Set unacknowledged alarms to flash

Instead of showing unacknowledged alarm records in predefined constant text and background color, you can configure the AlarmApp to flash unacknowledged alarms repetitively in other text and background colors to identify unacknowledged alarms more quickly

To set flashing and colors for unacknowledged alarm records

1. Select the AlarmApp placed on a pane.

2. Select the Properties grid to show AlarmApp properties.

3. Select the ellipsis button shown at the right of the Configuration field.

4. Click the Colors tab. The Colors page appears.

5. Select the Flash Unack Alarms check box.

   

   Note: You cannot select the Flash UnAck Alarms check box if the Client Mode property is set to one of the historical data modes.

6. In the list on the right, locate the Unack record and priority range for which you want to change the text or background color. Do the following:

   1. Click the color box in the Text or Background column of the line. The color picker appears.

   2. Select a color and click OK.

7. Locate the Flash Unack record and priority range for which you want to change the text or background color. Do the following:

   3. Click the color box in the Text or Background column of the line. The color picker appears.

   4. Select a color and click OK.

8. Click OK.