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PSDS User Manual
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Alarm
The single, global alarm acts on the currently selected calibration range (or TEDS device) and is solely based on
the Source selected here.
Item
Description
Source
drop-down
Select the required mode for the backlight to operate in. Choices are:
Gross
Base alarm on the Gross value.
Net
Base alarm on the Net value.
High Level
edit field
Enter the value for the higher level alarm point.
Low Level
edit field
Enter the value for the lower level alarm point.
Actions
Beep
switch
Select on or off to determine whether the beeper sounds when the alarm is active.
Flash Display
switch
Select on or off to determine whether the main display flashes when the alarm is active.
Latched
switch
Select whether the alarm is only active while the source value is outside of the selected trigger
criteria. This is Unlatched operation.
Latched operation means that the alarm stays active even when the source value is within
limits again and requires a manual reset (Via menu) to deactivate.