American Power Conversion AP9341 manual

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    Inst allation and Quick Configuration T emperatur e/Humidit y Exp ansion Module AP9341[...]

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    This manual is available in English on the AP C W eb site (www .apc.com). Dieses Han dbuch ist in Deutsch au f der APC W ebseit e (www .apc.com) verfügbar . Ce manuel est disponible en français sur le s ite internet d’APC (www .apc.com). Questo manuale è dispon ibile in italiano sul sito web di APC (www .apc.com). 本マニュアル<各国 ?[...]

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    Content s Expansion Module i Preliminary Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Inventory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Additio nal options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Addi tion al doc ume ntat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Receiving in[...]

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    Tem perat ure /Hu mid ity M o dule 1 Preliminary Information Overview Connect the T emperature/Humidity Mod ule (TH Module) to the Environmen tal Manager Main Module to mon itor and co ntrol the environment through p eripheral devices, including temperature and humi dity sensor s and door contacts . Inventory Additional options • T empe ratu re S[...]

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    Preliminary Informati on 2 Temperat ure/Hum idity M odule Please re cycle The shipping materials ar e recyclable. Please save them for later use, or di spose of them appropr i ately .[...]

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    Tem perat ure /Hu mid ity M o dule 3 Front and R ear Panel Componen t s Front p anel Use the toolless mounting pegs on the front panel of the TH Modu le to install it in an APC rack o r enclosure without us ing any U-spaces. Rear panel T/ H Expa nsio n Modu le aem0 051a Item Descripti on  24 VDC Input Provides supplemen tal power for high-cu rre[...]

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    4 Temperat ure/Hum idity M odule Inst allation —TH Modu le Y ou can instal l the TH Module in the front or the rear of the rack or enclosur e, using either the rack- mount option, which uses 1 U of rack space, or the toolless peg -mount option, which u ses no U-space (the tool less peg- mount op tion is avail able only with APC racks and enclos u[...]

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    Installation —TH Module Tem perat ure /Hu mid ity M o dule 5 4. Insert caged nuts (prov ided with the rack) on the vertical mounting rails above a number at the top of a U-s pace in your rack and below the same num ber at the bottom of the U-space. 5. Align the mounting h oles of the brackets with the installed caged n uts, and insert fo ur mount[...]

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    6 Temperat ure/Hum idity M odule Inst allat ion—Access ories Sensors Sele cting a lo cation for the sen sor: Install the sensor in a location that represents the air to be m onitore d. A void placing t he senso r anywhere that may affect the s ensor reading , such as near windo ws, room entrances, air ducts, other heat sources, o r in direct sunl[...]

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    Installation— Accessories Tem perat ure /Hu mid ity M o dule 7 2. Thread a wire tie thro ugh the door holes, skipping one hole in the middle. If you have a te mperature/humi dity senso r , place the sensor in the middle of the wire tie, and pull the wire tie around a ridge on the sensor casing. If you have a temp erature sen sor , pull the wire t[...]

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    Installatio n—Accessories 8 Temperat ure/Hum idity M odule 7. W ith the door fully open, thread the sensor cords thro ugh the open ing in the fr ont post of the rack. 8. Route the cord s between the vertical supp ort rail and t he side panel . Each 13-ft (4-m) sen sor cord may b e extended t o a maximum of 50 ft (15 m), u sing RJ-4 5 coupling s a[...]

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    Installation— Accessories Tem perat ure /Hu mid ity M o dule 9 Alarm beaco n 1. Install the alarm beacon in a visible position either on the roof of the rack or inside the r ack. 2. If you install the beacon on the roof, route its cabl e thr oug h th e pro vide d ho les , as shown in the following illustration. 3. Plug the cable into the Alar m B[...]

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    Installatio n—Accessories 10 Temperat ure/Hum idity M odule Connecting TH Modules T o connect the Main Modu le to the TH Module: 1. Connect the fir st TH Module to either port marked A-Link on the rear of th e Main Module, using a s tandard CA T5 (or equivalent ) Ethernet pat ch cable (AP C part number 3 8 27BK-1 0 or eq uivalent). Do not use a c[...]

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    Installation— Accessories Tem perat ure /Hu mid ity M o dule 11 Setting unique identifi er numbers Each TH Modul e should h ave its own u nique identifier number , which is us ed in the Main Module’ s interface to identify and con figure this TH Module. Use the arrow button to the right of the Identifier # LED display to set a unique number fro[...]

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    Installatio n—Accessories 12 Temperat ure/Hum idity M odule Additional TH Modules Add TH Modules to the Main Module to monitor additional racks. The Main Module can support a maximum of 32 TH Modules (with addit ional power supp lies ). Adding power suppli es: T o avoid communication pro blems, connect the TH Module to the Main Modu le or a TH Mo[...]

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    Tem perat ure /Hu mid ity M o dule 13 Accessing a TH Module TH Module data autom atically appears on the interface of the Main Module to which it is connected. Upgrad ing a TH Module When you upgrade the fi rmware of t he Main Module, all TH Modules co nnected to it are also upgraded if a firmware upgrad e is available for them. Durin g the upgrade[...]

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    14 Temperat ure/Hum idity M odule S pecificatio ns TH Module Electrical Inp ut voltage, no mina l 24 VDC; 50–17 5 mA Maximu m total current draw 175 mA Physical Dimens ions (H × W × D) 1.74 × 13.25 × 1. 74 in (4.4 2 × 33.70 × 4 .42 cm ) W eight 1.50 lb (0.70 kg) Ship ping weight 4.00 l b (1.8 0 kg) Shippin g dimensio ns (H × W × D) 2.62 ?[...]

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    Specifi cations Tem perat ure /Hu mid ity M o dule 15 Sensors T emperature (AP93 35T) T e mperature acc uracy ± 3ºF (±2 ºC), from 32 to 104ºF ( 0 to 40ºC) Sens or ope rating temperature 14 to 15 9ºF ( –10 to 70 ºC) Maximu m le ngth of cable 50 ft (15.2 m) A-Link Maximum length o f cable 3280 ft (1000 m) Beacon Maximum length o f cable 330[...]

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    16 Temperat ure/Hum idity M odule Wa r r a n t y Limited warra nty APC warrants the T emperature/Humidity Module to be free fro m defects in materials and workmansh ip for a peri od of two years from th e date of purchas e. Its oblig ation under thi s warranty is limited to repairing or replacing, at its own so le option, any such de fective produc[...]

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    Warrant y Tem perat ure /Hu mid ity M o dule 17 4. Pack the unit car efully . The warranty does not cover damage sustained in transit. Enclos e a letter wi th your name, address, RMA number and daytime p hone number; a copy of the sales receipt; and a check as paymen t, if applicable. 5. Mark the RMA nu mber clearly on the o utside of the shipping [...]

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    18 Temperat ure/Hum idity M odule Life-Suppo rt Policy General policy American Power Con version ( APC ) does not recommend t he use of any o f its pro ducts in th e following situations : • In life-support applications where failure or malfunction of the APC product can be reasonably expected to cause failu re of the life-support device or to af[...]

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    Radio Frequen cy Interference Changes or modi fications to this unit not expressly appr oved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’ s authority to operate this equipment . USA — FCC This equi pment has been tested and found to comp ly with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These[...]

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    *990-2380A-001* APC Worldwide Customer Support Customer s upport for this or an y other APC product is available at no char ge in any of the followin g ways: • V isit the APC W eb s ite to access docume nts in the APC Knowledg e Base and to su bmit custo mer suppo rt reque sts. – www .apc.com (Corporate Head quarters) Connect to localized APC W[...]