Step 4. Configure Runtime Sound Options

Select the Options tab in the CIMPLICITY® Alarm Sound Manager dialog box.

Options are as follows.

1	Sound/beep priority
2	Project default priority
3	Stop sound/beep on
4	Repeat sound/beep on
5	Clear mute on new alarm/Mute
6	Save profile

1	Sound/beep priority

Select which priority the Alarm Sound Manager should check first when concurrent alarms are received as follows.

Check

Alarm Sound Manager Checks Relative Priority of each alarm's:

Alarm Class

Class, as specified in the Alarm Class Configuration dialog box.

Determination of the highest priority alarm is:

The sound for the first alarm with the highest priority alarm class is played first.
If alarms exist for the same alarm class in more than one project, then the highest priority alarm for the highest priority project is played first.
If alarms exist for the same alarm class in the same project, the alarm that is triggered first is played first.

Project

Project as specified in the Add Project dialog box that is opened through the Projects tab in the CIMPLICITY® Alarm Sound Manager dialog box.

Determination of the highest priority alarm is:

The sound for the alarm with highest priority Alarm Class in the highest priority project is played first.
If more than one project has the highest priority, then the order in which the projects display in the Alarm Sound Manager dialog box determines the project priority.

Tip: The following keys select the alarm class or project.

Key	Selects
Alt+R	Alarm Class
Alt+P	Project

2	Project default priority

Specifies the default priority that the Alarm Sound Manager will assign to each project that is added to a current session.

Enter 0 or higher.

0 is the highest priority. The higher the number, the lower the priority.

The number you enter displays in the Priority field when you open a new Add Project dialog box.

3	Stop sound/beep on

Specify the condition under which the sound/beep for an alarm is stopped as follows.

Check	Alarm sound/beep stops when the alarm is:
Acknowledge only	Acknowledged
Reset only	Reset.
Both Ack and Reset	Acknowledged and reset.
Either Ack or Reset	Acknowledged or reset.

When the Alarm Manager stops the sound for one alarm, it provides sound for the next highest priority alarm.

4	Repeat sound/beep

Select whether or not to have the Alarm Sound Manager repeat the sound for an alarm until it meets the stop sound/beep on conditions, as follows.

Repeat sound/beep

Description

Check

The Alarm Sound Manager repeats the sound.

The .wav sound or group of beeps (as specified in the Alarm Class Configuration dialog box) repeats every 10 seconds for the alarm until the stop sound/beep condition is satisfied.

When the stop condition is satisfied the Alarm Manager repeats the sound for the alarm that assumes the highest priority status.

Clear

The Alarm Sound Manager provides a .wav sound or group of beeps once and then moves to the next alarm.

The Alarm Sound Manager rotates through the alarms, playing the sound for each during its turn in the rotation.

When the stop condition is met for an alarm, the Alarm Sound Manager removes that alarm from the rotation.

Tip: Press Alt+U to check/clear Repeat sound/beep.

5	Clear mute on new alarm

Play or mute the sound as follows:

Check	To
Mute	Mute all alarms. Note: The message still displays.
Mute and Clear mute on new alarm	Mute existing alarms, but enable the sound when there is a new alarm. The Alarm Sound Manager clears the Mute check box.
Neither (clear both)	Enable sound for all alarms. The sound is repeated for the highest priority alarm or rotated among alarms depending on whether or not Repeat sound/beep is checked.

6	Save profile

Click Save profile to save your selections in the open profile.

More information

	Example: Prioritize alarm sounds.
	Alarm Sound Manager configuration.