Graphic Desktop

Use the graphic desktop to display the graphical location of an alarm occurrence, to enable this you must define the graphic in the system, see Graphics Definition for more information. A graphic corresponds to a secured area on the system where the following components are located on a connection: EntraPass application, controllers, inputs, and relays. With a graphic, operators can view the exact location of a component installed on a connection, or the status of components and devices. For example, area groups, areas, doors, contacts, motion detectors, and controllers, assigned to the graphic. If you have defined muster reporting, and an emergency occurs, graphic icons indicate when all employees have vacated the area. Operators can perform manual operations directly from the displayed component, for example, to lock or unlock a door. To define interactive floor plans, see Graphics Definition.

Viewing Graphics in the Graphic Desktop

1  - Select the desktop button you want to assign to graphic, right-click for the shortcut menu, and name the desktop (Graphics, for example), then define the window type ( Floating  or Desktop ).

2  - Click OK and Go to display the Graphics desktop.

3  - Right- click anywhere in the Graphic desktop for the shortcut menu, select the graphic you want to display.

NOTE: If the window is smaller than the graphic size, you can click-hold-and-drag the graphic to move it around within the Graphic window.

4  - To use additional functions, right-click anywhere in the graphic for the shortcut menu:

•  To adjust the display size of the selected graphic, click Fit to screen, Design size or Picture size. .

•   For the system to display a message indicating the cause of the communication loss in case of communication failure, select Auto result.  . If Auto result  is not selected, operators have to manually request the results for the component by using Show result .

5  - Right-click a component in abnormal condition to enable a shortcut menu.

NOTE: Components in alarms are represented by their animated buttons. If you select an animated button and view its parent components you can learn more about the “alarm condition”.

6  - Select Full status from the shortcut menu to display the error list related to one or all the components in alarm.

7  - Select Comment to display comments already assigned to the device (please refer to see Comment Field for more information).

8  - Select the Double click  menu item to allow operators to modify the status of a component in alarm from the Graphic desktop. For example, if the displayed component is a door, and if the Double click  menu item was set to Unlock , an operator can manually open the door from the Graphic desktop.

NOTE: When you modify the Double-click feature using the Graphic desktop, the system does not save the modifications. Modify the default Double-click feature using the graphic definition (Definition > Graphics, Design window, right click a component > Default double click menu item). For more information on how to create graphics and on how to assign components to graphics, see Graphics Definition.