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Options on the Display tab of the Alarm List Properties dialog box

The following table shows the options on the Display tab of the Alarm List Properties dialog box.

Options

Descriptions

Alarm conditions

Alarms can be acknowledged or unacknowledged, active or inactive. Specify the conditions for the alarms that will be displayed in the alarm list at run time.

Select alarm condition

Select an alarm condition from the list.

Active and acknowledged

Select this item and the Display check box to show the alarms that are active and acknowledged.

Active and unacknowledged

Select this item and the Display check box to show the alarms that are active but not acknowledged.

Inactive and acknowledged

Select this item and the Display check box to show the alarms that are no longer active but are acknowledged.

Inactive and unacknowledged

Select this item and the Display check box to show the alarms that are no longer active and have not been acknowledged.

Display

Select this check box to show the alarms that match the selected alarm condition at run time.

Blink

Select this check box if you want the alarms that match the selected alarm condition to blink at run time.

Use alarm colors

Select this check box if you want the alarms that match the selected alarm condition to be shown using the colors specified in the Alarm Setup editor.

If this check box is cleared, alarms will be shown using the colors specified in the Back color and Fore color boxes.

Back color

This box shows the current background color for the alarms matching the selected alarm condition. Click the box to select a different color.

Fore color

This box shows the current color of the shown text for the alarms matching the selected alarm condition. Click the box to select another color.

See also

Alarm list

Set up alarm conditions for an alarm list

The Alarm Setup editor