Index: sources/view/valarmstatus.cpp
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diff -u -r73b965e55528619f22a12ae3b3408c9dcecc9144 -reedecdb4324b51307e4cf94f782d05591d6ceba9
--- sources/view/valarmstatus.cpp	(.../valarmstatus.cpp)	(revision 73b965e55528619f22a12ae3b3408c9dcecc9144)
+++ sources/view/valarmstatus.cpp	(.../valarmstatus.cpp)	(revision eedecdb4324b51307e4cf94f782d05591d6ceba9)
@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@
 
 void VAlarmStatus::onActionReceive(const AlarmStatusData &vData)
 {
-    if (gDisableAlarms) {
-        LOG_EVENT(tr("Disabling ID %0 has been acknowleged and is visible. "));
+    GuiAlarmID alarmID = static_cast<GuiAlarmID>(vData.mTop);
+
+    if (gDisableTimeout && alarmID == GuiAlarmID::ALARM_ID_HD_COMM_TIMEOUT) {
+        LOG_EVENT(tr("Suppressing HD communication timeout."));
         return;
     }
 
-    GuiAlarmID alarmID = static_cast<GuiAlarmID>(vData.mTop);
     if (acknowledgedAlarms.contains(alarmID)) {
         qDebug() << "Alarm ID " << alarmID << " has been acknowleged and is visible. ";
         LOG_EVENT(tr("Alarm ID %0 has been acknowleged and is visible. ").arg(alarmID));