Configuration Parameter Definitions 
Alarms Set Up Group 
106    DR4500A Classic Series Circular Chart Recorder With or Without Control Product Manual  Release M 
    April 2017 
4.10  Alarms Set Up Group 
Introduction 
An alarm is an indication that an event that you have configured (for example—Process Variable) has 
exceeded one or more alarm limits. There are six alarms available, each with two setpoints. You can 
configure each of these two setpoints to alarm on various controller parameters. There are two alarm output 
selections, high and low. You can configure each setpoint to alarm either high or low. These are called 
single alarms. You can also configure the two setpoints to alarm on the same event and to alarm both high 
and low. An adjustable hysteresis of 0.0% to 100.0% is configurable for each alarm setpoint.  
Priority of functions that operate relays 
During alarm conditions an alarm will deenergize its associated relay unless a higher priority function has 
been configured for that relay.  See Table 3-11.  If you want the alarm to control the relay, do not configure 
a higher priority function. 
Table 4-9 Priority of functions that operate relays 
 
Relay is controlled by (in order of priority) 
5.  Controller 1 output algorithms Relay Simplex, 
Position Proportional, Relay Duplex, 
Current/Relay Duplex 
7.  Controller 1 output algorithms Position 
Proportional, Relay Duplex, Current/Relay 
Duplex 
9.  Controller 2 output algorithms Relay Simplex, 
Position Proportional, Relay Duplex, 
Current/Relay Duplex 
11. Controller 2 output algorithms Position 
Proportional, Relay Duplex, Current/Relay 
Duplex