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    990-1139, 3/02 User’s Manual English Smart Smart Smart Smart- - - -UP S UPS UPS UPS ® 5000VA 5U Rack Mount XL 208VAC/230VA C Uninterr uptible Pow er Supply[...]

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    1 Introduction The APC Un i nterru ptible Power Supply (UPS) is design ed to prevent blackou t s, brown o uts, sags , and surges from reaching your computer and other valuable electronic equipment. The UPS filters small utility line fluctuations and isolates your equipment from large disturbances b y internally dis- connecting from the utility lin [...]

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    2 Mounting the UPS in the Rack Hardwire the Ele ctrical Connection (230V M odels Only) Verify that t he supply line contains a 2 5 Amp circuit breaker BEFORE hardw iring the UPS. Batteries are installed in the UPS upon hardwiring co mpletion. Incorporate an easy access disconnect device in the fi xed w iring design. 1. Select the appropriate wi re [...]

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    3 Connecting Equipment and Power to the UPS S MART - UPS R EAR P ANEL 1. Connect equi pment to the UPS. 2. Add any option al accessories to the Smart- Slot. The UPS is shi pped wi th the APC Netwo rk M anage- ment card pre- installed. Refe r to the documentation in the literature kit an d/or CD-ROM provided. 3. 208V Models O nly: Using a power cord[...]

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    4 2: O PERA TION I NDICATORS AND C ONTROLS ON THE S MART -UPS S MART - UPS F RONT P ANEL Power On Power Off Load Battery Charge Online The online LED illuminates when the UPS is suppl ying utility power to the connected equ ipment. AVR Tr im This LED illuminates to i ndicate the UPS is compensatin g for a high utility volta ge. AVR Boost This LED i[...]

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    5 Automatic Self- Test The UPS performs a self-test automatically when turned on, and every tw o weeks thereafter (by default). During the self-t est, the UPS briefly operates the con nected equipment on bat- tery. If the UPS fails the self-test, the repl ace ba ttery LED illuminates and im- mediately returns to online operation. The connected equi[...]

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    6 3: U SER C ONFIGU RAB LE I TEMS N OTE : S ETTINGS ARE MADE THROUGH SUPP LIED P OWER C HUTE SOF TWARE OR OP TIONAL S MAR T S LOT ACCESSORY CARDS . F UNCTION F ACTORY D EFAULT U SER S ELECTABLE C HOICES D ESCRIPTION Automa tic Self-Test Every 14 days (336 hours) Every 7 days (168 hours) , On Startup Only, No Self-Te st This func tion sets the inter[...]

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    7 N OTE : S ETTINGS ARE MADE THROUGH SUPP LIED P OWER C HUTE SOF TWARE OR OP TIONAL S MAR T S LOT ACCESSORY CARDS . F UNCTION F ACTORY D EFAULT U SER S ELECTABLE C HOICES D ESCRIPTION Low Battery Warning . PowerChute in terface softw are provides auto- matic, unatte nded shut- down w hen approx imately two m inutes (by default) of battery operated [...]

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    8 4: S TO R AG E , M A INTENA NCE , AND T RANSPORTING Storage Store the UPS covered and f la t (rack mount orien tatio n) in a cool, dry location, w ith the batteries full y cha rged . At -15 t o +30 ° C (+5 to +86 ° F), ch arge the UP S battery every six m onths. At +30 t o +45 ° C (+86 to + 113 ° F), charge the UPS battery every three months [...]

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    9 5: T ROUBLESHOOTING Use the chart belo w to solve minor Smart-UPS installation and operation problems. Re fer to the APC web site, www.apc.com , for assistance with complex UPS problem s. P ROBLEM AND P OSSI BLE C AUSE S OLUTION UPS WILL NOT TURN ON Batt ery not conn ected proper ly. Check that th e batt ery con nect or is fu lly engaged . butt o[...]

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    10 P ROBLEM AND P OSSI BLE C AUSE S OLUTION T HE OVERLOAD LED IS ILLUMINA TED AND THE UPS EM ITS A SUSTAINED ALARM T ONE The UPS is over load ed. The c onn ected equ ip ment exc eeds the sp eci fied “m axi mum load ” as def in ed in Spec ific ations at the A PC web site , www .apc.com . The alarm re mains on u ntil the o verl oad is r emove d. [...]

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    11 P ROBLEM AND P OSSI BLE C AUSE S OLUTION D IAGNOSTIC U TI LITY V OLTA GE F EATURE Utility Volta ge The UPS has a diagnosti c feature that dis plays the util ity v oltage. Pl ug the U PS into t he normal utility power . Press a nd h old the button t o view th e utilit y voltage b ar graph displa y. Afte r a few seconds the five -LED , Battery Cha[...]

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    12 6: R EGULA TOR Y A ND W AR R ANT Y I NFORMA T ION Regulatory Agency Approvals and Radio Frequency Warnings 208V MOD EL S 230V MOD EL S Declaration of Conformity Li mit ed Wa rra nty American Power Convers ion (APC) warrants its products to be free from defects in materials and workmans hip for a period of two year s from the date of purc hase. I[...]