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    Thr ee-Pha se Rack Powe r Distributi on Unit AP7601 AP7602 AP7608 Installation and Operati on Manual[...]

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    Contents Three -Phase Rac k PDU — In stalla tion a nd O perati on M anual i Produ ct Descri ption a nd Invent ory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Inventor y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 How to Install [...]

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    Three-Phase Rack PD U — Installati on and Opera tion Manu al 1 Pr oduct Description and Inventor y Description Thi s manual pr ovides informat ion on i nstall ing and oper ating th ree Rac k PDUs (AP7601, AP76 02, and AP76 08), which moun t vertic ally in t he rear ch annel of a n APC NetShelte r VX Enclosure. Each of these PDUs has a sens or tha[...]

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    Product Descript ion an d Inventory 2 Three-Phase Rack PD U — Installati on and Opera tion Manu al A P76 0 1 A P76 02 A P76 08[...]

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    Three-Phase Rack PD U — Installati on and Opera tion Manu al 3 How to Install the Rack PDUs Installation guidelines • If the PDU is ins talled in an enclo sed communica tions rack, the recommen ded maximum a mbient tempe rature s hould be no gr eater than 45°C. • Ins tall the PD U so that th e am oun t of a ir flo w re quire d fo r safe oper[...]

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    How to Install the Rack PDUs 4 Three-Phase Rack PD U — Installati on and Opera tion Manu al T oo lless mounting 1. Slide t he mounti ng pegs int o the hol es prov ided in th e channe l in the rea r panel of the en closure. Mak e sure the botto m pegs slid e into th e bott om holes in t he enclos ure. 2. Snap the Ra ck PDU into pl ace by push ing [...]

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    How to Install the Rack PDUs Three-Phase Rack PD U — Installati on and Opera tion Manu al 5 Bracket-mo untin g Y ou can order a r ack-mount br acket ki t from APC—AR81 16BLK. Y ou attach the brack ets to the Rack PDU i n one of the two direc tions shown in the figu res in ste p 1. C onsi der the ori ent atio n of th e Rac k PD U in th e enclosu[...]

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    How to Install the Rack PDUs 6 Three-Phase Rack PD U — Installati on and Opera tion Manu al 2. Insert one mount ing screw ( provided with th e bracket kit) in the top and bo ttom pos itions i n the chann el where t he brac kets align with the ho les . T ight en th e scre w to s ecu re the Rac k PDU to the enclosur e. – Recessed Orientati on –[...]

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    Three-Phase Rack PD U — Installati on and Opera tion Manu al 7 Configuration How to configure t he PDU th r ough a s erial port 1. Connect a n avai lable serial port on your c omputer to the s erial port on the Rac k PDU, using the suppl ied con figurati on cable (990-014 4). The PDU’ s serial port is shown bel ow . 2. Run a ter minal emulat io[...]

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    Conf igur ati on 8 Three-Phase Rack PD U — Installati on and Opera tion Manu al Using t he menus T o view a menu, type the assoc iated numbe r and pres s E NTER . Users ca n view all data, bu t only admi nistrat ors can con figure para meters . The main menu has the followin g optio ns: Status In formation option S tatus Info rmation, main menu o[...]

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    Conf igur ati on Three-Phase Rack PD U — Installati on and Opera tion Manu al 9 Rack PDU Config uration option Rack PDU Configur ation , main menu opti on 2, pr ovides th e foll owing options : Setting s are displayed for ea ch phas e. • T o change a warning a nd alarm th reshold, t ype th e number of t he setti ng, press E NTER , type the new [...]

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    Conf igur ati on 10 Three-Phase Rack PD U — Installati on and Opera tion Manu al T o change as setti ng: 1. T ype 1 , and press E NT ER t o move the ar row cur sor to the next setti ng. 2. T ype 2 , and press E NT ER t o change th e sele cted set ting. 3. T ype the new value, a nd pres s E NTER . Factory Data option Factory Dat a , main menu opt [...]

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    Three-Phase Rack PD U — Installati on and Opera tion Manu al 11 Operation Disp lay in terf ace  Contr ol butto n: • Press to change the phas e of the curren t displayed on the digital display . • Press and hold for fiv e seconds to view t he orien tation; hold for an add itional five seconds to change the orient ation. • Press to s ilenc[...]

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    Operation 12 Three-Phase Rack PD U — Installati on and Opera tion Manu al Alarm cond itions Y ou confi gure warni ng and alar m limits t hrough the internal menus, using a s erial po rt con nection. The Rack PDU sho ws warni ng and alar m conditio ns as foll ows: Phase Indicator L ED Displays yellow for a warning and red for an alarm. Digital Dis[...]

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    Three-Phase Rack PD U — Installati on and Opera tion Manu al 13 Wiring Options Har dwiring pr ocedur e (op tion al ) Remove the pow er cor d. 1. Detach t he insp ection co ver on th e power in let en d of the Rac k PDU by remo ving the f our screws on the sid es of the cover and tilting t he cove r upward so that the terminal block i s exposed. S[...]

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    Wiring Options 14 Three-Phase Rack PD U — Installati on and Opera tion Manu al 6. Attach wire s to the ter minal blo ck as labeled on the board. T ighten the te rmin al bl ock screw s to s ecu re the wir es. 7. Attach a ground wire to the standof f on the metal ch assis and tighte n the s crew to secure th e groun d to th e chassis . 8. Place t h[...]

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    Three-Phase Rack PD U — Installati on and Opera tion Manu al 15 Specifications Electrical AP76 01 AP76 02 AP7608 Inpu t 100 –120/173 –208 V , 3 φ 16 A NEMA L21-20 plug; 3 ft power cord Output 100 – 120 V , 3 × 16 A 100 –120/173 – 208 V , 3×1 6 A 173–20 8 V , 3×1 6 A 42 NEMA 5-2 0R receptacles 21 NEMA 5- 20R receptacles; 6 NEMA L6-[...]

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    16 Three-Phase Rack PD U — Installati on and Opera tion Manu al How to Download Firmwar e Updates Y ou can use a loca l comput er that co nnects to the Rack PDU throug h the serial port on the fro nt of the unit. 1. Select a seri al port a t the loc al compu ter , and disable a ny serv ice that us es that po rt. 2. Use the co nfigur ation ca ble [...]

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    Three-Phase Rack PD U — Installati on and Opera tion Manu al 17 W arranty and Ser vice Limi ted warr anty APC warrant s the PDU to be free fr om defects in materi als and workmanshi p for a per iod of two y ears f rom the dat e of purch ase. I ts obligat ion under this wa rranty i s limited to repai ring or r eplacing, at its own sole op tion, an[...]

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    Radio Fr equency Interfer ence This equip ment has be en test ed and found to co mply with t he limits f or a Class A di gital de vice, purs uant to par t 15 of the FCC Rul es. These limits are desig ned to p rovide reasonabl e protec tion a gainst ha rmful interf erenc e when the eq uipment is ope rated in a commerci al environme nt. This equipmen[...]

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    APC W orld wide Customer Support Customer s upport for this or any oth er APC product i s avai lable at no char ge i n any of the followin g ways: • V is it the APC W eb site to fi nd answers t o frequent ly asked questions ( FA Q s), to access doc uments in the APC Knowledge Base, and to s ubmit cust omer suppor t request s. – www .apc.com (Co[...]