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    990- 2404 06/2 005 APC Sma r t-UP S  XL 2200/300 0 V A 120/23 0 V AC Rack Mo unt 3U Uninter r up tible P ower Supply User Manual English[...]

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    Smart-UPS XL 2200/3000 VA 120/230 VAC 3U Rack Mount User Manual 3 Introduction Introduction About this UPS The APC Uninterruptible Power Su pply (UPS) provides protect ion for electronic equipment from utility power blackouts, brownouts, sags and surges. The UPS filters small utility line fluctuations and isolates electronic equipment from lar ge d[...]

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    4 Smart-UPS XL 2200/ 3000 VA 120/ 230 VAC 3U Rac k Mount User Manual Installation Inst allati o n Y o ur UPS model may vary fro m the examples depi cted in thi s manual. The UPS and the battery module ar e heavy . Remove the battery module to lighten the UPS during installation. Inst all the Rails in the Rack For details on rail installation refer [...]

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    Smart-UPS XL 2200/3000 VA 120/230 VAC 3U Rack Mount User Manual 5 Start Up Accessories This UPS is equipped with an accessory SmartSlot. R efer to the APC W eb site, www .apc.com for available accessories. If a standard accessory , such as a SNMP card is installed on this UPS, refer to the Utility CD for user documentation. Install accessories prio[...]

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    6 Smart-UPS XL 2200/ 3000 VA 120/ 230 VAC 3U Rac k Mount User Manual Start Up St ar t the U PS 1. Press the button on the front panel to start the UPS . – The battery charges to 90% capacity during th e first fou r hours of no rmal operation. Do not expect full battery run capability during this initial charge period. – Refer to the APC W eb si[...]

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    Smart-UPS XL 2200/3000 VA 120/230 VAC 3U Rack Mount User Manual 7 Operation Operation Display Panel s Display Panel Indicators and Funct i on Buttons Indicator LED Indicator Title Description On Line The UPS is supplying utility power to the connec ted equipment, (see T rou bleshooting ). A VR T rim The UPS is compensating for a high utility vo lta[...]

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    8 Smart-UPS XL 2200/ 3000 VA 120/ 230 VAC 3U Rac k Mount User Manual Operation Diagnostic Utility V oltage The UPS h as a diag nostic feature tha t indicates t he utility volta ge. The UPS starts a sel f-test as part of this pro cedure. The self-t est does not affect the voltage displ ay . Press and ho ld the button to view the uti lity voltage bar[...]

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    Smart-UPS XL 2200/3000 VA 120/230 VAC 3U Rack Mount User Manual 9 Configura tion Configuration UPS settings Settings are adjusted thro ugh PowerChute soft ware or option al SmartSl ot accessory cards. Function Factory Default User Selectable Choices Description Automatic Self-T est On sta rtup an d ever y 14 days (336 ho urs) there after • Every [...]

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    10 Smart-UPS XL 2200/3000 V A 120/230 VA C 3U Rack Mount User Manual Configuratio n Low Battery Wa r n i n g PowerChu te software in terface provid e s automa tic, unatte nded shutdo wn when approxi mately t wo minut es of batt ery operated ru n ti me remains. 2 minut es Brigh tly illuminated: low battery warnin g leve l o f abou t 2 mi nute s Diml[...]

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    Smart-UPS XL 2200/3000 VA 120/230 VAC 3U Rack Mount User Manual 11 Mainte nance, Transpo rt, and Service Maintenance, T ransport, and Service Replacing the Bat tery Module This UPS has an easy-to-rep lace, hot-swappable battery modu l e. Replacement is a s afe procedure, isolated from electrical hazards . Y ou may leave the UPS an d connec ted equi[...]

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    12 Smart-UPS XL 2200/3000 V A 120/230 VA C 3U Rack Mount User Manual Troubl esho oting T roubleshooting Use this chart to solve minor UPS inst allation and operation problems. Refer to www .apc.com for assis t ance with compl ex UPS problems . Problem and/or P ossible Cause Solution UPS will no t turn on The batt ery i s not conne cted p roperly . [...]

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    Smart-UPS XL 2200/3000 VA 120/230 VAC 3U Rack Mount User Manual 13 Troub leshoot ing The Overl o ad LED is illu minated and the UPS emits a sustained al arm tone The UPS is ov erloaded . The connect ed equi pment ex ceeds th e specif ied “max imum load” as defi ned in Specific ations on the APC W eb site, www .apc.com . The alarm remains o n un[...]

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    14 Smart-UPS XL 2200/3000 V A 120/230 VA C 3U Rack Mount User Manual Troubl esho oting There is no utility po wer There is no utili ty power and the UPS is off. Use the cold start feature to supp ly power to the con nected eq uipment front the UPS ba tter y(s). Pres s and ho ld the button. Th ere will be a short beep followe d by a longer beep. R e[...]

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    Smart-UPS XL 2200/3000 VA 120/230 VAC 3U Rack Mount User Manual 15 Regulatory a nd Warranty Information Regulatory and W arranty Information Regulatory A gency Approvals and Radio Frequency W arnings Limited W arranty Americ an Power Conve rsion (APC ) warran ts its products to be free from defe cts in materi als and workm anship for a period of tw[...]

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    16 Smart-UPS XL 2200/3000 V A 120/230 VA C 3U Rack Mount User Manual Regulatory and Warranty Informatio n Date of pr odu ct decl a rat ion[...]

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    Smart-UPS XL 2200/3000 VA 120/230 VAC 3U Rack Mount User Manual 17 Regulatory a nd Warranty Information APC Worldwide Customer Suppo rt Customer sup port for this or an y other APC product is available at no ch arge in any of t he following ways: • Refer to the APC W eb site to access documents in the APC Knowledge Base and to submit customer sup[...]