Procedure 5-6: Clear "automatic lock" condition
Before you begin
Prior to performing this procedure:
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Refer to Before you begin and Required equipment in this chapter.
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Refer to Laser safety and Electrostatic discharge in Chapter 1, Safety.
Steps
Complete the following steps to clear an automatic lock condition.
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From the WaveStar® CIT System View, click the Alarm List button and locate the automatic lock condition in the resulting alarm list and note the corresponding AID. | ||||||
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Look for equipment alarms/conditions affecting the same AID. Proceed to the appropriate procedure to clear those alarms/conditions. | ||||||
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From the System View, select View → Equipment, highlight DMXtend, click Select. Result: The View Equipment window opens. | ||||||
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Record the AutoLock information. Important! Count is the number of equipment switches that occurred during the Switch Interval. Switch Interval and Release Interval are in minutes. The defaults are 25 and 1440 (24 hours), respectively.
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The automatic lock condition will clear automatically when the provisioned Release Interval ( Step 4) passes. Do you wish to wait the indicated number of minutes for the condition to clear?
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Does the AID indicate the mains (main-1 or main-2) or a DS3 equipment pair?
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From the System View, select Fault → Protection Switch, highlight the appropriate Protection Group and then click Select. Result: The Switch Protection window opens. | ||||||
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In the Protection Switch Mode section of the window, click on the drop down menu for Switch Type. Select Reset and click Apply. Important! You can also select either Inhibit or Forced (each a higher priority request than autolock) to clear the automatic lock condition. However, Inhibit and Forced also result in a Standing Condition (SC) in the WaveStar® CIT Alarm List. Result: A warning message appears asking you to confirm executing this command. Click Yes. | ||||||
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In the Switch Protection window, click Close. Then proceed to Step 12. | ||||||
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From the System View, select Fault → Timing/Sync Protection Switch → Main Circuit Pack Timing Switch. Result: The Switch Main Circuit Pack Timing window opens. | ||||||
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In the Main Circuit Pack Timing Switch screen, click on the drop down menu for Switch Command. Select Reset and click OK. Result: Confirmation message appears. Click Yes. | ||||||
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From the System View, click the Alarm List button and click Refresh. Result: The automatic lock condition is no longer present. End of steps |