Operating alarms 
  9.3 Operating alarms on the TP 177micro 
OP 73micro, TP 177micro (WinCC flexible) 
Operating Instructions, 09/2007, 6AV6691-1DF01-0AB0 
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Operator control components 
Functions of the alarm view buttons:  
 
Button  Function 
 
Displays an alarm infotext 
 
Edits an alarm 
 
Acknowledges an alarm 
 
Displays the full text of the selected alarm in a separate window, the alarm text 
window If necessary, you can scroll in the alarm text window. 
In the alarm text window, you can view alarm text that requires more space than is 
available in the alarm view. Close the alarm text window with  . 
 
Selects the next or previous alarm from the list. 
 
Scrolls one page up or down 
Alarm class representation 
The various alarm classes are identified in order to distinguish between them in the alarm 
view.  
 
Symbol  Alarm class 
!  Error 
(empty)  Warning 
(depends on the configuration)  User-defined alarm classes 
$  System 
The configuration engineer can edit the alarm class symbols. Further information on this may 
be available in your plant documentation.  
Viewing infotext 
The configuration engineer can also supply infotext for alarms. 
To view an alarm infotext:  
1.  Select the required alarm in the alarm view. 
2.  Touch 
. 
The infotext assigned to this alarm is shown.  
3.  Close the infotext window with 
.