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8.3.3.6. Alarm Mode
You can program the QRAE 3 so that there are two ways to shut off an alarm:
When the alarm condition is no longer present, the alarm stops and resets itself.
The latched setting only controls alarms for High Alarm, Low Alarm, STEL
Alarm, and TWA alarm. When an alarm is in “latched” mode, the alarm signal
remains on even when the alarm condition is no longer present Press [Y/+] to
acknowledge and reset alarm signals.
8.3.3.7. Alarm Settings
You can enable/disable any combination of light (LEDs), buzzer, and vibration alarms.
Settings:
All Enabled
Light
Vibration
Buzzer
Buzzer & Light
Buzzer & Vibration
Vibration & Light
All Disabled
8.3.3.8. Comfort Beep
A Comfort Beep is a single beep of the audible alarm at 60-second intervals that reminds the
person using the QRAE 3 that it is functioning. It can be turned on or off.
8.3.3.9. Man Down Alarm
The Man Down Alarm is a critical and potentially lifesaving safety feature of every QRAE 3. The
Man Down Alarm is based on the premise that if the instrument is motionless when it is not
supposed to be, something wrong may be happening to its user. If that is the case, the QRAE 3
not only goes into alarm locally on the instrument, but also remotely, over the RAE Systems
Dedicated Wireless Network, to notify people in the vicinity, as well as remote safety officers at a
command center, that a person is down, so that help can be dispatched quickly.
Note: Remote notification requires wireless connection to a network.
Whenever the Man Down feature is on, the main screen displays a Man Down icon along the top to
indicate it is active: