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There!are!four!ways!to!silence!the!audible!alarm!on!an!AFA!500!fume!hood!or!bio9safety!cabinet!
alarm.!
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When!the!monitor!is!in!alarm!mode,!press!the!enter!button.!The!horn!will!remain!off!for!the!
duration!of!the!alarm!condition.!When!the!monitor!returns!to!safe!mode,!the!alarm!will!be!re9
enabled!for!the!next!time!the!monitor!has!an!alarm!condition.!
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If!the!user!wants!to!use!a!temporary)mute)with)
a)ringback)feature!—!wherein!the!audible!
alarm!will!resume!after!a!set!time!period!—!
this!can!be!accomplished!by!connecting!two!
wires!from!the!relay!output!terminals!to!the!+!
and!SW!terminals!on!the!sash!high!input!relay.!
Once!this!connection!is!made,!an!low!air!alarm!also!will!initiate!the!sash!high!alarm.!If!a!user!
pushes!the!enter!button!for!a!temporary!mute,!it!will!re9sound!after!five!minutes.!
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When!the!monitor!is!in!normal!operation!mode,!press!and!hold!the!set!button!for!10!seconds.!
The!audible!alarm!will!beep!three!times!to!indicate!the!alarm!is!disabled.!When!the!airflow!is!in!
the!normal/safe!condition,!the!green!LED!will!flash!to!indicate!the!alarm!has!been!disabled.!
When!the!airflow!is!in!a!fail/unsafe!condition,!the!red!light!will!blink!and!no!horn!will!sound.!To!
undo!the!permanent!mute,!press!and!hold!the!set!button!for!10!seconds.!The!audible!alarm!will!
beep!three!times!to!indicate!the!alarm!is!enabled.!
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This!is!a!“temporary”!mute!activated!by!electric!input.!The!monitor!has!two!dry!contact!relay!
inputs!on!the!back.!To!enable!night!setback,!wire!an!external!element!(a!building!automation!
system!or!the!hood!power,!the!fan!power,!the!room!light,!etc.)!into!the!correct!relay!inputs.!
Then,!when!the!external!element!changes!states!(turns!on/turns!off,!etc.)!it!sends!a!signal!to!the!
relay!to!switch!from!open!to!closed.!When!the!monitor!enters!night!setback!mode,!the!audible!
alarm!is!disabled.!If!there!is!sufficient!airflow,!the!green!light!will!blink.!If!there!is!an!air!fail!
condition,!the!red!light!will!flash.!Then,!when!the!external!element!changes!states!back!to!the!
original!condition,!the!relay!switches!back!and!the!alarm!returns!to!normal!operating!mode!(the!
horn!is!re9activated!automatically!and!the!green!light!returns!to!solid!state).!
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To!make!sure!everything!is!set!properly,!activate!the!blower!switch!on!and!off!while!looking!at!
the!monitor!to!make!sure!the!mode!is!changing!as!intended.!
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This!approach!involves!wiring!the!monitor!so!when!the!power!to!an!external!source!(such!as!the!
hood!light)!is!shut!off,!the!monitor!powers!off!as!well.!This!can!be!done!by!wiring!the!outlet!that!
powers!the!monitor!to!lose!power!whenever!the!light!loses!power!(kind!of!how!a!TV,!DVD!
player,!etc.,!all!shut!off!when!turning!off!the!community!surge!protector/power!strip).!The!
monitor!will!remember!its!calibration!when!power!is!restored.!