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10-22 • E2 RX/BX/CX I&O Manual 026-1614 Rev 4 5-JAN-2013
• Users can view alarm notifications and alarm logs
for all controllers from the Alarm Annunciator.
• Only the Alarm Annunciator needs to be pro-
grammed with alarm filter settings for dial-out, out-
put, and display. All other controllers may be
programm
ed to simply send all alarms to the Alarm
Master via the LonWorks Network.
10.16.2 Setting up an E2 to be an
Alarm Annunciator
Any E2 on the network that has a modem or Ethernet
connection can be set up as an alarm annunciator, but only
one alarm annunciator per network is allowed. To set up
from the Main Menu:
1. Press
(System Configuration)
2. Press
(System Information)
3. Press
(General Controller Info)
4. Set Alarm An
nunc field to Yes.
NOTE: When the E2 is set up as an Alarm An-
nunciator, the Home screen becomes the
Alarm
Log.
If the target E2 is configured
as the Annunciator, the
AnnuncIsHomesScrn property becomes available in
General Services to select if the Annunciator log is to be
the Home screen. The property will default to Yes. If the
property is set to No, the Home screen will be either the
default Home screen or the user-selected Home screen.
Figure 10-39 - Alarm Annunciator
10.16.3 Alarm Dial-Out
Figure 10-40 - Alarm Setup Menu
One of the E2’s most important alarm reporting fea-
tures is its ability to dial-out to remote sites whenever a
serious alarm condition occurs. Each
E2 is capable of dial-
ing out to up to three sites. The E2 may dial out to a com-
puter, a fax machine, a digital pager, or a printer. To set up
from
the Main Menu:
Dial-out devices are set up in the Dial-out Setup
screen. T
o reach this screen:
1. Press
(Main Menu)
2. Press
(System Configuration)
3. Press
(Alarm Setup)
4. Press
(Dial-out Setup)