A7™ Operating Instructions 046-004667-00 6 - 5
Alarms and Messages Displaying Alarms
6.2 Displaying Alarms
On the LCD monitor screen, alarm messages automatically display at the top area of the main screen
when alarm conditions occur (see FIGURE 6-3). Additionally, a list of all active alarms and an alarm log
can be found in the Alarms window. (see FIGURE 6-2)
Each message displays with an associated priority symbol as follows:
To display a list of all active alarms:
1. On the main screen, select the Alarms softkey or touch the Alarm Message area at the top of
the screen.
The Alarms windows displays.
2. Select the Active tab.
A list of all active alarm messages display (see FIGURE 6-2). Up to 15 current alarms display
on screen, after which a scroll bar is used to display the remaining alarms.
Alarms display in order of priority and time. See section 6.2.1 (page 6-6) "Displayed Order of
Alarm Messages" for more information.
FIGURE 6-2 Active Alarms list in the Alarms window
•High priority
• Medium priority
•Low priority