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This section describes how to define the general settings for an alarm display. The following is an example of the General page of the Alarm Display dialog box.

The following table describes each property in the General page of the Alarm Display dialog box.

			Type	Description
Property			Description
ID			The object’s identifier. It is generated when the object is created. The identifier is unique within the screen where the object is located and is unchangeable. The format of the IDs for the alarm displays is ADnnnn.
Note			You can type a note for the object.
Shape settings			For details about the following properties, see Section 4.3.4 Setting up the Shape of an Object. , Border Color, BG Color
Type			Specifies the type of the alarm display. There are four types:
			Alarm History	The alarm history display lists the alarm records.
			Alarm Count	The alarm count display lists the number of occurrences of each alarm.
			Active Alarm	The active alarm display lists the active alarms.
			Alarm Marquee	The alarm marquee scrolls the messages of the active alarms horizontally.
Data Source			Select alarm logger or file as the source of the collected data when the type is alarm history. If the target panel is HMI runtime, you can select database as the source of the collected data. When "alarm Logger" is selected as the data source for such objects, that object displays the sampled data stored in the logging buffer of the associated alarm block. When "File" is selected as the data source for such objects, that object displays the sampled data stored in the specified file buffer. One HMI can have up to 16 file buffers and each file buffer is identified by a unique number between 0 and 15. You can create a function button to load the sampled data stored in a file. 1) Select "Load Logged Alarms From File" as the operation of that function button. 2) Select the file extension type. Both CSV and TXT are supported. 3) Specify the file buffer to save the loaded data. 4) Specify the size of the file buffer. The size is the maximum number of samples that the file buffer can hold.
File Buffer ID			Specify the File Buffer ID if the data source is a file. To specify a file buffer ID for a file, you can use the Load Logged Alarms From File operation of the function button. Please see Section 5.4 Performing Built-in Function Using Function Buttons for details.
Scrolling Speed			Select a speed for the alarm display when the Type is Alarm Marquee.
Direction			Select Leftward or Rightward for the alarm display when the Type is Alarm Marquee.
Support Acknowledging Alarm			Check the option to acknowledge individual alarm at run time. At run time, select the alarm you want to acknowledge by touching the row of that alarm on the alarm history display. Note that you cannot select an alarm that is already acknowledged or there exists a newer record of the same alarm. The Acknowledge Alarm message box appears after an alarm is selected. Press Yes button to acknowledge the alarm or press No button to close the message box.
Blink Un-acknowledged Alarm Records			Check this option if you want to make un-acknowledged alarm records blink at run time.
Blinking Background Color			Select a color as the blinking background
Grid	Vertical		Select this option if you want the alarm display to have vertical grids.
	Horizontal		Select this option if you want the alarm display to have horizontal grids.
	Color		Select a color for the grids.
Alarm Block			Select an alarm block so that the alarm display will show the alarms defined in that alarm block only. Select All if you want the alarm display to show all the alarms.
Title	<Check Box>		Select this option if you want the alarm display to have a title row to show the title for each column of the displayed list when the Type is Alarm History, Alarm Count, or Current Alarm.
	Language		Select a language so you can view and edit the settings of the title row for that language.
	Font		Select a font for the title text.
	Color		Select a color for the text.
	BG Color		Select a color for the title row.
	Date		Specifies the title for the Date column. This field is available when the Type is Alarm History or Current Alarm.
	Time		Specifies the title for the Time column. This field is available when the Type is Alarm History or Current Alarm.
	Alarm Block ID		Specifies the title for the Alarm Block ID column.
	Alarm Level		Specifies the title for the Alarm Level column.
	Alarm ID		Specifies the title for the Alarm ID column.
	Alarm Status		Specifies the title for the Alarm Status column. This field is available when the Type is Alarm History.
	Alarm Count		Specifies the title for the Alarm Count column. This field is available when the Type is Alarm Count.
	ACK Time		Specifies the title for the ACK Time column. This field is available when the option Combine All Status of An Alarm in One Row is checked.
	Clear Time		Specifies the title for the Clear Time column. This field is available when the option Combine All Status of An Alarm in One Row is checked.
	Alarm Message		Specifies the title for the Alarm Message column.
Text	Sort Type		Specifies how the alarm display initially sorts its list. This field is available when the Type is not Alarm Marquee. Note: When you want an alarm display to sort its list by the contents of a column at runtime, simply touch the title of that column and the alarm display will sort its list right away.
	Language		Select a language so you can view and edit the language dependent settings in the Text group for that language. The language dependent properties in the Text group include Font and Alarm Status Abbreviation.
	Font		Select a font for the text.
	Date	<Check Box>	Check this option if you want the alarm display to have the Date column. This field is available when the Type is Alarm History.
	Date	<Drop-down List>	Select a format for displaying the date
	Time	<Check Box>	Check this option if you want the alarm display to have the Time column. This field is available when the Type is Alarm History.
	Time	<Drop-down List>	Select a format for displaying the time
	Alarm Block ID		Check this option if you want the alarm display to have the Alarm Block ID column.
	Alarm Level		Check this option if you want the alarm display to have the Alarm Level column.
	Alarm ID		Check this option if you want the alarm display to have the Alarm ID column.
	Alarm Message		Check this option if you want the alarm display to have the Alarm Message column.
	Cleared Alarms		Check this option so the alarm display will show the records of cleared alarms. This field is available when the Type is Alarm History.
	Alarm ACK		Check this option so the alarm display will show the records of acknowledged alarms. This field is available when the Type is Alarm History.
	Sequence Number		Check this option so the alarm display will show the sequence numbers of the alarm records. This field is available when the Type is Alarm History.
	Combine All Status of An Alarm in One Row		Check this option so the alarm display will show an alarm in one row by changing the specified alarm message color upon the different status.
	Alarm Status Abbreviation	Active	Enter up to 3 characters that will be shown in the Alarm Status column for the alarm records that record when an alarm occurs. This field is available when the Type is Alarm History.
		Cleared	Enter up to 3 characters that will be shown in the Alarm Status column for the alarm records that record when an alarm is cleared. This field is available when the Type is Alarm History.
		ACK	Enter up to 3 characters that will be shown in the Alarm Status column for the alarm records that record when an alarm is acknowledged. This field is available when the Type is Alarm History.
	Line Spacing		Specifies the extra space in pixels for two adjacent rows of the alarm display. This field is available when the Type is not Alarm Marquee.
	Item Spacing		Specifies the extra space for every column of the alarm display. This field is available when the Type is not Alarm Marquee.
Alarm Message Color	Associated With Alarm Level		Check this option if you want to make alarm message color associated with alarm level.
			Click the button to replace the selections of the L1 to L8 fields by the default alarm message colors defined in the Alarm Properties dialog box. This button is available when the Type is not Alarm History.
	Level 1,Level 2 … Level 8		Select a color for alarm level 1, 2…8. The alarm display will show an alarm message with this color if that alarm is defined as a level 1, 2…8 alarm. This field is available when the Type is not Alarm History.
	Active		Select a color for displaying the alarm records that record when an alarm occurs. This field is available when the Type is Alarm History.
	Cleared		Select a color for displaying the alarm records that record when an alarm is cleared. This field is available when the Type is Alarm History.
	ACK		Select a color for displaying the alarm records that record when an alarm is acknowledged. This field is available when the Type is Alarm History.