American Power Conversion SU24R2XLBP manual

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    990-1048, Rev ision 1 12/00 Installation Manual English APC Smart-UPS ® 1400 VA 3U Rack and Stack Uninterr uptible Pow er Supply 230 Vac[...]

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    1 990-1048, Rev ision 1 12/00 1: S AF E T Y I NFOR MA TION Am erican Power Conversion Corporation (APC) is the leading n ational and international m anufac- turer of sta te-of-t he-ar t uninter rup tibl e po wer supp lies, red undant switches, p ower management so ft- w are, and related equ ipmen t. APC produ cts protect ha rdware, s oftw are, and [...]

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    990 -1048, R evisi on 1 12/ 00 2 n Use one h and, wh enever poss ible, to connect or discon nect sign al cables to avoid a poss ible shock from touching two s urfaces w ith dif ferent electrical grou nds. n Connect th e equipm ent to a three w ire AC ou tlet (two poles plus groun d). The receptacle must be connected to appropr iate branch circuit/m[...]

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    3 990-1048, Rev ision 1 12/00 2: I NST A LLA TION The UPS has a “rack an d stack” desig n that provides tw o m ounting options. The UPS can be mou nted in a 19- inch equipm ent rack or stacked on a battery pack(s) m odel SU24RMXL BP2U. Hardware is provided for either option. U NPACKING 1. Inspect the UPS upon receipt. APC desig ned robust packa[...]

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    990 -1048, R evisi on 1 12/ 00 4 S TACK ING THE UPS ON A B ATTER Y P ACK Note: For rack m ounting , proceed to Mounting the UPS in a Rack , below . 1. Unpack the four m ounting feet sh ipped in the mountin g kit. 2. Turn the UPS on its side s o the bottom s urface is access ible. 3. Locate the indentations on the bottom of the UPS that mark the fee[...]

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    5 990-1048, Rev ision 1 12/00 Removing the Battery The battery is acces sible from the front of the UPS. This procedure requires a Phillips head screwdriver. 1. Use a screw drive r to remove the tw o battery door screw s and open the door (hi nged pane l). 2. The battery is discon nected for s hipm ent. 3. To disconnect the battery , take out the w[...]

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    990 -1048, R evisi on 1 12/ 00 6 4. Use the han dles  on the si de of the UPS t o sup- port the unit. Due to the w eight of the UPS, tw o people are re- quired to install it in the rack. 5. In four- post mou nting each side of the UPS has a cleat  that m ust slide into the groove on the rails. Slide the UPS into positio n. 6. Use the four orn[...]

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    7 990-1048, Rev ision 1 12/00 7. Unpack the bezel an d hold it w ith the cutout sec- tion on the right. A lign the tabs on th e side of the bezel w ith the slots on the front of the UPS and gently snap it into place. To connect an optional external battery pack (s) to the UPS, refer to the 2U Battery Pack User’s Manual for in struction s. This Sm[...]

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    990 -1048, R evisi on 1 12/ 00 8 C ONNECTING P OWER AND E QUIPMENT TO THE UPS 1. Plug the UPS into a tw o-pole, th ree-w ire, grounding receptacle only . Avoid us ing extens ion cords and adapter plugs. Your UPS is not supplied with an inpu t line cord. T hree output line cords are supplied for connecting equipm ent (loads). Additional cords are av[...]

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    9 990-1048, Rev ision 1 12/00 3: T RA NSPORTING Y OUR S MA RT -UPS The UPS may be transported in or ou t of the rack. In either case the battery mu st be disconn ected! Always DIS CONNECT THE BATT ERY before s hippin g the UPS to avoid d amage durin g transport. (U.S. Fed eral Regulation require s that batteries are disconnected during shipment.) T[...]

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    990 -1048, R evisi on 1 12/ 00 10 R EMOVING THE UPS FROM THE R AC K If y our UPS is moun ted in a rack and y ou are rem oving it f rom th e rack for transport: n Rem ove the four ornam ental screw s th at secure the un it to the rack. n Grasp the handle located on the front of the UPS and pull the u nit halfw ay ou t of the rack. n Use the han dles[...]

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    11 990-1048, Rev ision 1 12/00 4: T ROUBLESHOOTING Use the chart below to solve m inor UPS installation problems. Con tact APC for assis tance w ith complex UPS problems. Refer to the Operation Manu al for operational pro blems. P ROBLEM A ND P OSSIBLE C AUS E S OLUTION UPS WILL NOT TURN ON ON button not pushe d. Press the ON button once to power t[...]

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    990 -1048, R evisi on 1 12/ 00 12 S ERVICE If the UPS requires s ervice do not return it to th e dealer. Instead follow these s teps: 1. Revi ew th e problem s discu ssed in T roubleshooti ng to eliminate com m on problems. 2. Verify that no circuit breakers are tripped. A tripped circuit breaker is the m ost comm on UPS problem . 3. If th e proble[...]

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    13 990-1048, Rev ision 1 12/00 5: C ONT A CT , R EGULA T OR Y , A ND W ARRA NT Y I NFOR MA TION C ONTACTING AP C Refer to the inform ation provided at the APC Internet site: ht t p : // www. a p c c . c o m/ su pport/contact If y ou ordered a Sm art-UPS S U1400R3XLIX 171 unit, ref er to the red adden dum sheet (part nu mber 990- 1023A) for con tact[...]

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    990 -1048, R evisi on 1 12/ 00 14 L IMITED W ARRA NTY Am erican Pow er Conversion (APC) w arrants its products to be free f rom defects in m aterials and w orkma nshi p for a period of tw o y ears from th e date of purch ase. Its obl igation under th is w arranty is limited to repairing or replacing, at its ow n sole option, any such def ective pro[...]