American Power Conversion 230 VAC manual

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    990-1194A 12/2005 User Manual English Smart-UPS ® 750/1000/1500 VA 100/120/230 VAC 2U Rack Mount Uninterr uptible Pow er Supply[...]

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    1 Introduction The APC Un interru ptible Power S upply (UPS) is designed t o prevent blackouts , brownouts, s ags, and surges from reaching your computer and other valuable electronic equipment. The UPS filters small utility line fluctuations and isolates your equipment from large disturbances b y internally dis- connecting from the utility lin e. [...]

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    2 Positioning the UPS Place the UPS where it will be used. The UPS is h eavy. Select a loca tion stur dy enough to h andle the weight. Do not operate the UPS where there is excessive dus t or the temperature and hum idity are outside the specified limits. P LACEMEN T Mounting the UPS in a Rack The UPS is heavy. To lighten it, y ou may remove the ba[...]

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    3 Installing and Connecting the Battery and Attaching the Front Bezel Step 1 Step 2 Ste p 3 Ste p 4 Connect bat tery plug to UPS. Tuck wh ite batt ery cord into space above con nector. Connecting Equipment and Power to the UPS S MART -U PS R EA R P ANEL 100/120V Model s 120V Model O nly: Site wiri ng fault indi cator 230V Models[...]

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    4 1. Connect equ ipment to the UPS. Note: Do not connect a laser prin ter to the UPS. A laser printer d raws signi ficantly m ore power than other typ es of equipm ent and may overload the UPS . 2. Add any option al accessories to the Sm art-Slot. 3. Using a pow er cord, plug th e UPS into a two-pol e, three-wire, groun ded receptacle only. Avoid u[...]

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    5 2: O PERA TION S MART -U PS F RONT P ANEL Power On Power Off Online The online LED illu minates when the UPS is suppl ying utility power to the connected equipment. If the LED is not lit, the UPS is eit her not turn ed ON, or is su pplying battery pow er. AVR Tr im This LED illuminates to indicate the UPS is compensating for a hig h utility volta[...]

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    6 Replace Battery Failure of a battery self-test cause s the UPS to emit short bee ps for one minute and the repl ace battery LED illuminates. Re fer to Trouble- shooting in this manual. Battery Disconnected The replace batte ry LED flashes and short beep is emitted every two seconds to indicate the battery is dis connected. Automatic Self-Te st Th[...]

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    7 3: U SER C ONFIGU RA BLE I TEMS N OTE : S ETTINGS ARE MADE THROUGH SUPPLIED P OWER C HUTE SOF TWARE OR OP TIONAL S MAR T S LOT ACCESSORY CARDS . F UNCTION F ACTORY D EFAULT U SER S ELECTABLE C HOICES D ESCRIPTION Automa tic Self -Test Every 14 day s (336 hours) Every 7 day s (168 hours) , On Startup Only, No Self-Te st This func tion sets the int[...]

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    8 N OTE : S ETTINGS ARE MADE THROUGH SUPPLIED P OWER C HUTE SOF TWARE OR OP TIONAL S MAR T S LOT ACCESSORY CARDS . F UNCTION F ACTORY D EFAULT U SER S ELECTABLE C HOICES D ESCRIPTION Low Battery Warning . PowerChute in terface softw are pr ovides auto- matic, unatte nded shut- down w hen a pprox ima tely two m inutes (by def ault) of battery oper a[...]

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    9 4: S TO R AG E , M A INT ENA NCE , A ND T RANSPORTING Storage Store the UPS covered and positioned as for proper functioning, in a cool, dry location, with the bat - teries fully charged. At -15 t o +30 ° C (+5 to + 86 ° F), ch arge the UPS battery every six months. At +30 t o +45 ° C (+86 to + 113 ° F), charg e the UPS battery every three mo[...]

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    10 5: T ROUBLESHOOTI NG Use the chart belo w to solve minor Smart-UPS installation and operation problems. Re fer to the APC web site, www.apc.com , for assistance with complex UPS problems . P ROBLEM AND P OSSI BLE C AUSE S OLUTION UPS WILL NOT TURN ON Batter y not conn ected prop - erly. Check that the battery conn ector is full y engaged. butto [...]

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    11 P ROBLEM AND P OSSI BLE C AUSE S OLUTION T HE OVERLOAD LED IS LIT AN D T HE UPS EM ITS A SUSTAINED ALARM TONE The UPS is overload ed. The conn ected equ ipment exceed s th e specified “maxi mum load ” as de- fine d in Spec ificati ons a t the A PC we b site, ww w.apc .com . The alarm remai ns on until the overload is removed. Disco nnect non[...]

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    12 P ROBLEM AND P OSSI BLE C AUSE S OLUTION T HERE IS NO U TILI TY P OWER AND THE UPS HAS BEEN TURNED OFF 120V/230 V Models : When the UPS is off and there is no util ity power, use t he cold start feature to apply po wer to the con nected equipm ent fr om the UPS battery . Cold start i s not a nor mal c ondi- tion. Press and hold t he button, (for[...]

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    13 Service If the UPS requires s ervice do not return it to the dealer. In stead, follow these steps: 1. Revi ew the problem s dis cussed in th e Troubles hooting secti on of th is manual to eliminate com- mon probl ems . 2. If the problem persists, contact A PC Customer Service through the APC web site, www.apc.com/su pport .  Note the m odel n[...]

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    14 6: R EGULA TOR Y A ND W AR R AN T Y I NFORMA TION Regulatory Agenc y Approvals a nd Radio Freque ncy Warnings 230V MODE LS This is a Class A pro duc t. I n a dom estic env iro nment this product m ay cause ra dio in terferen ce, in whi ch cas e the u ser m ay be req uir ed t o take cor rect ive a c- tions . 120V MODE LS This e qui pment has bee [...]

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    15 Declaration of Conformity Limited Warranty America n Power Conversi on (APC) warran ts it s products to be free from defect s in materia ls and workmanshi p for a period of two year s from th e date of pu rcha se. Its ob ligat ion under t his warra nty is lim ited to repai ring or repla cin g, at it s ow n sol e o p- tion, any such defect ive p [...]