
as
calibration.
Settings
that
involve
calibration
allow
the
relay
to
be
connected
to
a
cylinder
of
calibration
gas
via
a
solenoid
valve
to
enable
automatic
application
of
calibration
gas
if
the
unit
is
placed
in
Cal
Mode.
All
three
relay
outputs
are
identical
and
can
be
set
to
respond
to
channel
1
or
channel
2
events.
The
fault
relay
is
always
dedicated
to