Front Panel Operation
ARC Plus Version 3 Instruction Manual
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To run macros directly from the channel display (without selecting the
Macros
menu), use
AutoLoad Plus to override an unused command channel with the macro functionality.
Viewing Alarms
The front panel alarm LED alerts users to the presence of an alarm, either at the local site, or at
any other site in the network. You can define this behavior in AutoLoad Plus (see
To view and clear alarms, navigate to
View > Alarms
. The ARC Plus displays a list of sites with
active alarms, with the local site at the top of the list whether there is an alarm or not. Any sites
missing from the list have no active alarms.
Select the desired site to see a list of alarms at that site. Up to 256 alarms are shown. The ARC
Plus displays active alarms first, followed by cleared alarms that are stored in memory. Critical
alarms are flagged with the (!) icon. Cleared alarms are flagged with the (X) icon. Once 256
alarms are stored in memory, the oldest cleared alarm is deleted to make room for a new active
alarm. The only time an active alarm would be removed from memory is if there are already 256
active alarms and a new one occurs.
Select any alarm in the list to view the date/time of the alarm, the type of the alarm, and when
the alarm was cleared (if applicable).
To clear an alarm, select it from the alarm list and then select
Clear Alarm.
To clear all alarms at
the site, select
Clear All.
When you clear an alarm, it will no longer be reported as an out of
tolerance condition from the front panel of any ARC Plus unit, via AutoPilot 2010, or via the ESI
Plus.
Reviewing Events
The ARC Plus keeps a record of the 256 most recent events, such as IIU or ICRU
connections/interruptions; TCP/IP sessions, etc. To view the event list, navigate to
View >
Events
. Once 256 events are stored, the oldest will be deleted to make room for a new one.
Using Maintenance Mode
Maintenance mode disables all ARC Plus commands, regardless of origin, making it possible to
perform maintenance on site equipment without the risk of ARC Plus command actuation.
Maintenance mode can only be enabled or disabled from the front panel of the local unit;
it
cannot be toggled remotely by any means
.
To turn maintenance mode on, select
MAINT
from the top menu level. The display will prompt
you to select
ON
or
OFF
. Turn maintenance mode
ON
to disable commands, or
OFF
to enable
them. The
MAINT
flag appears on the front panel and the
REMOTE
LED turns red when the site
is in maintenance mode. If you select a different site for display, the
MAINT
flag disappears, but
the red
REMOTE
LED remains illuminated.
