Operation Mode
System Description and Operation, AutroSafe Maritime Gas Detection, 116-P-BS420MG/XGB, Rev. E, 2019-12-10,
Autronica Fire and Security
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7.2 Conditions in Operation Mode
In Operation Mode, the system can be in quiescent condition (lowest
priority), or the system can be in one or any combination of the
following conditions:
alarm condition (highest priority)
warning condition (including prealarm and early warning)
fault warning condition
disablement condition
test condition
7.3 Alarm Levels
A detector may signal different levels of alarm, indicating the amount
of gas currently present. These are;
Alarm Level (the highest level)
Warning, including:
Prealarm Level
Early Warning
Whenever a detector detects a transition from one alarm level to
another, this event is reported to the system as an Early Warning,
Prealarm or Alarm signal, which in turn will initiate the appropriate
actions.
7.4 Access Levels
All user interface controls are classified as belonging to one of the four
different access levels described below:
No key or password
required.
Freely accessible. All mandatory indications are visible at
access level 1 without prior manual intervention.
Accessible by persons having a specified responsibility for
safety.
Accessible by persons trained and authorized to do
reconfiguration of site specific data and maintenance
according to the manufacturer’s published instruction.
Accessible by persons doing repair work and changing
firmware.