AlarmAlert™ Feature
• If alarmed, the TagAlert indicator provides a mechanism to determine at which point during
the trip the first alarm was triggered. This AlarmAlert™ feature can accommodate trips up
to 10 days in duration.
• Read the TagAlert and record which alarms have triggered
(Figure 2)
.
• Follow the next three steps to determine which alarm was triggered first and the approximate
time at which the alarm triggered:
1. Press the Start button to determine which alarm triggered first. The number represent
ing the first alarm that triggered will flash for 4 seconds. The LCD display will then clear
for 2 seconds.
2. The sum of the numbers that appear next will equal the day into the trip that the first alarm
was
triggered
(Figure 4)
. This will be displayed for 2 seconds.
3. The sum of the numbers that appear next will indicate the 3-hour time interval within the
day the first alarm was triggered
(Figure 5).
• Press the Start button again to repeat sequence of information.
Numbers Displayed on LCD
Sum = Day of Trip
1
1st
2
2nd
3
3rd
4
4th
4 and 1
5th
4 and 2
6th
4 and 3
7th
4 and 3 and 1
8th
4 and 3 and 2
9th
4 and 3 and 2 and 1
10th
Numbers Displayed on LCD
Sum Representing Time Interval
Time Interval in 24 Hour Period
1
1st
0 - 3rd hour
2
2nd
3rd - 6th hour
3
3rd
6th - 9th hour
4
4th
9th - 12th hour
4 and 1
5th
12th - 15th hour
4 and 2
6th
15th - 18th hour
4 and 3
7th
18th - 21th hour
4 and 3 and 1
8th
21 - 24th hour
4 and 3 and 2 and 1
10th
After 10th day
Starting a TagAlert
®
Indicator
• Push the START button on the front of the device and hold for
approximately 1 second.
• The LCD display will respond by displaying “OK”
(Figure 1).
• Once the “OK” is displayed, the TagAlert
®
indicator has been
activated and enters the start-up delay as programmed into the unit.
• Once activated, remove the back sticker label and affix to an
instruction card or attach directly to a clean, dry surface of the
product or package.
Reading a TagAlert Indicator
• Once the package has arrived at its destination, remove the
TagAlert indicator from the package.
• If the LCD displays “OK”, no alarms have been triggered
during the trip
(Figure 1).
• If the LCD displays black squares over the “OK” and the numbers
1, 2, 3 and/or 4, then an alarm has been triggered
(Figure 2).
For example, if the numbers 1 and 4 are displayed, then the 1st and
4th alarm conditions were exceeded.
• The receiving location should follow the appropriate protocol to
determine product disposition if an alarm has triggered.
Fail Safe Protection
• The TagAlert indicator performs a system check during operation
and incorporates a Fail-Safe protection mode to alert the user
should the unit fail to function properly.
• If the TagAlert indicator detects a faulty temperature sensor or the
temperature exceeds the operational limits (70ºC (158ºF) to -20ºC
(-4ºF)) in transit, the unit will enter into this mode and will
discontinue temperature measurement.
• The LCD will display black squares over the “OK”. No numbers
will be displayed on the LCD
(Figure 3).
NOTE:
If any numbers appear on the LCD, that alarm has
triggered. The “OK” may still be visible through the black
squares even if an alarm has triggered.
NOTE:
Days are calculated in 24 hour increments. This begins when the start button is
first pressed and the “OK” is displayed on the LCD.
Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 4
Figure 5
Figure 3
