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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 APC Smart-UPS Uninterruptible Pow er Supply Model 5000I User’s Manual[...]

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    Entire con tents copyrig ht ©1999 by A merican Pow er Conv ersion. A ll rig hts res erved. Reprodu ction i n w hole or in part w ithou t permis sion is proh ibited. Smart- UPS is a registered tradem ark of APC. All oth er trademark s are the property of their res pectiv e ow ners. 990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01[...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 Smart UPS Safety Guide English This Sa fety G uide contains importa nt instructions tha t should be f ollowe d during insta llation and m aintenanc e of the APC equipm ent and ba tteries . It is intended f or APC customer s who setup, install, re locate, or m aintain A PC equipment. Handling Safety • = Be ca ref ul. D[...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 i Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................... ............................................................................. 1 Unpackin g .................................................................................[...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 1 Introduction About Your New UPS This Uninte rruptible Powe r Supply ( UPS) is desig ned to preve nt blackouts , brownouts , sags and surge s fr om r eaching your co mputer and other va luable elec tronic equipm ent. This UPS also filte rs out small utility line f luctuations a nd isolates y our equipm ent from l arg e[...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 2 Inst allation Installing your UPS r equires six step s: 1. Position the UPS in the desired locatio n. For rack m ount units this m ay include installing th e rails into the rack. 2. Hardw ire the electrical conn ection on th e input side (m us t be done by an authorized electrician ). 3. Inst all the bat teries. This [...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 3 Determine the Loca tion of the UPS in the Rack (continued) 1. Determ ine w here in the rack y ou’ ll m ount th e UPS. The SU5000 requires a space of 5U. Some rack s have tick mark s to indicate the U-spaces. 2. Usin g the m oun ting tem plate prov ided (part nu mber 990- 0195), identify and mark the correct moun tin[...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 4 The 5000 VA m odel s (without batteries i nstalled) req uire two people to li ft due to their weight. Load the UPS in to the Rack Supportin g th e UPS from the f ront and back , carefully align the u nit w ith the rails. Slide the UPS into position. Attach the Mounting Bra ckets to the Rack Use the ornament al screws [...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 5 3. Install the Bat teries The battery com partmen t is accessed f rom th e front panel of the UPS. The 5000 VA un it requires fou r battery pack s (each pack cons ists of four in dividu al batteries ). Note: Graphics are not drawn to scale. They are s hown for reference only. 1. Rem ove the f ront bezel by grasping th[...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 6 Initial S tartu p Rear Views 5000 VA Tower Model 5000 VA Rack Mount Model Charge the ba ttery The UPS charges its battery w henever it is connected to utility pow er. T he battery w ill charge fully during the f irst four hours of norm al operation. Do not expect full runtim e d uring th is initial charge period. Conn[...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 7 Low Battery War ning Interval By default, th e low battery warning occu rs wh en there are approximately two mi nutes of on- battery run time rem aining. This may not be enough time to gracefully shut down som e pro tected computer systems. To change the w arning interv al, press the rear panel configuration button w [...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 8 Operating Instructions Switch On — Switch Off With the UPS p lugged in, press a nd re lease the large up per on/test button t o supp ly power to the load s. T he loa ds are imm ediately pow ered w hile the UPS beeps and perf orms a s elf-tes t. Press and release the s mall, low er off button to tu rn off pow er to t[...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 9 Load Bar Gra ph 85% 67% 50% 33% 17% The 5-LED display on the left of th e front panel repres ents the pow er drawn f rom th e UPS as a percentage of total capacity. For exam ple, if three LEDs are lit, th e load is drawing betw een 50 % and 67% of the UPS’s capac ity. If all five LEDs light, thoro ughly test y our c[...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 10 Replacing the Batter y This UPS has an easy to replace hot-sw appable battery. The battery compartm ent is located on the front pan el for easy access. Battery replacement is a safe procedu re, isolated from electrical hazards. You m ay leave the UPS and loads on for the follow ing procedure. See y our dealer or call[...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 11 User Configur ation Items Note: Setti ng t hese it ems requ ires op tion al software o r hardw are. Fun ctio n Factory Defau lt User Selectabl e Cho ices Descriptio n Autom atic Self-Test Every 14 day s (336 hou rs) Every 7 days (168 hours), On Startup On ly, No Self -Test Se ts the inte rval a t w hic h the UPS will[...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 12 Sp ecifications Acceptable input v oltage 0 - 325 VAC Outpu t vo ltage 196 - 253 VAC Inpu t protectio n Rese ttable circuit bre aker Frequenc y limits (on-l ine oper ati on) 47 - 63 Hz Tr an sf er t ime 2 ms t ypi c al , 4 ms ma xi mum Maxim um load , total 5000 VA/3750 W On-batte ry o utput v oltage 220, 225, 230, o[...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 13 Regulatory A gency A pprovals N 3 94 B ME 61[...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 14 T roubleshooting Use the ch art below to solve m inor UPS installati on problem s. Contact APC Technical S upport Staf f for ass istance w ith complex UPS problem s. See AP C Contact Inf orma tion , page 15, for a location near y ou. Problem and Possible Cause Solution UPS will not turn on. • = ON button not pushed[...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 15 Service If the UPS requires service do not return it to the dealer! Follow these steps: 1. Rev iew the problem s discuss ed in Tr oubleshoot ing , page 14, to eli min ate com mon problems . 2. Verify that no circuit breakers are tripped. A tripped circuit breaker is th e most com mon UPS problem! 3 . I f th e p r ob [...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 16 A ppendi x A : T y pes of Racks and M ounting Hardw are This appendix describes t he hardw are required for the di fferen t ty pes of rack s and descri bes the ty pe of racks th at ma y be used in y our industry . All APC Rack Mou nt un its are shipped ready for 19-inch w ide EIA/IEC rack cabin ets. Refer to th e ins[...]

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    990-7032A , Rev ision 3 7/01 17 A ppendi x B: T ransporting Y our Smart-UPS Follow these gui delines if y ou need to ship the UPS to another location . These guidelines apply w hether you are transporting the UPS alone, rack m o unted in an equipm ent cabinet, or installed in a s ystem . Caution: Alw ays DISCONNECT THE BATTERIES bef ore shipping t [...]