Acknowledge One Or More Alarms - NorthStar 8000i System Operation Manual

To view the Alarm Log:
1. Select Alarms to show the Alarm Log. Use the arrow buttons to scroll
2. You can view all of the alarms in the Alarm Log, or just the new alarms.
3. Select Show if you want to toggle to the other setting.
4. When you are finished, select Return.
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Acknowledge one or more alarms

When an alarm is triggered, an alarm icon flashes in the top right corner of the
screen and the alarm audio sounds (unless you choose not to sound the audio).
The alarm is recorded in the alarm log.
Depending on the type of alarm, the control panel area may be overlain by the
Alarm Notification box. If it's not, you must use the Alarm Log to acknowledge the
alarm.
You must acknowledge an alarm to remove it from the screen. (You don't need to
acknowledge the Waypoint Arrival alarm or the Waypoint Arrived End of Route
alarm as these are cleared automatically.)
If another alarm is triggered when an alarm is already show in the Alarm
Notification box, the 8000i checks the priority level of the new alarm. The alarm
with the highest priority is displayed over any lower priority alarms.
If two (or more) alarms are activated and have the same priority level, the most
recent alarm is displayed over the the earlier alarm.
To acknowledge an alarm in the Alarm Notification box:
1. Select Acknowledge in the Alarm Notification box. The Alarm
2. Take any corrective action required.
To acknowledge an alarm in the Alarm Log:
1. Select Alarms to show the Alarm Log. The new alarms are shown in
2. Select the new alarms that you want to acknowledge, then select
3. The acknowledged alarms immediately change to a gray color to
4. When you are finished, select Return.
5. Take any corrective action required.
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up or down the list, if necessary.
The Show button displays the current setting:
All - all the entries in the Alarm Log are shown
New - only the alarms that haven't been acknowledged are
shown
Notification box disappears from the control panel area.
color.
Acknowledge All.
confirm that they are acknowledged.
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