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Chapter 5 Programming
To turn the Failsafe option on or off:
From the Contact outs menu use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to highlight
Failsafe
and press the
ENTER
button. The display will read either “flsafe=YES*”’ or “flsafe=NO*”. Press the
YES
button to select
whether the Contact outs should Failsafe or the
NO
button to not Failsafe. When the desired selection is
displayed, press the
ENTER
button to return to the Contact outs menu.
5.9.1.4 Reflash
The
Reflash option programs the Contacts Out to momentarily open and reclose each time an additional
alarm is acquired, which is programmed to close the contacts.
To turn the Reflash option on or off:
From the Contact outs menu use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to highlight
Reflash
and press the
ENTER
button. The display will read either “reflash=YES*”’ or “reflash=NO*”. Press the
YES
button to
enable the Reflash option or the
NO
button to disable the Reflash option. When the desired selection is
displayed, press the
ENTER
button to return to the Contact outs menu.
5.9.2 Switches in
The Switches in option allows the user to select a function for each of the three switches to activate. Any one
of the following functions may be assigned to each switch: Event, Chart speed, Record on/off, Alarm
acknowledgment, Scale set or Record Rate.
To set the Switch input options:
From the Digital I/O menu, use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to highlight
Switches in
and press the
ENTER
button. Use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to select the switch number (1, 2 or 3) to be programmed and then
press the
ENTER
button. The Switches in menu will be displayed with four six options:
Event
,
Chart speed
,
Rec on/off
,
Alarm ack
,
Scale set
and
Rec Rate
. These options are mutually exclusive, and the highlighted
option is active. The options are described in the following sections.
5.9.2.1 Event
The Event option allows external inputs to be used to trigger an Event or reset a resettable point type. An
input switch to be used to log an Event to the Alarm/Event data log, or if enabled in the FUNCtion-Record
On/Off-Trigger menu option, to the disk/card.
The user can program Event messages for switch open (inactive) and switch closed (active). The Event
messages are printed on the Alarm screen and if enabled, are recorded to disk/card. Refer to Section 5.9.3.
To set Switch input option to Event:
From the Switch in menu use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to select
Event
and press the
ENTER
button.
Press the
EXIT
button to return to the Switch selection menu.
5.9.2.2 Chart speed
The Chart speed option allows external inputs to be used to alter the Chart speed (on the graphics screen).
The Chart speeds are set in the Chart/Pens, Speed menu.
There are two speed settings: High and Low. If the switch is open (inactive), the Low speed setting is
selected. If the switch is closed (active), the High speed setting is active. This option works in conjunction
with the selection in the FUNCtion, Chart speed menu option.
To set Switch input option to Chart speed:
From the Switch in menu use the
UP (
↑↑↑↑↑
)
or
DOWN (
↓↓↓↓↓
)
button to select
Chart speed
and press the
ENTER
button. Press the
EXIT
button to return to the Switch selection menu.
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