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Using the HIM Chapter 4
Setting Display Flashing for
Alarm Indication
Whenever an alarm for the Host Drive is detected, an alarm bell icon appears in
the Status Bar. By default, only the Status Bar flashes to alert the operator.
However, you can change the flash mode for alarm indication to one of the
following modes:
• Flash Bklite; selects the entire LCD screen to flash.
• Flash Status (default); selects only the Status Bar (item 1, Figure 3
) to flash.
• Flash None; selects no flashing for alarm indication.
Follow these steps to change the flash mode for alarm indication.
1. Access HIM Parameter 05 - [Alarm Dspy Type] using either the Direct
Parameter Access method (page 42
) or Alternate Linear List method
(page 43
).
2. Press the EDIT soft key to display the Edit Alarm Dspy Type pop-up box.
3. Use the and soft keys to select the desired flash mode.
To delete an incorrect entry, use the soft key.
4. Press the ENTER soft key to enter your selection and return to the
parameter screen.
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