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    990-268 7B 04/2 006 User Manual English APC Smart-UPS ® RT – UXI/UXICH 8000/100 00 VA 220/23 0/240 VAC Tower/Ra ck-Mount 6U Uninterrupti ble Power S upply[...]

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    1 Introduction The APC Sm art-U PS® RT is a hi gh-perf ormance, unin terruptibl e pow er supply (UPS) t hat provides protection for electron ic equipm ent from utility power blackou ts, brownouts , sags and surges . The UPS filters small utilit y line fluctuations and isolates electronic equip ment from large disturbances by in ternally disconnect[...]

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    2 A TTACH THE B EZEL TO TH E UPS H ARDWIRING I NST RUCTIONS • Wiring must be perform ed by a qu alif ied electrici an. • Adhere to all national and local electrical codes. • Install a utility circuit breaker for input wiring, (see tables belo w ). 220/230/ 240 V M ODELS Input Connectio ns Output Connectio n (optional) Singl e- Phase : W ire t[...]

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    3 1. Switch the UPS input circuit breaker (see A in diagram ) and utility circuit breakers OFF. 2. Remove the input acces s panel, (see B in diag ram). 3. Remo ve circ ular knoc kout. 4. Run appropriate size w ire through the acces s panel, and connect to th e terminal block, (Green: Ground, Brown: Hot, Blue: Neutral). Connect the ground wire first[...]

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    4 C IRCUIT B REAKERS 8000/1000 0 VA Input Circ uit Break er The input circuit breaker must be s w itched on for the UPS to o perate. The input circuit break er protects the UPS from extreme overload conditions. 8000/1000 0 VA Output Circuit Break ers B ASIC C ONNE CTORS Serial Com Power management sof tware and interface ki ts can be used w ith the[...]

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    5 C ONNECT THE E X TERNAL B ATTERI ES Ba tte ry Sa fety Read and adhere to the follow ing warnings when installing or servicing the external batteries. Failure to observe these warn ings may result in serious injury, d eath or dam age to the equipment. W ARNINGS • Do not attempt to install or service external batteries alo ne. A qualified electri[...]

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    6 T HIRD P ARTY B ATTERY S OLUTION Batteries mu st be Seal ed Lead-Acid ty pe. Use 50 A, 250 V DC fu ses with an Interrupt rating of ≥ 20,000 A . Ensure that the extern al batteries are wired prior to connecting the batteries to the UPS. Two se parate, isol ated 192 V bat tery systems are requ ired wh en using a th ird party battery solution. One[...]

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    7 C ONNECT E QUIP MENT AND P OWER TO TH E UPS 1. Connect equ ipment to the UPS. 2. Turn on all conn ected equipment. To use the UPS as a master ON/OFF switch, ensure all connected equ ipment is switched ON. The eq uipment will not be po w ered until the UPS is turned on . 3. Switch the utility circuit breaker o n. 4. To power u p the UPS press the [...]

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    8 T ERMI NAL M ODE TO C ONFI GURE UPS P AR AMETER S AND P ROGRAM THE N UMBER OF B ATTERY P ACKS Terminal Mode is a menu driven interface that enables enhanced configuration of the UPS. Connect the serial cable f rom the computer to the serial com conn ector on the back of the UPS. Instru ctions for use with Pow erChute  Ne twork Shutdow n softwa[...]

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    9 O PERA TION Load S MART -UPS RT F RONT D ISPLAY Battery Charge Indicator Description Online The Online LED il luminates w hen the UPS is drawing ut ility pow er and perf orming double con versi on to su pply power to con nected equi pment. On Battery The UPS is supplying battery power to the con nected equipm ent. Bypass The Bypass LED ill uminat[...]

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    10 Feature Function Normal/Bypa ss Manual bypass enables t he user to manually put con nected equipment into bypass mode. Wh ile in by pass mode th e utility power bypas ses the UPS and g oes directly to the connected equipment. Batter y operation is not available wh ile the UPS is in bypass mode. R efer to Tr oubleshoot ing in this manual. Cold St[...]

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    11 U SER C ONFIGU RA B LE I TEMS N OTE : S ETTINGS ARE MADE THROUGH SUPPLIED P OWER C HUTE SOFTW ARE , S MA R T S LO T ACCESSORY CARDS , OR T ERMINAL M ODE . F UNCTION F ACTORY D EFAULT U SER S ELECTABLE C HOICES D ESCRIPTION Automa tic Self -Tes t Every 14 day s (336 hours) Every 7 day s(168 hours ), 14 day s (336 hour s) On Startup Only, No Self-[...]

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    12 N OTE : S ETTINGS ARE MADE THROUGH SUPPLIED P OWER C HUTE SOFTW ARE , S MA R T S LO T ACCESSORY CARDS , OR T ERMINAL M ODE . F UNCTION F ACTORY D EFAULT U SER S ELECTABLE C HOICES D ESCRIPTION High By pa ss Point +10% of output voltag e setting +5%, +1 0%, +15%, +20% Maximum voltag e that the U PS will pass to c onnected equipm ent during inte r[...]

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    13 C ONNECT THE EPO (E MERGENCY P OWER O FF ) The output pow er can be disabled in an em ergency by closing a switch connected to the EPO. Adhere to national and local electrical codes wh en wiring the EPO. Wiring must be performed by a qualified electrician. The switch should be connected to a normally open switch contact. External voltage is not [...]

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    14 M AI N T E N AN C E , S ERVICE Battery Repla cement See your dealer or contact A PC at the Web site, www .apc.com for inf ormation on replacement battery modu les. Service If the UPS requires service do not return it to the dealer. Follow these s teps: 1. Revi ew the problem s dis cussed in th e Troubles hooting s ection of this manual to elimin[...]

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    15 T ROUBLESHOOTING Use the table below to solve minor installation and op eration problems. Refer to the AP C Web site, www.apc.com , for assistan ce 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. Chec k tha t the bat tery connect ors a re full y engaged. butt on not pus[...]

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    16 P ROBLEM AND P OSSI BLE C AUSE S OLUTION BYPASS LED ILLUM INATE S The bypass swit ch ha s bee n turne d on manu ally o r thro ugh an acce sso ry . If bypa ss is t he chosen mode of oper ation, ignore the illuminated LED. If bypa ss is not the chos en mode of op erat ion move the b ypas s swit ch on the back o f the U PS, to the norm al position.[...]

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    17 R EGULA TOR Y A ND W AR R AN T Y I NFORMA T ION Regulatory Agenc y Approvals a nd Radio Freque ncy Warnings 220, 230, 24 0 V MODEL S This e qui pment has be en te sted and foun d to com ply w ith the limi ts fo r a Clas s A digi tal dev ice, p ursua nt to Par t 15 of the FCC ru les. Th ese lim its are desi gned to provid e reason able pr otect i[...]

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    18 Declaration of Conformity[...]

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    19 A PC Worldwide Customer Support Custom er support f or this or any other APC product is available at no ch arge in any of the fol lowing wa ys: • Refer to th e APC Web site to access docum ents in the APC Knowledge Base and to su bmit customer su pport reques ts. • www.apc.com (Corporate H eadquarters ) Connect to localized A PC Web sites fo[...]