
Responding to System Alarms 5-3
· Several outputs can be initiated. The outputs may turn on or off lights,
lock or unlock doors, or sound alarms, among other possibilities.
· One or more Zones can be initiated.
When the Activity includes a video action and/or an operator message, the
system considers this Activity to be an alarm. That is because both of these
events require the use of a monitor. When an Activity is considered an
alarm, you will see an alarm count indicator on the monitor when that
Activity is initiated. The alarm count indicator is described in this chapter;
refer to the section, “How Do You Know When an Alarm Occurs?”
If the Activity includes only outputs, and/or a T
OUCH TRACKER beep, and/or
zones, but does not include a video action or an operator message, you will
not see an alarm count indicator on the monitor when this Activity is
initiated. Instead, you will see the message: “Activity Started”.
Therefore, an alarm is a series of events triggered by a clock, a T
OUCH
TRACKER, or an input that includes a video action and/or an operator
message as one of its actions.
General Versus Alarming Monitors
When your System Administrator configured the Workstations at your
facility, some monitors were designated as general monitors, and other
monitors were designated as alarming monitors.
Both types of monitors—general and alarming—allow you to perform
everyday operations. On either type of monitor you can display Quick
Views, run Patterns, run Sequences, perform system programming, as well
as other surveillance activities. However, when an alarm comes into the
system, its associated information is displayed on the Workstation’s
alarming monitor(s). You will never see an alarm displayed on a general
monitor. Alarms are displayed on alarming monitors only.
You can visually distinguish between general and alarming monitors
according to the Workstation indicator type, which is displayed in the lower
right corner of the monitor. For example, if monitor 2 in Workstation 1 has
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