Chapter 1: System operation
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EST iO64 and iO500 Technical Reference Manual
System off-normal display screen
During an off-normal event, such as an alarm, supervisory, monitor,
trouble, prealarm, alarm verify, disablement, or test, the LCD screen
changes to display important information about the event. The
screen displays the following:
• Time: Displays the current time
• Active points: Indicates the number of active points in the
system. Increments or decrements per the activations and
restorals of devices. Toggles with "login:" when you are logged
on.
• Disabled points: Indicates the number of disabled points in the
system. Toggles with "login:" when you are logged on and
"reset" if the panel is being reset.
• Event number: The event number (active point number) in queue
• Event type message: The event message for the type of event
taking place
• Device label: The label for the device, either the default label or
a custom programmed label
LCD display under off-normal conditions
00:00:00 A001 D001
001 Alarm Active
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Floor 1
Time
Active points
Disabled
points
Event
number
Event type
message
Device
label
Event details display screens
The off-normal events that take place in your system contain event
information, which is displayed on the LCD display screen. Additional
information is also available for the event, which is displayed on a
secondary screen. The screen displays the following information
based on the type of event that takes place:
• Loop number: The loop the device is on
• Device number: The device address (number)
• Device type: The type of device, which was assigned in
programming
• Serial number: The serial number assigned to the device
• Internal event number: See "Event ID numbers and descriptions"
