Tripp Lite RMX 1000-2000 VA manual

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    CU S U L 1778 Owner’ s Man ual 1111 W. 35th Street Chicago, IL 60609 USA Customer Support: (773) 869-1234 • www .tripplite.com Impor tant Safety Instructions 2 Mounting 3 Connection 5 Basic Operation 7 Storage and Service 10 Copyright © 2002 T ripp Lite. All rights reserved. SmartPro ® is a registered trademark of T ripp Lite. Smar tPr o ® R[...]

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    2 UPS Location W arnings • Use caution when lifting UPS. Because of the considerable weight of all 3U Rackmount UPS systems, at least two people should assist in lifting and installing them. • Install your UPS indoors, away from e xcess moisture or heat, conductiv e contaminants, dust or direct sunlight. • For best performance, keep the indoo[...]

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    3 Y our UPS may be rackmounted in 4- or 2-post racks using these suggested mounting procedures. These procedures are for common rack types and may not be appropriate for all rack configurations. User must determine the fitness of rackmount hardw are and procedures before mounting. 1 1 2 Attach mounting ears (A) to the front mounting holes of the UP[...]

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    4 Mounting continued Suggested 2-P ost Rackmount Installation for the SM2000RMX Attach mounting ears (D) to the front mounting holes of your UPS (E) using the screws pro vided (F). Do not attach the mounting e a r s t o y o u r equipment’ s middle holes. Using an assistant if necessary , lift your equipment and slide it onto the mounting shelves.[...]

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    5 Plug your UPS’ s line cord into an electrical outlet. Y our UPS must be connected directly to a 3- wire grounded AC receptacle. Do not use extension cords with your UPS. Once your UPS is plugged in, the UPS will enter ST ANDBY mode. The fan will acti vate and the “ ” LED will begin flashing. The UPS system’ s outlets will not be active un[...]

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    6 Connection optional Y our UPS will function properly without these connections. DB9 P or t Connection Using the DB9 cable provided, connect a DB9 port on your computer to a DB9 port on your UPS. Install the T ripp Lite power protection software appropriate to its operating system. If your UPS has two DB9 ports, a second computer with a DB9 port m[...]

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    7 Use the PO WER button to switch your UPS between its four modes of operation. OFF: No indicator lights are on. The UPS is completely shut do wn for storage or shipping. If the UPS is connected to AC po wer, it will start up in ST ANDBY mode. If the UPS is not connected to A C power and the PO WER button is pressed for two seconds, the UPS will ?[...]

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    8 Basic Operation continued Indicator Lights (Front P anel) PO WER: Lights green when the UPS is receiving A C power . Illuminates constantly when the UPS is in the ON mode, indicating that batteries are charging and connected equipment is recei ving filtered A C power . Flashes while in ST ANDBY mode to indicate that batteries are charging b ut co[...]

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    Basic Operation continued Other UPS Features (Rear P anel) Ground Scr ew (Select Models Only): Use this to connect any equip- ment that requires a chassis ground. Smart DB9 Ports: Y our UPS has one or two DB9 ports that may be used to connect the UPS to a DB9 port on any workstation or server . Use with T r ipp Lite cabling and Po werAlert Software[...]

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    Storage & Service Before storing your UPS, disconnect all equipment to av oid battery drain, then place the UPS in the OFF mode by putting it in ST ANDBY mode, then unplugging it (see Basic Operation, page 7). If you store your UPS for an extended period of time, rechar ge the UPS batteries once ev ery three months by following Steps 1 and 2 in[...]

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