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APC Smart UPS RT manual

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    990-2690 0 2/2006 User Manual English APC Smart-UPS ® RT 3000/500 0 VA 200-240 VAC Tower/Ra ck Mount 3U Uninterrupti ble Power Supply[...]

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    1 Introduction The APC Sm art-UPS® RT is a h igh-perf ormance, unint erruptible pow er supply (UPS) that prov ides protection for electron ic equipment from utilit y power blackouts, brownouts , sags and surges. The UPS filters small utilit y line fluctuations and isolates electronic equip ment from large disturbances by in ternally disconn ecting[...]

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    2 Wiring and Connecting the UPS 5000 VA XLI MODE LS O NLY : H ARDWIRING I NSTRUCTION S • Wi ring must be perf ormed by a qu alified elect rician. • In stall a high magnetic 30/3 2 A utility circuit breaker. • A dhere to all national and local electrical codes. • U se #10 AWG ga uge (5 mm 2 ) w ir e. 1. Switch the utility circuit break er OF[...]

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    3 C ONNECTING THE B ATTE RY MODULES AND A TTACHING THE F RONT B EZEL    [...]

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    4 B ASIC C ONNE CTORS serial com The serial connector is to be u sed for interf acing with APC Po w erChute software and terminal emulation software. Use only cables appro ved by APC. Any other interface cable will be incompatible with the UPS connector. normal bypass Manual bypass enables t he user to manually put connected eq uipment into bypass [...]

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    5 C ONNECTING E QUIPME NT AND P OWER TO TH E UPS 1. Connect equipmen t to the UPS (cables not included for XLJ/XLT/XLTW models ). 2. Avoid using ext ension cords. • 3000 VA XLJ/XLT/ XLI/XLTW and 5000 VA XLJ/XLT /XLTW models : Using a power cord, plug the UPS into a two- pole, thr ee-wire, grounded receptacle only . • 5000 VA XLJ models: To draw[...]

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    6 O PERA TION Load S MART -U PS RT F RONT D ISPL AY Battery Charge Indicator Description Online The Online LED illuminat es when the UPS is drawing utility power and perf orming double con version to supply power to con nected equipment. On Battery The UPS is supplying battery po w er to the connected equ ipment. Bypass The Bypass LED ill uminates [...]

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    7 Feature Function Cold Start When there is no utility po w er and the UPS is off, press and hold the button to power up th e UPS and connected equipment. The UPS will emit two beeps. During the second beep, release the bu tton. Self-Test Automatic: The UPS performs a s elf-test automatically when turned on, and ev ery two weeks thereafter (by defa[...]

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    8 U SER C ONFIGU RA BLE I TEMS N OTE : S ETTINGS ARE MADE THROUGH SUPPLIED P OW E R C HUTE SOFTW ARE , OPTIONAL S MA R T S LOT ACCESSO RY CARDS , OR T ER MI NAL M ODE . F UNCTION F ACTORY D EFAULT U SER S ELECTABLE C HOICES D ESCRIPTION Automa tic Self-Tes t On start-up and eve ry 14 day s, thereafter On start-u p and every 7 days thereafter On sta[...]

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    9 N OTE : S ETTINGS ARE MADE THROUGH SUPPLIED P OW E R C HUTE SOFTW ARE , OPTIONAL S MA R T S LOT ACCESSO RY CARDS , OR T ER MI NAL M ODE . F UNCTION F ACTORY D EFAULT U SER S ELECTABLE C HOICES D ESCRIPTION Low Bypass Point 160 VA C Output Volta ge Settin g 200 VAC: 160 - 185 VA C 208 VAC: 160 - 190 VA C 220 VAC: 160 - 195 VA C 230 VAC : 160 - 200[...]

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    10 C ONNECTING THE EPO (E MERGENCY P OWER O FF ) O PTI ON The output pow er can be disabled in an emergen cy b y clos ing a switch connected to the EPO. Adhere to National and local electrical codes wh en wiring the EPO. The EPO switch is intern ally po we red by the UPS for use with n on-po w ered switch circuit breakers. The EPO circuit is consid[...]

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    11 T ERMI NAL M OD E TO C ONFIGURE UPS P ARAMETE RS 3000 VA m odels: Terminal Mode is a menu driven interface that enables configuration of the UPS by users not wi shing to use P o werChute ® soft ware o r an o ptio nal Net work Ma nage ment Card. Connect the serial cable to th e serial co m con nector on the back of the UPS. If Pow erChute sof tw[...]

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    12 5000 VA m odels: Terminal Mode is a menu driven interface that enables configuration of the UPS by users not using Pow erChute ® software or th e installed Netw ork Management Card in terfaces. Connect the serial cable to the serial port on the back of th e UP S. If Pow erChute sof tware is not in stalled do not perform steps 1 and 5. 1. For W [...]

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    13 • Press 2 and ENTE R to change the Battery Settings. • Type in the number of external battery packs (four batt ery modules per pack ), and press E NTE R. (Num ber of packs: 1 = 1 S URT192XLBP, 2 = 2 SURT192XL BP etc.) • Press 3 and ENTER to accept the changes. • Press ESC multiple times (5) to return to the main menu. • Press 4 an d EN[...]

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    14 M AI N T EN AN C E AN D T RA NSPOR T Replacing the Battery Module This UPS has an easy to replace, h ot-swappable battery module. Replacement is a safe procedure, isolated from electrical hazards. You may leave the UPS and connected equipm ent on during the procedure. See y our dealer or contact APC at th e Web site, www.apc.com for infor m atio[...]

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    15 R EPLACING B ATTERY MODULES X Y Z [ ] ^ _  Disconnecting the Battery for Transport Alway s DISCONNECT THE BA TTERY(s) befo re shipping in co mpliance with U.S. Departm ent of Transportation (DOT) and I ATA regulations. The battery(s) m ay remain in the UPS. 1. Shut down an d disconnect any equipment attached to th e UPS. 2. Shut down and di[...]

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    16 T ROUBLESHOOTING , S ER VICE , AN D W A RRA NTY I NFORMA TION Use the table below to solve minor installation and op eration problems. Refer to the APC W eb 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 Batt ery not conn ected p roper ly. Check that the batter y connecto[...]

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    17 P ROBLEM AND P OSSI BLE C AUSE S OLUTION BYPASS LED ILLUM INATE S The bypass swi tch ha s been turne d on m anually or throu gh an acce ssory . If bypa ss is t he chosen mode of oper ation, i gnore the illuminate d LED. If bypa ss is not the chos en mode of op erat ion move the b ypass switc h on the back o f the UPS , to th e normal posit ion. [...]

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    18 Service If the UPS requires service do not return it to the dealer. Follow these s teps: 1. Revi e w the problems di scussed in th e Troubleshooti ng section of this manual to eliminate common problem s. 2. If th e problem persis ts, contact APC Cus tomer Support th rough the APC Web site, www.apc.com . • Note the m odel number of the UPS, the[...]

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    19 R EGULA TOR Y Regulatory Agenc y Approvals a nd Radio F reque ncy Warnings 200, 208, 22 0, 230, 240 V MODELS This e quipm ent has bee n teste d and f ound to com ply with the limits f or a Class A digi tal de vice, p ursua nt to part 15 of t he FCC Ru les. Th ese limi ts a re desi gned to p rovide rea sonab le prot ecti on again st harmf ul int [...]

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    20 Declaration of Conformity[...]

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    21 A PC Worldwi de C ustomer Support Custom er support for th is or any other APC produ ct is available at n o charge in any of the following wa ys: • R efer to the APC Web site to access docum ents in the APC Knowledge Base and to su b m it customer su pport requests . • www.apc.com (Corporate Headquart ers) Connect to localized A PC Web sites[...]