American Power Conversion 5000RMB manual

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    990-7080C 03/2005 APC Smart-UPS Uninterruptible Pow er Supply Model 5000RMB User’s Manual[...]

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    Entire con tents copyrig ht ©2000 by A meri can Pow er Con version Corporation. A ll rig hts reserved. R eproduction in w hole or i n pa rt with out permission is prohibited. Smart-UPS is a registered trad em ark of APC. A ll other tradem arks are the property of th eir respective ow ners. 990-7080C 03/2005[...]

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    990-7080C 03/2005 Smart UPS Safety Guide English This Sa fety G uide contains importa nt instructions that should be f ollowe d during insta llation and m aintena nce of the APC e quipm ent a nd batterie s. It is intended f or APC customer s who setup, insta ll, relocate, or m aintain A PC equipme nt. Handling Safety • Be ca reful. D o not lift h[...]

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    990-7080C 03/2005 Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................... ......................................................... 1 Unpackin g...................................................................................................................[...]

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    1 Introduction This Uninterru ptible Power Supply (UPS) is desig ned to preven t blackouts, brow n outs, sag s and su rges from reachin g your com puter and other valuable electronic equipm ent. This UPS also filters out small utility line f luctuations and isolates your equipm ent from larg e disturbances by intern ally disconnectin g from th e ut[...]

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    2 Inst allation Install ing your UP S req uires five steps: 1. Position and install the UPS in the rack. This step includes installin g the rails into the rack. 2. Install an d connect the batteries . 3. Connect equ ipmen t to the UPS. 4. Pow er u p the UPS. 5. Install Pow erChut e® UPS monitoring softw are and access ories. Each step is cov ered [...]

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    3 Install the Mounting Ra ils in the Rack 1. Determin e wh ere in the rack y ou w ill m ount the UPS. The SU5000 requires a s pace of 5U. Som e racks h ave tick m arks to indicate the U-s paces. 2. Usin g th e mou ntin g tem plate prov ided (part nu m ber 990-0195), identify and mark the correct moun ting holes for the UPS mounting br ackets. 3. Lo[...]

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    4 Load the UPS i nto the Rack an d attach the Mou nting B rackets Caution: The 5000 VA m odel s (without batteries installed ) require two people to l ift due to its weight. Attach the Rail Cleat Attach a m ountin g cleat to each side of the UPS using tw o (2) flat head s crews per cleat. Load the UPS in to the Rack Supportin g th e UPS from the f [...]

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    5 230 Vac Units (fo r Hard Wire) Caution: The electrical connection m ust be m ade by an authorized electrician accordin g to national and local regulati ons. Verify that t he supply line contains a 2 5 Amp ci rcuit breaker BEFORE hardwiring t he UPS. Ensure that the batteries are no t installed in the UPS until the hardw iring is complete. Incorpo[...]

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    6 3. Install the Bat teries Note: All UPSs ship with th e batteries dis connected. In addition, 5000 VA units h ave the batteries sh ipped ou tside the UPS case so you must install the batteries before connecting them . If you need to ship the UPS you m ust disconnect the batteries prior to shipm ent in order to comply with U.S. Federal Regulations[...]

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    7 Initial S tartu p Rear View 200/208 Vac 230 Vac 230 Vac with lin e cord Charge the ba ttery The UPS charges its battery w henever it is connected to utility pow er. T he battery w ill charge fully during the f irst four hours of norm al operation. Do not expect full runtim e d uring th is initial charge period. Connect Co mputer Interf ace Port ([...]

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    8 Operating Instructions Switch On — Switch Off With the UPS p lugged in, press a nd re lease the large up per on/test button t o supp ly power to the load s. T he loa ds are imm ediately pow ered w hile the UPS beeps and perf orms a self-t est. Press and release the small, low e r off button to turn off power to th e loads. It may be convenien t[...]

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    9 85% 67% 50% 33% 17% The 5-LED display on the lef t of the front panel represents the pow er d rawn from the UPS as a percentage of total capacity. For exam p le, if three L EDs are lit, the load is drawing between 50% and 67% of the UPS’s capacity . If all five LEDs light, thor oughly test your complete system to make sure that the UPS will not[...]

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    10 Replacing the Batter y This UPS has an easy to replace hot-sw appable battery. Battery replacemen t is a safe procedu r e, isolated from electrical hazards. You m ay leave the UPS and loads on for the f ollowi ng procedure. See y our dealer or call the num ber listed under APC Contac t Inform ation , page 15, for inform ation on replacem ent bat[...]

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    11 Storage Storage Conditions Store the UPS covered and upright in a cool, dry location, w ith its battery fully charged. Before sto ring, charg e the UPS for at least tw o hours. Remove an y acces sories in the access ory s lot and discon nect any cable s connected to the com puter interface port to avoid unnecessarily draining the batter y. Exten[...]

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    12 On-Battery Run Time Note: UPS battery life differs based on usa ge and environment. APC recom m ends that the batt ery/batteries be change d once every two years. Typical On-B attery Run Time Versus Load, in Hours Load (VA) Run Ti m e (hours) 100 7.17 150 5.95 200 5.04 300 3.88 400 2.96 500 2.37 600 1.92 800 1.40 1000 1.06 1200 0.83 1400 0.65 16[...]

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    13 Sp ecifications 200/208 Vac 230 Vac Acceptable inpu t voltage 0 – 325 Vac Input voltag e (on- line operati on) 160 – 253 Vac 174 – 286 Vac 208 volt ou tput ran ge 177 – 229 Vac 196 – 253 Vac Nominal i nput fre quenc y 50 o r 6 0 Hz, auto sensing Input protection Resettable circuit breaker Frequency lim its (on-line operation) 47 to 63 [...]

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    14 T roubleshooting Use the chart below to solve minor UPS installation proble ms. C ontact A PC Technic al Support Staf f for ass istance with c omplex UPS problem s. See APC Conta ct Inform atio n , page 15 , for a location near you. Problem and Possible Cause Solution UPS will not turn on. • ON button not pushed. Press the ON button once to po[...]

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    15 Service If the UPS requires service do not return it to the dealer! Follow th ese steps: 1. Revi ew the problem s discuss ed in Trou bleshoot ing , page 14, to eli min ate com mon problems . 2. Verify that no circuit break ers are tripped. A tri pped circu it breaker is the m ost comm on UPS problem! 3. If t he p r o b l em p e r s is t s, c a l[...]

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    16 A ppendi x A : Regulatory A gency A pprovals 200/208 V ac Unit s ® LI STE D 4 2C 2 E9 54 6 3 LR63 938 Radio Frequenc y Interfe rence This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply w ith the limits f or a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Ru les. These lim its are design ed to provide reasonable protection against h arm[...]

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    17 A ppendi x B: T ransporting Y our Smart-UPS Follow these gu idelines if you n eed to ship the UPS to another location. These gu idelines apply whether y ou are transporting the UPS alone, rack m o unted in an equipm ent cabinet, or installed in a s yst em. Caution: Always DISCONNECT THE B ATTERIES before shippi ng the UP S to avoid damage during[...]